Spar Girona was eliminated from the League final after drawing 73-73 with Valencia in Fontajau. Roberto Íñiguez's team needed to win to overcome the 67-66 from the first leg and did not achieve it in front of almost 3,500 spectators.
The tension reached the end, when Girona led 70-61 in the last quarter and Valencia signed a 0-11 that left the tie at 73.
Valencia's final quarter left the 70-61 dominance without reward
The Girona team had held the game with points from Holm and Coulibaly, but ran out of margin in the decisive minutes. Holm finished with 22 points and 6 rebounds, while Coulibaly scored 23 points and 7 rebounds.
Quevedo was expelled during the match and Cornelius did not score, although he confirmed his emergency signing.
With 5.6 seconds left, Coulibaly's final shot did not go in after the timeout called by Roberto Íñiguez.
Íñiguez closed the series with a message of resistance for the locker room
"The players don't understand it, but I'm leaving happy" - Roberto Íñiguez, coach of Spar Girona
The coach linked his assessment to the entire season's journey and the group's reaction in difficult moments. He also referred to the players who had wanted to continue in the final stretch of the course.
"From this season, I'll take this: fall, get up, and never give up. That's what the team has done. They could have given up much earlier due to many circumstances" - Roberto Íñiguez, coach of Spar Girona
Ainhoa López summarized the night in one sentence about the team's fatigue and the limitation of rotation.
"It's clear that the short rotation is noticeable, but when matches like this arrive, you don't think about that" - Ainhoa López, Spar Girona player
Roberto Íñiguez finished his participation with a direct reference to the group that had sustained the tiebreaker until the last shot.
"I am super happy with those who have wanted to be here. Those who haven't wanted to, they will know" - Roberto Íñiguez, coach of Spar Girona
The match also left the expulsion of Quevedo and the competitive debut of Cornelius after confirming an emergency signing in Fontajau.