MADRID, 2 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Unicaja de Málaga, UCAM Murcia and Lenovo Tenerife healed their wounds from the last Copa del Rey this Saturday, thanks to their respective victories against Surne Bilbao Basket (101-84), BAXI Manresa (83-88) and Coviran Granada ( 89-83) on matchday 23 of the Endesa League.
Precisely in the José María Martín Carpena Pavilion, headquarters of that Cup, the people of Malaga made up for their goodbye in the quarterfinals. He did it this time in a duel of ups and downs that left him looking for a verdict by coming back at the end of the third period (71-64). Provisional leadership for Unicaja, with a balance of 19-4, and the middle zone for Bilbao Basket (9-14).
At the Pavelló Nou Congost, 15 points from Marko Todorovic and 14 from Howard Sant-Roos led the visitors to victory. Murcia’s lead at halftime (38-47) was well managed during the second half, despite the 17 points scored by Travante Williams for a BAXI Manresa whose balance is 12-11; Yes, UCAM is in the ‘playoff’ zone (14-9), having forgotten its cup elimination also in the quarterfinals.
Although Lenovo Tenerife overcame that barrier, they lost to Barça in the semi-finals and that is why they faced a challenge of themselves this weekend. In front of their audience, Marcelinho Huertas showed off stripes on the perimeter and Giorgi Shermadini in the low post to beat a Coviran Granada that staged an attempted comeback in the last quarter.
The fans of the Aurinegro team finally smiled, which now has a record of 14-9; For its part, the Granada team left the Santiago Martín Sports Pavilion with a record of 6-17, very low in the league table and tied with Río Breogán, which this same Saturday fell 78-70 in its visit to Joventut from Badalona (14-9).