In the early hours of Saturday, the first promotion to the Uruguayan Basketball League 2024/25 was completed, which will begin in October of next year with the two promoted from the current Metro and without the two relegated from the LUB that will begin the following Monday, the 23rd. .
Urunday Universitario beat Olimpia 81-72 at the Romeo Schinca, Larre Borges court, in the third and final final, and became champion, thus sealing the first ticket to the League and forcing The White Machine to fight for the second promotion.
Those led by Daniel Lovera started the first quarter better, even scoring a maximum of 12 points. However, Héctor Da Pra’s men recovered and went into the long break with a minimal advantage of two points on the scoreboard.
In the third quarter, Urunday began to tilt the court to his side, recovering a maximum advantage of 15 points and entering the last boy with an eight difference. In the last ten minutes, the Scholar controlled the proceedings and won the match, which gave him the title and promotion.
Demian Álvarez was the figure with 22 points, with 4 of 7 in triples, and was supported by Anthony Hilliard with 15 and Tyrone Lee with 13. In La Maquina Blanca, Al Thornton finished with 29 points and Ricardo Glenn with 21 plus 17 rebounds .
Next Monday the 9th, Olimpia will play against Welcome for the second promotion. It will be a best-of-three series, so on Thursday the 12th the team that will accompany Urunday could be known, and if not, it will be on Saturday the 14th. All matches will be, again, on the Larre Borges court.
2023-10-07 12:06:00
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