A bittersweet taste to the first home match

95 Kids&Us Manresa | Villar 7, Notae 20, Agbo 14, Allen 30, and Ongenda 7; Kolenda 7, Vila, Beaufort 3, Bassas, Tamba 6, Enabulele, and Minchev 1

101 Río Breogán | Bolton 13, Peris 3, Brown 17, Andric 2, and Brankovic 9; Ilic 4, Alonso 13, García 7, Aranitovic 7, Mavra 22, and Kasibabu 4

Quarter scores: 27-24, 13-27, 27-38, 28-12

Kids&Us Manresa failed to secure a win in their debut at the Nou Congost, falling to Río Breogán in a match where they trailed from the midway point of the second quarter (95-101).

Diego Ocampo’s players started the game in fine form, quickly establishing a fourteen-point lead (21-7). The Galicians then reacted, chipping away at the deficit to trail by just three points at the end of the first quarter (27-24).

In the second period, the visitors—led by a highly accurate Mavra—took control of the game, allowing them to first turn the score around and then build a thirteen-point lead (37-50). At halftime, Luis Casimiro’s men held an eleven-point advantage (40-51).

After returning from the locker room, the Galicians continued to dominate, at one point enjoying a 22-point lead (46-68). Led by Allen, the Manresa side tried to get back into the game, but they faced a highly inspired opponent that ended the third quarter with a commanding lead (67–89).

In the final ten minutes, Breogán remained solid and gave the Bages team no chance; the hosts only began to narrow the gap when it was already too late to contend for the win.

On Wednesday at 8:30 PM, Kids&Us Manresa will play again at the Nou Congost against Germany's Ratiopharm Ulm in a Round 2 EuroCup match.