Fuenlabrada already has sniper. American Sean Armand, with 25 points and his first six triples without failure, put his team into orbit, who came to win by 26, resisted the reaction of MoraBanc Andorra and experienced the first joy of the course (91-78).
With a spectacular start of an unprecedented success, the player signed by the French Charlon to be the external reference of the team from the south of the Community of Madrid proved his worth, well supported by the American Kwan Cheatham (18 points and 4 rebounds) and the Brazilian Leo Meindl (18 and 7). His figures made up a magnificent local hit from 6.75 meters, with 16 3-pointers of 32 (50%), supported by rebound dominance (42-35, with 13 sacks by Canadian Kyle Alexander), against an Andorra that reacted thanks to Oriol Paulí (9 points) and Víctor Arteaga (15 and 6 rebounds), but still without winning.
The duel started with a lot of rhythm, that of the American Codi Miller-McIntyre for Andorra, but Fuenlabrada put down with triples, the first two without failure by Armand and another by Cheatham (13-8, min. 5). A 0-8 manufactured by the American Drew Crawford returned to parity in the electronic for a first quarter closed in a narrow 25-23. The equality was undone quickly, because the local dominance in the rebound (12-7) and the circulation of the ball gave Armand liberated positions. The American, acting as a base and as an escort, He exhibited marksmanship (6 triples of 6) and found in the Serbian Dusan Ristic’s blocks the ideal ally (46-27, min. 17). Andorran coach Ibón Navarro left thoughtfully and with his hands in his pockets at half-time, with 49-31 in the electronic score.
What those of the Principality had prepared in the dressing room did not seem to come out because the ‘Fuenla’ was still boiling: defending, rebounding and shooting with tremendous success to the point of overcoming the psychological barrier of 20 points (63-40, min. 24). The premises looked comfortable, although a series of three bad attacks had reduced their rent to 18 units at the end of the third: 70-52.
When not even his own bench seemed to believe in a comeback, Oriol Paulí yes. He led his own along with Arteaga at the end of the third quarter and continued, dropping to 11 (70-59). Just before, Josep María Raventós had stopped him to put the sniper Armand on the floor, this time with wet gunpowder. The locals made the game long, and after four and a half minutes of emptiness they got a triple from Cheatham. The visiting party had been 0-17. But a triple by Meindl and other free throws from the Brazilian gave the Madrid fans air, and Armanda’s seventh triple snapped the victory putting the 81-68 at 2:36 from the end. The closing, with 91-78, gives the first victory to Fuenlabrada and lengthens the league followed by Andorra, which has three without winning.