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First February: undefeated against our fans (108-85)

V First February, slider home

Match

Movistar Estudiantes returned to the WiZink Center for the second week in a row to meet this time with Friends of Castello. The people of Castellón came to the match with great feelings after a very good pre-season preparation and a victory on the first day of the league over Alimerca Oviedo Baloncesto (90-68). For their part, Movistar Estudiantes also arrived with good energy after going undefeated in the preparatory matches in September and winning decisively on the first day against one of the great direct rivals, Monbus Obradoiro.

Both teams had losses: in Movistar Estudiantes: Juan Rubio did not play in the game because he had the flu; and the guests played without Alvaro Martinez; Instead, Alejandro Montero was called to the schoolchildren and Diego Holgado to the guests.

Granger, Schmidt, Garino, Alderete and Barro were the five chosen by Pedro Rivero to start the match, which initially went well for the Movistar Estudiantes team because, despite the visitors’ counterattacks, thanks to the attacking actions of Granger, Garino and Schmidt managed to put + 8 into the light at 4:40. Despite this, if we have learned anything in this league, it is that we should never trust ourselves to take advantage of a few minutes in which the players in blue, although moving the ball, could not ultimately score; The Castellón residents scored a partial score of 3–12 in the final minutes of the quarter, which put them ahead on the scoreboard at the end of the quarter. 23-24.

In the second quarter, when the quintet was completely renewed (Diaz, Sola, Alonso, Andric and Kravic on the court) and thanks to the spectacular play of Kravic, unstoppable in the paint, the students managed to turn the tide less than 4 minutes before light and so far gave their best in the game ( 39-26). In the following minutes, Alonso, relying on the experience and good play of Garino and Alderete, managed to maintain his distance. But in the last rallies, those in white, without giving up, achieved partial in their favor to get closer and lower the barrier of 10 as the match came to an end. 51-42.

Upon returning from the locker room, Alonso was unstoppable, both from the 6.75 line, under the basket, and at the free throw line, and with 12 points in the first minutes of the quarter, he helped the team take a lead of more than 20 points (64-44 at the minute 6:27). In the remaining minutes of the quarter, the students set the pace of the game and, with great choral contributions, maintained the difference in ease at the end of the quarter. 82-62.

In the first two minutes of the last quarter, the locals failed to score points, forcing Rivero to stop the game when he saw that the interim score was 0:4. The blockade did not last long and soon the composure of Kravic and Diaz brought the Movistar Estudiantes team back into the game and thus increased the lead with baskets that lifted the ViZinc Center like the one the Serbian scored on his back. The final result was 108-85.

A second league win for Movistar Estudiantes, helping them continue their form ahead of the next away test.

Next meetings

There are now two very difficult Primera FEB days ahead away from home (Grupo Ureta Tizona and Palencia Baloncesto) and the schoolchildren will only return home on Tuesday, October 22 at 20:30, when they will play the last game of the group stage. Copa del Rey against Basquet Bueno Arenas Albacete. In the same week they will play on Sunday 27 October at 18:30 at the WiZink Center in the fifth round of Primera FEB against the newly promoted Caja Rural Samora. Tickets are available.

Numbers

Movistar students (23-28-31-26)

Granger (10), Schmidt (8), Garino (11), Alderete (11) and Barro (9) – starting quintet – Diaz (10), Sola (7), Montero (-), Alonso (18), Giovannetti ( -), Andric (3) and Kravic (21).

Amyx Castello (24-18-20-23)

Arcos (9), Tate (11), Adala Moto (7), Menendez (10) and Okuo (2) – starting quintet – Faner (5), Roig (3), Minlend (13), Holgado (2), Stutz (13), Echeguren (7) and Ngom (3).

Full statistics.

The WiZink Center accommodated 6,009 spectators.