By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Real Madrid outlasted Unicaja Malaga with a 92-88 victory on the road in Round 22 of the Spanish ACB League. Jaycee Carroll led the winning side with 17 points, while Usman Garuba turned out to be the man of the game with his game-winning block with only a few seconds left in the game.
Walter Tavares also posted 17 points and 9 rebounds for Pablo Laso’s squad, while Trey Thompkins exited the floor with 14 points.
Josh Adams paced Unicaja’s effort with a game-high performance of 20 points.
Earlier in Round 22, Barcelona overcame Manresa led by Brandon Davies to remain on top of the standings with an 18-4 record.
Real improved to 17-5 with its second straight victory, Zaragoza bounced back to a 16-6 record, while Tenerife also recovered from last week’s defeat to 14-7.
ACB Day 22 results:
Fuenlabrada – Baskonia 92 – 98 (OT) (Anderson 22, Shengelia 32)
Andorra – Gran Canaria 60 – 70 (Hannah 14, Bourousis 13)
Zaragoza – Estudiantes 97 – 87 (Radovic 20, Avramovic 35)
Tenerife – Joventut Badalona 96 – 90 (Huertas 25, Prepelic 32)
Barcelona – Manresa 86 – 74 (Davies 24, Kravish 15)
Obradoiro – Murcia 72 – 83 (Vasileiadis 19, Booker 19)
Real Betis – Bilbao 81 – 79 (Green 28, Rousselle 12)
Valencia – San Pablo Burgos 95 – 66 (Abalde 15, Fitipaldo 13)
Unicaja – Real Madrid 88 – 92 (Adams 20, Carroll 17)
Photo: ACB