Barça’s third consecutive defeat in a duel in which the Blaugrana were always ahead until the final minute. The missed free throws in the last quarter were vital in a finale that Nakic decided with a triple and that, first Vesely with two missed free throws, and later Punter with a triple and Vesely with one of two, they could not reverse.
END OF THE MATCH (84-83)
40′
84-83: Foul on Vesely. Both miss but the rebound goes to Barça. The triple Punter misses and also the shot of two Veselys. Murcia wins it!!!!
40′
84-83: Triple by Nakic and Murcia takes the lead!!! There are 13 seconds left and there is Pascual’s timeout
40′
81-83: DeJulius triple. Vesely does not score but the rebound goes to Laprovittola, who misses the first free throw but not the second. 35 seconds left
39′
78-82: Clyburn misses and foul on Ennis. Be careful, there could be three free throws for the North American. Indeed, Murcia can get within three. Write down only two. Punter fails and Shengelia fouls Cate. Free kicks for the Romanian. Fail both. Loss of Vesely
38′
76-82: Punter fails the technical free throw. Barça forgiving many free kicks. DeJulius triple shot even though he was out of time. Triple invalidated
76-82: DeJulius’s triple goes off and the rebound goes to Barça. Great two plus one from Laprovittola. Write down the additional. Time out for Sito Alonso and Barça breathes a little, a Sito who receives the technique for protesting
37′
76-79: Vesely’s dunk after a great pick and roll. Foul in attack by Cacok in the block. It’s the fourth. Vesely misses but in the fight for the rebound Cacok makes the fifth. The best local player leaves today. Free kicks for Shengelia. The Georgian scores only one
37′
76-76: Vesely’s shot doesn’t go. DeJulius ties with another triple. Pascual timeout
36′
73-76: Martin misses two and good rebound from Punter. Free throws for Clyburn. The one from Detroit scores both. DeJulius triple
35′
70-74: Murcia enters bonus. The Clyburn bomb fails and now they call Vesely unsportsmanlike. The referees review it at Pascual’s request. They are going to call a normal foul. Barça recovers and Vesely’s basket
34′
70-72: Laprovittola’s triple does not enter. Loss of Raieste who is then fouled by Clyburn. Punter misses and Radebaugh scores on the counterattack
33′
68-72: Punter and Pascual recover, asking for a review to see if the foul is unsportsmanlike. They give it a normal, incredible lack. One-handed Laprovittola basket. Martin Fault
32′
68-70: Forrest ties and the game is tied. Satoransky notes. Failure by three Forrest and also Satoransky in the middle turn.
31′
66-68: Cate’s dunk on the first play of the fourth quarter. Loss of Satoransky. Triple by Martin and Murcia gets two
END OF THE THIRD QUARTER (61-68)
30′
61-68: Forrest misses but Cacok once again causes the offensive rebound for his team. Loss of Murcia’s serve after committing five seconds. Good Parra causing another foul. Free throws for the power forward who only scores one. Radebaugh’s desperate triple that doesn’t go, nor does Laprovittola’s to close the third quarter
29′
61-67: Free throws for Cacok, he took the foul when possession was running out. Write down both. Parra’s basket after a defensive failure by Murcia. Three DeJulius miss. Foul on Vesely, who will have free throws. Only the Czech puts one in.
28′
59-64: Cacok’s shot misses and Vesely’s mate.
27′
59-62: The game is definitively tied after a 10-2 run for Sito Alonso’s team. Problems for Barça to score, failure of three Clyburn
27′
59-62: Another basket for Cacok, who already has 21 points. Norris misses the triple and Ennis scores from three. Xavi Pascual’s time out
26′
54-62: Nakic’s released triple misses. Foul on Vesely. Punter misses but Murcia loses the ball for stepping on the line. Good basket from Clyburn
25′
54-60: Laprovittola’s triple does not enter. Saint-Roos again at the free throw line. The Cuban misses both but Barça gets confused on the rebound and there is a foul on Shengelia, who also receives the technique. The third foul for Toko. DeJulius scores the technical free throw and Cacok does not miss his own. Murcia gets to six. Loss of Clyburn
24′
51-60: Mate by Shengelia, her first basket. DeJulius fails and again Cacok above Fall manages to score
23′
49-58: Clyburn misses three and Saint-Roos also misses. Shengelia fails again, who is not comfortable in the match. Free kicks for Saint-Roos after Fall’s foul. Score both and Murcia approaches. Fall cools it down with a mate
22′
47-56: Triple by DeJulius who begins to wake up. Shengelia does not score and then commits a foul on the rebound attempt. Nakic misses three.
21′
44-56: Ball for Barça and a triple by Punter from the corner. Two more for Cacok, who continues doing his thing. Fall mid-distance basket.
Good first half for Barça that only accumulates one loss although the result seems a bit short. The Murcians have achieved several baskets at the end of the possession that maintain uncertainty on the scoreboard. Cacok, the best from UCAM and the most choral performance by the Blaugrana.
