Spanish League, Regular Season, Game 17: January 21-22, 2012 - Spain

May 24, 2013

Spanish League, Regular Season, Game 17: January 21-22, 2012

FC Barcelona Regal and Real Madrid both won to continue on top of the Spanish League, while two of their three nearest rivals lost, giving the leaders a little breathing room. Barcelona was pushed to the brink by CAI Zaragoza, but pulled out the victory at home 71-68, thanks to clutch free throws by Juan Carlos Navarro, who returned after a month-long injury. Zaragoza, fighting for King’s Cup qualification, took a 61-64 lead into the last minute on a triple by Carlos Cabezas, but Navarro came up big on the foul line, especially in last stages of the fourth quarter, going 12 of 12 for the game. He led the winners with 17 points, while Erazem Lorbek added 16, the only other player in double figures. Cabezas paced the losers with 14 points. Real Madrid dominated second-place Caja Laboral at home 84-73, winning three of the four quarters. Felipe Reyes came up big with a double-double, registering 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Carlos Suarez knocked down 17 and Martynas Pocius added 12. Sergio Rodriguez dished out 8 assists. Caja Laboral, now 12-5, got 18 points from Brad Oleson, who nailed 4 of 9 from downtown. Assigna Manresa took out Unicaja at home 86-68, getting the better of the losers on the boards, 39 to 29, and from three-point range, 48% to 26%. Justin Doellman and Micah Downs had 19 points apiece to lead the winners, while Josh Asselin added 17. The losers got 17 points from Kristaps Valters. Unicaja slipped to 12-6. Lucentum Alicante was the only team on the top of the board to keep pace with the leaders, lifting its record to 13-5 after it outgunned Asefa Estudiantes 68-76 on the road, as Tyrone Ellis knocked down 15 points, Pedro Llompart had 14 with 8 assists and Kaloyan Ivanov added 12. Gescrap Bizkaia took care of Blusens Monbus 65-79 on the road, as D’or Fischer rose to the occasion with a double-double, scoring 23 points on 10 of 11 from two-point range and adding 11 rebounds. Marko Banic added 15 points for the winners. FIATC Mutua Joventut held on to beat Valencia Basket at home 81-73, as the visitors tried but failed to overcome a 42-23 halftime deficit. Five players scored in double figures for Joventut, led by Derrick Obasohan’s 13 points. Cajasol Banca Civica outdeulled Gran Canaria 2014 at home 75-70 as Paul David led the way with 15 points. In other games, Lagun Aro outlasted UCAM Murcia 85-89 on the road, and Fuenlabrada defeated Blancos de Rueda Valladolid at home 65-54.

LAST GAME GAME 17 January 21-22, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Jan. 22	Asefa Estudiantes vs. Lucentum	68-76
Jan. 22	Real Madrid vs. Caja Laboral	84-73
Jan. 21	Assignia Manresa vs. Unicaja	86-68
Jan. 22	UCAM Murcia vs. Lagun Aro GBC	85-89
Jan. 22	Barcelona Regal vs. CAI Zaragoza	71-68
Jan. 22	FIATC Joventut vs. Valencia Basket	81-73
Jan. 22	Fuenlabrada vs. Blancos de Rueda	65-54
Jan. 21	Blusens Monbus vs. Gescrap Bizkaia	65-79
Jan. 22	Cajasol vs. Gran Canaria 2014	75-70

NEXT GAME GAME 18 January 28-29, 2012
Day	Match
Jan. 28	Valencia Basket vs. Asefa Estudiantes
Jan. 29	Blanco de Rueda vs. CAI Zaragoza
Jan. 29	Blusens Monbus vs. Lagun Aro
Jan. 28	Gran Canaria 2014 vs. Unicaja
Jan. 29	Cajasol Banca Civica vs. Caja Laboral
Jan. 29	Gescrap BB vs. Lucentum Alicante
Jan. 29	Fuenlabrada vs. Real Madrid
Jan. 29	FIATC Joventut vs. Assignia Manresa
Jan. 29	FC Barcelona Regal vs. UCAM Murcia

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Real Madrid	17	14	3	1412	1227
2	FC Barcelona Regal	17	14	3	1263	1096
3	Unicaja	17	12	5	1351	1274
4	Caja Laboral	17	12	5	1226	1149
5	Lucentum Alicante	17	12	5	1212	1210
6	Cajasol Banca Cívica	17	10	7	1285	1223
7	Baloncesto Fuenlabrada	17	9	8	1250	1265
8	Lagun Aro GBC	17	8	9	1336	1294
9	Valencia Basket	17	8	9	1263	1258
10	Gescrap Bizkaia	17	8	9	1310	1309
11	CAI Zaragoza	17	8	9	1239	1251
12	Assignia Manresa	17	8	9	1216	1237
13	Gran Canaria 2014	17	6	11	1130	1182
14	FIATC Mutua Joventut	17	6	11	1227	1319
15	Asefa Estudiantes	17	6	11	1159	1283
16	Blusens Monbus	17	4	13	1178	1255
17	UCAM Murcia	17	4	13	1182	1283
18	Blancos de Rueda Valladolid	17	4	13	1185	1309