81-85: Joventut attacks Istanbul and also gets the “average”

he Joventut Badalona he slammed the table on the floor euro cup after winning istanbul Won 81-85 against a tough opponent besiktas We will also calculate the basket average since we lost the first leg by just one point.

happy andrewHe was the game’s Most Valuable Player with 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. The top scorer at home is Jonah Matthews He scored 28 points and hit 6 triples.

Both teams played great defense in the match, converting all shots and doing a lot to get the ball back.

I was very short on points, so Joventut He scored his fourth goal four minutes into the match.in the same situation besiktas (4-4, 4th minute).

After a strong start in the attacking section, pep busquetsin the 0-5 part, put the first advantage on the scoreboard for the Catalans (4-9, minute 6).

he besiktas They also woke up in the final stretch of the first period, finally coming within one point after a good breakthrough by the Green and Black. Jonah Matthews (14-15, min 10).

The Ottomans started the second quarter more successfully and inspired. Derek Needham (24-20, min 13) However, Peña’s youngsters soon emerge to turn the tide.

very complicated past hoop Jordi Rodriguez and counterattack Michael RuzickAfter a very enjoyable few minutes, andrew andrews They shot the green and black team on the scoreboard, causing a partial timeout from 0-8. Dusan Alimpijevic (27-34, 18 minutes).

The Serbian coach’s break allowed the team to score six straight points, but the Serbians only made three free throws. Pau Rivas At the halftime horn they departed. Joventut Badalona The lead on the scoreboard was 4 points (33-37, 20 minutes).

Upon reopening, Peña Put the 6th gear on the accelerator in the Imperial happy andrew, scored two consecutive penetrations (38-42, 23 minutes). But at home, Matthews responded quickly to tie the game.

After an exchange of baskets between both teams, more baskets Happy And good play in the low post. Ante Tomic They once again opened a small lead on the scoreboard (53-58, minute 27). This caused another timeout. Alimpijevic.

This break wasn’t as effective as the first. tyler cook He neutralized the Turks with three straight positive plays, leaving the score at 55-62 at the end of the third quarter, the highest ever for the Green and Black.

of Peña The percentage improved from 3x to 2x in the previous period and then 3x. kenny cherry Who disturbed the land in Istanbul (60-71, 33 minutes).

Despite everything, besiktas He didn’t give up at any point and reached the final stages of the game, where the game was tied thanks to multiple triples. matthews and Edited by Needham (75-77, min 38).

In the last two minutes Andres Feliz and Pau Rivas He decided the game from the free throw line and was the key to winning on his home court. besiktas By 1981-85.

The Turk made the last triple to match the basket average, but missed and the Catalans also won the match.

data sheet

Besiktas-Joventut 81-85

81. Besiktas (14+19+22+26): Needham (22), Mitchell (4), Aruna (9), Conan (4), Delgado (8) – starting five. Matthews (28), Hammonds (-), Ugur (2), Arslan (-), Yigitoglu (4).

85. Joventut Badalona (15+22+25+23): Feliz (21), Andrews (11), Busquets (11), Ruzic (2), Play (-) -Starting 5-. Thomas (2), Clague (-), Cherry (7), Rivas (8), Rodriguez (5), Cook (10), Tomic (8).

Referees: Laine Perandi, Tomasz Trawiecki, Vasilis Pitsirkas. There are no exclusions.

Incident: A match corresponding to the 10th day of the regular phase of the European Basketball Championship, played in front of 2,450 spectators at the Besiktas Sports Hall.