Joventut 81 Surne Bilbao 79
Updated Sunday, November 19, 2023 – 19:57
The Dominican, who was returning after an injury, scored a triple from midfield for La Penya’s in-extremis victory against Surne Bilbao
Andrés Feliz, during the match against Bilbao.Andreu DalmauEFEAndrés Feliz The Joventut point guard who grew up in the most dangerous neighborhood of Santo Domingo
A triple on the horn from midfield Andrs Feliz It gave Joventut Badalona the victory (81-78) against a Surne Bilbao team that was practically ahead the entire game.
Andrs Feliz, with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, was the best player of the game. The also green and black Deshaun Thomas, with 25 points, was the top scorer.
The game began with a nice exchange of baskets between both teams starring Deshaun Thomas and Adam Smith at the beginning with many transitions to the counterattack and good defense (6-9, min. 5).
For the Basques, in addition to Smith himself, Alex Renfroe joined the scoring party to put the first gap on the scoreboard (10-16, min. 7).
However, the green and black, with the return to the fields of Andrés Feliz after more than a month of absence, ignited everyone in the Olympic, and La Penya reacted with the help of Kenny Chery (19-19, min. 10 ).
Four consecutive points to start the second period from Deshaun Thomas put the first advantage for the Catalans (24-20, min. 13), but in the blink of an eye, the visiting team arrived to turn the tables again .
A three-pointer from Estonian Kristian Kullamae gave the Bilbans another chance in the light to cause a timeout for Carles Duran (27-33, min. 18).
The eruption of young Michael Ruzic gave Joventut wings, putting the score at 38, but a three-pointer at the buzzer before Lex Reyes left Surne Bilbao ahead at halftime (38-41).
At the restart, another set led by Thomas put the black and green team ahead, but again it was a mirage. From the next play, Surne Bilbao opened the gap again with some good minutes from Renfroe (43-49, min. 25).
The players led by Jaume Ponsarnau managed to maintain the advantage at the end of the third quarter after several consecutive positive actions by Kullamae (53-60, min. 30).
In the last ten minutes of the game, Lex Reyes scored the maximum with one of his triples (56-64, min. 32). However, La Penya believed until the end and reached the last minutes with options for a comeback.
Surne Bilbao began to miss free throws in the final stretch and Pau Ribas tied the game (78-78) with five seconds remaining.
Kullamae had the shot to win, but missed. And Andrés Feliz grabbed the rebound and scored a triple from the middle of the court at the buzzer to win the game and certify the victory of Joventut Badalona by 81-78.
2023-11-19 18:57:22
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