By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Barcelona overcame Valencia on the road with a thriller 86-85 victory in the final game of Day 5 in the Spanish League and still remains undefeated.
Chris Singleton paced the visiting side with 20 points and three rebounds, while Jaka Blazic added 17 points along with six boards.
Valencia‘s Matt Thomas posted a game-high performance of 27 points, that wasn’t enough to change the course of the game, even though the hosts nearly stole the victory in the final seconds.
Earlier in the day, Baskonia crashed Murcia in Vitoria, while Real Madrid sealed a road victory in Obradoiro.
Real Madrid and Barcelona share the top of the standings with a 5-0 record, Baskonia follows in the third position with 4-1, same as Unicaja that ranks fourth.
ACB Day 5 results:
San Pablo Burgos – Breogan 92-76 (Frazier 13 points – Redivo 17 points)
Gran Canaria – Andorra 106-80 (Strawberry 17 points – Ennis 22 points)
Manresa – Unicaja 87-96 (Toolson 21 points – Wiltjer 24 points)
Tenerife – Estudiantes 73-81 (McFadden 18 points – Clavell 25 points)
Joventut – Delteco GBC 88-64 (Dawson 14 points – Barro 11 points)
Baskonia – Murcia 93-49 (Diop 18 points – Booker 11 points)
Obradoiro – Real Madrid 73-86 (Obst 17 points – Reyes 12 points)
Zaragoza – Fuenlabrada 77-80 (McCalebb 15 points – Garcia 19 points)
Valencia – Barcelona 85-86 (Thomas 27 points – Singleton 20 points)
Photo credit: Twitter / Barca Basket