HE real Madrid exceeded with solvency Gran Canaria Basketball Club The depth of the white locker room resulted in a slow goal-scoring over the yellow fiefdom in a shootout that started more than equal in the early stages strong 67-95 in electronics.
students Chus Mateowho is facing a new face this coming week The Final Four euroleague, They went from little to more in the Canary Islands, with the success of Fabien Causeur (19 points) and Mario Hezonja (another 18), combined with the versatility in the Guerschon Yabusele -17 field, outstripping the island’s aftershock. points, 9 rebounds and 29 PIR- knocked out resistance from Claretians AJ Slaughter (16) and Nico Brussino (12 points, 4/6 three pointers).
After starting Madrid from the pole with Randolph and Causeur’s points (2-8), ‘Granca’ finds two-pointers from Brussino With (8-8) he was the side to balance the game in the middle of the first period.
Abalde took the lead for the Whites, while Albicy and Benite kept the Claretian ship going in some intense minutes (16-16, 2:02 opening quarter finish) full of mistakes and fouls in both rims.
After the basket from Yabusele The yellows would have the advantage after Randolph’s technical foul on Salvó (19-18), but this crack in the white trench was temporary after Cape Verde’s Eddy Tavares and Sergio Rodríguez jumped to the ground with a final arreón, closing the first round in favor of Chus Mateo (21-23).
Starting the second set with the sound of Hezonja from the outside line, Benite and Slaughter’s efforts to control Madrid’s offensive flow (26-31) were unsuccessful. Brussino and Inglis returned to the field to reduce the island’s bleeding (34-35).
From here, The rhythm quickened on both sides of the pitch. Yabusele, Tavares and Corneli showed Madrid’s strength in the paint (34-41), followed by Brussino and Albicy with three-pointers (40-41). However, Yabusele and Causeur were encouraged to play from the perimeter and continued on the field, widening the lead over ten (43-54).
At the restart, Real Madrid pulled out all their arsenal and went straight ahead with a 2-8 start (45-62). Granca remained on the offensive and Chus Mateo’s took advantage of the situation. Bleeding reached 17 points Although Slaughter took the lead in the anarchy dominated by (51-68), he closed the gap (59-71) while waiting for the events in the last quarter.
It was a mirage. Madrid passed the roller again, taking the Hezonja strips.. Balkan’s wrist made the whites beat 20 points (62-84) even closed a Gran Canaria Arena, which was once again packed with 8,194 spectators.
In the face of such a scene, the yellow-whites, who tried to sweeten the defeat with dunks from Balcerowski and baskets from Carrera in the last minutes, lost to their superior opponent, who won the fight 67-95. With the win, Real Madrid retains their chance to finish second in the ACB’s regular stage, while Gran Canaria retains sixth place.
Data sheet:
67. BC The Great Canary (21+22+16+8): Balcerowski (6), Albicy (8), Slaughter (16), Brussino (12) and Carrera (3) -first team-; Nikolic (-), Kljajic (-), Inglis (4), Salvó (4), Diop (5) and Benite (9).
95. Real Madrid (23+31+17+24): Williams-Goss (4), Causeur (19), Randolph (8), Abalde (9) and Yabusele (17) -first team-; Fernández (5), Hezonja (18), Rodríguez (3), Tavares (8) and Cornelie (4).
referees: Fernando Calatrava, Jorge Martinez and Fabio Fernandez. Not deleted.
events: The match, which corresponds to the thirty-third day of the Endesa League, was played in front of 8,194 spectators at the Gran Canaria Arena. Before the match, a special canvas titled Eurocup was unveiled at the top of the pavilion, featuring the team’s collective achievements and retired jerseys. Likewise, Argentine Nico Brussino was awarded the Pepe Moriana – Canarias7 award as the best yellow player this season.