82-92: Unikaha suffered a paltry loss against Sassari

of Unicahawith leadership and classification guaranteed, were defeated in the final clash of the first phase of the Champions League this Tuesday. Martin Carpena versus dynamo Sassari Italian (82-92), they finished this group stage as Group G champions and will be in the next phase.

From the beginning, Unikaya He believed the game could be a process if it maintained a normal level, with strong defense and plenty of offensive variation that could even place players who weren’t playing the desired role on the pass. , Jonathan barreiroHe was the leader of Malaga’s side, who had a solid 11 points left in the first quarter.

as soon as Sassari He tried many things. Ibon Navarro’s team does not admit mistakes and does not tolerate losses. Because they also know how to be lethal to Dario in an open field. BrizuelaTyler Kalinoski or kendrick Perry I’m on track.

Despite triple success in the second quarter, Unikaya He was able to gain a 15-point advantage on his choral play. 15 assists and 5 steals in 20 minutes are great numbers to go from round 50 to 39 at halftime.

former league player CBA element Benzius It was a beacon for the transalpine attack on the rush they had in the third period, a great basket after the reverse, and a 3-point and 2-point shot from guard Jamal. Jones They closed the gap until the match was tied (60-60, 26 minutes).

A touch of caution perhaps needed Unicaha Beyond the pride of finishing a perfect group stage with no incentives.Also, without Albert Diaz This match lacked a bit of courage and heart on the court.but for that he Unikaya he has the champion of Europe like dario Brizuelabegan playing base and opened a scoring (and assist) gap to lead the way to victory.

But Sassari clung to his chances of third place at best and rowed until he led 70-72 with seven to go. With excellent Jamal Jones shooting, Sassari It made it difficult for Unikaja to return.Ybon Navarre put tyson on track sump world Perry with a will thomas world Kravish Inside 78-84 with three minutes remaining.

With 1:02 remaining, a 3-point shot was fired. Benzius Ended up suppressing the hopes of the fans that started to go empty Carpena Aware that everything has already been decided, Unicaja, who had a nine-game winning streak three days ago, are now on a two-game losing streak following Sunday’s first. Palau before him Barcelona and against him Sassariwhich takes away from them capping off a great group stage in style.

Data sheet

Unikaha, 82 – Sassari, 92

82- Unikaha (28+22+20+12): Perry (6), Barreiro (11), Carter (14), Ezim (2), Kravish (12) – Starting Five – Brizuela 9), Ossetkowski ( 4), Will Thomas (8), Lima (4), Kalinoski (4), Djedovic (8).
92- Sassari (21+18+24+29): Robinson (17), Jones (21), Benzius (14), Stevens (13), Cruzlin (15) -Starting Five- Dow (12), Raspino ( 0), chessa (0), diop (0).
Referees: Gatis Salins (LET), Carsten Straube (ALE), Mehmet Karabilecen TUR).
Incident: Day 6 match of the FIBA ​​Champions League in Carpena in front of 6,023 spectators.