Overview
- Baskonia defeated Asisa Joventut 85-71 at the Fernando Buesa Arena on Wednesday to go up 1-0 in the ACB quarterfinal series.
- The teams were level after three quarters at 59-60 before Baskonia closed the game with a decisive 26-11 run in the fourth quarter.
- Eugene Omoruyi led the winners with 13 points while Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot and Matteo Spagnolo added 12 points each, and Ricky Rubio finished with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists for Joventut.
- Luwawu-Cabarrot received pregame awards as the season’s top scorer and an All-ACB selection, and Baskonia benefited from a strong home crowd of about 8,666 spectators.
- The series moves to the Olímpic in Badalona on Friday where Joventut must win to avoid falling to the brink of elimination and where a second Baskonia win would put them close to advancing to the semifinals.