Neven Spahia made his dream debut on the bench of Basconia. Before he even got to know his new players well, since he only took the reins yesterday (15/11), The Croatian coach led the Basque team to an easy victory over the Red Star with a score of 93-74, in the context of the 10th game in the Euroleague.
The Basques, who ended a four-game losing streak, now have a 4-6 record, as do the Serbs, who saw an end to a small winning streak of two games.
The top of the winners was Enoch with 32 points (10/12 two points) and 11 rebounds. Gentraitis is close with 21, while Baldwin added 14. In terms of losers, the top scorer was Ivanovic with 21 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. while Zirbes had 12 points.
The match:
The two teams went point-by-point in the first four minutes, however, Basconia with a series of 7-1 turned 9-8 into 16-9 in 6 ‘. The +7 was maintained two and a half minutes before the end of the first period (21-14), however, the Red Star reacted to the final and reduced it to 3 (25-22).
The second ten minutes was another story! The Basques came in furious and a series of 8-0, reached the difference for the first time in double digits (33-22) at 12 ‘. The Serbs were left without a point for four whole minutes, with the series reaching 12-0 and the score becoming 37-22. The hosts had found a rhythm and nothing stopped them. With Enoch’s basket, the difference reached +20 (46-26) in 17 ‘, with the half closing at +23 (55-32).
At the beginning of the third period, the players of Spahia reached the difference and at +25 (57-32 and 59-34). But then there was relaxation, something that the guests took advantage of. So, with an individual score of 19-9 in the next seven minutes, reduced the difference to 15 (68-53) in 30 ‘. Up to that point, the top of the hosts was Giedraitis with 21 points, while for the Serbs, the first scorer was Ivanovic with 19.
The standard procedure, as expected, was the fourth ten minutes. The hosts stepped on the gas again and with Enoch ahead, who scored 8 of his team’s 25 points, they increased the difference again, leaving no suspicion of a reversal. The guests could not follow anyway The game ended with Baskonia reaching the comfortable victory over the Red Star with a final score of 93-74.
The ten minutes:
25-22, 55-32, 68-53, 93-74
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