Al PalaBigi takes the field this Tuesday in the European Cup UNAHOTELS Reggio Emiliawho challenges the Poles in front of the friendly public WKS Slask Breslavia in the match that represents the 4th day of the Basketball Champions League.
The hosts are in second place in the Group F standings, with two wins and one defeat to their credit; on the other hand, the guests occupy the last position, having lost all three matches played so far.
UNAHOTELS prevailed in the first leg match 65-73.
UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 74-70 WKS Slask Breslavia: match analysis
The UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia he sweats like hell but in the end he manages to knock out the WKS Slask Breslaviathus achieving the third success out of the four matches played so far in the competition and taking another step forward towards the second phase.
Not an easy match and it also didn’t start in the best way for coach Priftis’ men, who found themselves chasing their opponents in the first 10 minutes of the game. In the second half, however, profitability increased for Winston and his associates, who managed to get the ball rolling and close on +4 the first half of the match despite the guests’ good offensive play (50% from the arc, 46% from two and 16 assists at halftime for the Poles).
Upon returning from the changing rooms the match continues to have a high pace, but errors and turnovers increase on both sides. To take advantage of the opportunity Reggio Emiliawhich mostly finds the bottom of the retina e dragged by Winston, she tries the definitive escape on +10 at dawn of the last fraction. Game closed? Not at all. In 30″ Wroclaw halves the deficit and halfway through the last period they also manage to complete the comeback reaching 64-64. In the final, however, Smith takes the leadwho with four plays (two triples and a couple of mid-range baskets) gives oxygen back to his teammates and allows UNAHOTELS to regain a margin of safety to manage – with a few too many thrills – until the end.
The match scoreboard:
Partial: 17-20; 24-17; 18-12; 15-21
Total: 17-20; 41-37; 59-49; 74-70
Reggiana Basketball: Barford* 12, Gallo, Winston* 22, Faye* 2, Golmbauld 8, Smith 13, Uglietti 5, Suljanovic NE, Fainke NE, Vitali* 2, Chillo 3, Cheatham Jr* 7. Rebounds: Gombauld 12. Assist: Winston 5. Coach: Priest
WKS Slask Breslavia: Nunez* 9, Cooper 6, Kulikowski 3, Golebiowski* 10, Pintka* 6, Penava 14, Blackshear 6, Bogucki 5, Waczynski 5, Lynch* 3, Senglin* 3. Rebounds: Golebiowski 8. Assist: Ponitka 7. Coach: Rajkovic
