May 21, 2013
Spanish League, Regular Season, Game 27: March 31 - April 1, 2012
Juan Carlos Navarro - FC Barcelona Regal_37360In a clash of top teams from the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and the Eurocup, FC Barcelona Regal maintained its lead in the Spanish League with a hard-fought victory over Valencia Basket 76-72. Meanwhile closest-rival Real Madrid kept pace by routing Unicaja 64-51. Barcelona lifted its record to 22-5 in a game that finished close after the hosts built up a 53-35 lead at the 24-minute mark. But after Valencia outscored Barcelona 14-22 in the third quarter and tied the game at 60-60 early in the fourth, Juan Carlos Navarro took the reins in hand and scored 5 straight to give the hosts a 75-68 lead that proved decisive. Navarro led the winners with 17 points, while Victor Sada tallied 12 and Marcelo Huertas added 10. Nando De Colo posted 18 points and Vitor Faverani 16 in a losing effort. Led by Mirza Begic’s 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, Real Madrid outclassed Unicaja 64-51, leading throughout the game and spotlighting its defense and rebounding to get the job done. The victory was Madrid’s fourth in four games against Unicaja this season -- two in the Spanish League and two in the Euroleague Top 16. Kyle Singler added 13 points and Sergio Rodriguez 11 for the winners. Joel Freeland paced the losers with 10 points and 15 rebounds, while Berni Rodriguez tallied 9 points and Troy DeVries 8. With the loss Unicaja slipped to 14-12. Fifth-place Lucentum Alicante upended third-place Caja Laboral 72-71 as Pedro Llompart scored 5 straight points in the waning seconds of the game to the delight of fans in Alicante, including a buzzer-beating three-pointer that secured the victory. The last-second heroics erased the visitors’ 67-71 lead in a game that was neck-and-neck throughout. Kaloyan Ivanov netted 22 points, while Lamont Barnes and Llompart added 10 each to lead the winners. Nemanja Bjelica bagged 16 points, Mirza Teletovic 13 and Brad Oleson 11 in a losing effort. With the loss, Caja Laboral slipped to 19-8, allowing fourth-place Lagun Aro to pick up a game after beating Assignia Manresa 74-79 behind Sergi Vidal’s 15 points and 8 rebounds. Lagun Aro climbed to 16-11. Gescrap upended Gran Canaria 2014 78-73, using a balanced attack led by a 13-point effort by Janis Blums, while three other players added 10 apiece – Axel Hervelle, Raul Lopez and Konstantinos Vasileiadis. Gescrap led 42-35 at the half, but after the visitors pulled to 43-40 in the third quarter, the Bilbao side surged ahead on an 11-0 run that put the game out of reach. Gescrap joined Alicante and Valencia in a tie for fifth place with 15-12 records. Banco Civica defeated Asefa Estudiantes 64-77 behind Luka Bogdanovic’s 15 points, and FIATC Mutua Joventut outduelled Blancos de Rueda Valladolid 83-73 as four players scored in double figures, led by Pooh Jeter’s 12 points. Finally, Blusens Monbus continued its strong play of late, dominating Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada 63-82 as Levon Kendall poured in 17 points in a winning effort.

LAST GAME GAME 27
March 31 - April 1, 2012
Day Match Result
Apr. 1 Asefa Estudiantes vs. Banca Civica 64-77
Apr. 1 Gescrap BB vs. Gran Canaria 2014 78-72
Mar. 31 Mad-Croc F.vs. Blusens Monbus 63-82
Apr. 1 FIATC Joventut vs.  Valladolid 83-73
Apr. 1 Barcelona Regal vs. Valencia Basket 76-72
Apr. 1 UCAM Murcia vs. CAI Zaragoza 76-62
Apr. 1 Assignia Manresa vs. Lagun Aro GBC 74-79
Apr. 1 Real Madrid vs. Unicaja 64-51
Apr. 1 Lucentum Alicante vs. Caja Laboral 72-71
NEXT GAME GAME 28
April 7-9, 2012
Day Match
Apr. 19 Lucentum vs. Asefa Estu.
Apr. 9 Caja Laboral vs. Real Madrid
Apr. 8 Unicaja vs. Assignia Manresa
Apr. 8 Lagun Aro vs. UCAM Murcia
Apr. 8 CAI Zaragoza vs. Barcelona Regal
Apr. 7 Valencia Basket vs. FIATC Joventut
Apr. 7 Valladolid vs. Mad-Croc F.
Apr. 8 Gescrap BB vs. Blusens Monbus
Apr. 8 Gran Canaria 2014 vs. Banca Civica


STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 FC Barcelona Regal 27 22 5 2062 1765
2 Real Madrid 27 21 6 2233 1939
3 Caja Laboral 27 19 8 1990 1859
4 Lagun Aro GBC 27 16 11 2149 2058
5 Valencia Basket 27 15 12 2012 1941
6 Gescrap Bizkaia 27 15 12 2116 2085
7 Lucentum Alicante 27 15 12 1856 1905
8 Banca Cívica 27 14 13 2042 2000
9 CAI Zaragoza 27 14 13 1944 1935
10 Unicaja 27 14 13 1993 2000
11 FIATC Mutua Joventut 27 12 15 1952 2031
12 Assignia Manresa 27 12 15 1957 2006
13 Gran Canaria 2014 27 11 16 1829 1904
14 Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada 26 10 16 1848 1974
15 Blusens Monbus 27 10 17 1908 1972
16 UCAM Murcia 27 9 18 1896 1995
17 Asefa Estudiantes 26 7 19 1785 2001
18 Blancos de Rueda Valladolid 27 6 21 1864 2066
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