Unión once again showed his personality at home. In an intense and changing duel, Tatengue won 96-93 against San Lorenzo at the Ángel Malvicino stadium, adding their fifth win in a row and confirming their great moment in the National Basketball League.
A favorable start for the Union and a balanced process
From the start, the red and white team marked the pulse of the game with good presence in the paint and defensive solidity, which allowed them to take a short initial advantage. However, after a timeout, San Lorenzo adjusted lines and evened out the development. The first quarter ended even, reflecting an even process and with few concessions.
The Cyclone hit before the break
In the second quarter, Unión had a hard time finding offensive fluidity and comfortable shots. The Azulgrana, patient and firm at the back, took advantage of that passage to go to the front and go into halftime with a five-point difference, supported by their defensive intensity and efficiency from the line.
Tatengue reaction and local prominence
The complement maintained the same tone, with San Lorenzo trying to control the rhythm and the clock. But in the middle of the third quarter the local reaction appeared: Unión tied the scoreboard physically and gained confidencewith a decisive passage from Marko Lukicwho contributed key points to change the mood of the game and close the set on top.
Electrifying finale and celebration at home
The last quarter was changeable. The visitor corrected mistakes, defended hard again and complicated Tate, who was down on the scoreboard in the final minutes. Far from giving up, Union showed characterexecuted better in the closing and reversed history to win a victory that made Malvicino vibrate.
Figures and what’s coming
Tatengue’s scoring was well distributed, with Emiliano Basabe y Daniel Whore as top scorers with 19 points each, well accompanied by Lukic. In San Lorenzo, Facundo Rutenberg He was the scorer of the game with 21 goals.
With this victory, Unión will close January 31 against Oberá TCagain in Santa Fe, with the hope of achieve six consecutive wins in the elite for the first time.
Synthesis
Union (96): Franco Balbi 8, Yeferson Guerra 12, Emiliano Basabe 19, Felipe Queiros 12, Chris Vogt 6 (FI); Martín Cabrera 5, Federico Elías 0, Facundo Chamorro 0, Daniel Hure 19, Marko Lukic 15.
DT: Ariel Rearte.
San Lorenzo (93): Lucas Pérez 3, Facundo Rutenberg 21, Selem Safar 8, Leandro Cerminato 5, Ignacio Bednarek 10 (FI); Augusto Alonso 18, Kevin Hernández 17, Cristian Cardo 6, Camilo Rodríguez 5.
DT: Sebastiáan Burtin.
Partials: 14-14, 31-36 y 65-59.
Referees: Oscar Brítez, Jorge Chávez and Gustavo D’Anna.
Estadio: Angel Malvicino.
