May 24, 2012
Spanish League, Game 13: December 16-17, 2006
Reyes and Varda - Real Madrid Everything stays the same atop the Spanish League standings, as Real Madrid stays atop the league board for yet another week. Madrid got its 13th win in as many games by thrashing Etosa Alicante 77-58 at home on Sunday morning. Felipe Reyes led the winners with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Meanwhile, Tau Ceramica stays second at 12-1 by edging Adecco Estudiantes 73-70 in Vitoria on Saturday. Pablo Prigioni led the way with 21 points, including 4 of 4 free throws in the final seconds to hold off a late Estudiantes rally and add another win. Akasvayu Girona is third with a 10-3 record by downing Caja San Fernando 69-87 in Seville on Sunday. Meanwhile, Winterthur FC Barcelona improved to 6-7 and keeps fighting to make it to the Spanish King's Cup final eight by edging Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket 78-72 at home on Sunday. Juan Carlos Navarro paced the winners with 32 points, including in a late 9-0 run which sealed the outcome down the stretch. Gran Canaria also improved to 6-7 by downing DKV Joventut 89-75 at home on Sunday. Jackson Vroman paced Gran Canaria with 25 points while Rudy Fernandez added 26 for Joventut. In other games, Polaris World CB Murcia overwhelmed CB Granada 93-63, ViveMenorca topped Bruesa GBC 76-55 while Pamesa Valencia thrashed Grupo Capitol Valladolid 79-61.

Real Madrid stayed undefeated and improved to 13-0 in the standings by thrashing Etosa Alicante 77-58 at home on Sunday morning. Reyes led the winners with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Alex Mumbru and Charles Smith each had 12 points while Louis Bullock added 11 for Real Madrid, which trailed 15-21 after 10 minutes. Reyes, Smith and Mumbru allowed Madrid to rally and get a 35-34 edge at halftime. Real Madrid used a 16-0 run which Reyes capped with free throws to break the game open, 60-44, early in the final period and never looked back. Tau Ceramica stays second at 12-1 by edging Adecco Estudiantes 73-70 in Vitoria on Saturday. Prigioni led the way with 21 points, Serkan Erdogan added 14 while Kaya Peker and Luis Scola each had 11 for Tau, which trailed all the way in the first half and got within 33-36 at the break. Estudiantes still kept a 51-53 edge early in the final period, but Fred House, Prigioni and Scola fueled a 16-1 run which seemed to seal the win, 67-54, with 5 minutes to go. Estudiantes rallied and got within 69-68 already in the final minute, but Prigioni hit 4 of 4 free throws while Pancho Jasen missed a game-tying three-point shot which went in and out. Unicaja dropped to 6-7 due to a 76-70 road loss against Alta Gestion Fuenlabrada. Andres Miso led the winners with 17 points. Carlos Cabezas had 18 points for Unicaja while Jiri Welsch added 11. Unicaja trailed most of the way and even when a three-pointer by Welsch got the guests within 57-55, an outstanding Virgijilus Praskevicius allowed Fuenlabrada to win the game.

Winterthur FCB improved to 6-7 by edging Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket 78-72 at home on Sunday. Navarro paced the winners with 32 points on 7 of 11 two-pointers and 3 of 6 triples. Jaka Lakovic and Gianluca Basile each had 10 points for Barcelona, which trailed 69-70 with under 2 minutes to go. Jordi Trias stepped up with a fast break upset which Navarro followed free throws, igniting a 9-0 run in which "la Bomba" had 6 points to seal the win. Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas is back in the King's Cup race by downing DKV Joventut 89-75 at home on Sunday. Gran Canaria improved to 6-7 while Joventut dropped to 7-6. Jackson Vroman led the winners with 25 points on 11-for-17 shooting while Jimmie Hunter added 21 for Gran Canaria. Rudy Fernandez led Joventut with 26 points, Charles Gaines added 14 while Dimitri Flis had 11 for the guests. Hunter had 11 points in the first quarter to make Gran Canaria get a 22-17 lead after 10 minutes. Gran Canaria extended its margin to 44-38 at halftime and then again to 74-51 early in the final period, enough to seal a well-deserved win.


LAST GAME GAME 13 - December 16-17, 2006
DayMatchResult
Dec. 16Winterthur FCB vs. Lagun Aro Bilbao78 -72
Dec. 16Gran canaria vs. DKV Joventut89 -75
Dec. 16Fuenlabrada vs. Unicaja76 -70
Dec. 16Pamesa Valencia vs. G. Capitol Valladolid79 -61
Dec. 17Real Madrid vs. Etosa Alicante77 -58
Dec. 17ViveMenorca vs. Bruesa GBC76 -55
Dec. 17Tau Cerámica vs. MMT Estudiantes73 -70
Dec. 17Caja San Fernando vs. Akasvayu Girona69 -87
Dec. 17Polaris World Murcia vs. C.B. Granada93 -63
NEXT GAME GAME 14 - December 22-23, 2006
DayMatch
Dec. 22Lagun Aro Bilbao vs. ViveMenorca
Dec. 22MMT Estudiantes vs. Gran canaria
Dec. 22Unicaja vs. Caja San Fernando
Dec. 22G. Capitol Valladolid vs. P. World Murcia
Dec. 22C.B. Granada vs. Pamesa Valencia
Dec. 23Etosa Alicante vs. Fuenlabrada
Dec. 23Akasvayu Girona vs. Real Madrid
Dec. 23Bruesa GBC vs. Tau Cerámica
Dec. 23DKV Joventut vs. Winterthur Barcelona


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Real Madrid131301119900
2TAU Cerámica131211112971
3Akasvayu Girona1310310681003
4DKV Joventut137610241006
5Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada1376969970
6Caja San Fernando137610011004
7Pamesa Valencia1376949995
8Winterthur F.C. Barcelona13671012959
9Unicaja1367967949
10Polaris World CB Murcia1367945928
11Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas1367929949
12MMT Estudiantes136710161045
13Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket13589621008
14C.B. Granada135810021050
15Etosa Alicante13589231010
16Bruesa GBC1349917980
17ViveMenorca133109221015
18Grupo Capitol Valladolid132119641059
Sunday, December 17, 2006
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