The Spanish team boosted its early hopes of clinching a postseason spot
Manresa grinds out big win at Aris to push up the ladder
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BAXI Manresa came out on top 79-86 at Aris Thessaloniki Betsson in a rollercoaster decided early in the fourth quarter, when the Spanish side engineered a decisive 2-13 run to silence a raucous home crowd in one of the most iconic venues Greek basketball boasts of.
The Palais de Sports has been the home of some legendary achievements forged by Aris, the winner of 10 Greek championships and eight Greek Cups, while also reaching three successive EuroLeague Final Four tournaments (1988, 1989, 1990).
Those glory days may be long gone, but the black-and-yellow clad home faithful turned up in droves to support Aris, with their fervent allegiance impressing Retin Obasohan who stood out for Manresa on a game-high 20 points.
“This is a big one,” said the 32-year-old Belgian guard after the game. “Whenever you get an opportunity to play in a historic arena like this, you’ve got to give the fans credit for creating an incredible atmosphere. For us, it was important to represent Manresa the right way and we want to keep getting better no matter whether we win or lose.”
Manresa improved to 3-1 while Aris dropped to 2-2 in what is shaping up to be a fiercely competitive Group A of the BKT EuroCup, with the tussle for postseason spots likely to go down to the wire and the shark tank makes every road win priceless.
Dazzling footwork propelled Obasohan to a flurry of layups as he pierced through the Aris defense almost at will and his scoring tally should have been higher, but for a barrage of missed free throws as he shot a mere 3 of 10 from the foul line.
Obasohan’s effort was complemented by Alfonso Plummer, who sank 18 points, including 9 in the first quarter when he shot 3 of 3 from downtown as Manresa carved out an 18-27 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Aris relied on the versatile Steve Enoch to catch up and the Greek outfit duly did, having led in the third quarter 51-48 as the big man flourished before Manresa turned the tide for good.
Enoch bagged 19 points for Aris and Ronnie Harrell chipped in with 15, but Manresa simply had more in the tank as Agustin Ubal netted 13 points for the visitors while Marcis Steinbergs amassed 10 to go with 9 rebounds.
Crucially, Manresa forced 18 turnovers from Aris and held the hosts to just 16 assists, while the Spanish side managed 21 assists against a mere 10 turnovers with both teams managing 10 steals each.
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Manresa head coach Diego Ocampo praised his team for a consistent display against a talented home side, which was punished for sloppy ball handling and poor shooting early on.
Aris took over 5 minutes to hit its first goal, by which time Manresa had already forged a 3-12 lead and the hosts were always going to be forced to go the extra mile in order to haul themselves back into the contest.
“We played a solid game throughout the 40 minutes and although Aris is a team of amazing three-point shooting and one-on-one ability, we were able to hold our nerves,” Ocampo said. “Now we have to stay humble and keep working.”
Up for Manresa is a mouth-watering home game against Bahcesehir College Istanbul in Round 5, while Aris face a challenging road game against Hapoel Yahav Bank Jerusalem.