Baskonia surprise Real Madrid with a great second half / News - Basketnews.com

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Real Madrid (17-5) suffered a home defeat against Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (12-9), confirming the difficulties that coach Pablo Laso's side are going through right now.

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Baskonia played a fantastic second half, finding great solutions offensively and playing with much more intensity than Real. The final score was 80-72 (14-16, 15-22, 28-16, 23-18).

Simone Fontecchio and Matt Costello were the main factors for Baskonia's great final quarter.

The two players took a lot of offensive responsibilities and provided great value for their team. Real Madrid struggled to find easy solutions offensively and in the end, couldn't limit Baskonia's higher intensity.

In the third quarter, Baskonia found his groove offensively and scored 28 points, with Steven Enoch and Alec Peters among the best for their team, with 9 and 8 points respectively.

The team coached by Neven Spahija entered in the final quarter with a three-point lead.

After a very well-balanced first quarter, in the second period, Real Madrid took control of the game, scoring 22 points, and finishing the period with a nine-point lead (38-29). Thomas Heurtel was the top scorer in the first half with 7 points.

For Baskonia the top scorer was Steven Enoch with 17 points (5/9 2PT, 0/1 3PT, 7/7 FT), 6 rebounds, and 16 PIR.

For Real, instead, the top scorer was Walter Tavares with 16 points (4/5 2PT, 8/8 FT), 4 rebounds, and 1 assist.

Baskonia: Steven Enoch 17 (6 REB), Matt Costello 13 (6 REB), Simone Fontecchio 11, Wade Baldwin 11

Real Madrid: Walter Tavares 16.

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