A competitive BAXI Manresa demands Barça until the end

77 BAXI Manresa I Taylor 3, Badio 12, Vaulet 12, Robinson 15 and Geben 7; Travanté 12, Steinbergs 7, Sagnia 2, Mawugbe 4, Oriola and Dani Pérez 3

87 Barça I Satoransky 15, Laprovittola 5, Kalinic 5, Parker 16 and Vesely 3; Brizuela 12, Hernangómez 12, Abrines, Jokubaitis 9 and Parra 10

Partials: 19-27, 19-20, 23-17, 16-23

BAXI Manresa competed until the end against the powerful Barça in the Nou Congost, and only the rival's greater success in the last minutes prevented them from adding a new victory (77-87).

The start of the game was very even, with baskets exchanged and Mawugbe's debut. Immediately afterwards, the blaugrana, led by Brizuela, found success and opened a difference of eleven points (14-25), which the reds were able to reduce to eight at the end of the first quarter (19-27).

In the second, the visitors continued with high effectiveness from long distance and reached sixteen points advantage (27-43). However, the home team did not get nervous and got closer on the scoreboard thanks to an 11-1 run before the break (38-47).

Returning from the locker room, the Manresans made a good start and scored nine consecutive points to be just three points away (49-52), forcing Roger Grimau to stop the game. From there there was a lot of equality, and everything had to be decided in the last quarter (61-64).

In this one, Bages' team managed to take the lead, but the joy was short-lived, as the Blaugrana reacted with a partial 0-8. Seven points in a row from Williams tied the game again with five minutes remaining. Then the visitors were more successful and took the victory against the Reds who did not stop fighting at any time.

On Friday starting at 6:00 p.m., BAXI Manresa will once again face Barça in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey in Málaga.