BAXI Manresa needs a great night in the BCL against Reggiana
The team from Manresa wants to maintain their chances of qualifying and to do so they need a big win against Pallacannestro Reggiana, to whom they lost by 15 points. Armel Troré is out, while Cameron Hunt is doubtful due to a hip injury.
This Tuesday, BAXI Manresa wants a big win to continue with chances of qualifying for the Basketball Champions League play-offs. Diego Ocampo's team needs a win to equal the Italians in the standings and by more than 15 points to surpass them with average basketball. The game is played at 20:45.
El Nou Congost wants to experience an intense European Top16 day this Tuesday. A big win is needed to have more chances of staying alive in the Basketball Champions League. The team from Bagen still depends on their results, but they need to equal the Italians and move ahead of them in the standings with a win by more than 15 points. Armel Traoré will not be able to return, injured in the knee, while Cameron Hunt is doubtful due to a blow to the hip received in the match against Gran Canaria.
The opponent that visits Nou Congost, Pallacanestro Reggiana, is the second ranked team in Group K with 2 wins and 2 losses. In the last match, the Italians lost in the visit of Tenerife. They are a team with talent in all positions, as BAXI Manresa was able to verify. Vertical and based on the game of blocking and continuation, we will have to pay attention to the one-on-one against the quality of men such as Faried, Gombauld or Cassius Winston, the most highly valued.
The assistant coach Pau del Tio and the captain of BAXI Manresa, Guillem Jou, made statements before the match. The coach of Santa Coloma de Gramanet said that «they have a structure of players in which they play a lot of one-on-one, they have points and they have talent; We saw that even in situations where we defended well they scored against us; we have to try to raise our defensive level and go to the limit more; men like Cassius Winston, Barford or Cheatham are the ones who have the most impact on scoring, but there are others like Vitali or Faried who are important». For his part, the Llagostera winger explained that «we will have to control their direct blocking game and one-on-one; Congost will certainly be as always, as it should be on important occasions; it is a differential point and we must take advantage of it tomorrow».