LEB Oro playoffs: local team forces fifth game

Movistar students They arrived at the San Pablo Pavilion in Seville to play the fourth game of the playoffs with a score of 2–1 after losing the third game to Real Betis Baloncesto. Members of the student team were hoping to qualify for the Final Four.

Nikola Rakocevic was not called up for the match due to a technical decision.

Pedro Rivero changed his starting five from the previous game and Alonso took to the park along with Wintering, Sola, Murphy and Larsen. The match started with Movistar Estudiantes’ domestic dominance and Kevin Larsen putting in his best performance, achieving an initial partial score of 2–9 in the first three minutes. But after this partial came the reaction of Real Betis Baloncesto and the blocking of the student team, which again failed to score points in the light, ending the quarterfinals. 17-9.

In the second quarter the student coach made defensive adjustments and with the second unit on the court, Francisco Caffaro again using the lights and Toms Leimanis slightly more successful than the rest, Movistar Estudiantes returned to the game with two goals remaining: 54, reaching the halfway point of the match , again managed to take the lead (27-28). But the local residents were not going to give up the game as lost and managed to win again by betting 35-31 at the end of the block.

In the third quarter, the Sevilla team, with the support of their players, went one step further than the college team and, thanks to the excellent play of Eddie Polanco, achieved a maximum of +14 in the game (59-45). Guillem Ferrando, piloting the ship, tried to get closer to the scoreboard; but the lack of success and the opposing team did not allow this to happen, 62-48

at the end of the third.

In the last quarter, despite trying to reduce the difference, Movistar Estudiantes still failed to score from the 6.75 line and felt uncomfortable on the court. Real Betis Baloncesto, who had no such problem, took advantage of the opportunity to end the match. 77-65.

Movistar Estudiantes fails in the fourth game, and the fifth game will be played in Madrid, which will qualify for the Final Four LEB Oro.

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Numbers

Movistar students (22.09.17.17)

Wintering (5), Alonso (4), Sola (-), Murphy (2), Larsen (17) – starting five – Ferrando (7), Leimanis (13), Dee (7), Suarez (-), Rodriguez ( -), Nzosa (7) and Caffaro (3).

FULL STATISTICS

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MVP: Kevin Larsen

The Dane led the game with 17 points, 7 rebounds and a PIR of 19.