Unicaja travels to Germany to face Fitness First Würzburg Baskets this Wednesday (7:00 PM, broadcasted by RTVE Play and Unicaja Baloncesto Radio, live from Le Grand Café Centro). A victory against the German team, which has yet to win in the BCL Round of 16, would be a crucial step towards qualifying for the quarterfinals.
The Malaga team managed to win comfortably away at CB Santfeliuenc in a match that started tightly but was broken open by Los Guindos in the second quarter. Estel Puiggros stood out as the top scorer with 19 points in just 21 minutes of play, and Sofía Galerón was the most valuable player with 26 credits.
Unicaja secured a solid victory after defeating a tough MoraBanc Andorra (91-79). The team had to overcome the physical play of the Pyrenean side, who led the scoreboard for much of the game, but a strong final quarter, in which they scored 31 points, propelled Unicaja to victory. Chris Duarte was the best player of the game (18 points, 3 assists, 19 PIR) along with a sharp Justin Cobbs (17 points).
A depleted Unicaja Alhaurín de la Torre side was unable to overcome the university team (91-77), which, with a deeper rotation, ended up taking the victory in the final moments of a game that the Malaga team competed in until Wilmer Mejía was sent off for a double technical foul. Manolo Trujillo's team was unable to overcome the absence of key players such as Marcus Møller, Alonso de la Iglesia, and Adolfo Nuño.
Unicaja coach Ibon Navarro analyzes the team's next opponent, MoraBanc Andorra, in a game that will take place this Saturday, February 7, starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Martín Carpena Arena (broadcasted by DAZN and Unicaja Baloncesto Radio). The coach warns of the danger posed by the Pyrenean team, who already managed to defeat Unicaja in the first round.
