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Manchester Basketball get the comeback win against BC Kalev 89-85, in the FIBA Europe Cup.
Manchester were showed a combined team effort, as 5 players racked up double digits points with Keon Thompson scoring 24 points and Luke Nelson going for 15 points and 8 assists.
For the first time this season, the NBPC hosted FIBA Europe Cup basketball as MCR faced BC Kalev. The away side came out firing, starting the game with four unanswered baskets to take an eight-point lead. Keon Thompson and Chandler Piggé got the scoring underway for MCR, going on to lead the team in scoring during the first quarter, with Thompson scoring seven points and Piggé adding 10.
Kalev built a six-point lead heading into the second quarter, with the first quarter ending MCR 23–29 Kalev. The second quarter began with back to back 3s from Owen McCormack but Luke Nelson made sure they didn't go unanswered with an early 6 point run of his own with the score MCR 29 - 37 Kalev. As the quarter went on, Kalev extended their lead, shooting with precision from beyond the arc and converting five of their seven three-point attempts. MCR battled on but couldn't match Kalev as the visitors took a 55–37 lead into the break.
The second half began as MCR came out with a new energy, the hosts facing a tough deficit picked up on the defensive end causing turnovers and getting steals, creating chances on the other end of the floor. Manchester outscored Kalev on the quarter, 19-12 cutting into the lead that Kalev had built. The score at the end of the third, MCR 56-67 Kalev.
The final quarter saw the momentum shift even further in MCR's favour, as Manchester started the quarter on a 16 -2 run, closed off by a Thompson pull up for 2, as MCR took their first lead of the game up 72-70. Kalev fought back reclaiming the lead but hustle plays by the energetic Brandon Mitchell-Day, and back to back buckets from Thompson put MCR back in front, the hosts holding on to seal an 89-85 victory.
MCR face the Bristol Flyers on Friday 30th October at 7:30 pm, they be back in action the at the NBPC against the Cheshire Phoenix Friday 6th November at 7:30 pm. Tickets are live now!
Manchester Basketball get the comeback win against BC Kalev 89-85, in the FIBA Europe Cup.
Manchester were showed a combined team effort, as 5 players racked up double digits points with Keon Thompson scoring 24 points and Luke Nelson going for 15 points and 8 assists.
For the first time this season, the NBPC hosted FIBA Europe Cup basketball as MCR faced BC Kalev. The away side came out firing, starting the game with four unanswered baskets to take an eight-point lead. Keon Thompson and Chandler Piggé got the scoring underway for MCR, going on to lead the team in scoring during the first quarter, with Thompson scoring seven points and Piggé adding 10.
Kalev built a six-point lead heading into the second quarter, with the first quarter ending MCR 23–29 Kalev. The second quarter began with back to back 3s from Owen McCormack but Luke Nelson made sure they didn't go unanswered with an early 6 point run of his own with the score MCR 29 - 37 Kalev. As the quarter went on, Kalev extended their lead, shooting with precision from beyond the arc and converting five of their seven three-point attempts. MCR battled on but couldn't match Kalev as the visitors took a 55–37 lead into the break.
The second half began as MCR came out with a new energy, the hosts facing a tough deficit picked up on the defensive end causing turnovers and getting steals, creating chances on the other end of the floor. Manchester outscored Kalev on the quarter, 19-12 cutting into the lead that Kalev had built. The score at the end of the third, MCR 56-67 Kalev.
The final quarter saw the momentum shift even further in MCR's favour, as Manchester started the quarter on a 16 -2 run, closed off by a Thompson pull up for 2, as MCR took their first lead of the game up 72-70. Kalev fought back reclaiming the lead but hustle plays by the energetic Brandon Mitchell-Day, and back to back buckets from Thompson put MCR back in front, the hosts holding on to seal an 89-85 victory.
MCR face the Bristol Flyers on Friday 30th October at 7:30 pm, they be back in action the at the NBPC against the Cheshire Phoenix Friday 6th November at 7:30 pm. Tickets are live now!
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