101-89: Kids&Us Manresa drives away ghosts to open its winnings locker

He Kids&Us Manresa achieved its first victory of the season against Ratiopharm Ulm (101-89) in the Eurocup premiere at the Nou Congost. The Bages team left behind the bad feelings of the last games and added an important victory against the German team to get back to its European adventure on a better footing.

Diego’s team Ocampo He found his main weapon in the outside throw to dominate the match. Timmy Allen and J.D. Notae with 30 and 20 points, they led the Manresa in a performance marked by success from the three-point line. After an even first quarter, in which the locals tried to impose their rhythm, the Catalan team broke the game in the second period with a spectacular festival of three-pointers that allowed them to reach halftime with an extraordinary 9 of 14 from the perimeter.

After passing through the locker room, the Ratiopharm Ulm He reacted and significantly increased his defensive intensity. The German team began to close the gap and two consecutive triples from Devin Schmidt They considerably reduced Manresa’s advantage. The visitor’s reaction continued in the last quarter, when a basket by Simisola Shittu forced Diego Ocampo to stop the game due to the offensive decline of his team.

The timeout served for Manresa to regain control of the match. A basket of JD Notae and another from Nick Ongenda They gave air to the Bages team, which once again found offensive solutions in a final quarter that was played at the pace that Ferran Bassas he wanted to impose from the management.

The Kids&Us Manresa He knew how to manage the advantage during the final minutes and did not allow the German team to complete its comeback. Diego’s Ocampo They thus closed a hard-fought first victory of the season and left behind the doubts of recent weeks with a victory that they hope will serve as a turning point for the Bages team.