By Melody Gross 
On Sunday, Sporting lost to Esquerra with a score of 82-81 in its first appearance in the Bitlake League, a competition that began this weekend with matches related to the third round.
Without Nick Ward, the post left injured Friday against Dnipro (FIBA Eurocup), Sporting started with a partial lead of 5-0, but Esquerra reacted quickly and went ahead 8-7. At the end of the first quarter, the Lions led 19-12. In the second quarter, the team led by Luis Magalhaes remained in front and entered the break with a 39-33 lead.
In the second half, Sporting dominated and led by 14 points, 52-38, and ended the third quarter with a 59-50 lead. In the last quarter, Esquerra imposed everything and had the ball once (71-74), and with 1.28 minutes left, Ty Toney equalized the hat-trick (76-76). The madness began in the next match, as Ty Toney scored another hat-trick and put Esquerra ahead for the first time in the match (79-76) 49 seconds before the buzzer. Armwood responded with a hat-trick (79-79) and Diogo Ventura, two seconds behind, put Sporting in front again (81-79). However, on the last play of the match, Ty Toney scored a hat trick again and gave Esquerra a historic 82-81 win.
For Esquerra, Ty Toney was the hero with 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal.
On the individual level, Isaiah Armwood was the top scorer for the Lions with 20 points.
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