May 24, 2012
Spanish League, Game 27: Mar. 31 - Apr. 1, 2007
Fred House Tau Ceramica There is a new leader atop the Spanish League standings, none other than Tau Ceramica, that improved to 21-6 by downing Caja San Fernando 92-76 in Vitoria on Saturday. Fred House led the winners with 22 points on 5-of-6 triples while Luis Scola posted a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds for Tau. Real Madrid is now second at 20-7 due to a 87-85 overtime road loss against MMT Estudiantes. Blagota Sekulic had 18 points for Madrid, Louis Bullock added 14 while Raul Lopez hit a triple for a 84-85 lead with 25 seconds to go in overtime. Gonzalo Martinez answered from downtown to give Estudiantes its seventh consecutive win. Unicaja is now sixth at 15-12 by beating Etosa Alicante 74-61 in Malaga on Saturday behind 13 points from Daniel Santiago. Juan Carlos Navarro had 23 points to make Winterthur FC Barcelona beat ViveMenorca 77-65 at home on Saturday, while DKV Joventut did much find much trouble to beat Grupo Capitol Valladolid 76-69. Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas dropped to 15-12 due to a 86-66 road loss against Pamesa Valencia. In other games, Akasvayu Girona beat CB Granada 70-88, Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket bested Polaris World CB Murcia 78-68 while Alta Gestion Fuenlabrada edged Bruesa GBC 89-82.

Tau Ceramica climbed to the top spot in the standings at 21-6 by downing Caja San Fernando 92-76 in Vitoria on Saturday. House led the winners with 22 points on 5-of-6 triples. Scola posted a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds, Igor Rakocevic had 14 points and Tiago Splitter added 12 for Tau. A 6-0 run that Kaya Peker capped with a dunk gave Tau a 42-31 halftime lead. Tau boosted its margin to 68-46 late in the third quarter, but a rain of three-pointers allowed Caja San Fernando to get within 80-73 with 4 minutes to go. House and Scola stepped up to make Tau cruise to a well-deserved win. Real Madrid dropped to 20-7 due to a 87-85 overtime road loss against MMT Estudiantes. Will McDonald led the winners with 22 points but Martinez became the game hero by hitting the game-winning triple with 8 seconds remaining. Sekulic had 18 points for Madrid, Bullock added 14, Alex Mumbru 10 while Felipe Reyes grabbed 12 rebounds for the guests. Madrid had a chance to win in regulation, but a three-point shot by Marko Tomas hit nothing but the side of the board. Once in the extra period, a big three-pointer by Lopez gave Madrid a 84-85 edge with 25 seconds to go. Martinez answered from downtown while a final shot by Kerem Tunceri rimmed out. Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas dropped to 15-12 due to a 86-66 road loss against Pamesa Valencia. Ruben Douglas led the winners with 23 points. Jackson Vroman had 15 points for Gran Canaria, Kornel David added 14 and Sergio Perez 12. Douglas had 8 points in a 14-2 opening run for Pamesa, and added 10 more to give his team a 49-27 lead. Gran Canaria never recovered and Pamesa did not find much trouble to add a key home win.

Unicaja climbed to the sixth place at 15-12 by beating Etosa Alicante 74-61 in Malaga on Saturday. Santiago led the way for Unicaja with 13 points while Berni Rodriguez and Kostas Vasileadis each added 10 points for the winners, that trailed 19-23 midway through the second quarter. Vasileadis had 10 points in a 18-3 run that allowed Unicaja to get a 39-28 halftime margin. Unicaja boosted its margin to 53-33 after the break and never looked back. Winterthur FC Barcelona stayed third at 18-9 by topping ViveMenorca 77-65 at home on Saturday. Navarro led the winners with 23 points. Michalis Kakiouzis added 13 and Rodrigo De La Fuente 12 for Barcelona. Both teams were tied at 51-51 late in the first half. A 15-2 run that Navarro capped with a triple broke the game for good, 66-53. Even when Menorca got within 66-59, Navarro had 7 unanswered points to seal another home win for Barcelona. DKV Joventut improved to 17-10 by downing Grupo Capitol Valladolid 76-69 in Badalona on Sunday. Andy Betts led the winners with 14 points, Charles Gaines added 12, Marcelinho Huertas had 11 and Rudy Fernandez 10. It was a balanced game for 30 minutes, as even when back-to-back baskets by Betts gave Joventut a 46-36 margin, Valladolid got within 52-50 with 9 minutes to go. A triple by Ricky Rubio sparked an 8-0 run that Gaines capped with a three-point play, as Joventut soon boosted its margin to 70-56 and never looked back.


LAST GAME GAME 27 - March 31 - April 1, 2007
DayMatchResult
Mar. 31Winterthur Barcelona vs. ViveMenorca77 -65
Apr. 1Lagun Aro Bilbao vs. Polaris W. Murcia67 -57
Mar. 31MMT Estudiantes vs. Real Madrid87 -85
Apr. 1DKV Joventut vs. G. Capitol Valladolid76 -69
Mar. 31Unicaja vs. Etosa Alicante74 -61
Apr. 1Fuenlabrada vs. Bruesa GBC89 -82
Apr. 1Pamesa Valencia vs. Gran canaria86 -66
Mar. 31C.B. Granada vs. Akasvayu Girona70 -88
Mar. 31Tau Cerámica vs. Caja San Fernando92 -76
NEXT GAME GAME 28 - April 6-9, 2007
DayMatch
Apr. 6Akasvayu Girona vs. Pamesa Valencia
Apr. 6Polaris World Murcia vs. Real Madrid
Apr. 7G. Capitol Valladolid vs. Unicaja
Apr. 7ViveMenorca vs. Fuenlabrada
Apr. 8Gran canaria vs. Lagun Aro Bilbao
Apr. 8Caja San Fernando vs. DKV Joventut
Apr. 8Tau Cerámica vs. Winterthur Barcelona
Apr. 9Etosa Alicante vs. C.B. Granada
Apr. 9MMT Estudiantes vs. Bruesa GBC


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1TAU Cerámica2721622682029
2Real Madrid2720722912026
3Winterthur F.C. Barcelona2718921241935
4Akasvayu Girona2718922022118
5DKV Joventut27171021562067
6Unicaja27151220611923
7Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas27151220812069
8Pamesa Valencia27141320222048
9MMT Estudiantes27141321212179
10Caja San Fernando27131421022189
11Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada27121519892044
12Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket27111619782064
13C.B. Granada27111620932188
14Polaris World CB Murcia27101720092084
15Etosa Alicante27101719332090
16Grupo Capitol Valladolid2791819962096
17Bruesa GBC2781919632068
18ViveMenorca2772019822154
Sunday, April 01, 2007
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