Baskonia holds off ALBA in Berlin
Baskonia improves to 2-2 on the season
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz used a huge first half to build a large lead before holding off ALBA Berlin 76-80 in the German capital on Thursday night. Baskonia improved to 2-2 on the season, while ALBA dropped to 1-3. Baskonia took control early with its ball-movement and three-point shooting, then started to blow the game open in the second quarter. The visitors scored 52 first-half points and led by as many as 27 points in the third before ALBA slowly melted the deficit. Baskonia held on at the end as Simone Fontecchio scored 17 points, while Jayson Granger had 15 points and 6 assists. Matthew Costello finished with 10 points in the victory. Luke Sikma shined for ALBA with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, while Oscar da Silva finished with 15 points plus 6 rebounds in defeat.
Fonte: Euroleague.