Red Star put an end to its negative streak by breaking out in Alba

He returned to positive results by breaking out in the tail Alba the Red Star!

Presenting their good competitive face and having double-digit differences in their favor for the longest period of the match held in “Pionir Hall” in Belgrade, the “red and white” celebrated their first victory (92-71) after four consecutive unsuccessful attempts in the EuroLeague, improving their record to 4-4. On the other hand, Alba remained at the bottom of the standings, with their record now standing 1-7.

First scorer for the winners o McIntyre (15 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds), while important help to Sfairopoulos’ team was also provided by Petrusev (14p), Kalinic (13p, 7 rib) and Canaan (12p), while for Alba, they stood out Procinta (25p, 7 rib) and Williams (16pts, 7 rebs).

The match:



The match started with Red Star coming in very strong and with Alba not being able to score a basket in the first three minutes, Sphairopoulos’ team took a 9-0 lead. Alba found a reaction, with Procinta to score all of her first 9 points, cutting it to 15-9, while the home team then found a rhythm again in their attacks, built a double-digit lead for the first time (19-9) and ended the first period at +9 (23-14).

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Kanaan with his first three-pointer of the night put Red Star back up +10 (26-16), but then Alba went on an 8-0 run to get within shooting distance (26-24). THE Petrusev with consecutive points he kept the hosts in front of the score (30-26), but the guests had found their footing on the floor, finding solutions offensively and staying close, until Asteras made an 11-2 run, going to the locker room with the advantage of 42-31.

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At the beginning of the third quarter Alba reduced to 43-36, with the Procinta to reach 14 personal points, while o Williams formed the 46-40, before the McIntyre and Kalinic make a 9-0 run with consecutive baskets, giving Asteras a double-digit lead (55-40) again. In fact, the “red and white” maintained their big lead without any particular problems, finishing the third period being in front with 63-50.

Procida continued to … drive the box aggressively for Alba, reaching 20 to cut it to 63-52, but Red Star couldn’t lose to him alone, continuing to consistently find offensive solutions and blow the lead in their favor for the first time at +16 (72-56). Until the final, the guests did not manage to come close again, with Red Star in complete control and celebrating the victory with the final 92-71.

The quarters: 23-14, 42-31, 63-50, 92-71

The match statistics