Those who could doubt the legitimacy of the third position achieved by the BAXI Manresa they will have to start thinking that he is even capable of threatening the second. The epic has no limits for the team of Peter Martinez that in another recital of determination and success assaulted the WiZink Center to defeat the Madrid by 75-86. Despite the sensitive loss of the starting center Ismael Bako and overcoming disadvantages that reached eleven in the first half, those of the Bages they emerged to get one of the most notorious wins of their great season.
Luke Maye led the charge of BAXI with 20 points, became the key man in scoring in the third quarter. The partial of Manresa In that period, 16-30, he turned a game that was once again an ordeal for a Madrid with doubts and little resilience. TO Maye Danny followed him Pérez with 17, while Moneke and Valtonen they both finished with 14. Manresa captured 14 offensive rebounds and forced 19 losses from Madrid with their alternative defenses that caused chaos at times in the white attack.
With this victory, BAXI retains the third position, tied with the Youthwho also won Sevilla, and is only two wins behind Real Madrid in the standings. Those from Bages now face a European final, on Tuesday against Tofas Bursa, to reach the quarterfinals of the FIBA Champions League.
The game started off crooked for him. Manresa who had trouble controlling rival pivots. Tavares quickly went to the bench but Pear tree he began to chain baskets with additional free throws leading his team’s escape (17-11) until 22-15 at the end of the first quarter.
In a second Randolph he joined the party with an opening triple that made it 27-16. If he Madrid he promised them happy is that he did not know the reaction capacity of his rival. Monekeafter a few minutes of rest, came back with force to seize the hoops and try to fight back but Manresa could not help but stop the bleeding to reach the break with a disadvantage of seven, 41-34.
In the third quarter, Manresa’s 3-2 zone began to generate more doubts in the whites and Moneke he imposed his law before the rival interiors. Rafe Martínez he scored a triple that raised the morale of the visitors for a 7-16 run. That’s where Maye’s basket recital arrived, initially based on baskets of three and then on penetrations. The Manresa increased its effectiveness in attack and the Madrid it got smaller.
The differences were seven at the end of the third quarter (57-64) and rose to 15 in two phases of the last period, now Don Dani Pérez also as helmsman and reference scorer (59-74). Madrid tried it by putting pressure on the entire court and looking for suicidal solutions with quick three-pointers. He made it when Deck he was able to go to the free throw line, getting closer to five (75-80) with just two minutes to play. It was there when Pérez’s lunges arrived and Moneke with two baskets of great invoice that liquidated the game and the feat. One more.
Datasheet
Real Madrid, 75 – BAXI Manresa, 86
75 – Real Madrid (22+19+16+18): Williams-Goss (2), Núñez, Deck (21), Tavares (6) and Yabusele (15) -initial team-, Randolph (3), Heurtel (3 ), Rudy (15), Poirier (6) and Llull (4).
86 – Baxi Manresa (15+19+30+22): Moneke (14), Vaulet (2), Thomasson, Pérez (17) and Sima (5) -initial team-, Francisco (4), García, Steinbergs (7 ), Martinez (3), Valtonen (14) and Maye (20).
Referees: Carlos Cortés, Luis Miguel Castillo and Cristóbal Sánchez. Walter Tavares (m.36) and Yankuba Sima (m.36) were eliminated by five personals.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the twenty-fifth day of the regular phase of the Endesa League played at the Palacio de Deportes (WiZink Center) in Madrid before some 6,000 spectators. A minute of silence was observed in memory of Antonio Novoa, first president of the ACB.