By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Waiting for Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia which will all play tomorrow, Baskonia was successful in the ACB after EuroLeague duties, beating Casademont Zaragoza 102-94 at home.
Chima Moneke was a big reason why Dusko Ivanovic’s team came out on top, climbing up the standings to fight for a playoff spot at 15-12. Despite struggling from three (1/5), the Nigerian-Australian forward ended with 22 points leading his side in scoring.
Vanja Marinkovic powered it up from beyond the arc for a total of 19 points, shooting 5/7 from deep, while Matt Costello added 18 points. Codi Miller-McIntyre added 14 points and 8 assists.
Mitchell Watt and Dejan Kravic produced 16-point losing efforts against Baskonia. Moreover, the newly acquired and reigning Basketball Champions League champion Finn Delany followed in leading the team in scoring with 14 points.
ACB Round 27:
Zunder Palencia – Lenovo Tenerife 68-89
Rio Breogan – Surne Bilbao Basket 68-80
Unicaja Malaga – Basquet Girona 111-80
Saski Baskonia – Casademont Zaragoza 102-94
Real Madrid – BAXI Manresa (31/03 at 12:30 CET)
Dreamland Gran Canaria – Valencia Basket (31/03 at 13:00 CET)
UCAM Murcia – MoraBanc Andorra (31/03 at 17:00 CET)
Coviran Granada – Joventut Badalona (31/03 at 17:00 CET)
Monbus Obradoiro – FC Barcelona (31/03 at 18:30 CET)
STANDINGS: Real Madrid 46 (23-3), Unicaja 44 (22-5), FC Barcelona 34 (17-9), Lenovo Tenerife 34 (17-10), UCAM Murcia 32 (16-10), Dreamland Gran Canaria 32 (16-10), Valencia Basket 32 (16-10)…
PHOTO CREDIT: ACB