BAXI Manresa puts their skin in it but falls short in the final minutes

76 BAXI Manresa I Dani Pérez 6, Harding 13, Waczynski 9, Vaulet 6 and Geben 6; Badio 3, Tyson Pérez 8, Jou 8, Tass 7, Steinbergs 2 and Ferrari 8

86 Surne Bilbao Basket I Hakanson 14, Smith 16, Rabaseda 7, Sulejmanovic 9 and Withey 13; Radicevic 12, Andersson, Reyes 4, Alonso 2, Ubal 2 and Kyser 7

Partials: 22-24, 16-26, 26-20, 12-16

BAXI Manresa showed its competitive spirit until the end against a successful Surne Bilbao Basket, but this was not enough to achieve a victory that escaped in the last minutes of the game (76-86).

The initial moments of the duel were very even. The Bilbao team always took the initiative on the scoreboard, but they couldn't escape from the reds who were very successful in the triple: they scored 4 of the 5 they shot in a first quarter that ended with two points for the visitors (22-24).

In the second, the home team were able to tie at 28, but then Jaume Ponsarnau's men nailed a partial 0-10 that allowed them to enjoy a significant difference in the electronic score, which reflected a twelve point margin at the break by Bilbao (38-50).

Returning from the locker room, the game was even, with several exchanges of baskets. Later, Pedro Martínez's players were able to close the gap and closed the third quarter with a triple of Tass on horn and with only a six-point deficit (64-70).

In the last ten minutes, the reds, spurred on by the faithful fans at the Nou Congost, fought until the last moments to try to turn the score around, but in front of them they had an opponent who was very solid and who did not give them many opportunities to achieve victory.

BAXI Manresa's next match will be on Tuesday from 18:30 at the Latvian VEF Riga court, in the last day of the first phase of the Basketball Champions League in which the Bagencs aspire to lead their group.