Baskonia get close win in their pre-season debut against Napoli / News - Basketnews.com

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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz got the win in their first pre-season test against Napoli Basket 75-70. Dusko Ivanovic's squad advanced to the final game of "The City of Cagliari tournament", where they will play against the winner of the duel between Dinamo Sassari and Bayern Munich.

The EuroLeague team was in full control of the game during the first half, finishing up by 17 points. Giedraitis and Nnoko were the main factors behind the great start of the Spanish club.

In the second half, though, Napoli were able to get back on track thanks to a fantastic defensive effort from players like Eric Lombardi, who finished with 10 points and 3 blocks, and Lorenzo Uglietti. During the final quarter, Napoli was also able to take the lead down the stretch but in the end, Baskonia were able to finish the effort and win the game, thanks to a couple of important buckets from Wade Baldwin IV.

Alec Peters was the top scorer of the match with 16 points and 3 boards. Giedraitis finished with 14 points and 4 assists, Landry Nnoko had a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards. For Napoli, the top scorer was Markis McDuffie with 15 points, while Frank Elegard had 14 points and 7 rebounds.

Napoli Basket: McDuffie 15, Elegard 14 (7 rebounds), Lombardi 10, Mayo 8, Parks 7, Rich 7, Zerini 4, Marini 3, Velicka 2.

Baskonia: Peters 16, Giedraitis 14, Nnoko 13 (10 rebounds), Baldwin 10 (3/10 FG), Enoch 9, Granger 8 (5 assists), Marinkovic 3, Sedekerskis 2.Full stats can be found here.

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