86-82: Kids&Us Manresa struggles to beat Bosna Sarajevo

He Kids&Us Manresa suffered to win bosna Sarajevo (86-82) and add the fifth win of the season in the Eurocupto finish the first round as second place in group D.

Nick Ongenda and J.D. Notaewith 31 points between them, were key pieces for the Catalans to win a victory against a Bosna that surprised with a great game.

The Bosnian team started the match very successful from the perimeter, with a successful Shawn Pipeswhich put the first visitor advantage in the light of the New Congost (8-11, min. 5).

At Kids&Us Manresa It was difficult for him to show a certain solidity, but as the minutes passed he improved his offensive percentages with the help of Ferran Bassas who put his team ahead after a somewhat hesitant start (20-16, min. 8).

In the final stretch of the first quarter there was an exchange of baskets that benefited the Catalans, who closed it with a 24-20 and with somewhat better feelings than the previous minutes.

The script in the second period remained the same as the end of the previous one, with a Kids&Us Manresa good in attack, although now the protagonist was JD Notaewho scored two consecutive triples to set the local maximum (36-31, min. 15).

However, the joy was short-lived, as the triples also entered on the other side of the court, and Gary Browne He made it 40-37 in the blink of an eye to level the contest again.

The visiting team remained open in the final stretch of the first half and the bosna Sarajevo went into the break ahead (40-42) after an action on the horn by Edin Atic.

At the restart, the Bosnians continued with their good dynamics, enough to maintain short leads and make Diego desperate. Ocampo that, despite the superiority in the classification, it was never clear to them that they could win the match (47-50, min. 23).

The Manresans made an attempt to turn the score around on multiple occasions, but the solid attack of the visitors did not disappear at any time, and Browne ensured that his team continued to surprise in the nou Congost (62-64, min. 28).

In the last two minutes of the third quarter, both teams were only able to score one basket, so the score remained at a tight 64-67 before starting the last and final period.

When it seemed that the bosna was aimed at giving the surprise of the day, the Kids&Us Manresa He put the sixth gear on the accelerator and managed to get a +4 after various positive actions by recent signing Isaiah Mobley (71-67, min. 32).

The visitors did not give up and even managed to turn it around again, but when the fans of the New Congost It was when the figure of JD appeared again Notaewith two other triples, to leave everything seen for the sentence (84-78, min. 39).

In the end, the Kids&Us Manresa defeated Bosna Sarajevo by 86-82 to add the fifth victory of the season in the Euro Cup and remain at the top of the group D table.