Too many obstacles.
Unicaja Malaga managed to subdue the UCAM Murcia 80-56.
The huge local defense and rebounding superiority, prevented the de Ocampo, arrived with options to closing stages.
As is characteristic of Unicaja Malaga, intensity imposed in the early going was frantic.
Diego Ocampo performed very short rotations to withstand the thrust and pressure of Malaga.
Despite the good defensive level that maintained both sets, the level of success also accompanied.
With very distributed annotation between Murcia players, especially highlighted the performance of Neto at the end of the first period, which served to put an his team ahead 24-21.
In the second period, the university set soon entered bonus.
Antelo was the hardest hit, with three fouls that forced him to sit.
Unicaja took the opportunity to take the lead thanks to a great level of success of Kuzmiskas, looking bass and Gabriel Germán post.
Joan Plaza, higher on the rebound, managed to widen the gap to eight points before coming to rest (31-30).
On resumption, local further expanded the lead to 12 points.
UCAM Murcia had trouble finding success until Thomas Kelati appeared.
The American, plugged three consecutive triples to put his team back into the game.
Midway through the period, came the most unfortunate play for college.
Antelo suffered an elbow from Kuzmiskas, and was forced off the locker room with a hole in the head.
Fortunately, the wound was closed and got back into the game.
With trouble stopping the great men in paint, Ocampo took the opportunity to introduce a zone defense.
At times it went very well and helped restore partial engaged.
But before reaching the final period, the Malaga set, got a big lead in addressing the victory 61-47.
In the final section, Unicaja well dosed their income.
At no time lowered the level of defensive intensity and was much higher in the rebound.
Green and Kuzmiskas forged a complete game.
Very hard to stop by the defense UCAM Murcia.
Finally, the score was 80-56 for Malaga whole.
The next meeting of Murcia team will take place on Sunday April 5 at 12:40 against FC Barcelona.
Source: CB Murcia