By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Barcelona destroyed Real Betis, 109-58, dialing in 17/29 three-pointers on Sunday.
Alex Abrines connected four times from beyond the arc en route for the game-high 20 points. Victor Claver followed with 14 points, Kyle Kuric had 12 points, and Leandro Bolmaro scored ten points. Jerome Jordan led the team based in Seville with 16 points.
The hosts were outscored, 33-4, in the second quarter by Barca. The team coached by Sarunas Jasikevicius comfortably held on improving its ACB record to 30-4.
Real Madrid hosted Valencia with a chance to clinch the first seed in front of the playoffs but failed to do so. Valencia got a 79-69 win and it was quite a convincing display as they were up by as much as 37-16 early on.
Mike Tobey scored 16 and Marcus Hermannsson 11 points for Valencia while on the opposing side, Vincent Poirier scored 16 and Sergio Llull 15 points.
Real Madrid stayed at the top with a 32-2 record compared to Valencia’s 23-11 at the fourth spot.
Joventut Badalona took down Baskonia, 79-71, on the road Tuesday to clinch a playoff berth. Pau Ribas had 17 points and Joel Parra 16 as their side jumped to 15-9. Achille Polonara with 22 points and Pierria Henry with 19 points did not prevent the hosts from falling to 22-10.
ACB Round 36:
April 21
Lenovo Tenerife – RETABet Bilbao 86-67
Hereda San Pablo Burgos – Casademont Zaragoza 95-98
Saturday
UCAM Murcia – Unicaja Malaga 81-68
Sunday
Coosur Real Betis – FC Barcelona 58-109
Movistar Estudiantes – Monbus Obradoiro 83-94
Baxi Manresa – Acunsa GBC 91-83
Real Madrid – Valencia 69-79
MoraBanc Andorra – Herbalife Gran Canaria 86-81
Tuesday
TD Systems Baskonia – Joventut Badalona 71-79
Photo Credit: Barca Basket