By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Unicaja Malaga celebrated its first victory into the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 round by prevailing over Joventut Badalona at home 90-84.
Deon Thompson was the man of the game for Unicaja, as he exited the court with 23 points, four rebounds, while Jaime Fernandez posted a double-double of 10 points, 10 assists. Joventut’s Nenad Dimitrijevic had a team-high performance of 16 points and four assists.
The hosts enjoyed a 44-31 advantage at halftime, though the tables of the game started to turn in the second half as Badalona built up the pace and trimmed the deficit to 66-54 after 30 minutes.
Unicaja managed to keep its lead in the fourth period, even though Badalona outscored them 30-24 in a late surge and sealed off their first important victory.
Group H action continues on Wednesday as MoraBanc Andorra hosts Tofas Bursa.
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