Hiopos Lleida falls to Joventut in a controversial close finish

A decisive triple by Cameron Hunt in the final seconds condemns the local team to their sixth consecutive defeat.

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Hiopos Lleida suffered a narrow 86-88 defeat against Joventut Badalona on March 22nd, in a game decided by a Cameron Hunt triple in the final seconds.

The Lleida squad saw victory slip away in a heart-pounding final stretch. Despite a strong reaction during the third quarter, American guard Cameron Hunt became the local team's executioner with an outside shot with 22 seconds remaining that overturned the score. A subsequent turnover by James Batemon, recovered by Simon Birgander, sealed the visitors' win.
The match was marked by high tension on the local bench. Coach Gerard Encuentra and his staff received several technical fouls, and the duel saw critical moments such as the expulsion of Jordi Ribas while Hiopos Lleida was leading by three points with forty seconds left.
In the stats department, Ejim led the Lleida offense with 17 points, followed by Batemon with 14. For Joventut, Hunt finished with 18 points and high efficiency from the three-point line. With this result, the Segrià team marks six games without a win, nearing the relegation zone before visiting Granada next week.