76-88. Collective triumph to end a double day / San Pablo Burgos

(Photos: Real Betis Basketball Club)

Longuevida San Pablo Burgos triumphed away to Real Betis Baloncesto in a match that remained level until the final quarter, where Jota Cuspinera’s side took the lead to seal the win. The Castilians had a choral performance: almost the entire squad scored, and five players scored in double figures: Luke Fischer, Gonzalo Corbalan, Millan Jimenez, Mika Speight and Dusan Ristic. Thus, the Burgos team adds its twenty-second victory at the LEB Oro circuit.

The match in Seville started at a high tempo (3-6). Burgos’ team was boosted by three-pointers from Mickey Speight and Millan Jimenez, who established a maximum six-point lead (12-18). Joaquín Rodríguez’s contribution brought Betis back into the fight, adjusting the score as much as possible (17-18) and managing to level it at the end of the first quarter (21-21).

The Andalusian team worked on the perimeter and connected on three threes from Richard Kuksiks and Kaspars Berzins to give them a seven-point lead (30-23). The Castilians fought back with a partial score of 0-7, thanks to the work of Jonathan Kasibabu and Dusan Ristic, restoring equality (30-30). The locals took better advantage of their chance and again increased the lead in their favor (43-37). The points of Miha Lapornik and Jimenez went away from the match by the minimum distance by the break (43-42).

Bruno Savignani’s team again increased their lead on their return to the court (47-42), but Longuevida San Pablo Burgos tried to stay in the fight, regained control of the electronics and took advantage of a four-point advantage (51-55). . Dusan Ristic and Roko Rogic maintained the advantage of the visitors (57-62), and the locals scored thanks to free throws and ended the period with a triple from Kuksiks (63-65).

Gonzalo Corbalan took the team on his back and raised the maximum to seven points (66-73). A quick reaction from the Sevilla side brought them close again (71-73), but Burgos’ side latched on to triples from Speight and Barrera and great work from Luke Fischer to close the gap (74-85). With a maximum of twelve points, Longuevida San Pablo Burgos achieved their twenty-second victory of the season (76-88).

The Burgos team will play their next LEB Oro match against Alimerca Oviedo Baloncesto on Saturday, April 20, at 20:00 at the Coliseum stadium.

Data sheet

76 – Real Betis basketball: Lucas Faggiano (15), Joaquin Rodriguez (19), Eddie Polanco (10), Brooks DeBisschop (2) and Pablo Almazan (4) – starting five – Kaspars Berzins (8), Nedim Dedovich (1), Adria Domenech (4) , Ondrej Hanzlik (4), Richards Kuksiks (9).

88 – Longevity of San Pablo Burgos: Mika Speight (9), Gonzalo Corbalan (12), Millan Jimenez (13), Siim-Sander Vene (3) and Luke Fischer (14) – starting five – Alex Barrera (6), Micha Lapornik (7), Ignacio Rosa ( 3), Jonathan Kasibabu (3), Roko Rogic (7), Dusan Ristic (11), Edin Atich (-).

Numbers: 21-21; 22-21; 20-23; 13-23.

Judges: Carlos Javier Garcia, Jorge Baena and Jorge Caamaño.

Incidents: The match corresponding to the thirtieth day of LEB Oro took place at the Municipal Sports Palace of San Pablo.

Jota Kustinera post-match press conference