MADRID, 4 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
UCAM Murcia beat Lenovo Tenerife (109-111) this Wednesday to maintain their chances of playing in the playoffs, while Unicaja beat BAXI Manresa (97-88) to equalize the canaries in the fight for fourth place , both early matches of matchday 32 of the Endesa League.
In La Laguna, Sito Alonso’s team took a victory of carats that spoiled the historic night of Marcelinho Huertas. The Brazilian point guard, at almost 40 years old, signed his scoring record in the ACB but was unable to celebrate the victory despite his 43 points.
The game director for the Canaries signed 23 in the fourth quarter, even forcing extra time with three free throws four seconds from the end, but UCAM Murcia did not give up. Chris Chiozza (26 points) and Thad McFadden (21) led the victory that allows the Murcians to continue with options to reach eighth place.
Meanwhile, Txus Vidorreta’s men remain at 22 wins, the same number that Unicaja added shortly before. Those from Malaga, in the ‘Final Four’ of the FIBA Champions League like Tenerife next week, defeated Manresa in the second half that remains pending the relegation zone with nine wins.
The Catalans missed a lot, a poor success that weighed them down at the end. Tyler Kalinoski led Unicaja’s reaction with 17 points, while Osetkowski (13), Djedovic (11) and Thomas (11) also left good numbers for the locals at the Martín Carpena.