BAXI Manresa falls in Granada
The Bages team was not successful against a rival who surpassed them in the second half. Brooks was injured. Reyes, the most outstanding player for the visitors.
92 Coviran Granada I Costa 17, Ngouama 7, Johnson, Bozic 20 and Olumuyiwa 6; Rousselle 12, Alibegovic 19, Durán, Tomàs, Pérez 7 and Brimah 4
79 BAXI Manresa I Benitez 11, Obasohan 12, Reyes 19, Steinbergs 3 and Akobundu-Ehiogu 3; Gaspà, Bassas 6, Ubal 5, Knudsen 4, Paulicap 6, Brooks and Oriola 10
Partials: 18-21, 17-14, 28-26, 29-18
BAXI Manresa could not add another victory and fell to the court of the end of the Endesa League, a Coviran Granada who was superior in the final stretch of the confrontation (92-79).
The visitors scored the first four points of the match, but the Andalusians reacted and obtained four points of rent (13-9). Then, the Manresa team came back and placed themselves seven points ahead (14-21). At the end of the first quarter, three points of margin for the Bages team (18-21).
In the second period, Granada got ahead again and won by three points against some players of Diego Ocampo who were unsuccessful in the shot (35-32). The half of the confrontation was tied at 35 on the electronic.
Returning from the locker room, the locals led by Alibegovic continued to dominate, but always with short distances. A basket by Reyes on the horn placed his team only two points behind at the end of the third quarter (63-61). Therefore, everything had to be decided in the last ten minutes.
In these, the visitors started well and achieved a four-point difference (63-67), but then the Andalusians nailed a strong 14-0 run and later managed to manage the advantage to add the second victory of the season in the Endesa League.
Saturday from 18:00 BAXI Manresa will receive the visit of UCAM Murcia at Nou Congost.