It was imposed on her Bayern Munich and remains alive in the hunt for the top ten Valencia!
The Spaniards were in control of the match for most of the contest held at the “Fodetta”, taking double-digit margins and withstanding the counterattack attempted by the Bavarians in the fourth period, celebrating the victory with the final 70-68 and improving their record in 14-16while at the same time they covered the difference by which they had been defeated in Munich (85-84), taking the upper hand in the event of a draw.
Thus, Valencia returned to positive results after 4 consecutive defeats, while on the other hand, Bayern failed to follow up their great away victory against Zalgiris a few days ago, seeing Lucic miss a buzzer-beater three-pointer. falling into 13-17 and losing significant ground in the battle it is fighting to enter the play in.
Top for the winners were Jones (19p), English (15p, 6 rib) and Otzelege (13p, 7 rib), while for the losers they stood out Booker (16p, 6 rib) and Francisco (12p).
The match
The match began with Booker and Bolmaro scoring three-pointers for Bayern, while Valencia took its first lead of the match (8-6) after four consecutive points by English. The visitors were held without a point for four full minutes and the hosts took advantage of the opportunity, building a 13-0 run and escaping with a double-digit difference (23-8). Gifai with five straight points cut it to 25-15, before o Jones fouled by Wyler-Bubb on a three-point attempt, hitting the shots for 28-15 of the first period.
Valencia maintained their ‘safety margin’ at the start of the second quarter, with Bolmaro to reduce to 32-24, while o Francisco made it 34-27 with his second 3-pointer of the night. However, the home team did not lose their cool, finishing the first half at +8 (45-37).
The two teams returned “cold” from the locker room, failing to score in the first two minutes of the third period, before English reach 12, making it 47-37. THE Jones with… a crazy 3-pointer in the end of the offensive time brought Valencia back to +11 (52-41), but at that point in the game Bayern dramatically improved their defense and went on a 15-4 run, getting closer to the point (56-55) with a three-pointer by Francisco, while the quarter ended with Valencia having the minimum lead (57-56).
The guests took the lead for the first time in the match with his basket Wyler-Bubb at the beginning of the fourth period, while then o Anderson with a big three-pointer and with five consecutive points of his own, he put Valencia back in the driver’s seat (63-60). With 5:45 left in the final and the score at 65-60, Bayern’s leading scorer with 16 points, Devin Booker, left the floor limping, while the very active Jones, reached 17 personal points, putting Valencia at +7 (67-60). THE Edwards reduced to 67-64 for Bayern, while o Jovic missed a crucial shot with 15 minutes to go and the score at 70-68by Lucic to miss a free buzzer-beater game-winning 3-pointer for the visitors.
The quarters: 28-15, 45-37, 57-56, 70-68
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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