Barcelona dominate in the second half against Baskonia to take first ACB win / News - Basketnews.com

FC Barcelona went on a 19-0 run in the second half to capture their first win in the Spanish Liga Endesa.

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FC Barcelona (1-1) went on an impressive 19-0 run during the third and fourth quarters on their way to a comfortable 89-74 (17-23, 22-28, 26-7, 24-16) win against Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (1-1).

Baskonia took the upper hand in the first half, leading by 6 after the first quarter (23-17). Although Barcelona closed in with 5 minutes to go in the first half (31-33), Baskonia went on a 9-2 run to gain a nine-point lead (44-35). The guests continued their momentum and went to the locker rooms with a solid 12-point lead (51-39) at the half.

However, the second half belonged to Sarunas Jasikevicius's squad. First, Barca battled back from the deficit (53-53) in the third quarter. Then, they finished the quarter with a 7-0 run to take a 7-point lead (65-58).

Barca did not let Baskonia think about a win in the fourth quarter. The home team started the final 10 minutes with a 12-0 run to gain a whopping 19-point lead (77-58) with 6 minutes to go.

Baskonia had no answers remaining, and Barcelona celebrated their first win in the Spanish Liga Endesa.

Jan Vesely led Barcelona with 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting and 5 rebounds in his account. Alex Abrines added 13 points and 6 rebounds.

Darius Thompson was the top scorer for Baskonia with 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting. The team's newcomer Markus Howard struggled mightily, making just two shots in 11 tries.

Barcelona: Jan Vesely 15 (5/10 2PT, 5/7 FT, 5 REB), Alex Abrines 13 (3/7 3PT, 6 REB), Rokas Jokubaitis 11 (6/6 FT), Sertac Sanli 11 (4/5 2PT), Nicolas Laprovittola 10 (5 AST).

Baskonia: Darius Thompson 13 (5/7 2PT), Steven Enoch 12 (6/7 2PT), Vanja Marinkovic 10 (6 REB), Matthew Costello 10 (1/5 3PT, 6 REB).

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