Surne Bilbao regains leadership after winning Alba Berlin (83-75)
Surne Bilbao has played a great game against Alba Berlin, where the role of Somogyi, Hilliard and Vautier has been remarkable.
The Surne Bilbao Basket has won against the Alba Berlin (83-75) in Miribilla, in the group phase of the Champions League (BCL) . The men in black have played their part since the one-way match and theteam of Jaume Ponsarnau has made it clear that each ball would compete separately.
Alba's strong start has brought the locals into the game and the response has not been long in coming. Somogyihas opened the way with a 2+1 and Krampeljhas given energy to Surne Bilbao to start sending on the scoreboard. Defense has been the team's main weapon. They have managed to destabilize the Berlin team's attack and the Biscayans have reached the break with six pointsof advantage (45-39).
In the second half, the match has continued in favor of the black. Thanksto Vautier's superiority and teamwork, the Surn has gained an 11-point lead (64-53) that seemed to have put the match on track. But Alba reacted and the 1-10 partialreturned the Germans to the match. Between the offensive errors of the locals and the success of the visitors, the score was 72-75 with 2 minutes and 22 seconds to the end of the third quarter.
Somogyi and Hilliard appeared at the most difficult moment of the match, and with two consecutive triples, they regained control of the local team. The American signed the role of the top home scorer with17 points. Alba was unresponsive to the last push of the men in black and closed the contest with a score of 83-75.