BAXI Manresa seeks a feat in Nou Congost to be first in the group
The team from Manresa, who will advance to the next round, would be able to avoid the play-in if they beat Bertram Derthona Basket by 17 or more points. The team wants a full Nou Congost to be able to face the challenge.
BAXI Manresa has a difficult challenge ahead of it, but one that it must try. It will host the leader of its group in the BCL, the only team that the Manresans have won, Bertram Derthona Basket. A victory by 17 or more points would give the Manresans the first position, but they will have to play an excellent game and have the support of the best version of Nou Congost as always.
Diego Ocampo and his staff will have the same players as in the last league game to play this Wednesday against the Italian Derthona. The team wants to remain competitive and faces an important task: to beat what has been until now the best team in group G of the BCL. There is a desire to recover from the defeat against Andorra and to once again delight the public at Nou Congost. Tomorrow the team will select the 12 players that will form part of the final roster.
The Italians have had an immaculate first phase so far, with only Kamagate's wins from the paint and Vital's from the perimeter leading the team statistically, although Kuhse's contribution to the direction is fundamental for a team that plays very well in static attack and has quality.
Winger Álex Reyes and assistant coach Pau del Tio spoke before this game. The assistant coach explained that "we have to prepare tomorrow's game with the same ambition as every game; tomorrow there is the extra component of winning by 17 points, but we must go minute by minute with options to win; Derthona has had an immaculate first phase, it is a great team trained by a coach with great experience in the BCL; they have important players like Kuhse, who is the player who controls the pace of the game or Vital, who combines the position of 2 with pick and roll situations; I am convinced that Congost will help us and will enjoy and push the team". For his part, the Cáceres player said that "we are very excited, the other day we are aware that we were not at our best; Derthona is a very high level team but we are also aware that we can take on this challenge, we will have to set the pace of the game and match the physical level".