Kosner Baskonia has lost in Badalona and the third match will be played (82-63)
Paolo Galbiati's team has made a bad start and paid for the rest of the game, so the playoff will be decided on Sunday at the Buesa Arena.
The Asisa Joventut has forced its third match in the quarter-finals by defeating Kosner Baskonia (82-63) in a match dominated by Dani Miret's team from start to finish.
The Badalonians have started the second game with the accelerator by the hand of Cameron Hunt, who has been doing very well from a medium and long distance. Kosner Baskonia has gradually improved his offensive options, especially thanks to young Matteo Spagnolo , who has made several positive moves to bring his team a little closer.
The Asisa Joventut, however, did not lower its guard and finished the first quarter with a 25-14lead.
The match script has not changed in the second quarter. The Baskonists have not reacted and the locals have taken advantage of it to further increase their lead. After going 22 points below , Kosner Baskonia has improved on both sides of the track, and with Trent Forrest at the head with a final partial of 0-9 they have managed to score 44-31for rest.
In the second half, both teams signed an exchange of blows, but the Asisa Joventut took a big lead again thanks to Hunt's umpteenth positive action. With a triple of his own, his team got 62-43at the end of the third quarter.
The American escort, far from slowing down the scoring rate, continued with a triple shot and sentenced the match to a Kosner Baskonia who was lost for the worse (82-63).
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