82-72. MoraBanc ends his bad streak and takes the first of the 10 finals

Andorra La Vella, 19 Mar MoraBanc Andorra broke a streak of four consecutive defeats in the Endesa League and won the first of the ten remaining finals on Saturday to avoid relegation. David Eudal's team, with a great Moussa Diagne (13 points, 5 rebounds and 20 valuation) beat Surne Bilbao Basket 82 to 71 thanks to a 16-6 run in the fourth quarter that was key to the local victory. The start of the match was dominated by defenses and also by nerves. A lot was played by MoraBanc, who spent the first two minutes without scoring, until they achieved their first advantages with a +6 (13 to 7) with a partial in favor of 8-0. Two consecutive three-pointers by Clevin Hannah and two points from Oriol Paulí gave air to those of the Principality. Surne Bilbao responded with a 0-7 run that put him ahead. The entry of Rousselle and Inglis was key for Àlex Mumbru's. The first quarter ended with a triple from Álex Reyes to leave the 15-17 and in the last stretch of the first quarter the best explanation of Andorran anxiety was reflected with two shots under the rim missed by Victor Arteaga and Mario Nakic. The staging of Surne Bilbao in the second act put the locals on the ropes. The partial from 2 to 8 was the maximum advantage for the Mumbru with 17 to 25. David Eudal's learned their lesson and improved defensively. A partial of 16 to 5 to 2'00" of the break again put the Andorrans ahead with the 33-30 with special prominence for David Jelínek with two triples. Two consecutive successes by Goudelock from the 6.75 line awakened Surne Bilbao and four points in a row from Miller-McIntyre brought the match to halftime with the equalized 37-36. The defensive improvement resurrected a MoraBanc trapped by anxiety. At the resumption, the two teams decided to face a match of exchange of blows, both in defense and in attack. Of course, Surne Bilbao Basket was only ahead with 41 to 42. David Eudal's team resisted in attack with the success of 'Drew' Crawford with six consecutive points. There were no big differences in the score, but from 55 to 50 it went to 58 to 58 with a partial of 3 to 8 from Mumbru. A three-pointer by Alex Reyes closed the third quarter. A 16-6 run of MoraBanc that started with an adverse 60-62 was providential to win the match. MoraBanc, with a defense at the limit, started the set with a three-pointer from Hannah and closed it with one from Jelínek. At 2'43", the result was 79 to 68 with a triple by Moussa Diagne. Surne Bilbao was completely trapped in the spider web created by the Andorran coach. The best of the match was Moussa Diagne with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 20 scores, but the top scorer was David Jelínek with 18. The best for Surne Bilbao was Damien Inglis with 20 points and 23 points. - Technical sheet 82- MoraBanc Andorra (15+22+21+24): Hannah (13), Jelinek (18), Oriol Pauli (10), Conor Morgan (3) and Moussa Diagne (13) -titular quintet-; Amine Noua (2), 'Tunde' (2), Miller-McIntyre (4), 'Drew' Crawford (6), Mario Nakic (7), Victor Arteaga (2) and Nacho Llovet (2). 72- Surne Bilbao Basket (17+19+22+14): Rafa Luz (7), Goudelock (10), David Walker (-), Masiulis (10) and Angel Delgado (8) -titular quintet-; Rousselle (4), Peno (1), Withey (6), Alex Reyes (6), Inglis (20) and Tomeu Riu Go (-). Referees: Juan Carlos Garcia Gonzalez, Jorge Martinez and Andrés Fernández. No deletions. Incidents: Match from matchday 24 of the Endesa League at the Andorra Sports Center with 3,370 spectators. CHIEF 1011857 vds/and (PHOTO)