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

BarcelonaBarça reacted to the European elimination with a victory on the court of Kosner Baskonia (92-95). Despite the evident physical and emotional wear, the blaugrana team got through a very difficult match. Trent Forrest missed the triple that would have sent the game into overtime. "It is an important victory that comes on a very difficult day," stated 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.

Rua without reward in Manresa

Baxi Manresa fans marched to Nou Congost to cheer on their team, who couldn't manage a 10-point lead against Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos (94-101). The team coached by Porfi Fisac turned the game around in a second half of clear visiting dominance. Neto, Corbalán and Happ led the triumph of a team much improved in recent weeks. Between the three players, they scored 71 points.

Joventut falls short of desire

L'Asisa Joventut got distracted on the court of Río Breogán (93-86). La Penya didn't have enough with Ricky Rubio, who scored 21 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 on a losing streak became executioners of Catalan teams on Saturday. Unicaja overcame Hiopos Lleida thanks to a 32-14 run in the third quarter (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.