In the final quarter, a 0-5 run, with a triple by Goree (10 points), tightened the score (60-52). The inaccuracies of the Spanish and the greater success in the shot of their rivals gave rise to emotion until the end.
Even so, midway through the last period, Spain went back 10 points up (68-58) and the tension was maximum in each possession. The Huelva public went out of their way to charge the national players with confidence, who knew how to keep the Hungarian team at bay with a titanic physical effort. In the last bars, Méndez’s players remained calm and aborted any reaction to prevail 77-66 and earn the right to be in the 2023 European.
