UCAM Murcia needed a performance like this. After falling at the Movistar Arena on Sunday and losing their European unbeaten record to Peristeri two weeks ago, Sito Alonso's team defeated Bamberg by 32 points at the Palacio de los Deportes. The victory keeps them close to Peristeri in Group D, now in the second round.
Double victory over Bamberg
UCAM Murcia had already won convincingly in Germany in the second matchday (67-86), with 25 points from Matt Forrest, and this time they repeated with an even larger margin. Bamberg, which is also on a losing streak in the German league, arrived with Jordan Wright as their main reference (around 15 points and nearly 5 rebounds per game) and offensive rebounding as their primary weapon, but had no answer for the Murcia side.
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In the fight for first place
With this victory, UCAM Murcia improves to 3-1 and eliminates Bamberg from contention for first place. Now they await Peristeri, who also played on Wednesday against Varese. The top two teams in each group advance to the next phase, and the return head-to-head matchup in Greece could decide the group leadership.