By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
La Laguna Tenerife made short work of Bnei PenLink Herzliya, ending up at 108-85 on Tuesday.
Pushing his side to 2-0 in Group D of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season, Jaime Fernandez netted 25 points with 9/13 from the field, including 7/7 two-pointers. Rokas Giedraitis followed with 15 points, including four in a team total of 15/29 triples. Giorgi Shermadini chipped in 14 more points, while Marcelinho Huertas and Thomas Scrubb finished with 11 points apiece.
Playing behind closed doors at Santiago Martin Arena for security reasons, the win extended a league-record winning streak to 30 home games. Wesley Van Beck and Hector Alderete were scratched by head coach Txus Vidorreta for the Gameday 2 fixture.
Yahu Orland’s side never led in San Cristobal de La Laguna and fell to 0-2 at the top of a six-game double-legged round-robin schedule. Elijah Stewart had a team-high 19 points. Denver Jones remained on the injury list.
Back in action on October 28, Gameday 3 will be played in Bursa and Opava, with Tenerife visiting Tofas and Herzliya taking on Trapani Shark.
Up 2-0 in Spain’s Liga Endesa Vidorreta’s side will host UCAM Murcia and Unicaja before the next BCL challenge. On the opposite end, the Israeli club is set to debut in the 2025-26 Winner League Regular Season on Monday against Hapoel Gilat Telecom Haemek.