Xavi Pascual's recipe for the most difficult day: the Instant Replay of ARA

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 blaugrana team pulled through a very difficult game. 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 protagonism of his inside players. The culer team made itself strong on a court where only Valencia Basket had won.

Joventut falls short of desire

L'Asisa Joventut faltered on the court of Rio Breogan (93-86). La Penya wasn't enough with Ricky Rubio, who scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, to overcome a rival that competed with more desire. "They fought harder and better than us. They surpassed us in many small things and we had few options 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 Catalan teams on Saturday. Unicaja beat 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 wasted a 13-point lead.