Withstood her counterattack Real and left Madrid with a great double Effects.
After a nightmarish first half for the “queen”, in which the visitors found themselves leading by as much as 27 points (18-45), Chus Mateo’s team came back and almost pulled off an epic upset (62-63 with 4 minutes remaining for the finale), but in the end it was Efes who celebrated the victory with 74-64!
Top scorer for the winners, who improved their record to 6-4 having polyphony in their attack, was the Bryant (12p), while for Real, which fell to 4-6their efforts were not enough Campacho (20pts, 4 assists) and Hezonia (13pts, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals).
The match:
The match started with Efes better on the floor, taking a lead of 7-4, while then Real did not manage to score a single basket for seven full game minutes, with the visitors taking advantage of the occasion and escaping with 19- 4, before Deck broke the ice for the home team, cutting it to 6-19 in the first period.
The “queen” continued to cause problems, unable to find solutions offensively, while on the other hand, Efes continued to find easy baskets through its perfect defensive function, launching the difference in its favor to +20 (10-30). With Bryant scoring back-to-back points, the visitors took a … deafening 42-18 lead, before Mateo’s team went on a short 7-2 run for a 25-47 halftime lead.
With the return of the two teams from the locker room, Real presented themselves visibly improved on both sides of the floor, initially managing to drop the difference below 20 points after the hour (33-52), while then allowing Efes to succeed just 11 points in the entire third quarter, while she scored 24, closing to within 49-58 before the third quarter ended.
Now with the momentum on their side and believing in the epic turnaround, Real entered the fourth quarter loaded, while Hezonia’s three-pointer and Yule’s layup cut the deficit to 54-58. Bryant and Beaubois kept Efes in front with 63-56, but Yule with consecutive points reduced it to a point (62-63). Beaubois and Willis hit big 3-pointers for Ephesus, putting them ahead 69-62, while the visitors never looked back, celebrating a 74-64 victory.
The quarters: 6-19, 25-47, 49-58, 74-64
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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