In the first game of the quarterfinal series, Bilbao basketball players lost 80:83 to the Valencia team (19:18, 16:17, 20:27, 28:17).
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The quarterfinal battles are played until two wins.
Margiris Normantas spent 20 minutes on the court in this game, scored 8 points, grabbed a rebound, and made 4 assists.
With 6 minutes left until the end of the game, the Bilbao team had a 13-point lead (75:62). However, then Valencia played as if on wings.
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In four minutes they went on a 14:0 run and overturned the score (76:75). After this blow, Bilbao did not recover and capitulated to Valencia.
The next game will take place on June 5 in Bilbao.
Valencia: Braxton Key and Jean Montero with 17 each, Jaime Pradilla 13.
Surne Basket: Haralds Freijs and Tryggvi Klinason with 12 each, Justinas Jaworskis 11.
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