Madrid defeats Valencia, Betis wins thriller – ACB Day 24 recap

By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net

Despite starting the game off well in the first half, Valencia could not overcome Real Madrid’s obstacle. Led by Tibor Pleiss, the visitors had an eight-point lead at half-time (38-45), shooting 53% from the field. In the third period, however, the hosts gained the lead with a 22-9 run (60-54). The game ended 83-71, as Anthony Randolph finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Luka Doncic played 27 minutes and scored 10 points.

Real Betis’ game vs. Unicaja Malaga went down to the wire, with both teams hitting big shots down the stretch, in the final two minutes. Ryan Kelly’s shot with 35 seconds to go, put Betis up one (87-86), but Nemanja Nedovic hit two clutch free-throws and Malaga re-gained the lead (87-88). With 12 seconds left, Blake Schilb (25 pts) scored the most crucial basket of the night, and Real Betis got the win (89-88).

Also, Baskonia, had a comfortable night, blowing out Fuenlabrada at home, while Barcelona got a close call against Obradoiro.

Earlier on Sunday (25/03), Estudiantes and Zaragoza had great afternoons at home, easily defeating San Pablo Burgos and Bilbao respectively. Movistar scored 100 points, as Sylven Landesberg led the way with 26.

In what was a great game to watch, Gran Canaria defeated MoraBanc Andorra 99-95 thanks to Eulis Báez’s efficient night (22 pts / 7/8 2p.).

On Saturday (24/03), Kostas Vasileiadis led Tenerife past Badalona, to stay in the playoff race.

Day 24 – Results:

HOME                           AWAY                     FT HT Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
UCAM MURCIA CB GIPUZKOA BASKET 83-69 38-39 20-18 18-21 24-10 21-20
IBEROSTAR TENERIFE DIVINA SEGUROS JOVENTUT 77-75 33-27 18-10 15-17 26-19 18-29
TECNYCONTA ZARAGOZA RETABET BILBAO BASKET 81-61 39-28 17-13 22-15 27-22 15-11
MOVISTAR ESTUDIANTES SAN PABLO BURGOS 100-76 54-30 27-21 27-9 25-29 21-17
HERBALIFE GRAN CANARIA MORABANC ANDORRA 99-95 43-48 21-22 22-26 26-18 30-29
R. NATURA MONBUS OBRADORIO FC BARCELONA LASSA 73-76 31-34 21-12 10-22 26-25 16-17
REAL BETIS ENERGIA PLUS UNICAJA 89-88 39-41 24-17 15-24 26-24 24-23
BASKONIA MONTAKIT FUENLABRADA 95-63 50-27 22-14 28-13 23-17 22-19
REAL MADRID BC VALENCIA BASKET CLUB 83-71 38-45 17-18 21-27 27-12 18-14

Day 24 – Standings:

# TEAM MP W L POINTS +/-
1 REAL MADRID BC 24 21 3 2183 – 1903 280
2 FC BARCELONA LASSA 24 17 7 2115 – 1919 196
3 BASKONIA 24 17 7 2052 – 1865 187
4 VALENCIA BASKET CLUB 24 16 8 2006 – 1832 174
5 HERBALIFE GRAN CANARIA 24 15 9 2040 – 1970 70
6 MONTAKIT FUENLABRADA 24 15 9 1854 – 1942 -88
7 MORABANC ANDORRA 24 14 10 2047 – 1966 81
8 UNICAJA 24 14 10 1973 – 1829 144
9 IBEROSTAR TENERIFE 24 13 11 1847 – 1831 16
10 UCAM MURCIA CB 24 12 12 1827 – 1819 8
11 R. NATURA MONBUS OBRADORIO 24 11 13 1805 – 1870 -65
12 GIPUZKOA BASKET 24 10 14 1939 – 1976 -37
13 MOVISTAR ESTUDIANTES 24 10 14 1994 – 2026 -32
14 TECNYCONTA ZARAGOZA 24 8 16 1958 – 2085 -127
15 RETABET BILBAO BASKET 24 7 17 1841 – 2016 -175
16 SAN PABLO BURGOS 24 6 18 1910 – 2116 -206
17 REAL BETIS ENERGIA PLUS 24 6 18 1859 – 2115 -256
18 DIVINA SEGUROS JOVENTUT 24 4 20 1855 – 2025 -170
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