The competition in the EBA Basketball League resumed with good news for Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero. The team led by Iván Fernández added the fifth victory of the season on Saturday night, which allows them to continue moving away from the dangerous positions in the standings. Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero always took the initiative, and it was in the final part of the first half when they began to open the gap on the scoreboard. The defensive work of the entire team was one of the keys to scoring the victory against NCS Alcobendas by 87 to 74.
From the beginning of the match, Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero took the initiative in the game and the result. The first few minutes were marked by an exchange of baskets and very short differences. NCS Alcobendas took the lead for the first time in the 4th minute, with Alejandro Fortes scoring two free throws (9-11). Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero reacted with a three-pointer from Cécimo Armas and a steal by Cameron Vines, making it 18-15. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 22-21.
Neither team managed to pull away on the scoreboard in the first minutes of the second quarter. The Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero defense had learned its lesson well and tried to make Héctor Jiménez uncomfortable, a player who finished the first half with only 8 points. A three-pointer from Alberto Martín tied the game and forced the local coach to call a timeout. After Iván Fernández's instructions on the bench, Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero reacted by scoring two three-pointers through Jonathan Bosa and Karl Niama.
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero began to knock out the NCS Alcobendas defense, prompting José Antonio Ramírez to call a timeout. The success in the outside shot and the penetrations of Cameron Vines put the advantage close to ten points. The negative note of this quarter was the third personal foul committed by Karl Niama. At halftime, the score was 48-43.
In the second half, Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero continued with their work ethic and did not allow NCS Alcobendas to get closer on the scoreboard. The Madrid team began to have problems in the interior game, with Aleksandar Antic committing his fourth personal foul in the third period of the match. The bench rotations were barely noticeable in the Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero game, highlighting the contribution of Pamor Diene, who finished the game with a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. The third quarter concluded with a score of 72-64.
NCS Alcobendas did not throw in the towel so easily, not allowing Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero to be confident, and the locals were the ones who maintained the differences in their favor. The three-pointer scored by Cécimo with six minutes left in the game almost ended the match (80-72). Aloe Plus Lanzarote was successful in the outside shot, scoring nine three-pointers in this match, four of them through Cécimo Armas.
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero was opening the gap on the scoreboard in the final minutes of the match. The players of the Madrid team were losing their nerves as the minutes passed, and only the success of Héctor Jiménez, scoring several three-pointers, kept them alive in the match. With the score of 87 to 74, the match came to an end.
Hard-fought victory achieved by Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero, being the fifth victory achieved by the Lanzarote team this season, which allows them to continue moving away from the bottom positions in the EBA League standings. Without time for rest, Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero is already thinking about the match next Wednesday against HM Torrelodones, a match corresponding to the eleventh round. A match that will be played from 8:00 PM at the Ciudad Deportiva Lanzarote.
Technical Sheet
Aloe Plus Lanzarote Conejero (87): Karl Niama (9), Jonathan Bosa (6), Kennedy Eubanks (15), Cameron Vines (13) and Cécimo Armas (15) -starting five- Amaurys Robles (6), Juan Vivas (0), Fran Suárez (2), Pamor Diene (15), Alejandro Viera (5), Junior Herrera (0) and Carlos Becerra (1). Coach: Iván Fernández
NCS Alcobendas (74): Héctor Jiménez (19), Alberto Martín (6), Nicolás Bermúdez (6), Alejandro Fortes (12) and Francisco Elgue (7) -starting five- Luis de la Peña (8), Aleksandar Antic (5), Gabriel Gómez (9), César Camara (2), Daniel Trachsel (0). Coach: José Antonio Ramírez
Partials: 22-21, 48-43 (halftime) 72-64, 87-74 (final)
Referee: Nicolás Murillo Khon and Iván Sánchez Pérez. Alberto Martín eliminated for NCS Alcobendas with five personal fouls.
Incidents: Ciudad Deportiva Lanzarote, about 400 spectators. Match corresponding to the 14th round of group B of the EBA Basketball League