ICL Manresa makes the best game of the series and is planted in the final (76-83)

76 Chocolates Trapa Palencia | Pressley 13, Pino 14, Grimau 8, Otegui 17 i Busma 10; Miso 4, Garrido 6, Ruffin, Cvetinovic 5, i Toledo 4.

83 ICL Manresa | Costa 6, Lundberg 5, Allen 7, Martín 19 i Trias 10; Hamilton 15, Jou, Sakho 3, Garcia, Muñoz 10 i Gintvainis 8.

Partials: 22-20, 18-19; 18-27 i 18-17.

Towards the end, in crescendo. The ICL Manresa made in Palencia the best of the games in what we have of play-offs to defeat a team that was before their fans and demonstrated to fight until the end. A memorable third quarter with great success of Hamilton and Martin put the victory on the plate. The most prominent men in the reds were the two wing-pivots: Martin with 19 points, and Hamilton, with 15.

The first period would end with the usual tonic of the tie: matched. However, it cost to release the scoreboard at least 2 minutes, until Costa scored with a three-pointer. Nacho to the painting approached the team of Bages, which with a 2 plus 1 of Gintvainis and a three-pointer of Muñoz almost matched the game. Sakho and again a three-pointer of Costa put Manresa only 2 points.

A practically traced script was repeated in the second quarter, which began with home success and response, now from Martin from 6.75. Ocampo stopped the home response with a minute, and then Nacho Martín was still percussing not to let the opponent go. Gintvainis was right from afar and tied, and after the basket of Trias the score was 40-39.

After the break, a controversial move with an illegal stopper to Trias not granted caused the technique on the visiting bench. Palencia wrote down, but Nacho responded again. Then came a triple streak with Martín, Muñoz, Lundberg and again Muñoz. The Castilians also found an answer from the arch, but Allen was right again to continue the bombing, which Hamilton would sign up with 2 more three-pointers to finish the third quarter. 8 points of advantage that had to be managed.

In the last period, good management of ICL Manresa, who was not nervous and found solutions to be able to track the victory. Nevertheless, a volley of the premises with two three-pointers caused to less than 2 minutes for the end the minute of Ocampo. Manresa was still 8 points ahead, and the defenses sent in the last seconds.

Diego Ocampo said after the game that "has been a very tough game like all of this play-off; it has been difficult for us to enter the game, because we were not at the right pace, while they played well; little by little we have gotten into the game since the attack, with some shot that has gotten us into the game; the third quarter exit has also cost us, but from the 25th minute we have changed the pace, although a couple of mistakes have cost us 6 points; we have had a lot of success, but pulling alone; we are very happy, I am very happy with the team for the attitude, not just for the success " .