Chima Monek stopped Kosner Baskonia in the extension (100-108)
The former Baskonia player has played a great game in the Buesa Arena. On his return, the Nigerian ala-pívot must hear more whistles than applause in Vitoria.
Former Baskonia player Chima Moneke fights for the ball at the Buesa Arena.
Kosner Baskonia today lost 100-108 to the Red Star on the 33rd day of the Euroleague, a match full of alternatives in which the Belgrade team was rewarded in the extension, thanks mainly to the work of the former Baskonia player Chima Moneke . the Nigerian ala-pívot was greeted with more applause than applause by the Vitorian fans in the Buesa Arena.
The visitors got off to a good start with Jordan Nwora and put the 11-20 in the middle of the first quarter, but then Kobi Simmons turned on Baskonia and Clement Frisch and Trent Forrest.
However,theBelgrade team has exhausted the 10th minute with 27-28 ahead on the scoreboard because the judges considered the controversial plug of Joel Bolomboy on Eugene Omoruyi legal.
However, the inertia of the match has done Paolo Galbiati a remarkable favour, and this has been demonstrated by the baskets of Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot at the beginning of the second half, which gave Baskonia short incomes (33-28, 37-32).
These short rents have been well managed and even increased by the Alaveses with their success in the free shots. They have come to rest 52-42 ahead on the scoreboard. The third quarter has ended 67-66 and the context of the meeting has smiled at the Red Star. At the beginning of the last quarter it has been put back ahead, thanks to the free shots of Moneke and Butler .
In the final stretch of the game, equality has been the dominant pattern. Forrest has had the final shot to win the match , but the ball has made the tie in the basket (91-91).
In the extension, Moneke and Luwawu-Cabarrot have experienced their particular rivalry, with Frisch as a secondary actor in Baskonia; in the Red Star that same role has been played by Ojeley, who with a triple and a matte has put the 100-106 for 49.2 seconds. Then Monek has closed the rebound in a desperate Baskonia shot that has ended the game.
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