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abr 19 2026Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos squandered a crucial game for survival after falling to Río Breogán (94-99) at the Coliseum, in a match decided by the visitors' accuracy in the final stretch and the home team's free throw misses.
In the decisive minutes, Porfi Fisac's team accumulated up to eleven misses that ultimately condemned their chances despite competing until the final minute, moving further away from safety.
The game started with constant back-and-forth action and no clear leader, with the visitors striking first, but the home team's response came quickly thanks to Happ's interior play and Neto's accuracy.
However, Río Breogán responded swiftly, backed by the three-point shooting of Kurucs and Francis Alonso, maintaining the momentum in a continuous exchange of baskets.
The final stretch of the first quarter reflected maximum equality between both teams, with standout plays from Fischer and Meindl that sustained the home squad, although the visitors managed to tie the first quarter with excellent three-point shooting.
In the second quarter, the game maintained the same dynamic of balance, though with a more consistent Río Breogán that managed to stop the home team's initial run thanks to Francis Alonso, who became his team's primary offensive reference.
As the quarter progressed, Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos managed to regain momentum with good plays, but the lack of defensive continuity allowed the visiting team to regain control, and two consecutive three-pointers from the Galician team opened a significant gap, heading into halftime with a 7-point advantage.
The third quarter showed moments of alternating dominance, with the Burgos team more intense and managing to take the lead thanks to Corbalán's drive and Gudmundsson's emergence.
However, Río Breogán didn't lose face in the game and responded with their usual offensive solidity to keep everything open heading into the final period.
In the decisive stretch, the game became a constant exchange of blows.
Corbalán sustained the home team in offense, but the visitors once again found accuracy from beyond the arc with Mavra, Cook, and Andric at key moments, and to that was added the enormous reliability from the free throw line of the Galician team, who shot a perfect 13 of 13 up to that point.
On the other hand, Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos paid dearly for their lack of accuracy in that facet, accumulating free throw misses that prevented them from completing the comeback despite staying in the game until the final minutes.
In the final stretch, the visitors managed their advantages better while attempts from Gudmundsson, Happ, and Meindl were not enough to reverse the scoreline, but Recoletas Salud SPB had the ball to get close to the Lugo team on several occasions; however, three-point accuracy—29%—didn't help Porfi Fisac's squad once again.
With this loss, the Burgos team lets slip an important opportunity at home to move closer to safety and faces the upcoming games with the need to react, while Río Breogán practically secures another season in the Liga Endesa.
94 - Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos (21+22+26+25): Samuels (12), Corbalán (23), Neto (13), Happ (16), Meindl (9) -starting five- Nzosa (-), Shackelford (0), Gudmundsson (8), Rubio (0), Almazán (2), Díez (5), Fischer (6).
99 - Río Breogán (21+29+20+29): Cook (13), Sakho (9), Quintela (6), Andric (7), Kurucs (9) -starting five- Dibba (4), Apic (0), Alonso (25), Aranitovic (2), Mavra (11), Brankovic (13).
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