85-78: Unicaja finally succumbs, ending successful streak against Le Mans

he Unicaha need to wait until they qualify for the next stage of Basketball Champions League (BCL), when I lost to him le mans It wasn’t a comfortable game in the away game, but they came back from a 15-point deficit to tie the game with two minutes remaining (78-78).

This is the Malaga team’s first defeat in European competition and the first setback after nine consecutive wins in all competitions, but it does not prevent them from remaining top of Group A.

The first quarter was busy with a very high score (24-24), with the French team dominating the scoreboard for many minutes with the strength of their inside game, but the effectiveness of the boxing team with triples and 4 of 6 shots. was inferior. He tried, but it served to show his weapon.

Equality is exuded within the party, UnicahaThey were very focused and took the lead for the first time at 24-26 with a basket from the middle. Yankuba Shima11 minutes.

What supported Malaga’s team was the opponent’s defense. le mans, That, he claimed, was well-coached by Trevor at the American military base. Hudginsamortizing points and assists to beat Composer, who began to show mistakes on offense, missing eight straight triples and looking weak in both zones.

he le mans Reached the largest lead up to that point (40-31, 16 minutes) against the American guard. Devante France was faster and made fewer mistakes in the second quarter, which ended with the home team leading 44-37, but Jones scored 11 points and overcame a boxy defense that was trying to close the gap.

Decoration did not improve for him Unicaha They had a good third quarter, but it got worse due to a lack of defensive rigor and a lack of clarity on offense. le mans It handled easy shots and was much better jones (55-42, 23 minutes).

The game entered a decisive phase with 11 down. Unicaha (65-54), and le mans He continued to have great success in attack, increasing his advantage more and more (71-56, 32 minutes).

he Unicaha They needed to roll up their sleeves and get their offense a little more right in order to at least finish close, and they accomplished that primarily with the 3-14 partials they played. osetkovki (74.70), 36 minutes.

Perhaps the most difficult thing is to UnicahaBut his output from the game was constant, giving up easy layups. le mans, The quality of the players has been proven and they could come in at any time, but he was very clear about that.

american escort Taylor Kalinoskivirtually unprecedented, and although he was absent during the game, hope resurfaced with his second consecutive triple (78-78, 38 minutes) to tie the faceoff.

he le mans Surprisingly, he did not fall and his recent contract Hudgins He was helped by the team’s quick attack and scored from a free kick. Unicahafailed to score in the final two minutes, resulting in their first loss in the BCL (85-78), but there was only one positive news, as they won and maintained their point average. malaga With 9 points.

data sheet

Le Mans – Unicaja 85-78

85 – Le Mans (24+20+21+20): Hudgins (13), Jones (18), Delaunay (7), Maugbe (3), Schaurtz (7), starting 5, Lewis (10), Egete (8), Ndoye (7), de Latibaudiere (12).

78 – Unicaja (24+13+17+24): Diaz (-), Carter (9), Barreiro (5), Edim (4), Kravish (4) -Starting 5-. Perry (15), Taylor (4), Sima (7), Jedovic (9), Kalinoski (6), Osetkoswki (15).

Referees: Lanzarini, Proc, Attard. They signaled the technique to Unicaja coach Yvon Navarro (15 minutes).

Incident: Matchday 4 of Group A of the Basketball Champions League (BCL) was played at the Antares Pavilion in Le Mans in front of 6,000 spectators.