Jasiel Rivero leads Valencia to a comfortable victory over Bursaspor / News - Basketnews.com

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Valencia Basket (5-3) played their first game since December 23rd and defended home court by defeating Frutti Extra Bursaspor (3-5) in the 7DAYS EuroCup 86-68 (23-7, 19-20, 20-21, 24-20).

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The hosts pulled away with an early 19-3 advantage in the first period and never looked back. Bursa didn't lead for a single second of the contest. Their deficit reached 19 points in the second (17-36).

The visitors did manage to cut their deficit to single digits in the fourth quarter (67-76), but Valencia finished the match strong, coming away with an 18-point victory.

Jasiel Rivero led the winners with 24 points (8/11 2PT, 8/11 FT), 3 rebounds, 1 steal, and 28 PIR. This was Rivero's season-high in the EuroCup.

Bojan Dublejic was extremely efficient despite scoring just 2 points (1/1 2PT, 0/1 3PT). He added 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 turnover, and 19 PIR.

Allerik Freeman was the best man for Bursa, ending the game with 25 points (4/8 2PT, 4/9 3PT, 5/7 FT), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover, and 26 PIR.

Valencia: Jasiel Rivero 24, Xabi Lopez-Arostegui 14, Klemen Prepelic 11, Jaime Pradilla 8 (6 REB), Louis Labeyrie 8 (6 REB), Mike Tobey 6, , Bojan Dubljevic 2 (12 REB, 7 AST).

Bursaspor: Allerik Freeman 25 (5 REB), Egemen Guven 18, Kevarrius Hayes 8, Onuralp Bitim 7.

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