Despite suffering more than necessary, the “Milrayitas” added a new victory, number 20 in the regular stage. It was 73 to 71 in the Falkland Islands.
(Photo: Demian Schleider / prensa Peñarol)
Penarol of Mar del Plata beat Argentine from Junín by 73 to 71 at the Islas Malvinas Sports Center and secured positive record in the regular stage of National Basketball Leagueso the current shooting guard of the season already has the guaranteed ticket in the playoffs after three years without success.
Although he suffered more than expected, the Milrayitas He added victory 20 in the season (he has 7 losses) and consolidated himself in second place in the table, behind Quimsa, who has 20 wins and 5 losses. The great figure of the night was Joaquín Valinotti that from the bench of substitutes added 24 points and had an outstanding second quarter in which he scored 6 triples in 6 attempts.
To the surprise of those who were present at the Islas Malvinas Sports Center, in the first quarter Peñarol had his sights diverted (1 of 7 in triples) and no offensive ideas before a good defensive task by the visit, a team that fed Robert Daniels in the paint to take advantage of the local confusion and win the first 10 minutes by 11-20.
But the meeting changed drastically when the Milrayitas turned on fast from one tremendous performance by Valinottithat in just the second quarter made 6 three-pointers out of 6 attempts to advance his team on the scoreboard, win the chapter 30-14 and go into the long break up 41-34.
In the third quarter, the Turkish had his best offensive moment with 5 triples and, led by ex-Peñarol Jonatan Slider, went back to the front on the scoreboard against a Mar del Plata team that, beyond streaks by Tevin Glass and Carlo Buemo, did not find the best scaffolding. In the decisive room the visit went up by 56-60.
But in the last chapter a solid defense appeared on the front line, great moments from ex-NBA Al Thornton and a good closing game from Valinotti. With these weapons, the cast led by Leandro Ramella led the result again, although at the end the foreigner Thomas Cooper had the last ball of the night and attempted a triple to win it but his shot was too short. He went 73 to 71.
Now Penarol will have a complex tour of four games in the north of the country. The next engagement will be Monday when from 9:30 p.m. he visits Communications in Mercedes. It will then be measured Obera on Wednesday, a week later against the pointer Quimsa and will close the path before Olympic of La Bandaa team led by Leonardo Gutiérrez, on Friday, March 18.
SYNTHESIS
Penarol (73): Bruno Sansimoni 3, Carlos Buemo 12, Tomás Monacchi 8, Al Thornton 6 and Tevin Glass 11 (FI); Joaquín Valinotti 24, Fabián Sahdi 5, Nicolás Franco 4 and Lucas Gorosterrazú 0. DT: Leandro Ramella.
Argentine from Junin (71): Carlos Rodríguez Conner 2, Jonatan Slider 15, Thomas Cooper 12, Robert Daniels 18 and Pablo Alderete 14 (FI); Juan Ignacio Rodríguez Suppi 8, Enzo Filipetti 2 and Mauro Araujo 0. DT: Eduardo Japez.
Partials: 11-20; 30-14 (41-34); 15-26 (56-60) and 17-11 (73-71)
Referees: Alejandro Chiti, Daniel Rodrigo and Franco Ronconi.
Stadium: Falkland Islands Sports Center.
