A Bintoufa with a great atmosphere, two of the most powerful teams in the competition and a title at stake. The conditions were the best for the match which was broadcast on Twitch with a resounding success. In the end, the title went to Burgos, with a more powerful inside game than his opponent and the point guard duo (Alonso and Cuevas) moving at a brutal pace. Their rivals, without relying on their star Edwin Jackson, relied on the young talents of Diego Alderete, Pol Molins and Nacho Arroyo, all under 23 years old. UBU Tizona is already on the upswing after the achievement achieved in 2005 and 2006 and has won its third LEB Silver Cup.
The first quarter began with a certain amount of respect between the two teams, two very talented squads but who compete in different conferences and who had not faced each other. The crowd inspired Hestia Menorca to score the first basket, but UBU Tizona took advantage of his inner strength to take the first advantage (9-17 min 7), bringing Didac Cuevas off the bench to revolutionize the match. gave. A three-pointer by Gonzalez Longarella tightened the score, making it 18–23 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter started with an 0-7 run, leading to a timeout for JV Zamora. 18-30, +12 for a UBU Tizona who pressured the defense and didn’t allow a basket near the basket, while Joe Cremo did the damage on offense. Pol Molins, one of Insular’s young ‘veterans’, took over, but the maximum went up to 18 points. Nacho Arroyo scored from 6.75 after several minutes without seeing the hoop and the match went to halftime with a favorable 31–46 for the visitors, who kept to the script set by their coach Diego Ocampo.
This was evident for Diego Ocampo, who came out to set a very high game pace with a pair of point guards (Ayoze Alonso and Didac Cuevas) reaching +23 (36-59) early in the third quarter. Was. Javi Zamora knew it was his last chance and put Hestia Menorca in the zone. Diego Alderete and Nacho Arroyo had a few minutes of inspiration, allowing the crowd to once again enjoy the historic match. But another figure stood out, Argentine Alejandro Bortolusi, who scored 7 points almost in a row to calm the spirits of the Balearic Islands (48–68).
There were ten minutes left and UBU Tizona’s philosophy was not to slow down the match. Diego Ocampo’s men kept running. Of course, with more inaccuracies due to fatigue, which allowed Hestia Menorca to fight for five minutes to the game (62-73). Joe Cremo, a player with a lot of class, steals the ball and makes the free throw. The locals played it all with zones in defense and triples in attack, although they lost Alderete and Tomic on individual terms. The final minutes remained, but the title reached Burgos (76–90) with Joe Cremo as Cup MVP.
