The Extremaduran team won the match that was postponed in extra time with four three-pointers by Schmidt after forcing the Balearic Islands into extra time and now has twelve wins.
A frightening match, not suitable for heart patients, the one played this Sunday by the World Heritage Cáceres against Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma, which was decided in the five minutes of extra time after drawing 73 at the end of the fourth period and having enjoyed a eleven point lead.
And it is that the visitors, who arrived with 20 seconds to go with a favorable lead of 7 points, gave several extra lives in the last quarter to the islanders, who did not waste the opportunity in a worthy way.
Thus, a three-pointer from Peñarroya forced five more minutes of play, since the black-and-white could not score in possession for the last five seconds.
However, in extra time, the four three-pointers by the black-and-green Schmidt watered down the comeback and the local high, and with a partial 14-19, Cáceres reaped its twelfth victory with the score 87-92, to remain third in the table in the absence of disputes. games postponed, while Palma continues in last place with two wins in 18 games played.
Robert White
“In the end, with everyone’s defensive work and with a player who is unstoppable when he bursts in, and I’m very happy for him, we managed to get back to the front when it seemed like we were most affected, we controlled our final emotions better and we took the victory”, summed up the coach of Cáceres, Roberto Blanco, at a press conference.
match development
This Sunday’s match in Son Moix, corresponding to matchday 15 postponed due to covid, started favorably for the locals, more aligned in the game during the first ten minutes, successful in the shot of three, while standing out in the annotation by the visitors Ben Mbala with 7 points, so far.
Despite this, after a 20-18 run in the first quarter, the break came with a positive score of 31-39 for Cáceres, who little by little entered the game with triples by Duje Dukan and good play by Mateo Díaz. and Jaume Lobo, among others.
Thus, the partial of the second quarter was for the visitors 11-21, entering the third period with difficulty scoring and soon entering bonus fouls, which caused Palma to get closer to the score 50-51 with ten minutes to go. by a partial of 19-12.
And it is that the locals came to be placed up again 58-53 with seven minutes to go, which offset Schmidt’s triples and Diaz’s points, among others.
“If someone thought that it was going to be an easy game, no matter how many casualties the rival had, they were very wrong”, Blanco pointed out.
Thus, the crazy final seconds arrived, Palma reaching equality “in extremis”, which was finally overcome by the Extremaduran team in extra time.
Statements Roberto Blanco
“We came into the fourth quarter in control, and that’s where we feel comfortable. We have the defensive calm that sometimes the attack does not give us. We have made a change of disposition playing with little ones and it went well for us. But basketball has those actions, that’s why it’s a wonderful sport, and when the game seemed to be over, they give us five points”, explained the visiting coach.
For the Cáceres coach, despite coming on colder, his players were “psyched up” to compete from the start and so they have been getting into the game with “intelligence” to attack Palma.
Thus, he has shown his joy for the important twelfth victory, two in a row away from home, a victory that he hopes will be “a boost of energy” for the team, making “self-criticism” of what has been done wrong and giving “much more value ” to team play and less to individuals because “in the end Devin has scored when he has blocked well”.
Schmidt’s 26 points, Dukan’s 17 and Mbala’s 16 points stood out for Cáceres, while in rebounding they contributed 8 and 7 rebounds. Mbala and Schmidt, respectively.
Cáceres’ next match will be on Sunday, February 20 at 12:30 in the “Ciudad de Cáceres” Multipurpose Pavilion against Easycharger Palencia.
MATCH SHEET
- PALMER MEDITERRANEAN SOUL PALMA (87): Peñarroya (6); Van Beck (21); Figueras (16); Kostadinov (6); Feliu (5); Pavelka (13); Ikpeze (4); Lunqvist (16).
- CACERES WORLD HERITAGE (92): Ben Mbala (16); Devin Schmidt (26); Jorge Sanz (5); Mateo Diaz (12); Manu Rodriguez (3); James Wolf (4); Julen Olaizola (3); Duje Dukan (17); Romaric Belemene (2): Carlos Toledo (4).
Photos: San Agustin Bay