20′
42-51: Now Punter’s triple goes but there is a foul on Fall. The pavilion protests a lot. The French giant only takes advantage of one. Nakic triple. Barça’s last attack that Laprovittola misses but the referees signal a foul in Ennis’ attack on Punter with 0.8 seconds left. Juani Marcos’ shot falls short and we go to half-time. Many public protests for the referees
19′
39-50: Nakic came out on top, forcing a foul when possession was running out. The Croatian scores both. Another triple from Punter. Two plus one from Cacok, who completes by scoring the additional
18′
34-47: Murcia has reacted in this second quarter but the partial is 16-16. Barça is solid in these minutes. Laprovittola scores the extra
18′
34-46: Triple shot by Norris after a pass from Clyburn. Three Ennis failed and a great two plus one for Laprovittola after scoring by elevation against Cacok. Sito Alonso time out
17′
34-41: Nakic basket. Parra misses the released triple and free throws for Cacok who does not forgive. UCAM Murcia continues to cut little by little
16′
30-41: 11 of 22 field goals for Murcia and 15 of 24 for Barça. Punter trip
16′
30-38: Shengelia misses two and Willy fouls on the rebound. Free throws for Cacok and Murcia who scored only one. Satoransky misses the triple because he no longer sees the rim as easy. Dejulius triple and Xavi Pascual has to stop it
15′
26-38: Vesely’s basket somewhat forced. Raieste’s triple misses but the rebound goes to Murcia. Two plus one for Cacok in Willy Hernangómez’s first action. Write down the additional.
14′
23-36: Foul on Shengelia who will have free throws. The Georgian only scores one. UCAM is already in bonus. He throws it on DeJulius’s foot. Two triples in a row by Shengelia and Laprovittola and a brilliant counterattack and two plus one for DeJulius. Write down the additional.
13′
20-35: Cate’s attack foul on the block. Two more for Vesely, Barça very fluid. Another spectacular defense from the Blaugrana
12′
20-33: Barça recovers in defense and now Laprovittola does not score from three. Three DeJulius miss. Satoransky does not score
11′
20-33: Great first quarter for Barça, very engaged in attack. Radebaugh, with two triples at the end, keeps the locals in the game. Forrest’s basket. Brizuela Triple
END OF THE FIRST QUARTER (18-30)
10′
18-30: Radebaugh triple. Now, Vesely scores his typical shot. Barça doubles UCAM on the scoreboard. Another triple for Radebaugh at the first quarter buzzer.
9′
12-28: Great defense on Radebaugh and Murcia that eats up possession. Vesely’s shot does not go in
8′
12-28: Another one for Fall, with a pass from Laprovittola. Barça does not close the rebound and gives Murcia another option. Forrest fails on the horn. Another triple from a disheveled Laprovittola!!!
7′
12-23: Raieste’s triple fails and the coaches move the bench. Triple by Laprovittola and Barça printing a brutal offensive rhythm. They point out a very debatable foul to Fall. Cate notes
6′
10-20: Clyburn’s triple fails but Fall grabs the rebound and Laprovittola assists for Norris’ dunk. Ennis misses the triple and Lapro assists again for Fall’s basket
5′
10-16: Another mistake by DeJulius, who has not entered the game well. Free kicks for Satoransky. The Czech writes down both, as he sits down to rest. Cacok notes
3′
8-14: Good start for Barça with some successful Clyburn and Satoransky. Ennis basket, three. Barça’s possession is running out. DeJulius fails. Good offensive rebound from Norris that scores down
3′
5-12: Another triple from Clyburn. Good block by Fall who scores in transition. Sito Alonso calls time out
2′
5-7: Loss of Cacok and Satoransky punishes DeJulius again for two. There is a lack of Norris on Ennis. Martin’s triple when possession ended
1′
2-5: Fall jump wins and first possession for Barça. Satoransky basket to the low post. Cacok responds with a 4-meter shot. Clyburn triple
The lights go out at the Murcia Sports Palace for the presentations of both teams. This is about to start!!!
INITIAL FIVE
UCAM Murcia: DeJulius, Ennis, Cacok, Saint-Roos, Martin
Barça: Satoransky, Punter, Clyburn, Norris, Fall
Myles Cale He is the American that Xavi Pascual rules out for today’s match.
In statements to the Club media, Dario Brizuela He highlighted that the Murcia match is very important: “We want to start the second round with great strength. We will have to match their physical level and stop their counterattack“. And he added: “it is a possible rival in the Cup and it will be an interesting contact.” The average will also have to be taken into account, with victory for those of Alonso website in the first game at the Palau by only three points difference (78-81). The coach of the Murcia team has confirmed the loss of former Barça player Moussa Diagne. The match referees will be Carlos Cortés, Jorge Martínez Fernández and Carlos Merino Campos.
Starting today it opens a demanding schedule for Barçawith commitments both in the ACB League and in Euroleagueincluding high-caliber rivals such as Fenerbahce, Baskonia, Paris Basketball o The power of Bologna in the coming weeks. And in between, the King’s Cupan appointment marked on the calendar for any candidate for the title.
In addition, the duel has an extra component: both teams They could meet in the Copa del Rey which will be played from February 19 to 22 in Valencia. UCAM still does not have seeded status guaranteed (it will depend on what Baskonia does in its pending match), but if it does not obtain it, it would be the Blaugrana’s rival in the quarterfinals.
UCAM Murcia comes to the duel having established itself as the revelation team of the season, fighting for high positions in the table and having already shown that it can put the Blaugrana in trouble. In fact, they already won in the first round at the Palau Blaugrana by 78-81
Barça travels to Murcia with the mission of stopping a complicated streak and recovering sensations before one of the most demanding phases of the season. After last Thursday’s defeat in the Euroleague against Olympiakoswhere the Blaugrana team suffered especially from losses (20) and the dominance of the rival rebound, the team arrives with the need to adjust details and rebuild the confidence that allows it to compete in all competitions. It should be noted that the Catalans chain two losses in a rowafter also losing in ACB against Tenerife last weekend at the Palau.
Good afternoon and welcome to the Endesa League!! Today with the match between UCAM Murcia and Barcelona that will begin at 7:00 p.m.
This has been all for today!!! Thanks for being there and until next time