By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Tenerife secured a victory in the first round of Group D of the FIBA Basketball Champions League, defeating Trapani on the road with a score of 84-78.
Eleven players scored for the visitors, with only two finishing the game in double figures — Aaron Doornekamp scored 13 points, Bruno Fitipaldo had 12, and Jaime Fernandez ended the game with 11 points. For Trapani, Jordan Ford was the best with 16 points, and Timmy Allen finished the game with 14.
The Italian team, one of the biggest surprises in Europe last season, put up a respectable fight, but Tenerife showed their experience and clinched a valuable win at the start of the competition. The host team managed to cut the deficit to four points on several occasions, but they couldn’t take the next step forward, allowing the Spaniards to see the game out relatively calmly.
In the next round, Tenerife will host Bnei Herzliya, while Trapani will play their second match at home, this time against Tofaş. In the other game of the first round, the Turkish team defeated the Israeli team (90-86).
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