The defeat by Georgia put the batteries to the Spanish team And although it is true that the rival of this Sunday was not a great difficulty, it is also that the players knew how to maintain the concentration until the end not to leave the surprise and obtain the greatest possible income in the victory against Cyprus (91-47), so it can happen in case of draws.
Scariolo again made changes to the initial quintet, giving Saint-Supéry for the first time Together with López-Arostegui, Joel Parra, Santi Aldama and Willy Hernangómez. And it was precisely the Madrid pivot who opened the scoring with a basket under the hoop.
Darral Willis Jr. tried to keep his team afloat in the first minuteswith a triple and five consecutive points, but those who managed to take advantage of the 6.75 shots were the Spaniards, through Aldama, Saint-Supéry and even a Willy that surprised by throwing three to put on 17-9.
The rotations began right in the Ecuador of the first quarter, with the entrance of De Larrea, who ended up closing the period with his first points and 19-9 on the scoreboard. Only Sima still did not play after the first 10 minutes, after his debut against Bosnia.
From Willy to Juancho
Of the prominence of Willy in the first quarter he went to his brother Juancho at the beginning of the secondwith nine consecutive points of the Panathinaikos player, added from 6.75 and from the free throw line, despite a new game with bad percentages since 4.60.
The Chipriot defense made waters and looked helpless to stop those of Scariolo, who They razed the rebound and punished again and again the ring of the hosts with their triples. In fact, Spain launched more than three than twowith better percentages than on the day of the debut and with the inspiration of Brizuela, to whom Santi Yusta joined until reaching 41-17 to the break.
Sangria after rest
Willis Jr. with 9 points and 4 rebounds, was the only chipriot player who maintained the guy, but after passing by changing rooms, Willy finished destroying the local team adding again and again in the area and putting the 51-22.
Aldama and Puerto increased differences with five points each in a room in which Spain would end up without making a single fault. I didn't need it. And to put the icing, after a triple of Saint-Supéry, Parra scored from his field a new triple on the horn to put a scandalous 79-29 In the absence of ten minutes to play.
Yusta Final Festival
The party was more than sentenced, but with the aim of achieving the best possible general average, those of Scariolo had to maintain the intensity until the end. Saint-Supéry made the maximum difference of the game with a 72-29 on the return to the track, but Already without pressure, the chipriotas found the success in the outer shot, with Triples by Jung, Stylianou and Christodoulou.
Scariolo was forced to stop the game in his attempt that the difference was not reduced more after a partial of 6-10 in the first half of the last quarter.
Christodoulou scored in transition again, but Pradilla reacted with an individual action to add his first basket at stakealready with four points and six rebounds.
And for Scariolo's tranquility, An inspired Yusta, with three triples and an assistance for the mate of Simaclosed the game with a blunt 91-47. An injection of trust for the next commitments, before tougher rivals such as Italy and Greece. And with the five taronja making good numbers.
