The Manresa side prevailed in an exciting duel that was not resolved until the final moments (82-79)
Pedro Martínez’s men thus add their third consecutive victory and reach the Girona team in the table
Baxi Manresa has taken the catalan derby against Girona in a game that has been defined in a second set of 22-8 by the locals.
DATA SHEET
Endesa League
MAN
GIR
LINEUPS
Baxi Manresa, 82
(14+22+27+19): Waczynski (21), Jou (3), Ferrari (10), Vaulet (10), Geben (9) –starting five– Steinbergs (1), Dani Pérez (5), García (0) Badio (8) Robinson (11), Tyson Perez (0), Sagnia (4).
Basketball Girona, 79
(23+8+22+26): Colom (17), Gasol (13), Hanzlik (9), Fjellrup (10), Prkacin (2), –starting five– Vila (9), Taylor (11), Figueras (2), Oriola (0), Miletic (6), Franch (0) and Sorolla (0).
partial
14-23 / 22-8 / 27-22 / 19-26
referees
Antonio Conde, Luis Miguel Castillo and Alberto Baena.
incidents
Match corresponding to day 13 of the Endesa League played in the Nou Congost pavilion before 4,000 spectators.
The Manresa team was more successful in the second and third quarters, but suffered against a Marc Gasol who put emotion at the end of the game. A missed triple by Colom in the last seconds has given Baxi the third victory of the season, leaving the relegation zone.
Both teams have started wrong in shooting. Especially Manresa, who has also made several errors in the pass (2-9 min 4:00). Pedro Martínez’s men have reacted and have taken the lead on the scoreboard. But the success from the 3 points of the people from Girona and their quick transitions have penalized the people from Manresawho went to rest nine points below.
The second quarter began with a three-pointer from Manresa, the locals managed to take the lead thanks to multiple errors by Girona, and a great Waczynski from the line of 3 (30-25 min 16:39). The player has infected the entire team, which has endorsed a 22-08 run, and has gone into the break with a four-point lead.
The positive dynamics continued at the start of the third quarter. Marc Gasol has appeared and closed the gap. But Manresa, based on triples and offensive fluidity, has widened the advantage (55-44 min 4:32). Girona has suffered a lot defensively and in rebounds, against a Manresa that has found itself on the field and has excelled at times.
Girona entered more into the last quarter, cutting the gap. The exchange of blows has defined the following minutes. Girona has been solid defensively, complicating things for Baxi, who loosened. At the end of the quarter, Básquet Girona took advantage of the local team’s nerves, and brought the game to 1 point (78-77 min 39:39). Colom has frozen the Nou Congost with a missed triple in the last seconds that would have taken the game to overtime.