He Unicaja Andalusia lost in the semifinals of the Endesa Mini Cup against a Barça which for now has swept all its games. The Barça team was too tough a nut to crack for Manolo Bazán’s men, who this Sunday will fight to finish third in the tournament.
Dabone, imparable
The match had no history in terms of result. From the beginning, the Barça team marked the differences led by an unstoppable Mohamed Dabone on both sides of the track. Halfway through the first quarter, the Burkinabé player already had 11 points and 3 blocks (5-15). Stopping him was an impossible mission for the typesetters. The success in the three-pointer kept the Malaga team in the game at the end of the first quarter (16-26).
But he couldn’t resist much longer. Barça took the lead in the second quarter and sealed the game before half-time. The partial of the second period was 12-28. The distance was already 26 points (28-54).
The only thing left for those in green to do was continue competing with their heads held high and enjoy one of the first great games of their short career. Unlike in the three previous matches, Unicaja Andalucía became the first team to prevent Barça from closing the score before the end of the match. The final difference was 49 points (46-95).
Manolo Bazán’s men have had a very good tournament, reaching the semi-finals after winning their matches against BAXI Manresa and Joventut and now they have the opportunity to finish with a good taste in their mouths in the match for third and fourth place, which will be played this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on this same stage.
Real Madrid, also in the final
In the other semi-final, Real Madrid once again showed its superiority to beat Valencia Basket by a resounding 110-64. Toni Garma was the top scorer of the match with 24 points.
Barça and Real Madrid will fight for the title of this edition of the Endesa Mini Cup starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Martín Carpena.
2024-02-17 12:44:25
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