MADRID, 9 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
This Tuesday, Unicaja and UCAM Murcia sealed their ticket to the Final Four of the basketball Champions League, which this year is being held in Belgrade, and will meet in the semifinals after beating the Greek Promitheas Patras (83-90) and the German MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (72-85), respectively, in the second match of the quarterfinal tie.
Those from Malaga will be in the grand final for the second consecutive year. At the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, the Ibon Navarro asserted a decisive 0-12 partial in the third quarter to win the duel, supported by the American center David Kravish, the best of the Malaga team with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 21 rating.
The cajista team took the initiative at the beginning, but a triple by Hale started the reaction of the Greeks, who finished the first quarter ahead despite a 3+1 caused by Alberto Díaz that reduced the gap (26-23). The Kravish-Kalinoski partnership allowed Ibon Navarro’s team to regain control and lead at half-time (43-46).
The alternations kept hope in both teams at the restart until American guard Tyler Kalinoski and his compatriot Kravish took control with a run of 0-12 that made it 54-65 at the end of the third quarter. Although the local team tried to get closer, Unicaja certified its ticket for the Serbian capital.
There they will meet UCAM Murcia in the semi-finals, which also made it through the fast track at the home of MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. Despite the loss of Ludde Hakanson due to back problems, Sito Alonso’s team knew how to dismantle the German team and manage the game during the first two quarters.
American point guard Jonah Radebaugh led the attack in the first minutes on German soil, in which the university team managed to take the lead at the end of the first quarter (20-25), an advantage that became even greater, at +10, when The players went to the locker room (37-47).
Riesen pressed on the restart with a 7-0 run, but the Murcians, led by Montenegrin center Marko Todorovic – 17 points and 6 rebounds – and with three triples from North American guard Troy Caupain, annulled the local reaction.
2024-04-09 20:29:53
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