Baskonia made their debut with victory in the first home game of the Endesa League season. The Basque Government allows access to 40% of the total capacity in the Buesa Arena pavilion or, what is the same, 6,282 people but this quota was not reached. The late schedules are not favorable either and people see that there are three commitments per week and that the Euroleague has not started yet. The first continental game against Olympiacos in Piraeus will arrive next week. There is basketball for a while.
The Vitorians continue with the losses of Peters and Raieste. The first has a knee injury whose scope is unknown because the medical reports make them very unsympathetic to the public. They consider it to be private information and the diagnoses are very diffuse. Ivanovic also does not give clues at press conferences. De Raieste is known to have had meniscus surgery in the summer and will not return until October or November. Nor is he a player with descent over the actual team play.
Giedraitis made the first basket of the game and, from that moment on, the Vitorians had to fight against a conteston Urbas. Not even two minutes had elapsed and Baskonia had already 9 points. In the 6th, Ivanovic’s men doubled their rivals (16-8) and that the Fuenla area bothered the Alava quite a bit. But a tough defense and the dominance of the rebound allowed him to open a gap on the scoreboard. It was when Leo Meindl, with 9 points in the fourth, triggered the reaction of his team to end the first delivery with a tie at 23.
Fuenlabrada played a good second quarter and led the initiative at various times (32-35, min. 15), with starring roles for Emegano and Ristic. The offensive game of those from the south of Madrid was very choral but the difference was never considerable. In rebounding matters, Fuenla was able to balance the statistics and the two teams went to the locker room tied with 23 sacks. Things started well for the visitors at the restart (46-53, min. 24) against a very faulty Baskonia that clearly crashed into the rival zone. Midway through the third quarter, Meindl had already 18 points and his team led by 8 with a Cheatham unleashed on the outside pitch.
But Baskonia went from 60-63 to 70-65 in the blink of an eye and, already in the final quarter, they never lost the initiative in the spotlight so they could add their second ACB League victory. Enoch, Costello, Granger and Giedraitis were the main executors in a high score match. Also Nnoko in the final moments. Also, Meindl got hurt and was barely able to help in the last ten minutes because she was showing something lame. Despite this, he was the top gunner for Urbas in Vitoria. With Granger brilliant in the direction and Enoch made a titan in intensity, the Baskonia signed the final sentence. 86-76 in the 34th minute marked the path to final victory. Those from the south of Madrid could no longer come back.