Umeå fell at home: "We got too tired"

Despite a seven-point lead 49-42 for Umeå at halftime, Jämtland was the most enduring tonight.

In the second half, the roles were changed when the guests, who had key players Jordan Semple and Tomas Massamba back after being shut down, caught up and then passed in the final stage of the match.

- Basketball is a team sport and those who play as a team win. We didn't play as a team for 30 minutes, but then in the final period we got into the rhythm and succeeded with the defense. It opened up for us, Tomas Massamba tells Sportsground.

However, Umeå did not give up without a fight. The last few minutes were a twisting story, where the home team offered several style studies.

Among other things, a long third by Nathan Dawit, a one-handed dunk by Rodney Williams that made the home crowd cheer and a steal and subsequent two-pointer by Evaldas Zabas. The latter actually gave Umeå equal position 84-84 with just over a minute left of the match, but then Jämtland put in the kill.

- We started well, followed our game plan and lead pretty much the whole game. But we lost focus. We lost defense, got tired and didn't have much rotation on the bench. We shouldn't just blame it, but we have many injured right now and got too tired, ”Nathan Dawit told Sportsground.

For Umeå, which needs points to reach a desirable final place with ten laps left, a new northern derby village is waiting for Luleå on Friday.

The following day on Saturday, the table sex Jämtland takes on the table female Wetterbygden.