Xavi Pascual's recipe for the hardest day: the ARA Instant Replay

BarcelonaBarça reacted to the European elimination with a victory on Kosner Baskonia's court (92-95). Despite the evident physical and emotional wear and tear, the Catalan team pulled through a very difficult match. Trent Forrest missed the three-pointer that would have sent the game into overtime. "It's an important victory that comes on a very difficult day," opined Xavi Pascual, who emphasized the prominence of his inside players. The Culé team proved strong on a court where only Valencia Basket had won before.

Joventut falls short of desire

L'Asisa Joventut got distracted on Rio Breogan's court (93-86). La Penya didn't have enough with Ricky Rubio, who added 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, to overcome an opponent that competed with more desire. "They fought more and better than us. They surpassed us in many small things and we had few chances to win the game," analyzed Dani Miret. The 55 points conceded in the second half were a very big burden.

Two wolves in sheep's clothing

Two teams that were going through a bad streak became executioners of the Catalan teams on Saturday. Unicaja overcame Hiopos Lleida thanks to a 32-14 run in the third period (91-72). Oriol Paulí's good game (28 points) was not enough to avoid defeat. Dreamland Gran Canaria, for its part, got rid of Bàsquet Girona (100-90). The Girona team squandered a 13-point lead.