By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
After mishandling a double-digit lead in Santiago Martin Arena, Real Madrid got the job done, 71-70, against La Laguna Tenerife, and went up to 8-1 in the 2025-26 Liga Endesa Regular Season.
Resuming action following the FIBA window with FIBA World Cup 2027 Qualifiers, the team based in the Spanish capital recorded a sixth straight win across all competitions with 38-year-old Sergio Llull beating the buzzer with a midrange jumper off the backboard to save the day once more.
At the wrong end of his latest crazy game-winner, Tenerife was reduced to 6-3, despite storming back and finally regaining the lead with only 2.9 seconds on the clock.
Following a game-high 17 points by teammate Mario Hezonja, Llull finished with 11 points, Wesley Van Beck banked in a team-high 15 points for the hosts. For the team coached by Txus Vidorreta, Joan Sastre and Marcelinho Huertas were ruled out for the Round 9 affair, with Alberto Abalde, Izan Almansa, and Trey Lyles out for Sergio Scariolo’s side.
With Ricky Rubio leading the way behind a game-high 20 points, Joventut Badalona rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half to defeat BAXI Manresa, 83-79, in early Sunday action at Pavello Olimpic. A fourth straight win between the ACB and Basketball Champions League Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL.
ACB Round 9
Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos – UCAM Murcia 88-110
Hiopos Lleida – Unicaja 88-89
Coviran Granada – Casademont Zaragoza 83-92
Girona – Rio Breogan 103-80
Joventut Badalona – BAXI Manresa 83-79
La Laguna Tenerife – Real Madrid 70-71
FC Barcelona – MoraBanc Andorra (17:00 CET)
Surne Bilbao – Dreamland Gran Canaria (18:00 CET)
Kosner Baskonia – Valencia (19:00 CET)
STANDINGS: Real Madrid 8-1, Valencia 7-1, UCAM Murcia 7-2, Joventut Badalona 7-2, La Laguna Tenerife 6-3, Unicaja 6-3…