Spanish League, Regular Season, Game 34: May 6, 2012 - Spain

May 21, 2013

Spanish League, Regular Season, Game 34: May 6, 2012

The top three teams in the Spanish League finished the regular season with victories as FC Barcelona Regal took care of Assignia Manresa 71-77; second-ranked Real Madrid outplayed FIATC Mutua Joventut 95-82 and Caja Laboral dumped Gescrap 100-70 to finish in third. Valencia Basket took advantage of Gescrap’s loss to take sole possession of fourth place after it handily defeated Blancos de Rueda Valladolid 76-59. A focused Barcelona team charged out to an 18-32 lead after the first quarter, but Manresa chipped away at the deficit to get as close as 59-61 with 6:14 on the clock. But Pete Mickael answered with two straight triples, snuffing out the comeback. Boniface Ndong paced the winners with 17 points, while Chuck Eidson netted 12, including 4 of 9 from downtown, and Mickeal added 11. Barcelona ended the season with a 29-5 record and will face off against Lucentum Alicante in a best-of-five quarterfinals contest. Madrid piled on points in the first half, sprinting out to a 55-38 lead then coasting the rest of the way. Jaycee Carroll got things started for the Whites in the opening quarter, nailing three triples in a row on the way to a team-high 20 points, while Sergio Rodriguez tallied 16 and Nikola Mirotic 11. Real Madrid closed the regular season 26-8 and will square off against Banca Civica in the quarterfinals. In a matchup of Basque sides, Caja Laboral rolled over a listless Gescrap 100-70, jumping out to a 32-16 lead and never looking back. The hosts had four players in double figures, led by Maciej Lampe’s 20 points and Nemanja Bjelica’s 17 with 9 rebounds. Pablo Prigioni dished out 7 assists for the winners. Raul Lopez scored 17 points and Konstantinos Vasileidadis added 16 in a losing effort. Caja Laboral, 23-11 on the season, will meet Gescrap, 19-15, in the quarterfinals. Valencia bested Valladolid 76-59 in a closely fought contest until the fourth quarter, when the hosts outscored the opponent 22-7 to secure the win. Nando De Colo and Florent Pietrus paced the winners with 15 points apiece, and Victor Claver added 14. De Colo also pulled down a team-leading 8 rebounds. Valencia, which finished up at 20-14, will take on the season’s Cinderella story, Lagun Aro, in the first round of the playoffs. Alicante locked down the eighth and final playoffs spot by tripping up Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada 66-55 behind Pedro Llompart’s 19 points. Lagun Aro finished in fifth position, tied with Gescrap, after it pummeled Gran Canaria 2014 93-78. Unicaja downed Banca Civica 75-66, but failed to make the final cut for the playoffs after advancing to the quarterfinals 13 seasons in a row, finishing one game behind Alicante. However, the Malaga side preserved its spot in the Euroleague next season. Unicaja won all quarters save one, outshooting the opponent from two- and three-point range. Joel Freeland led the way with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Kristaps Valters had 11 points and Troy DeVries and Berni Rodriguez added 10 apiece. Banca Civica ended the season in seventh position with an 18-16 record. In other games, Blusens Monbus upended CAI Zaragoza 89-84 and UCAM Murcia beat Asefa Estudiantes 80-86, relegating the losers to the second division along with Valladolid.

LAST GAME GAME 34 May 6, 2012
Day	Match	Result
May 6	Asefa Estudiantes vs. UCAM Murcia	80-86
May 6	Assignia Manresa vs. FC Barcelona Regal	71-77
May 6	Real Madrid vs. FIATC Mutua Joventut	95-82
May 6	Lucentum Alicante vs. Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada	66-55
May 6	Caja Laboral vs. Gescrap Bizkaia	100-70
May 6	Unicaja vs. Banca Civica	75-66
May 6	Lagun Aro GBC vs. Gran Canaria 2014	93-78
May 6	Blusens Monbus vs. CAI Zaragoza	89-84
May 6	Valencia Basket vs. Blancos de Rueda Valladolid	76-59

NEXT GAME Quarterfinals Playoffs
	Match
	Barcelona Regal(1) vs. Lucentum (8)
	Real Madrid(2) vs. Banca Civica (7)
	Caja Laboral(3) vs. Gescrap BB(6)
	Valencia Basket(4) vs. Lagun Aro(5)

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	FC Barcelona Regal	34	29	5	2639	2232
2	Real Madrid	34	26	8	2829	2513
3	Caja Laboral	34	23	11	2545	2384
4	Valencia Basket	34	20	14	2531	2401
5	Lagun Aro GBC	34	19	15	2664	2578
6	Gescrap Bizkaia	34	19	15	2642	2615
7	Banca Cívica	34	18	16	2523	2460
8	Lucentum Alicante	34	18	16	2352	2439
9	Unicaja	34	17	17	2509	2562
10	CAI Zaragoza	34	16	18	2404	2454
11	FIATC Mutua Joventut	34	16	18	2493	2562
12	Assignia Manresa	34	15	19	2497	2559
13	Blusens Monbus	34	13	21	2405	2481
14	Gran Canaria 2014	34	13	21	2268	2395
15	UCAM Murcia	34	13	21	2439	2512
16	Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada	34	12	22	2414	2585
17	Asefa Estudiantes	34	11	23	2394	2573
18	Blancos de Rueda Valladolid	34	8	26	2349	2592