The bag faced this commitment without its pivots, Mitchell and Batista. However, the first to get complicated was Jackson, with two fouls in just one minute. To hide those absences, it did not take long for zone 2-3 of the tricolor to appear. Souberbielle was most active on offense. On the other side, the foreigners carried the scoring. The strategy of conceding the outside shot to Elliott, was taken advantage of by Marcus who put his shots. Averaging the fourth, they were even at 12. Collier read the lead against Corbin to take four airs. With the entry of Delgado, he was paired in front of Marcel, who was sought as the greatest of his own. Elliott’s effectiveness, added to Lee’s good passage, made them tie at 23 at the end of the set.
With Collier lounging on the bench (exhausted), Morrison drew some curtains. All open, for Cabezas and Moglia to take advantage of it, obviously from 6.75. The 11-2 to start the period, placed Nacional up by nine. The area was transformed into a square, with Rusch above Medina. Urunday lowered the percentages, incurring losses. Aguilera came in and ordered it to be put away, cutting three minutes of drought. The scholar charged the rebound, knowing he had more inches there. With the Galicians in the front line (Romero and Cabezas), the defensive tone of the block increased. In addition, the aids complicated Jackson’s posts. Morrison and Lee demonstrated their class on the laces. Tyrone with five in a row, caused them to reach the long break with a minimal advantage for the target (43-42).
For him, Medina was trying to get into the game. Either way, the one who managed the actions was Silvarrey, generating for his goals and those of Jackson. Elliott found the rim again to go forward for a double. Collier was wearing out, with better offensive returns than behind. Already in collectives, those of Zylbersztein caused that on the 31st he put his free. Jackson was still influential with offensive rebounds, to give the green five income. The inattentions in the penetrations, derived in conversions for both. They also exchanged bombings, giving up the leadership of the marker. Thanks to his foreigners, the third boy rounded off the white one better, leaving six up facing the last one.
In the epilogue, Lee reappeared. Their four in a row narrowed the gap to one. When Collier looked the most tired, he still kept fighting her. It was Morrison who took it upon himself to reestablish two possessions apart. The area was not as tight as before, leaving too much time for shooters on firm footing. Elliott and Aguilera took advantage of that situation, to equalize. Dominique’s one by one seemed the only way to score in the bag, too predictable in his attacks. After Da Prá’s time, Suarez’s men were deep and vertical again, for Lee and Jackson to hurt down. Again the score command was distributed, already in the two finals. When Morrison had to pass, the others didn’t turn it into assists. Marcus’s 3-pointer gave them that lead with 1:14 remaining. The bag forced, with the fortune of Moglia’s offensive rebound. Time was running out, when Elliott committed the foul that Cabezas transformed into equality with his free. 52 seconds and everything as in the beginning. The green roads could not be found, until Collier sent Jackson to the line, who left both. Chance pocket and Carlitos did not believe in anyone. Morrison’s curtain, and Elliott stepping too far back not to commit another foul, were a lethal combo. Heads triplet from the axis, to have that difference with 15 seconds. Marcus had the last one but failed. In the rebound the scholar did not even cut and the game went away. Nacional kept the point, 91-88.
