May 24, 2012
Spanish League, Game 20: February 3-4, 2007
Jimmie Hunter - Gran Canaria A solid leader stay atop the Spanish League standings right before the King's Cup final eight, as Real Madrid improved to 18-2 and now has a two-game edge over everyone else by by thrashing CB Granada 97-72 at home on Sunday. Charles Smith fired in 6 triples on his way to 22 points while Axel Hervelle added 17 for Madrid. Tau Ceramica dropped to 16-4 due to a 67-66 road loss against Alta Gestion Fuenlabrada despite 15 points from Pablo Prigioni. Gran Canaria showed it is ready to shock everyone in the King's Cup final eight next weekend by downing Winterthur FCB 80-70 in overtime at home on Sunday. Both teams tie for the fifth spot in the standings, each with a 11-9 record. Jimmie Hunter led Gran Canaria with 15 points, 10 in the extra period. Unicaja improved to 11-9 by thrashing Bruesa GBC 67-86 on Sunday behind 16 points from Iñaki De Miguel, while DKV Joventut showed its power by thrashing Akasvayu Girona 92-76 in Badalona on Sunday. Rudy Fernandez led 6 Joventut players in double digits with 18 points. In other games, Etosa Alicante topped Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket 77-62, Grupo Capitol Valladolid beat MMT Estudiantes 83-78, Pamesa Valencia edged Polaris World CB Murcia 83-75 while Caja San Fernando bested ViveMenorca 91-84.

Real Madrid stayed atop the standings with a 18-2 record by thrashing CB Granada 97-72 at home on Sunday. Smith fired in 6 triples on his way to 22 points. Hervelle added 17, Louis Bullock 16 and Felipe Reyes 14 in an easy home win for Madrid. Bullock and Smith shined early while a three-pointer by Kerem Tunceri gave Madrid a 33-14 lead after 10 minutes. Granada never recovered, as Madrid kept a double-digit lead all the way until the final buzzer. Tau Ceramica dropped to 16-4 due to a 67-66 road loss against Alta Gestion Fuenlabrada. Frankie Solana led the winners with 21 points. Prigioni had 15 points for Tau, Luis Scola added 14, Igor Rakocevic 12 and Tiago Splitter 11. Tau trailed 64-57 with 90 seconds to go, but a 1-9 run that Scola capped with a basket gave Tau a 65-66 edge. Jorge Garcia hit free throws with 17 seconds to go, while a final shot by Splitter danced around the rim but did not fall in. Unicaja improved to 11-9 by thrashing Bruesa GBC 67-86 on Sunday. Iñaki De Miguel led the way for Unicaja with 16 points, Carlos Cabezas had 14 and Daniel Santiago 13. Unicaja led 27-52 at halftime and did not have trouble to add an easy road win.

Gran Canaria showed its power by downing Winterthur FCB 80-70 in overtime at home on Sunday. Both teams tie for the fifth spot in the standings, each with a 11-9 record. Hunter led Gran Canaria with 15 points, Jackson Vroman added 12 while Mario Fernandez and Sitapha Savane each had 10 for the winners. Gianluca Basile had 22 points for Gran Canaria, Juan Carlos Navarro 18 and Fran Vazquez 14 for the guests, who trailed for the best part of the game until Vazquez scored to give his team a 62-64 edge. Kornel David hit free throws to force overtime, 64-64, at the end of regulation. Hunter had 10 points in the extra period, including a final triple to seal the win in style. DKV Joventut stayed fourth at 13-7 by thrashing Akasvayu Girona 92-76 in Badalona on Sunday. Rudy Fernandez led the winners with 18 points. Paco Vazquez, Lubos Barton, Robert Archibald and Charles Gaines each added 11 while Ricky Rubio had 10 for Joventut. Gaines added 12 rebounds for a double-double. Rubio, Gaines and Fernandez shined in the second quarter to give Joventut a 42-27 halftime lead. Joventut opened the third quarter with a 11-2 run and never looked back.


LAST GAME GAME 20 - February 3-4, 2007
DayMatchResult
Feb. 3Etosa Alicante vs. Lagun Aro Bilbao77 -62
Feb. 3Bruesa GBC vs. Unicaja67 -86
Feb. 3Fuenlabrada vs. Tau Cerámica67 -66
Feb. 4DKV Joventut vs. Akasvayu Girona92 -76
Feb. 4Gran canaria vs. Winterthur Barcelona80 -70
Feb. 4G. Capitol Valladolid vs. MMT Estudiantes83 -78
Feb. 4Real Madrid vs. C.B. Granada97 -72
Feb. 4Caja San Fernando vs. ViveMenorca91 -84
Feb. 4Pamesa Valencia vs. Polaris World Murcia83 -75
NEXT GAME GAME 21 - February 17-18, 2007
DayMatch
Feb. 17Tau Cerámica vs. Pamesa Valencia
Feb. 17Unicaja vs. Real Madrid
Feb. 17Akasvayu Girona vs. G. Capitol Valladolid
Feb. 17Lagun Aro Bilbao vs. Bruesa GBC
Feb. 18Polaris World Murcia vs. Gran canaria
Feb. 18MMT Estudiantes vs. Caja San Fernando
Feb. 18Winterthur Barcelona vs. Etosa Alicante
Feb. 18ViveMenorca vs. DKV Joventut
Feb. 18C.B. Granada vs. Fuenlabrada


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Real Madrid2018217351473
2TAU Cerámica2016416931534
3Akasvayu Girona2015516541572
4DKV Joventut2013716151540
5Unicaja2011915511408
6Winterthur F.C. Barcelona2011915381439
7Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas2011915211517
8Caja San Fernando2011915441580
9Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada20101014591481
10Pamesa Valencia20101014861528
11Etosa Alicante2091114271504
12Polaris World CB Murcia2081214591507
13C.B. Granada2081215611633
14Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket2071314611555
15MMT Estudiantes2071315211620
16Bruesa GBC2061414451536
17Grupo Capitol Valladolid2051514701588
18ViveMenorca2041614431568
Sunday, February 04, 2007
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