BAXI Manresa is better in the final stage and adds the tenth victory

88 Zunder Palencia I Van der Vuurst 18, Ortega 6, Benite 2, Piñeiro 12 and Pasecniks 21; Franke 12, Haarms 3, Kamba, Rodríguez, Ubal 5, González and Frankamp 9

95 BAXI Manresa I Dani Pérez 15, Badio 29, Sagnia 2, Robinson 11 and Oriola 5; Travanté, Dani García 8, Taylor 2, Steinbergs, Valtonen 10, Vaulet 6 and Geben 7

Partials: 17-17, 24-22, 25-22, 22-34

BAXI Manresa achieved the tenth victory of the season in a very close match on the Zunder Palencia court (88-95). Those from Bages, led by Brancou Badio, were more successful in the last stretch and overcame a rival who, despite being bottom, confirmed his improvement and made things very complicated.

In the first moments of the match the game was rough and very level. The players led by Pedro Martínez dominated the scoreboard for most of the minutes but were unable to open a gap and the opening quarter ended with a tie at 17.

In the second period both teams continued to show high intensity. Once again the visitors were in control of the score and obtained a maximum difference of five points (31-36). However, the locals, with the Van der Vuurst-Pasecniks duo as leaders, came back and reached halftime with a two-point margin (41-39).

In the second half things did not change much, maintaining a great equality between the two teams, which were constantly exchanging the lead. At the end of the third quarter, Zunder Palencia was able to take a five-point lead (66-61).

In the last ten minutes, a three-pointer by Van der Vuurst gave the home team an eight-point lead. From there, Bages team reacted thanks to their success from the triple (they scored six of the eight they shot) and, with Badio as a clear reference (he scored 17 points in the last period), they came back and sealed the tenth victory of the season .

On Saturday starting at 8:45 p.m. BAXI Manresa will play again at Nou Congost, this time visiting Río Breogán.