98-82. Unicaja break new record against Ostend and move into first place

Unicaja won for the fifth time in the FIBA ​​Champions League (BCL) in a dominating match (98-82) from Belgium against the Belgian Vilou Oostende in Martin Carpena, a complete success and mathematically 2 He earned the right to participate for the second time. There is only one day left in the tournament round.

This was Unicaja’s 15th consecutive win in the BCL, joining the victories achieved in the previous and current campaigns and setting a new record in the history of the tournament. The 14 victories AS Monaco achieved between April 2017 and January 2018 are gone.

The people of Malaga started with a spark of attack, taking on the game without half-measures and bringing basketball onto the field. A short possession attack and many counter-attacks left a safe distance in the first quarter that was difficult for the Belgians to correct (33-21).

With the locals in a slump, Ostend tried to impose their physical power to counter the direct attacking battle and came close to reversing the game (41-35, 15 minutes), but Unicaja quickly put an end to it with a good move in the final stages. . In the second quarter, they won by 12 points and went into the break.

Coach Yvon Navarro’s side will keep their foot on the gas and continue with their usual rotation, this time with Kendrick Perry and Melvin Edim out, who were absent in the last Liga Endesa match against La Laguna Tenerife. Tyson Perez and David Kravish were selected. Kajista was victorious, establishing his position as the leader of ACB.

But while Yvon has always had players who want to be the protagonists, it is the team that shines at Unicaja. There were up to seven players with double-digit ratings, but Cameron Taylor had the highest score (21 points) with eight points and eight rebounds. rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals.

Filou Oostende had no choice but to continue on this path, competing especially on the talent of American forward Timmy Allen, who was the top scorer with 24 points.

Malaga’s team allowed some slowdown as they were inconsistent with triples (9/36), but solid in everything else. They reached a 20-point lead at the start of the quarter and were in no danger of defeat, but in the end they allowed an easy score from Ostend.

Therefore, as the ranking carried out by the competition itself shows, Unicaja remain unbeaten in the BCL, winning 5 out of 5 matches and remain the favorites to retain the title they won a few months ago .

This Tuesday’s match had a solidarity background, as 100 percent and double of the box office proceeds will be donated to those affected by DANA in the province of Málaga, thanks to the donation of the Unicaja Foundation. Martin Carpena was attended by 6,711 fans.

technical sheet

Unicaja-Filur Ostend, 98-82

98- Unicaja (33+20+25+20): Diaz (8), Taylor (8), Djedovic (13), Osetkowski (4), Kravish (15) -Starting Quintet- Tyson Perez (10), Carter (17) ), Kalinoski (4), Barcelowski (7), Barreiro (1), Tilley (6), Sima (8).

82- Vilou Oostende (21+20+25+16): Schuller (4), Buyis (2), Allen (24), Audigier (15), Bratanovic (11) -Starting Quintet- Mintz (18), Buyis Schaardt (2) ), Muisen (6), Vernières (0), Verstrete (0).

Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Paulo Marquez, Kerem Baki.

Incident: A match corresponding to the fifth day of the first round of the FIBA ​​Champions League. It was played in front of 6,711 spectators at the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace.