El CB Murcia emerged as champion Miguel Iborra IV Memorial after a match that pitted the Pamesa Valencia and was played on Friday at City Hall Aspe (Alicante).
Although dominated by the clash began serving as the local group, visitors were grown in the last three quarters.
Obtained a compact defense and an attack that highlighted, above all in regard to the inner game.
For his part, did not call Pamesa Valencia Avdalovic Dikoudis and reappeared after ten months of injury.
The victory went to Murcia for 8-point difference (62-70).
Katsikaris picked a starting lineup consisting of Williams, Martinez, Claver, Pietrus and Kugo.
Hussein, meanwhile, fielded Gonzalo Martinez, Taquan Dean, Pedro Robles, Jesse Young and Fajarso Diego.
El CB Murcia began his second preseason game with two points on the first play Robles.
For his part, Pamesa was somewhat misplaced and, indeed, failed to score until well into the minute 3.
Nevertheless, the visitors did not have the nerve enough to use the lack of success he had had his opponent so far.
Unfortunately for Hussein, the Valencian then awoke and began a much more intense.
His defense became more compact and started to push much higher on track.
So much so that there were times that Murcia could neither cross the field.
Indeed this area was crucial in this first set.
As of Katsikaris were made with a total of fifteen rebounds, including six offensive, Hussein's only got five.
With respect to the marker, that of a partial materialized Katsikaris 13-0 in just over 4 minutes.
Against this, Manolo Hussein called time out and around, Pedro Robles managed to break the set.
However, the Murcia did not change the tone of the game and did not score again in the remainder of the quarter, while rival reached 17 by the hand of Pietrus and Kugo.
By the second period, the situation changed 180 degrees.
In fact, it seemed that he was witnessing a completely different game.
The first good decision of Murcia coach was to choose to put in track two bases.
The positive evolution of Jose Antonio Marco became tangible when he went out and got together with Chris Thomas added dynamism and movement.
Moreover, the defense also became much more fierce, especially by Barnes and Moss.
So much so that in the first 5 minutes, Murcia won, first, that his opponent does not score a single goal, and second, tying 17 by means of a triple Dean.
Although shortly after those of Katsikaris finally reached the basket, the mood of the visitors did not decline.
Went ahead to 4 minutes from the end of the room, and held the position.
Thus, the arrival of the break, the score was 26-30.
The second half began with a tug of war between sets.
Given this, again Hussein chose out two bases, this time to Matinez and Thomas.
However, although interpenetrate well, moved the ball and scored, the Murcia failed to detach.
This situation continued until the fourth quarter, although admittedly there were times where the Pamesa was completely unrecognizable.
Their lack of success and failures that got defensive coach put their hands to the head.
Still, the result was very tight period (44-47).
The distance between the two clubs are stressed very beginning of the fourth quarter, thanks to a triple of Marco.
And is that Hussein decided to go all out on the track and the quintet that he had been more effective tonight, formed by the four Americans and Abanilla base.
Pamesa, meanwhile, was very dull.
Were it not for the great performance of Victor Claver in the final minutes, the CB Murcia have gotten a lot looser score, mostly because Barnes and Moss outlined moves very effective.
In regard to rebound, which had been the Achilles heel of the capital del Segura, managed to take over 10, compared to 6 Valencia.
Thus, in the final minutes of Murcia victory was almost imminent.
In fact, a mate of Moss to 24 seconds to play and ruled that it was to be several minutes behind.
Finally, 62-70.
OVERVIEW:
62 - PAMESA VALENCIA: Claver (9), Williams (5), Kugo (16), Martinez (11) and Pietrus (6)-starting five.
Oliver (2), Douglas (7), Miranda (4), Avdalovic (0), Molina (-) Simeon (-) and Alvarez (-).
70 - CB MURCIA: Dean (5), Robles (6), Fajardo (3), Young (4), G.
Martinez (5)-starting five.
Bogdanovic (2), Moss (13), Marco (7), D.
Martínez (-), Thomas (14), Ó.
Garcia (0) and Barnes (11).
PERIODS: 17-5 / 26-32 / 44-47 / 62-70
REFEREES: Redondo, Castillo and Zafra.
INCIDENTS: Friendly match between Pamesa Valencia and Murcia CB, held in Aspen City Hall and Memorial for the IV Miguel Iborra.
CAPACITY: 500 people.
Source: CB Murcia