100-88: Kids&Us Manresa falls to leader Bahcesehir
The Kids&Us Manresa fell 100-88 against the leader of the Eurocuphe Bahcesehirin the Sinan Erdem of Istanbul after being behind on the scoreboard the entire match, with the Turks more successful in the offensive section.
Marcquise Reedwith 22 points scored, was a key player for the locals to take the victory and leave a team with no chance of victory. Manresa who didn’t play badly in attack.
The Turks started the match with the accelerator in sixth gear, and in the blink of an eye they signed a 9-0 partial start led by Malachi Flynn to cause Diego’s first timeout Ocampo two minutes into the game.
The Kids&Us Manresa He began to score in simple situations, but the locals continued with their particular steamroller in the offensive section, which increased the advantage a little more after good individual actions by Marcquise Reed (20-10, min. 7).
The team led by Sasha Djordjevic They went up to 15 points ahead, but a triple at the buzzer in the first quarter by JD Notae left the score at 32-20 at the end of the period.
In the second quarter the Catalans improved on both sides of the court, and Rafa’s mischief Villar He made his team lower the psychological barrier of the ten-point disadvantage to put fear into the Turks’ bodies (36-27, min. 13).
Diego’s Ocampo They had a bit of continuity, and although the locals did not lower their level in attack, they managed to reduce the disadvantage even more after a few good minutes from Timmy Allen who had a hard time getting into the dynamic in this match (45-38, min. 18).
Technical sheet
Bahcesehir, 100 – Kids&Us Manresa, 88
100 – Bahcesehir Istanbul (32+21+23+24): Sipahi (3), Flynn (16), Mike (4), Cavanaugh (12), Williams (10) -starting five-; Reed (22), Avramovic (7), Akpinar (-), Inglis (11), Haltali (-), Ponitka (12) and Mitrovic (3).
88 – Kids&Us Manresa (20+24+22+22): Benitez (11), Notae (8), Agbo (6), Allen (21), Ongenda (10) -starting five-; Kolenda (11), Beaufort (2), Tamba (1), Fernández (3), Oriola (13), Villar (2) and Minchev (-).
Referees: Milivoje Jovcic, Vassilis Pitsilkas and Ioannis Tsimpouris. They eliminated the visiting player Agbo due to five personal fouls (min. 35).
Incidents: Match corresponding to the third day of the regular phase of the European Basketball Championship played at the Sinan Erdem.
The last two minutes of the first half became an exchange of baskets that benefited the team that was already ahead, and the Bahcesehir They left with a 53-44 favorable score at the break.
In the resumption, as in the previous quarters, the Bahcesehir He started with one more gear, and they quickly made a good profit again after another triple, this time from Tyler Cavanaugh (60-49, min. 23).
However, when it seemed that the Ottomans could escape and even almost sentence the clash, the Kids&Us Manresa He showed his best side with a successful Lukasz Kolenda and they were only three points behind (62-59, min. 26).
A mirage, since shortly after the locals again signed a partial in favor and ended with a 76-66 at the end of the third quarter that did not leave the duel decided, but very much in favor.
Already in the last quarter, the people from Manresa took up to two minutes to score, which the Bahcesehir He took great advantage to put things in the way and increase his lead (84-69, min. 34).
Bahcesehir, far from taking their foot off the accelerator, definitively sealed the match after Trevion’s umpteenth difficult basket Williamswho despite being a hoops specialist, scored all kinds of situations from mid-distance (95-77, min. 38).
In the end, Kids&Us Manresa fell on the track Bahcesehir 100-88 to sign another defeat in a difficult start to the season. The most dangerous thing, once again the hundred points conceded, as in the vast majority of defeats so far.
