On Sunday, CB Sant Antoni has fallen against FIBWI Palma by 82-73 in the framework of the fourth date of the Second FEB. The Ibizans came to this game eager to maintain their unbeaten record, but they found a tough opponent. CB Sant Antoni entered the game better and this allowed them to break the zero on the scoreboard. However, they quickly found an answer from the hand of the home team, which planted better and dominated the game. At times, the Ibizans reacted, but the host took the quarter by 18 to 12. From the first minutes of the second half, a much better CB Sant Antoni was seen, which seemed to find the spaces to score. The locals did not lag behind and that made it a very even game. Such was the pressure of the Ibizan team that they were only two points behind, but could not equalize before time ran out. This meant that Palma went to the break with a 34-32 lead. The recovery of the Ibizans was transferred to the result in the first minutes of the second half, when they were able to equalize the score. But again, Palma accelerated and taking advantage of the lack of concentration in defense, they stretched the gap in their favor. This had a big impact on the visitors, who gradually lost rhythm and gave space to the local team to take the game by 65 to 49. The visitors tried to have an aggressive recovery in the last quarter, although they were running from behind, they did not let themselves be intimidated and started in a great way. The first minutes were very fruitful, as they managed to deduct several points. However, the distance was too wide and they could not get too close and Palma took the game 82-73.
Standings and next game
With this defeat, the team from Sant Antoni dropped to third place in the East Zone. The next game will be on Saturday, November 2, when they host Nadunet Refitel Básquet Llira.
