43-Year-Old Huertas Impresses Again in Spanish Championship Round 2
Unicaja narrowly fell to Tenerife with a final score of 75-80 in the second round of the 2026/27 Spanish Championship. The quarter scores were 23-21, 16-18, 16-20, and 20-21 respectively.
For Unicaja, Perry led the scoring with 23 points, while Hunt contributed 13 points and 6 rebounds. Noua added 13 points and 6 rebounds, Kravish posted 9 points and 7 rebounds, and Hernangomez chipped in with 6 points and 7 rebounds.
Marcelinho Huertas, who turned 43 in May, continued to be the driving force for Tenerife. In just 24 minutes on the court, he made 4 of 6 two-point shots and was perfect from beyond the arc with 3 of 3 three-pointers, while also dishing out 7 assists. Huertas finished with the highest efficiency rating on his team at 21.
In another close contest, Manresa was edged out by Breogan 95-101. The quarter scores read 27-24, 13-27, 27-38, and 28-12.
Leading Manresa was Allen with 30 points and 8 rebounds, supported by Notae who scored 20 points, Agbo with 14, and Kolenda adding 7 points.
Breogan saw strong performances from Mavra who recorded 22 points and 10 assists, Brown with 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, Bolton scoring 13, and Alonso also contributing 13 points.