Baskonia retains the ‘High 8’ earlier than the final dance – Muricas News

Baskonia retains the ‘High 8’ earlier than the final dance

Thompson directs one other pressured victory in opposition to ASVEL to proceed relying on themselves to be within the ‘playoffs’

Cazoo Baskonia defeated ASVEL Villeurbanne (120-100) this Thursday within the penultimate day of the Common Section of the Euroleague, benefiting from their final recreation at dwelling in opposition to the underside of the desk to take care of eighth place and depend upon themselves to be in some ‘playoffs’ that may have one final coronary heart assault dance.

Joan Peñarroya’s males gave the Fernando Buesa Area an offensive exhibition, with out worrying an excessive amount of about protection. Darius Thompson (23 factors, 12 assists and a PIR of 36) led a pressured victory for a Baskonia group that began their recreation exterior the ‘High 8’ because of the victory of Zalgiris Kaunas.

These from Vitoria, who haven't left that noble space all through the season, have it of their energy to be on the crossroads for the ‘Ultimate 4’ and regardless of the a number of accounts, a minimum of they depend upon themselves within the remaining day subsequent week in opposition to Olympiacos. With 32-24 within the first quarter, Baskonia left the scoring pattern that the match in opposition to the Gauls would have.

The beginning might have been higher for these from Peñarroya, however ASVEl, with nothing at stake, didn't lose face to the match till the final quarter. With out one of the best model of De Colo and with a a lot shorter rotation than the locals, Mathews was the one who pulled the visiting automotive, whereas Giedraitis and Thompson marked the Basque path in direction of the break, with the necessity to enhance in protection.

It was the task for each of them for the second half, however Baskonia most well-liked to proceed plugging in first, identical to Mathews leaving his greatest recreation of the season with a De Colo already in tune however dosed for his League in France. On the native facet, Thompson confirmed his management and the Barça group discovered weapons, corresponding to Hommes, Kotsar, Kurucs, for the cumbersome victory.

DATASHEET.

–RESULT: CAZOO BASKONIA, 120 – ASVEL VILLEURBANNE, 100. (55-51, at halftime).

–EQUIPMENT.

CAZOO BASKONIA: Thompson (23), Marinkovic (10), Giedraitis (19), Hommes (12) and Kotsar (15) –beginning 5–; Costello (8), Heidegger (3), Howard (5), Raieste (-), Enoch (8), Díez (6), Kurucs (10).

ASVEL VILLEURBANNE: Bost (12), De Colo (19), Kahudi (11), Lighty (12) y Fall (4) –preliminary quintet– Mathews (25), Obasohan (4), Pons (9), Tyus (4).

–PARTIALS: 32-24, 23-27, 33-24, 32-25.

–REFEREES: Petek, Nikolic and Silva. Eliminated Foul Failure.

–PAVILION: Fernando Buesa Area.