78-81: Surne Bilbao Basket attacks Badalona with a great Darrun Hilliard

Surne Bilbao Basket attacked Badalona this Sunday after beating Asisa Joventut 78-81 in a duel that was not decided until the last play, with a great Darrun Hilliard, author of 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

A third quarter in which the Basques scored 29 points was key for them to win at the Olímpic and add their fourth victory in the Endesa League.

In the green and black, who suffered their second defeat in the competition, he was very alone Nico Laprovittolatop scorer of his team with 22 points.

Owner and lord of the party

Surne Bilbao Basket started the match much more in tune, with 10 points scored in just three minutes of games commanded by himself Hilliardwhich was very successful in the medium and long distance.

After a few minutes of dryness, the Asisa Joventut improved his percentages and, after four points practically followed by Birganderturned the score around (17-16min. 18).

The visitors regained control, and a triple from Font put the +7 for yours, but another Cheatham triple on the horn of the first quarter he left the score in 23-27.

Ricky is not far behind

The script of the game began to change at the beginning of the second period, when Ricky Rubio put his team on his back and managed to equalize the score in a flash with several plays that brought the fans present at the Olímpic to their feet (30-31min. 13).

The green and black tried to take the first advantage of the game thanks to Álex Reyes’ triples (41-38min. 18), those of Jaume Ponsarnau They did not score in what remained of the first half and Joventut took advantage of it, with an inspired Laprovittolato leave with a 44-38 at halftime.

At the restart, La Penya put sixth gear on the accelerator with the help of young Adrián Torreswho first stole a ball and then smashed the rim on the counterattack to put the local maximum on the scoreboard (49-38min. 22).

Bilbao wallow

However, when it seemed that Dani Miret’s men put land in the middle in the Olímpic, in the Surne Bilbao the figure of Darling to equalize the match again (56-53min.25).

The people of Bilbao pressed to go to the end of the third quarter with a 61-67 after a partial of 5-14 in five minutes thanks to a few good minutes of Hlinason.

Two consecutive triples by Normantas They put the maximum visitor in Badalona at the beginning of the last period and caused Miret’s quick timeout (61-73min. 32).

Cheatham, with five consecutive pointscommanded a partial 7-0 that left everything open for the end of the meeting (68-73min. 35). The game was definitely tied and, after an exchange of baskets, the last minute was reached with a +2 for visitors.

Technical sheet

78- Asisa Joventut (23+21+17+17): Rubio (13), Niebla (3), Torres (7), Ndiaye (5), Sulejmanovic (2) -starting five-; Kraag (-), Laprovittola (22), Reyes (6), Radicevic (-), Nogués (-), Birgander (9) and Cheatham (11).

81- Surne Bilbao Basket (27+11+29+14): Somogyi (4), Hilliard (17), Darling (7), Petrasek (12), Vautier (7) -starting five-; Normantas (6), Frey (7), Duscak (-), Ansorregi (5), Font (3) and Hlinason (13).

Referees: Óscar Perea, Martín Caballero and Leandro Lezcano. They eliminated local players Rubio (min. 37) and Sulejmanovic (min. 39) due to five personal fouls.

Incidents: Match of the sixth day of the Endesa Basketball League played at the Palau Municipal d’Esports in Badalona in front of 7,568 spectators

La Penya had two triples to winone from Sulejmanovic and another from Laprovittola, but they did not enter. In the next play, there was flagrant foul for Bilbao, which definitively sealed the clash.