Lointek Gernika Bizkaia propped up second place in group H of the Eurocup beating Rutronik Stars Keltern with authority by 78-59 in Maloste this Wednesday, November 16. This triumph leaves one victory away from securing qualification for the next phase with two days still to play.
The meeting between the Basque team and the German did not have much history. Lointek Gernika Bizkaia showed their superiority from the beginning with an initial 8-0 and at the end of the first ten minutes they had a 20-point lead (32-12).
In the second quarter, the local team was also the clear dominator of the match, although Rutronik Stars improved their game and thanks to this they managed to reduce their disadvantage a bit. (49-31).
The locals left the clash practically sentenced in the first two quarters, but just in case they didn’t slow down in the third. He was once again superior to his rival and reached the last quarter with a favorable result of 70-51.
In the last ten minutes, Lointek Gernika Bizkaia kept the game under control, did not suffer, and sealed their victory (78-59).
Data sheet:
78 – Lointek Gernika Bizkaia (32+17+21+8): Ariztimuño (5), Brooque Williams (24), Spreafico (8), Wojta (10) and Sofía Silva (4) -starting five-; Busch (11), Meskonyte (2), Cvitkovic (14), Uxue Aberasturi and Paule Loroño.
59 – Rutronik Stars Keltern (12+19+20+8): Arthur (10), Wilke (6), Hartmann (2), Mayombo (2) and Kiss-Rusk (10) -starting five-; Brown (16), Remenarova (9) and Schuler (4).
Partial: 32-12, 49-31 (rest); 70-51 and 78-59 (final).
Referees: Josip Mikulic (Croatia), Josh Bowe (Great Britain) and Laure Coanus (France). No eliminated.
Source: Eitb
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