Baskonia reacted this Saturday against Surne Bilbao Basket (100-97) and confirmed its presence in the playoffs after a good meeting end in Buesa Arena.
Tadas Sedekerskis was the most valued with 23 assessment credits, but Chima Moneke and Trent Forrest were key in the last phase of the party.
Harald Frey with 21 credits, was the best of the Biscays, who put Vitorians against the ropes.
Baskonia better entered the game, with more rhythm and energy, but the triple straightened the course of Bilbao Basket and kept them in a game.
The entrance to Tadas Sedekerskis improved those of Pablo Laso, who responded to their rival with two triples of Nikos Rogkavopoulos to go ahead in the first ten minutes, 26-20.
Bagayoko matches the physicist in both areas in the second assault, but Baskonia did not fail three and began to open a complicated gap.
The third foul of Melvin Pantzar complicated the rotation in the base position but Harald Frey broke out to avoid the bloody of the Catalans, who climbed on the back of his captain, tadas sedekerskis.
A triple of Tomas Gielo fixed the final part of the Baskonia and the duel went to the break by 49-43.
In the second part the script changed. 'The men in Black' put a march and were more successful, unlike Baskonia, which suffered more to score.
The luminous wore a draw at 63 min 27 and although Markus Howard kept Pablo Laso standing, between Frey and Abdul-Rahkman, they were in charge of turning the score with ten minutes to the end, 71-76.
The triples catapulted those of Jaume Ponsarnau at the start of the last quarter with several distant releases scored that put them with a ten-point rent, 77-87.
Chima Moneke's entrance gave more offensive options to the premises, who recovered the land with a 16-4, (93-91).
In hot moments, a triple of Abdul-Rahkman at a minute of the end was responded with another from Tim Luwawu-Cabarrot.
Trent Forrest recovered the ball in the last Bilbao play and sentenced with two free throws, until the final 100-97.
Technical file
100 – Baskonia (26+23+22+29): Forrest (10), Howard (15), Luwawu-Cabarrot (17), Moneke (12) and Diop (8) -Cinco initial-; Baldwin (4), Rogkavopoulos (7), Hall (11), Sedekerskis (13) and Samanic (3).
97 – Surne Bilbao Basket (20+23+33+21): Frey (16), Abdur-Rahkman (21), Zoran Dragic (5), De Ridder (8) Y Jones (12) -Cinco Inicial-; Pantzar (5), Kullamae (2), Rubén Domínguez (-), Gielo (6), Cazalon (17), Bagayoko (5) Y Sylla.
Referees: Calatrava, Martínez and Merino. Without eliminated.
Incidents: Party of the 33rd of the Endesa League played at the Buesa Arena de Vitoria against 9,087 spectators. The former Basskonist Essie Hollis witnessed the game from the stands.
