Tizona Burgos hold on at Palma Mallorca to win 95-94

How Tizona Burgos held on in the fourth quarter at Palma

Tizona Burgos survived a late Palma Mallorca push to win 95-94, even though the hosts took the fourth quarter 24-21. The lead Burgos carried into the final period was enough by a single point.

D'Moi Hodge was the man Palma leaned on. He finished with 28 points in 30 minutes, going 8/10 inside the arc and 9/10 from the free-throw line.

In a game settled by one point, the free-throw lines tell their own story. Hodge went 9/10, Dezayne Mingo 7/8 and Octavio Brito 0/1, while Ceccardi, Javonte Brown, Jalen Tate and Pablo Hernandez did not miss between them.

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The third quarter that gave Tizona Burgos the edge

Burgos won the third quarter 28-25, and that was the stretch that built the cushion they would need at the end. Until then, almost nothing separated the sides.

The opening quarter finished 26-26, and Burgos edged the second 20-19. Their third-quarter scoring was the highest of any period for either team, which is why Palma's fourth-quarter response fell short.

Sebastian Aris Ceccardi leads Tizona Burgos to victory

Sebastian Aris Ceccardi carried Burgos with 22 points in 28 minutes, the top total on the winning side. He shot 4/7 from three, 2/3 inside the arc and 6/6 at the line.

He also handed out 3 assists against 1 turnover, finishing with a PIR of 21. That efficiency mattered in a game where every possession counted.

Javonte Brown gave Burgos a strong inside presence with 13 points in 20 minutes, hitting 5/6 two-pointers and 3/3 free throws. Jalen Tate added 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Pablo Hernandez chipped in 8 points, 2 steals and a block.

Best players of the game

Player	Points	PIR
DHD'Moi Hodge (Palma Mallorca)	28	26
SASebastian Aris Ceccardi (Tizona Burgos)	22	21
VSVlad Salaridze (Palma Mallorca)	10	15
JBJavonte Brown (Tizona Burgos)	13	15
DMDezayne Mingo (Palma Mallorca)	17	14
Octavio Brito (Palma Mallorca)	16	12

What the result means for Palma Mallorca and Tizona Burgos

Tizona Burgos move to 1-4 and sit 15th of 18, while Palma Mallorca drop to 3-2 in sixth place. For Burgos, it ends a run of losses that had opened their season.

The test that follows is a hard one: Burgos face HLA Alicante on 30 October, and Alicante lead the table at 5-0. Estudiantes are also unbeaten at 5-0, with Gran Canaria and Palencia at 4-1.

Palma's form now reads W, L, W, W, L, and Hodge's 28 points and Vlad Salaridze's 10 points and 7 rebounds off the bench were not enough here. They meet Alimerka Oviedo Baloncesto on 1 November.