Exciting final UMECIT University Panabasket Champion
UMECIT was crowned champion in the final at Panabasket Universitario 2022, in the “Fundación de Panamá” Cup, by beating the Estudiantes de Bella Vista in an explosive match, reaching extra time, winning with a score of 74 to 69 at the Gymnasium. Heliodoro Patino in San Francisco.
In a match worthy of a final of this caliber, with hearts racing from start to finish, there was only a maximum difference of 6 points in the entire match between the two teams.
About to finish the game, with only 2 seconds left in the allotted time, with the game 56-53 in favor of the Lions, a triple by Carlos Henríquez tied the game 56-56, which took us to 5 minutes. of extension to define the champion.
With 59 seconds to go, the UMECIT Lions team consolidated their supremacy under the basket to win the 2022 University Basketball Championship with a 5-point difference.
The student of the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Neftalí Price was chosen as the Best Player of the Tournament.
In this way, UMECIT highlights the link between study and sports as a fundamental tool to develop the comprehensive education of our students.
