With plenty of 3-pointers in the third and fourth periods, Valencia made quick work of trailing Alba in Berlin 81-66 for Game 25 of the Euroleague and, with a 13-12 record, hopes for the top six, leaving the Germans at 5-20 .
The “Bats” reached +12 at the end of the first half and with consecutive three-pointers in the third period reached +20 and +24 in the fourth, completing the “modest ceremony”.
The Spaniards were led by Ojeleghe with 18, Jones with 14 and Lopez-Arostegui with 11 points. For the “albatross”, Tomas stood out with 15 and Koumatze with 13 points.
The match
With incredible offensive polyphony, Valencia reached 14-3 in the first five minutes of the match, having more accurate Jones and “executor” from the perimeter Ojeleghe. The “albatrosses” responded with a 7-0 run for -4 and now the difference was between +6 and +8 for the “bats”, with Koumadze ending the first quarter at 15-20.
Back-to-back 3-pointers at the start of the second period kept it +3 to +6 for Alex Moubro’s team. There, Otzelege led an 8-0 run for the ‘Bats’ who reached +11. Thomas responded with a personal run of 8-0 for the -3 of the Berliners, but there a 9-0 run of Valencia with solutions from the perimeter and once again the protagonist Otzelege brought the score to 30-42 at the end of the first half. Alba had 8/22 two-pointers and 13 rebounds and Valencia 9/18 two-pointers and 22 rebounds.
Valencia maintained +10 to +12 at the start of the third period and Ojeleghe’s three-pointer made it +14, with the American reaching 15 points. The three consecutive three-pointers of the Spaniards “jumped” the difference to +20 and that of Inglis to +21 and +22 afterwards to finish the third quarter at 45-65.
Jones brought +23 for Valencia at the start of the fourth period and Reuvers +24 for the guests. A 4-0 run by Alba was reduced to -20 and the difference went up and down from +20 to +22 with both coaches throwing their substitutes on the floor. Kumadze dropped to -19, Spagnolo to -18 and Maticek to -17 for the Germans with some runs. Spaniolo reached 7-0 Alba’s run for -15 and the final 66-81.
The quarters: 15-20, 30-42, 45-65, 66-81
The statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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