Urunday University beat Nacional 85-72 on Monday in the third point of the semifinal series of the Uruguayan Basketball League that is defined as the best of five games and on Thursday they will meet again at the Biguá stadium to determine if they go to the fifth and final game or if Nacional closes the key in advance.
The tricolors are 2-1 on the aggregate of the series. Scholars need to win both games to advance to the final. National just one more point.
Leonardo Carreño
Héctor da Prá, coach of Urunday Universitario
Those led by Héctor Da Prá won from end to end, with control of each set: 16-11 the first quarter, 37-26 the second and 59-51 the third.
However, when in the absence of three minutes with a triple Santiago Moglia brought Nacional closer to four points (74-70) and the greens could feel that they could compromise the victory, a triple by Silvarrey put Urunday back in his place.
Then, with the authority that managed the entire game, he found in the points of Suárez, Jackson, Medina and Aguilera, what he needed to close the victory.
Leonardo Carreño
Leo Zylberstein, coach of Nacional
In those final three minutes, Nacional failed everything he tried except a conversion by Juárez when the game was closed, he lost his patience, Romero committed a foul and received a coach and ended the chances of the albos to close the semifinal series this Monday.
Marcel Soubervielle retired with a knee injury that will leave him out of the semifinals and finals of the Uruguayan League. They will carry out studies in the next few hours to know the severity of the injury.
Leonardo Carreño
Souberbielle contributed 14 points and eight rebounds and retired injured
Tyron Lee with 19 points, 12 rebounds and five assists was Urunday Universtario’s most outstanding player. Dominique Morrison was the figure of Nacional with 27 points and 11 rebounds.
For the next National game, he will recover Esteban Batista and Charles Mitchell who were killed by covid-19 in the semifinals.
To see the statistics of the match, enter here.
This Tuesday at hour 21 they will face Biguá 2-Olimpia 0.
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