Surne Bilbao has defeated PAOK, ranked first, and will face Turkey's Petkim Spor in the quarterfinals

Surne Bilbao returns to Thessaloniki, the Greek city that ten months ago won the FIBA Europa Cup tournament, in the pavilion known as the PAOK Sports Arena Palataki , to face the PAOK. The goal was to achieve the tenth consecutive victory at the end of the second phase of the same continental tournament, which she has achieved in a very tight final quarter with a one-point difference (87-88).

The quarter-finals rival will be the Turkishteam Petkim Spor \u00A0, after losing on the last day to the Peristeri.

Surne Bilbao could finish first in the group, three weeks ago 's victoryagainst the PAOK in Miribilla  ondo (95-73). Ponsarnau's boys were looking for the extra prize to finish this second phase withallthe victories  eta without defeat, which will allow them to play in Bilbao the semi-final and return matches of the final\u00A0.

The Ponsarnau were about to throw away the good work done in the last two minutes for most of the first quarter. They were always behind but close on the scoreboard, except at the end of the fourth.

In the second quarter, the men in black reacted and put themselves ahead of the scoreboard. However, Frey has not been too thin in leading the team or in front of the rival hoop, which has prevented him from taking advantage of the scoreboard. The judges have indicatedtwo techniques , one for each team, after which the billiards have again made some bad decisions at the end of the first half (50-42).

After the break, Ponsarnau's team, far from straightening the course, lowered its performance in the first half of the third quarter, as they were unable to close the defensive rebound , a path that the Greek team took advantage of to continue sending in the match (75-64).

In the last quarter, the men in black have hardened the defense and stopped the bleeding, so that thanks to the work they have managed to cut distances, tie the match and put themselves ahead of the scoreboard. Moreover, unlike in the previous quarters, they have hit in the last few minutes, under the direction of a great Pantzar, and have combined the victory with a one-point difference (87-88).

On January 2 at the Bilbao Arena, after receiving a historic beating in front of the solid Valencia Basket  (72-116), the Surn has won six wins in the Endesa League and four more in the European competition.