The green was left without closure in the final quarter, could not at home against Neptunia and lost 86-72. Highlights of the visit; Carlos Benítez Gavilán with 20 points and Alexis Knecht with 19.
The game began with the local team betting on outside shots and with Lerose’s conversions added to the good start of Agustín Silva who took charge of the offense with six consecutive points. For its part, Neptunia started with a good passage in terms of the game, betting on the paint with Novello and Benítez Gavilán. Averaging the first Bank boy, he adjusted in defense forcing the visit to play uncomfortable and took advantage of his moment, first with the runs of So many with five points added to a new triple by Silva and another by Geréz to escape by ten (23-13) to missing dense minutes. At the close of the game they exchanged baskets to close the first ten minutes up the local 25-18.
In the second quarter, the Tricolor pressed on defense and with a good passage of 8-2 in their favor balanced the score (27-26) and forced Román Nuñez to request a minute. The match became even and Bancario broke the streak with Silva penetrating first, Martínez Lencioni contributing in the paint plus a good double from Geréz to continue on top of the scoreboard. Neptunia, for its part, bet on its game in the low post with Benítez Gavilán (nine in the fourth) and Novello to go ahead. The locals could not stand and felt the pressure on the visiting defense and the Tricolor took advantage of it from the good appearance of Pérez with two triples plus another from Lado to escape on the scoreboard and close the room with Neptunia up 46-34. Banking could not show his usual game, losing the partial of the second quarter by 28-9 with several things to correct in the long break.
The third period began with Bancario betting on the internal game with Leandro Geréz, who carried the offense on his shoulder with eight consecutive points accompanied by Lerose and quickly narrowed the score. Neptunia, for its part, continued betting on Benítez Gavilán. The good defense of the local and the conduction of So many made the local get into the match after a good partial and tied the game at 53. El Tricolor closed the fourth with four consecutive free kicks by Lado so that the visit left at the end of the third up only by two points (57-59).
The last period began with Bancario following the game towards Geréz, who with his experience managed to continue hurting and was the goal card in the paint with six points at the start. Neptunia suffered from the rush on offense and could not capitalize on the foreign board and only a double and a foul on Knecht to keep the visit in front (65-67). The effort to get closer to the scoreboard was felt by Bancario, who could not continue scoring on offense and Neptunia, led by Knecht and Lado, escaped and made a difference of twelve (70-82). At the close of the game it was not good for the locals and Neptunia ended up with the victory by 86-72.
For Bancario, what is coming is a trip to Paraná to face Olimpia and recover from the setback at home.
SYNTHESIS
Banking (72): Luciano Tantos 12, Agustín Silva 12, Juan Cruz Lerose 11, Tomás Sagarzazu 8, Leandro Gerez 23 (FI); Thomas Wagner 0, Fernando Salazar 2, Martínez Lencioni 4. DT: Román Núñez.
Neptunia (86): Cristian Pérez 9, Manuel Lado 18, Alexis Knecht 19, Carlos Benítez Gavilán 20, Matías Novello 11(FI), Patricio Rueda 1, Eros Repetto 2, Jerónimo Ramírez Acevedo 6, Francisco Dorregaray 0. DT Francisco Garciarena.
Partials: 25-18, 34-46, 57-59 and 72-86
Referees: Daniel Ortiz and Claudio Paez
Technical Commissioner: Marcela Valdez
Source: Banking Press
