La Liga Round 1: Valencia Defeated, Real Madrid Secures Narrow Win
Breogan edged out Joventut 110-104 in a tightly contested game. The quarter scores were 29-28, 27-21, 19-22, and 35-33. Key performers for Breogan included Bolton, who contributed 17 points and 7 assists, Mavra with 16 points, Brown adding 14 points and 7 rebounds, and Brankovic with 14 points and 9 rebounds. On the Joventut side, Laprovittola led with 22 points and 6 rebounds, Rubio recorded 18 points and 10 assists, Reyes scored 13, and Ellis added 11 points.
In a nail-biter, Burgos fell just short against Basconia, losing 97-98. The quarter breakdown was 24-30, 21-19, 30-16, and 22-33. Burgos saw strong performances from Samar with 17 points and 6 assists, Steward with 15 points, Sengwelder who posted 13 points and 5 rebounds, and Odij with 12 points. Basconia’s top contributors were Farid with 13 points and 5 rebounds, Duarte and Lawson each scoring 13, and Frisch adding 11 points.
Tenerife narrowly lost to Zaragoza 80-81, with quarter scores of 18-18, 20-26, 27-24, and 15-13. Tenerife’s leading players included Hepp with 13 points and 5 rebounds, Huertas contributing 12 points, Guy with 11, and Lopez-Arostegi adding 10 points and 5 rebounds. Zaragoza was powered by Bell-Haines, who scored 19 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, Blumbergs with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Yavorski adding 15 points.
Girona secured an 84-77 victory over Murcia after quarters of 22-16, 14-17, 16-19, and 32-25. Perez led Girona with 20 points, Wittaker added 19, McLang scored 11, and Geben contributed 11 points and 9 rebounds. Murcia’s top scorers were Bome with 18 points, Forrest who had 15 points and 4 assists, and Kate with 10 points and 8 rebounds.
In a high-scoring affair, Valencia fell 100-105 to Lleida. The quarter scores read 20-26, 24-33, 19-26, and 28-29. Valencia’s Mirotic posted 14 points and 5 rebounds, Shorts and Taylor each scored 13 points and dished out 6 assists, while Brooks added 11 points. Lleida’s key players included Beitmon with 23 points and 5 assists, McGee scoring 21, and Perrin contributing 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Real managed a narrow 89-87 win over Unicaja, with quarter results of 23-22, 23-25, 19-24, and 24-16. Real’s standout players were Maledon, who scored 17 points and handed out 7 assists, Campazzo with 15 points and 7 assists, Luwawu-Cabarrot adding 14 points and 7 rebounds, and Deck contributing 9 points and 8 rebounds. For Unicaja, Hernangomez led with 20 points and 6 rebounds, Noa added 18 points and 8 rebounds, and Brazdeikis scored 14.
Max Shulga of Real played 14 minutes and 2 seconds, scoring 4 points on 2-of-2 shooting from the field but missing both three-point attempts. He also recorded 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal, while committing 2 turnovers and 2 fouls. His plus-minus rating was +4.