Basketball Champions League: recap of the 13 March games
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The recap of the Basketball Champions League games of 13 March, which closed the fifth round.
Yesterday, 13 March, was a great night in the Basketball Champions League as the fifth round came to an end. Here is what happened.
Unicaja staged a comeback to win 76-80 in the fifth game of Round I of the Basketball Champions League, thanks to an 8-19 run in the fourth period that decided the game. Cassius Winston’s 19 points and five assists, Austin Wiley’s 15 points and eight rebounds and Prewitt’s 12 points were not enough for the hosts. Unicaja got 19 points from Kendrick Perry, 13 points and 8 rebounds from Kravish and 11 points and 6 rebounds from Kameron Taylor.
In Group I, Strasbourg won the French derby against Cholet 96-84 in a fairly even game that was decided in the final quarter thanks to a great offensive performance by the hosts. Strasbourg got 18 points from Cavalière, 12 points and seven assists from Tyrus McGee and 12 points and eight rebounds from Nysier Brooks. Hruban and Campbell’s 17 points each were not enough for Cholet, who also got 15 from Nzekwesi.
In Group L, Promitheas challenged Hapoel Holon, who won 92-93 in Greece, to hold off a comeback attempt by the hosts. For Promitheas, the 30 points and eight assists of a wild Anthony Cowan Jr, in addition to Cameron Reynolds’ 19, were not enough. Hapoel Holon got 20 points from Kevin Hervey, 14 points and 8 assists from McCall and 12 from Hanochi.
In Group K, Peristeri won 61-76 away to Hapoel Jerusalem in a game characterised by runs and counter-runs, the decisive of which came in the fourth period when the hosts went 7-for-17 from the field. For the hosts, Smith was the only player in double figures with 10 points and 7 assists. For Peristeri, Joe Ragland had 16 points and 10 assists, Elijah Mitrou-Long 15 points and Thompson 10 points and 11 rebounds.
The fifth round of the Basketball Champions League was completed by the challenge between Lenovo Tenerife and Pinar Karsiyaka, which ended with a score of 88-79 for the Spaniards. Kyle Guy scored 17 points, Abromaitis 16 points and 7 rebounds and Huertas 16 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds for Tenerife, who took a 28-21 lead in the third period. Not enough for Pinar were 22 points from Errick McCollum, 19 from Martin and 14 points and 7 rebounds from Brown.