109-68: FIATC Girona offensive festival to crush Zielona Gora
Magical night and absolute party at the Fontajau. He FIATC Girona passed over the Zastal Zielona Gora Pole with an overwhelming victory (109-68) in the FIBA Europe Cupin a duel that they dominated from start to finish and in which they offered a true offensive recital in front of their fans, surpassing the barrier of one hundred points and hovering around leads of more than 40 points.
The game was decided practically in the first act. With a gale of choral play, speed in transitions and a suffocating defense, the locals had a devastating initial quarter (30-10), including a devastating 16-0 run that knocked out the Polish team. Far from relaxing, the Girona They kept their foot on the accelerator in the second quarter (27-13), going to the locker room with an abysmal lead of 34 points (57-23) after having led throughout the match except for an anecdotal initial 23 seconds.
Technical sheet
FIATC Girona, 109 – Zielona Gora, 68
109 – FIATC Girona (30+27+26+26): Pluta (7), Pérez (21), Martinez (0), N’Guessan (4), Maric (12) -starting five-; McClung (24), Kunc (15), Stenionis (13), Geben (6), Juher (0), Sanmartin (0) and Brunot (7).
68 – Zastal Zielona Gora (10+13+26+19): Garrison (5), Mazurczak (6), White (14), Wojcik (4), Brkic (12) -starting five-; Galewski (3), Sulima (0), Matczak (3), Denis (13) and Beech (8).
Referees: Valentin Oliot (FRA), Kiriile Tvauri (GEO) and Konstantinos Marinakis (GRE). No eliminations due to personal fouls.
Incidents: Match of the regular phase of the FIBA Europe Cup played at the Pavelló Fontajau in Girona.
At the restart, Zastal Zielona Gora tried to make up the score driven by Trazarien White (14 points), Gauthier Dennis (13) and Veljko’s interior effectiveness Brkic (12 points without failure), managing to balance the scoring exchange in the third quarter (26-26). However, the pace imposed by the people of Girona was unstoppable.
With outstanding effectiveness in shooting from the field (61.2% overall with 28/35 in shots from two), the last round (26-19) served to seal the local festival, distribute minutes and put a maximum difference of +41 points on the scoreboard.
In the individual section, Fontajau vibrated with Mac’s scoring talent McClungtop scorer with 24 points (8/11 in field goals) in just 19 minutes on the hardwood. No less impressive was the performance of the Dominican Jassel Perezauthor of 21 points and 5 rebounds in just 16 minutes to be crowned the MVP of the match with a PIR of 27. Dominykas put the baton to perfection Stenioniswho recorded a brilliant double-double of 13 points and 11 assists (24 PIR), supported by Aljaz’s 15 points Kunc and Nikola’s 12 Maric on a great night for Girona.
