Spanish League, Regular Season, Game 16: January 14-15, 2012 - Spain

May 20, 2013

Spanish League, Regular Season, Game 16: January 14-15, 2012

Caja Laboral was the only one of the three Spanish League leaders to lose over the weekend, leaving FC Barcelona Regal and Real Madrid to share the top spot with 13-3 records. Barcelona handily beat Lagun Aro 56-71, taking an early lead and never surrendering it, while Real Madrid narrowly escaped with a thrilling victory against Lucentum Alicante 86-92. Barca beat Lagun Aro using superior shooting from two- and three-point range to control the game. Pete Mickeal led the way with 17 points, while Marcelo Huertas and Chuck Eidson tallied 12 apiece and Joe Ingles added 10. Real Madrid got two three-pointers from Jaycee Carroll in the final minute to hold off Alicante as the Whites used a 34-27 rebounding edge and heavy scoring in the paint to counter Alicante's torrid 15-of-28 shooting from beyond the arc. Madrid got balanced scoring, with five players in double figures, led by Niloka Mirotic’s 16 points and Ante Tomic’s 14, while Felipe Reyes added 13 points and 7 rebounds. Alicante was led by Ty Ellis, who scored 23 points, including 7 of 10 from downtown. Assignia Manresa upended Caja Laboral 65-76, as Josh Asselin piled up 28 points on 11 of 14 from two-point range, and Micah Downs knocked down 23. Laboral held a 41-37 halftime lead but was outscored 9-20 in the third quarter, then slipped further behind in the fourth. Mirza Teletovic paced the losers with 12 points and Milko Bjelica added 10. Unicaja joined Caja Laboral in second place with a 12-4 record by outlasting UCAM Murcia at home 87-79, led by Hrvoje Peric, who poured in 18 points. Unicaja opened a commanding 72-52 lead after three quarters, but gave up some of the lead in a 15-27 final quarter. The winners also got 15 points from Jorge Garabosa and 14 from Kristaps Valters. Murcia was led by Andres Miso, who netted 22 points. Gescrap Bizkaia outscored Blancos de Rueda Valladolid 24-44 in the second half to prevail on the road 73-81 as Alex Mumbru scored a game-high 26 points to lead the visitors. Raul Lopez chipped in 12, while Marko Banic and Roger Grimau added 10 apiece. Valladolid was paced by Herve Toure’s 17 points. Fuenlabrada took the lead with an 11-22 second quarter and held on to beat Valencia 69-76 led by Kirk Penney’s 27 points and Saul Blanco’s 16. Nik Caner-Medley scored a double-double for the losers, with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams are now tied at 8-8 with CAI Zaragoza, which battered FIATC Mutual Joventut 96-73 as six players scored in double figures, led by Rafael Hettscheimeir’s 17 points. Carlos Cabezas contributed 8 assists. In other games, Gran Canaria held on to beat Asefa Estudiantes 73-65 behind 20 points by Marquez Haynes, while Cajasol took care of Blusens Monbus 70-77, as Paul Davis led all scorers with 26 points.

LAST GAME GAME 16 January 14-15, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Jan. 15	Gran Canaria vs. Asefa Estu.	73-65
Jan. 15	Blusens Monbus vs. Cajasol	70-77
Jan. 14	Valladolid vs. Gescrap BB	73-81
Jan. 14	Valencia B. vs. Fuenlabrada	69-76
Jan. 15	CAI Zaragoza vs. FIATC Jov.	96-73
Jan. 15	Lagun Aro vs. FCB Regal	56-71
Jan. 14	Unicaja vs. UCAM Murcia	87-79
Jan. 14	Caja Laboral vs. Assignia	65-76
Jan. 15	Lucentum vs. Real Madrid	86-92

NEXT GAME GAME 17 January 21-22, 2012
Day	Match
Jan. 22	Asefa Estu. vs. Lucentum
Jan. 22	Real Madrid vs. Caja Laboral
Jan. 21	Assignia vs. Unicaja
Jan. 22	UCAM Murcia vs. Lagun Aro
Jan. 22	FCB Regal vs. CAI Zaragoza
Jan. 22	FIATC Jov. vs. Valencia B.
Jan. 22	Fuenlabrada vs. Valladolid
Jan. 21	Blusens vs. Gescrap BB
Jan. 22	Cajasol vs. G. Canaria 2014

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Real Madrid	16	13	3	1328	1154
2	FC Barcelona Regal	16	13	3	1192	1028
3	Unicaja	16	12	4	1283	1188
4	Caja Laboral	16	12	4	1153	1065
5	Lucentum Alicante	16	11	5	1136	1142
6	Cajasol Banca Cívica	16	9	7	1210	1153
7	Valencia Basket	16	8	8	1190	1177
8	CAI Zaragoza	16	8	8	1171	1180
9	Baloncesto Fuenlabrada	16	8	8	1185	1211
10	Lagun Aro GBC	16	7	9	1247	1209
11	Gescrap Bizkaia	16	7	9	1231	1244
12	Assignia Manresa	16	7	9	1130	1169
13	Gran Canaria 2014	16	6	10	1060	1107
14	Asefa Estudiantes	16	6	10	1091	1207
15	FIATC Mutua Joventut	16	5	11	1146	1246
16	Blusens Monbus	16	4	12	1113	1176
17	UCAM Murcia	16	4	12	1097	1194
18	Blancos de Rueda Valladolid	16	4	12	1131	1244