Too much champion for UCAM

The Murcians are shipwrecked against a much higher Tenerife on their debut in the ‘top 16’

It was not the best day for UCAM. Bills seemed to be pending from a little over two weeks ago when these two teams met on Epiphany Day at the Palace with a very favorable result for those of Murcia (85-64), and those of Tenerife wanted to give up what their league is, a Champions League that they won twice, the last one this past season and that on the weekend of February 10 to 12 they can elevate Intercontinental in the tournament that they themselves will host only once a week before the Copa del Rey , where they placed and placed third.

In other words, a team with hardly any cracks. UCAM was crushed by this aurinegro roller, who in some great minutes of the second quarter (15-2 run in the space of three minutes) got a comfortable income that he kept during a game where he showed the muscle that made him a follow-up line spends squad, which is one of the deepest and most experienced not only in national basketball.

With a broad tactical script, Vidorreta’s men have a deadly weapon in their hands in direct blocking and following with bases like Huertas and Fitipaldo towards a ball they want to put in the hands of Shermadini in particular. UCAM stopped the Georgian giant, only to be destroyed by its backers. Huertas went to 20 points in just 17 minutes and Fitipaldo to 23 with six three-pointers from seven attempts.

Huertas (20), Salin (8), Abromaitis (5) Doornekamp (0) and Shermadini (7) -starting five- Fernández (10), Rodríguez (0), Fitipaldo (23), Diagné, Sastre (7), Guerra (5) and Fernandez.

Trice (9), Jelínek (9), Anderson (0), Radovic (14) and Pustovyi (2) -starting five- Klavzar (2), Luther (13), Bellas (0), McFadden (2), Diop ( 7), Rojas (7) and Andronikashvili (0).

One of the college students most missed against a team with great drivers, Jordan Davis, was the foreigner who had to pass the UCAM to fulfill the call. The guard is Sito’s best defender on the outside line, but also a player who has been far from his level in recent weeks.

In this, Bellas was one of the most sacrificed in defense against Huertas, but how quickly he accused himself of fouls was decisive for a game that, offset by points from Trice at the start, allowed UCAM to hold on (17-16, end of the game). first quarter). In addition, Luther, the most discreet of the season, surprised with nine runs, but his third triple converted in just over fifteen minutes was the last good news for his team in a long time (27-28, minute 14).

In defense of the direct block, UCAM had chosen to cover the pass to the pivot. The penalty was a scoring celebration for the bases. Until a few free throws from Sastre, Tenerife scored 20 points in a row from the direct block. Huertas started with seven, but after a technique he sat down and Fitipaldo took over. With two three-pointers scored in the first quarter, Trice would make the fatal decision to keep passing the blocks from behind, and the Uruguayan scored another two. A refusal shows the moment UCAM went through, victim of an unfavorable partial of 15-2 (42-30, minute 17).

Sito’s second timeout in two minutes appeared to contain the storm, but Tenerife was let loose. And there was no lack of shots in the foot. With three fouls on the pitch, Sito played with fire and kept Pustovyi on the pitch in the last stretch of the first half and the Ukrainian himself got himself burned. Lack followed by technique to answer the rival coach. Eliminated from a game UCAM played without Sakho, an injured position partner. The best thing that could happen was that the break came after a second quarter with 31 points against (48-34, break).

A slap on the wrist that must also be for Anderson, the two-time Euroleague champion who ended the game with a donut in scoring and was late for a multitude of actions. If your two biggest attributions add up to two points, bad.

And when a team from the Tenerife category has the game so right, it’s very hard to see it let go. UCAM improved, especially protecting the rebound, as it did not give Vidorreta’s team a second chance in the third quarter, but it was very difficult for them to work static, forcing them to play their rival. Bellas was still penalized for fouls and with Trice spinning, only Radovic’s proud drive saved the attack.

In a risky decision, Sito introduced the unprecedented Klavzar and Andronikashvili together, freshness accompanied by two triples by Jelínek that narrowed the difference to ten (61-53, minute 29). It was quite a mirage with Marcelinho’s return on the field to open a final quarter in which UCAM created hardly any danger, and when he was joined by the other great Murcian executioner, Fitipaldo, to finish the match together, recovered not only his lost advantage, also to end the game in its biggest difference. In the end, a score that is practically identical to that of almost twenty days ago at the Palace (85-65

Source: La Verdad

Shawn

I am Shawn Partain, a journalist and content creator working for the Today Times Live. I specialize in sports journalism, writing articles that cover major sporting events and news stories. With a passion for storytelling and an eye for detail, I strive to be accurate and insightful in my work.