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Valencia Basket had an easy task against Casademont Zaragoza in a pre-season friendly game for the Ibercaja Trophy held in Teruel, prevailing by 88-73. That was the first pre-season clash between ACB teams, while former Valencia and current Zaragoza coach Jaume Ponsarnau could count on all his players.Bojan Dubljevic led the way for the winners with 20 points, followed by Ferrando and Rivero who were also in double digits. Stan Okoye and Dino Radoncic tried, but couldn't make Zaragoza more competitive against a better opponent. The pace of the game was high from the beginning and Valencia opened the gap thanks to their three-point effectiveness. Penarroya's men were very productive on offense, which allowed them a comfortable advantage in the first period.

Credit Casademont ZaragozaMobley helped Zaragoza stay in the game, however, the EuroCup team had a 13-point lead going into the break. The margin got up to 19 points for Valencia (49-68), allowing for some extensive rotation on both benches. Casademont Zaragoza (Ponsarnau): Cook 7, Font 2, Okoye 11, Vanwijn 4, Hlinason 2, San Miguel 5, Mobley 8, Yusta 4, McLean 10, Radoncic 10, Vilà 8, García 2.Valencia Basket (Panarroya): Van Rossom 8, Hermannsson 2, Puerto 10, Pradilla 8, Dubljevic 20, Dimitrijevic 6, Ferrando 10, Bressan 4, Jiménez 8, Rivero 10, Bellver 2.

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