With a marginal victory, the defense of its title in the Euroleague began Real Madrid!
The “queen” had a hard time at home Baskoniabut finally managed to celebrate the narrow victory with 79-77leaving the Basque Country unscathed!
Top for the winners are Yabuselli (18 points, 8 rebounds), Yule (15p) and Muse (13 points, 7 rebounds), while for the hosts they stood out Costello (16p.), Manion (13p.) and Monk (13p, 10 rebounds), with Rogavopoulos having 4 points (2/6 from the field) and 4 rebounds, in his Euroleague debut.
The match:
The guests started the match with Campazzo, Kozer, Moussa, Giabucelli and Diane, while Baskonia lined up with Howard, Sendekerskis, McIntyre, Kochar and Costello. The hosts came out stronger in the first few minutes and took a 6-2 lead thanks to Howard’s first 3-pointer, before Real took their first lead of the match, 11-8 on a 3-pointer from Giabuccelli. Baskonia went on a 7-0 run for a 23-16 advantage, with Hezonia cutting it to 23-19 of the first period, scoring for three.
Real reacted and went ahead again (31-27) with consecutive three-pointers from Yule, Jabuselli and Hezonia, while the Croatian forward reached 9, also scoring with a foul basket. However, Baskonia did not hesitate with their protagonists Monk and Manionwent into the locker room with a four-point lead (47-43).
A 3-pointer by Poirier put it up Real at +4 (53-49), but the match continued to be a derby in the 3rd period, with Baskonia completely competitive and both teams going hand in hand in the score. The home team went on a 9-0 run to take a 65-58 lead, while Moneke made the 67-62 in favor of the Basques, reaching 13 personal points.
Yabuselli and Rodriguez they were down to a point (69-68) for Real at the start of the fourth period, with Baskonia finding a way to stay in the lead, escaping with +6 (75-69). However, the visitors had a great night from Giabucelli, who tied the game at 77-77, reaching 18 personal points, while Campazzo, who until that point in the game had not made a single basket, hit the winner, 1: 47 before the end. The home team then squandered chances to equalize, putting up just 2 points in the last 5:30 minutes, and it was Real’s players who finally celebrated the victory.
The quarters: 23-19, 47-43, 67-62, 77-79
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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