euroleague day 31
real Madrid
fenerbahçe
Double victory for Real Madrid in the Euroleague. The white team defeated Fenerbahçe 90-75 and with the victory secured the home place factor for the quarter-finals of the European competition. With three days to go in the league, the team coached by Chus Mateo shares the lead with Olympiacos, who beat Villeurbanne 81-55. And he is already in fifth place with four wins. In the battle to reach the Final Four in Kaunas, madridistas will have the field factor.
With 16 points from Musa and 11 from Poirier and Hanga, Madrid edged out Itoudis’ Fenerbahçe, the team that topped the table during one leg of the Euroleague. This time, the white team didn’t need the best version of Tavares, who dropped his numbers to four points and a rebound for one night. After an even first half, supported by Turkey’s Hayes and Calathes (49-44), Madrid beefed up their defense after conceding many baskets in that first period and showed off their attacking arsenal to finish in the tens by the end of the game to ride -minute period benefit points.
A step backwards by Valencia Basket in their aspirations to qualify among the top eight in the Euroleague and reach the quarter-finals after losing to Red Star 92-73. The defeat leaves the Mumbrú team with virtually no options. And, by the way, complicates his chances of continuing in the highest competition next season as he will once again need to be invited.
The Red Star, led by the eternal Dusko Ivanovic (65 years old), prevailed thanks to the direction and success of Campazzo, the Argentine point guard who has revived the team since arriving from the NBA: 15 points and seven assists. Petrusev had 20 points and seven rebounds. Valencia, who have lost six of their last seven European games, scored just one goal from the line in the fourth quarter. Radebaugh was the Orange top scorer with 14 points. Both teams now have a record of 14 wins and 17 losses.
Euroleague Classification.
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