Wade Baldwin flirts with a double-double as Baskonia crush Manresa's resistance / News - Basketnews.com

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In the ACB, Baskonia (17-13) went on an offensive spree in the second half and overcame BAXI Manresa (19-11) with the final score of 107-85 (24-21, 23-27, 30-15, 30-22). The team coached by Neven Spahija had amazing performances from Wade Baldwin IV and Alec Peters.

2-pointers this season

56%19,2Points made:19,2Accuracy:55,7%Place in standings:14Record max:24Record min:9Most made 2FGs:Chima MonekeTeamBCLStatisticsSchedule

In the second half, though, the situation completely changed. Baskonia dominated the third quarter from the get going, scoring 30 points and limiting Manresa to only 15. With that break, Baskonia never looked back and won comfortably the game, led by a fantastic performance from Wade Baldwin IV.

The first half was a fun and entertaining one with the two teams trading baskets for most of the time. Wade Baldwin was superb in the first 20 minutes, scoring 14 points while adding also 3 rebounds and 3 assists. For Manresa, on the other hand, Joe Thomasson and Luke Maye did most of the job offensively, finishing with 14 and 12 points respectively. Manresa went into the locker room with a one-point advantage (48-47).

For Baskonia, the top scorer was Wade Baldwin IV, who finished with 25 points (7/7 2PT, 2/4 3PT, 5/6 FT), 9 assists, 5 rebounds, and 41 PIR.

For Manresa, on the other hand, the top scorer was Joe Thomasson, who had 24 points (4/9 2PT, 4/7 3PT, 4/4 FT), 8 assists, and 20 PIR.

Baskonia: Wade Baldwin IV 25 (9 AST), Alec Peters 19 (5 REB), Rokas Giedraitis 14, Simone Fontecchio 12, Jayson Granger 10

Manresa: Joe Thomasson 24, Luke Maye 16, Chima Moneke 14 (12 REB), Valtonen 10

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