87-85: Baskonia continue their rise in Europe against Red Star

he Baskonia exceeded red star Day 13 of this Friday euro league They continued their rise in Europe with a record of 87 wins and 85 losses, with only one loss in continental competition since their arrival. Dusko Ivanovich To his bench.

Despite the former Azulgrana playing a great game Rokas Giedreitisthe Vitoria team, with 24 points, withstood the last attack of the Balkans and managed to tie the duel with 9 seconds left, but was forced into two free throws by the opponent. Tadas Sedekerskisthe best players of the Vasconistas left with victory at the Buesa Arena.

he Baskonia They struggled with offensive rebounding from their rivals, who had 20 catches inside the basket, but never gave up the lead for 40 minutes.

The Blaugranas entered the match well with a 7-0 run and had a very organized attack, but it took Serbia over three minutes to score their first points.

But extra motivation Vanja Marinokvich led to the beginning of Baskonia They developed an attack with great ease until the Belgrade team raised their defensive line and started denying the first passes.

The team was awarded the most points in a game without the ball. Ioannis SfeiropoulosIt was in joel boronboy The player who was most active in the first quarter had six triples to make the difference as the game ended 26-18 in favor of the local team.

marcus howard The second period started as well as the end of the first, controlling Baskonia’s advantage when Red Star’s attack, riding on the backs of the former Azulgrana, got the better of them. Rokas Giedreitis.

energy of Chima Moneke Much to the benefit of the local team, they once again began to extend their lead with some great outside shooting, taking advantage of the away team’s lack of a leading scorer to lead 52-43 by halftime.

After the restart, two Balto triples closed out the score. The Blaugrana had a strong attack and sweated after each basket. Luka Mitrovic was starting to come into play.

he red star strengthened the duel and separated Baskonia They tied the game with a partial score of 2-11 (62-62), but Dusko Ivanovich They responded 5-0 going into the final round.

5 points of Nikos Logkapros they stayed ahead Baskonia He struggled to shut down rebounds, but his defense once again delivered results.

The Blaugranas conceded free kicks and counter-attacks, but Serbia’s triple made it all open again in the final five minutes.Triple exchange became advantageous BaskoniaAchieved 10 points of income by taking advantage of good moments. Tadas Sedekerskis.

It seemed like a peaceful ending for local residents, but apparently Rokas Giedreitis With 9.6 seconds left, he tied the score at 85-85 with two consecutive triples, but missed his compatriot’s triple. Tadas Sedekerskis He’ll make free throws.

data sheet

Baskonia-Red Star, 87-85

87 – Baskonia (26+26+15+20): Miller-McIntyre (4), Marinkovic (9), Diez (2), Sedekerskis (18), Koczar (6) (starting 5), Chiozza (2) ), Laieste (-), Rogkavopoulos (14), Howard (17), Diop (-), Moneke (15).

85 – Red Star (18+25+19+23): Teodosic (13), Nedovic (7), Lazarevic (2), Davydovac (-), Boronvoy (14) – starting 5 -, Giedreitis (24), Lazic (9), Toby (5), Mitrovic (8), Dos Santos (3).

Referees: Jakub Zamozyski (Poland), Robert Wiklicki (Czech Republic), Steve Bittner (Germany). The visitors Boromboi were eliminated for a personal foul (40 minutes). They signaled technical fouls against locals Marinkovic (16th minute) and Howard (28th minute).

Incident: The 13th day of the Euroleague match was played in front of a crowd of 10,470 at the Fernando Bueza Arena in Vitoria.