Prat Joventut saw off Modina Basket 78-72 in LEB Plata on 11 October, a result that keeps the hosts in the thick of the race. The final scoreline tells one story, but the game itself had more tension than the numbers suggest. We called for a home win at 68 per cent confidence, and this time the assessment held true. Modina fought back from behind, but Prat Joventut had the composure to see it through.
The visitors came into this fixture having lost their last outing to Logroño 81-67, a performance that left them needing a response. They had shown resilience earlier in the season with a win over Getafe, but consistency has been the issue. Prat Joventut, meanwhile, were coming off a comfortable 81-63 victory over Clavijo just a week earlier, and the momentum carried into Saturday.
By then, the pattern was clear enough. Modina pushed hard in the second half, finding moments where the gap narrowed. But Prat Joventut never quite lost control, even when the away side looked dangerous. The home side had played the second half a man up in spirit, if not in personnel, and that made the difference.
Statistically, this was a tight contest. Shots were roughly even, but efficiency separated the two sides. Modina created opportunities but couldn't convert them at the crucial moments, while Prat Joventut made their chances count. The result means the hosts remain in the upper half of the table, while Modina drop further into the lower reaches.
The table tells the story now. Prat Joventut sit comfortably above the drop zone, while Modina, with eight wins from twenty-six games, have nothing to lose and everything to fight for. This result extends the home side's recent positive run and leaves the visitors with work to do before the season concludes.
