BAXI Manresa will arrive at the Copa del Rey with very high morale after defeating this Saturday placidly to Casademont Zaragoza (94-73), in a match of the Endesa League that the Catalan team dominated in all moment and was sentenced to rest (40-25).
BAXI
CZAR
BAXI Manresa, 94
(17+23+26+28): Dani Pérez (5), Thomasson (15), Vaulet (7), Moneke (13), Bako (7) -initial team- Dani García (5), Valtonen (9), Maye (12), Francisco (14), Rafa Martínez (-), Steinbergs (2) and Sima (5)
Cas. Zaragoza, 73
(15+10+25+23): Cook (4), Mobley (17), Yusta (5), Radoncic (2), Thompson (5)- starting team- Bone (16), Hlinason (13), San Miguel (-), Vanwijn (6), Font (2) and Waczynski (3).
Referees:
Carlos Cortes, Alberto Sanchez Sixto and Carlos Merino. Visitor Jordan Bone was disqualified with two unsportsmanlike fouls (min.32)
Incidents:
Match of the twenty-second day of the Endesa League played at the Nou Congost in Manresa in front of 4,094 spectators
The team coached by Pedro Martínez had shooting guard Joe Thomasson (15 points) and point guard Sylvain Francisco (14 points) as his offensive referenceswhile in the Aragonese team the point guard stood out in the scoring aspect Jordan Bone (16 points) and shooting guard Matt Mobley (17 points).
After a fairly even first quarter (17-15), the Catalan team took advantage in the second period with a partial of 23-10 built on the choral success from the 6.75 line, with 6 triples converted in 10 attempts by 1 of 9 of Casademont Zaragoza in this record.
control in the third quarter
The Catalan team held the advantage in the third quarter (66-50) and took advantage of the disorder of a desperate rival in search of the epic to extend the rent on the scoreboard until the final 94-73.
More aggressive on both sides of the track, BAXI Manresa took off early on the scoreboard (8-2, min.4) although they lacked accuracy in shooting to optimize their great defensive performanceor, that forced Casademont Zaragoza to shoot from awkward positions on the edge of possession.
veteran’s talent point guard Omar Cook and the struggle under the board of power forward Hans Vanwijn, with four points each in the first quarter, mitigated the offensive shortcomings of the Aragonese teamwithout answers to the energy of power forward Chima Moneke, author of four points and two steals in the first act (17-10, min.8).
Although the error outside of BAXI Manresa allowed the Aragonese team to close the gap at the end of the first quarter (17-15), four triples by Sylvain Francisco, Dani García, Elias Valtonen and Luke Maye at the beginning of the second period opened a new maximum advantage in favor of Bages (29-15, min.13).
no success man
Casademont Zaragoza took almost five minutes to score the first basket of the second quarter, an unlikely triple by forward Santi Yustabut BAXI Manresa responded with the same medicine merced to six consecutive points from shooting guard Joe Thomasson (37-18, min.17).
The defensive improvement of the hand team, together with the offensive contribution in the low post of center Tryggvi Hlinason, tightened the fight but Maye’s third triple without error, top scorer at the break with 9 points, consolidated Baxi Manresa’s advantage (40-25, min.20).
BAXI Manresa dispelled any hint of relaxation after the restart, with a mate from center Ismael Bako and another basket by Moneke after the block by forward Jaumpi Vaulet, and opened a section of exchange of baskets from which he emerged the winner (60-41, min.25).
Despite closing the third quarter with a favorable run of 6-9, Casademont Zaragoza was weighed down by their inability to contain BAXI Manresa’s attack (66-50).
bone, disqualified
The disqualification in the 32nd minute of Jordan Bone, after being penalized with the second unsportsmanlike foul, he left the visiting team without their offensive beacon, but Baxi Manresa did not even slow down much more aggressively in defense and devastating in transition (76-54, min.33).
The offensive irruption of point guard Sylvain Francisco (14 points, 11 in the last quarter) has just consolidated the advantage of a BAXI Manresa that will reach the Copa del Rey with very high morale after achieving a victorycomfortable and forceful laugh (94-73).