The university students celebrate in their last game of the preseason against Real Madrid, already with all their players
A week has passed and the sensations are completely opposite to those with which Sito Alonso’s team left the tournament in Vilagarcía de Arousa. Two clear defeats to Betis and Germany’s EWE, despite the losses by internationals, left the state with which UCAM approached the official competition in question very well.
This Saturday, in Puertollano, the Sito didn’t seem to want to wait a second longer for the dance to begin. With Real Madrid, the current champion of the Endesa League and perennial candidate for everything, UCAM showed its best game to clearly (90-104) beat a white team that was only in the lead in the opening minutes.
In the team of Chus Mateo, which still has no players, Mario Hezonja made his debut, one of the acquisitions of the summer on the European market. On the university side, David Jelínek, the last man to arrive. But be it one side or the other, the V Luis Casimiro de Puertollano tournament, which bears the name of the current Betis coach, revealed a white team in search of sensations in their best men, who for many minutes shared minutes in the quintet with a youth squad, and a UCAM very hungry to get a win that triggers the mind.
With a defense in which the speed of the assists stood out throughout the game, UCAM, to the rhythm of Tomás Bellas, launched into the second quarter. It is precisely the university base, trained in the merengue academy, that made the maximum difference in the second quarter (35-54, minute 19) with a 3+1.
With Sergio Rodríguez, Hezonja, Musa and Tavares on the court at the same time, Real Madrid’s physique and quality managed to quickly narrow the gap to six points (51-57, minute 25). But college shooting success had only lasted a few minutes, and in a scoring sprint he set another +16 with good baskets from the new Luther and Anderson. Also from the young Klavzar, much more complete with Bellas by his side on the dance floor.
With the game in their pockets, Real Madrid surrendered to a rush that, with the failure, allowed UCAM to keep running. Pustovyi, who narrowly played a key role in Thursday’s victory over Baskonia, was one of the men who stood out the most in the final, putting the 100-point basket at 2:37 from the end.
Source: La Verdad
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