By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Baskonia beat Unicaja Malaga at home 87-70 in the first game of their playoffs series.
Janis Timma led the team with 12 points, while Marcelinho Huertas and Vincent Poirier scored 11 points each.
The hosts used a compelling 28-14 partial score in the final period to seal the victory, though they never lost the lead throughout the game.
Nemanja Nedovic was the leading scorer of the guests, as he added 12 points along with five assists.
Earlier in the day, Real Madrid also reached its first win against Tenerife.