The eighth date of the ACB was held in Spain, which allowed the Argentines to shine and still keep Real Madrid unbeaten. Nicolás Brussino was the guide for Gran Canaria with his double double and Facundo Campazzo played a great game scoring more than 20 points.
Coviran Granada 76 – Real Madrid 83, The Magician doing his thing
Chus Mateo’s Real Madrid started to take the lead in the first half of the match. The battle seemed to be completely controlled by the meringues, but in the second quarter, Granada woke up and began to approach the scoreboard. But the Madrid team went into the break six points ahead.
Already in the second half, Mateo’s team did not react and they were overtaken on the scoreboard, having to fight for the victory from behind. However, the fourth quarter was a complete whitewash and the only undefeated team in the league maintained their record for another week.
The standout at Real Madrid is the Argentine Facundo Campazzo. The point guard added 21 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals to lead the team in white to victory. Gabriel Deck played 21 minutes where he had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
On the Granada side, the standout was point guard Lluis Costa, who contributed 9 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals.
Río Breogan 63 – Barcelona 79 and Lapro is still out
A defensively dominant Barcelona secured a fine away win at the Breogán field. They suffered in the inside game due to the strength of the Lithuanian center, but still managed to win.
Culés were superior in the game, but in the last quarter, the locals grew. They only got two points led by Grimau. After the time-out, the Catalan coach made them react and added to the downturn that the Portuguese team had. Barcelona got away from the scoreboard again.
Nicolás Laprovittola is still not on the field due to his injury.
Notable among the guests was Jan Vesely. The center led the Blaugranas with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Juan Fernández played at Río Breogan. The Argentine contributed 5 points and 2 rebounds in 13 minutes on the court.
Baskonia 76 – Dreamland Gran Canaria 88, Brussino is the figure
The Canaries added to the excitement of Ivanovic’s return to Baskonia by dominating the match from start to finish. The Basque team could not adjust in defense and the visitors took the game with a good first quarter. This period was the key to victory since they left the Victorians ten points below and that’s where they marked the advantage.
Gran Canaria’s MVP is Nicolás Brussino. The outsider added a double double to his credit of 19 points and 11 rebounds, he also made 5 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks. Lakovic’s men managed to score away from home for the first time.
At Baskonia the standout was Matt Costello. The American center contributed 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block.
Photos: ACB Press
Source: Tycsports
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