By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Coming off a two-game week in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and a loss to Zalgiris in Kaunas Thursday, Real Madrid earned a key win, 80-67, against Lenovo Tenerife in Santiago Martin Sunday.
Paving the way, Mario Hezonja tallied eight of his 15 points in the fourth quarter of the Liga Endesa Regular Season Round 12 contest. Nigel Williams-Goss, Petr Cornelie, and Dzanan Musa followed with 11 points a piece. Walter Tavares was the fifth double-digit scorer putting in ten points for the team coached by Chus Mateo.
Prevailing in the battle of leading teams, Los Blancos went up to 10-2 forcing the hosts coached by Txus Vidorreta down to 9-3. Still stuck are the injury list were Carlos Alocen (knee), Gabriel Deck (quad), Rudy Fernandez (wrist), Adam Hanga (thigh), and Anthony Randolph (knee).
Tim Abromaitis with 15 points and Bruno Fitipaldo with 14 points to go along with a game-high seven assists stood out for Tenerife. Up next is a visit to Vilnius to face Rytas Wednesday, a game part of the Basketball Champions League Gameday 6 schedule. However, the top seed of Group H has been secured through the home win versus Peristeri bwin Wednesday.
More early ACB action with Quino Colom fueling a late push for Girona to claim the home win, 78-69, against Casademont Zaragoza. Kameron Taylor tallied 21 points and Colom had 19 points. Marc Gasol chipped in five points, five rebounds, and two assists in 29 minutes helping his side improve to 3-9 in Spain’s top-tier division.
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