Important and clear victory for Lenovo Tenerife at home against UCAM Murcia (85-65)in the first day of the second phase of the FIBA Champions League, a result that momentarily places them in first place, waiting for the clash between Surne Bilbao and Turkish Darussafaka to be played this Wednesday.
RESUME
65 – UCAM Murcia (16+18+19+12). yourice (9), Anderson (-), Jelinek (9), Radovic (14), Pustovyi (2) initial â-, Klavzar (2), Luther (13), Bellas (-), McFadden (2), Diop ( 7), Andronikashvili (-) and Rojas (7).
Referees: Ciulin (RUM), Horozov (BUL) and Attard (ITA). They signaled technical Marcelinho Huertas (min. 13) and Pustovyi (min.19) and eliminated Pustovyi (min.19) and Diop (min.40).
Incidents: Santiago Martín Sports Pavilion, before more than two thousand people.
Hard duel disputed in the Santiago Martín sports hall, very even during the first two quarters, but already from the third, Txus Vidorreta’s team took command of the game and knew how to handle it as they pleased to be able to finish with a wide result against a complicated adversary.
After a very even first quarter with two successful teams in defense and attack, in the second quarter Lenovo Tenerife took the initiative both in the game and on the scoreboard, very successful from the outside and setting the guidelines well on the field against a UCAM Murcia that had to resort to foulss to try to stop the local offensive game.
From 21-17 in minute 12 after four consecutive points from Huertas, it went to 21-21 after a 3+1 from Sadiel Rojas. Three-point exchanges between the two teams, Huertas, on the one hand, and Luther, on the other (24-24), until the locals already began to mark distances to get 39-30 (min.16) and 48-34, a result with which they reached the break.
The good defensive work and the orderly attacking game led the insular team to turn the game around. Great contribution from Bruno Fitipaldo and Marcelinho Huertas who not only moved their teammates well, but also led their team in scoring.
With 48-34, a result that led to the break, it seemed that Lenovo Tenerife already had the game on track, but UCAM Murcia did not give up anything. Diop scored an important triple (50-39), but Fitipaldo responded correctly.
Sito Alonso played the last card by putting Andronikashvli and Klavzar on the field, not only to give more intensity to the defense, but to seek greater speed in the attacks: The benefited Jelinek who scored two consecutive triples (61-53, min.31) that set off the alarm on the local bench.
But the experience and serenity of Lenovo Tenerife led by Hurtas scored six points in a row (69-55) – and the block’s effective defense made the Murcians unable to get back into the game.
In the end a clear 85-65 and Lenovo Tenerife’s first victory in a phase in which they will try to finish first in the group in order to ensure their presence in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Champions League.