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The UCAM Murcia CB visited the Palau Blaugrana to face Barça Lassa in the match corresponding to the eighth round of the Endesa League.
After the victory against Anwil Wloclawek, the Murcian team looked for to add the third win in the domestic competition in a field where they won for the first time last season.
Javi Juárez went out with Kloof, Doyle, Rojas, Soko and Tumba.
Quintet usual in recent games with the novelty of the Belgian center, which reappeared after his shoulder injury.
The match began with both teams well planted in defense, without conceding easy baskets and hurrying the attacks until the end.
Two three-pointers from consecutive Kuric and the good work of Oriola in the rebound put the 18-7 on the scoreboard after 6 minutes of play.
Delia, Cate and Urtasun entered the court with the premise of stopping the Catalan indoor game.
The contribution of the Romanian center under the hoops and the great defense at the end of the quarter put the 25-17 after the first ten minutes.
The second period started with Charlon Kloof very plugged.
Two robberies of the Dutch left the university team only three points after a partial 3-13.
Svetislav Pesic was forced to call timeout after the lack of ideas in attack and the low defensive intensity of his team.
With Seraphin on the track, the physical potential of the local team increased.
The intimidation of the French center, the third personal foul Cate and the success from the line of three of Kuric frustrated the partial Murcia team and returned ten points ahead for Barça Lassa.
However, a triple by Brad Oleson in the closing seconds of the quarter sent the game tied to locker rooms (44-37).
The bad percentage in field shots of the UCAM Murcia at rest (36%) made difficult the comeback by the visitor.
The return of costumes was a replica of the beginning of the game.
The blaugrana set out very hard in defense and with a game very organized in attack distanced again on the scoreboard.
After 4 minutes of fourth, Javi Juarez asked for time-out after a partial of 12-4 (+15 advantage for the locals).
With Oleson and Cate back on the court, the UCAM Murcia reduced the difference to 6 points to 2 minutes by the end of the period.
Urtasun, very successful from the perimeter, left the difference in only 7 points (68-61) with 10 minutes left to play.
The Blaugrana, with a great Oriola, were very superior in the area (32 rebounds by 19 of the visitors).
A partial of 12-0, led by Pangos, put the +19 for the premises after three minutes of play.
The points did not arrive for the university team and Barça Lassa began to materialize the victory.
While the triples were raining on the Blaugrana side, only Cate and Urtasun bothered the local defense.
The two sets went into bonuses with five minutes to go, but the game was already sentenced (89-66).
Finally, with the match already decided, the defensive level of the university students disappeared and the Catalan group increased the rent to 30 points with a partial of 37-12 in a disastrous last period for the visitors (105-73).
Urtasun (15 points and 21 points) and Cate (9 points and 8 rebounds) the best.
Source: UCAM Murcia CB
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