By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Unicaja never trailed to start the FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2025 with a 73-61 victory versus Al Ahli SC in Singapore Indoor Stadium on Thursday.
Tyson Perez dropped 16 points behind 6/11 field goals, while James Webb III and Tyler Kalinoski threw in 12 more points each with 5/9 from the field and 4/4 three-pointers. On the wrong end, 36-year-old winger Ivan Almeida registered a game-high 21 points and Ismael Romero followed with 20 points.
The title holders, entering the field after completing a back-to-back in the Basketball Champions League, peaked late in the third quarter at a 17-point distance from the Basketball Africa League champions. Limiting the opponents to 3/23 from three-point range was a key part of the win.
In Gameday 2 of Group A, the team based in Malaga takes on Basketball Champions League Asia and Japan’s B.League champion, Utsunomiya Brex, on Friday.
In the tournament opener, NBA G League United went from a commanding 23-point advantage to edging out Flamengo, 93-91, thanks to a tough make by Jaden Shackelford at the buzzer. Pushing his side to 1-0 in Group B, the 24-year-old combo guard ended up with 20 points, alongside Feron Hunt piling up a game-high 24 points. On the losing end, Gui Deodato and Shaquille Johnson shared a team-high 20 points.
With six participating teams split into two equal groups, a round-robin schedule lasting until Saturday decides seeds in classification games for first, third, and fifth place on Sunday’s finale.
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