East Group
With three days to go until the end of the regular league, we already know the first team to lose the category: El Ventero CBV, who missed out on victory on their visit to Zentro Basket Madrid after a triple by Persson with 21 to go. seconds with which the extra time was reached, in which the Castilian-La Mancha team ended up giving up (80-77). Although they have a game postponed, they are four wins away from the playout, which they can no longer reach because they have lost all their matches with Safir Fruits Alginet and Herbalife Gran Canaria, even if they beat them the next day. The Canarians, with Mutaf leaving with 28 points, prevailed at home quite easily against Recambios Gaudí CB Mollet who did not raise their heads (93-81). For their part, the Valencians fell during their visit to Real Canoe NC, which prolongs their good moment (90-82), on the eve of their visit to Villarrobledo, in the only game that remains pending. Even better is the situation of Valencia B, who staged a great comeback in the last quarter against an FC Cartagena CB who is already in the standings (88-83), despite the solidity of Kimbrough (27+4, 24 val) and Samu Rodríguez (18+8, 24 val).
In the upper zone, a double direct duel from which the leader Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket came out stronger, who took the derby with Decolor FG La Roda (60-64) with final suffering, remaining as the only rival of David Varela’s men for the first position My Architect CB Benicarló, who won (77-63) in the last game of the day against Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling, who is two wins behind the leader, with little room for manoeuvre. Benicarland will travel next weekend to Albacete in what could be a final duel for first place. In the other game of the day, an exhibition by Edu Arqués (30+12, 39 val) for CB Cornellà to beat Hestia Menorca (68-65), in which Jhivvan Jackson was once again the top scorer (25 pt) .
West Group
Avelino García’s Aquimisa Carbajosa Empresarial continues to cling to its chances, winning another victory (90-81) in an intense duel with Círculo Gijón, in which Powell reappeared at the decisive moment. The people of Salamanca can continue to believe in reaching a playout, in which they were already saved last year, which is now occupied, precisely, by the people of Gijon, with two more victories, and Damex UDEA Algeciras, who beat Reina Yogur Clavijo at home (85- 79), again on the back of the Rowan points (22) and the inner fortress of N’Diaye (21+15, 26 val).
In the upper zone, for once, there was no change of leader, but it was not without surprises. Hereda Club Ourense Basketball premiered the Guillermo Arenas effect, whose debut on the bench was accompanied by an impossible comeback against Clínica Ponferrada CDP, who came to control the game by 16 points and ended up falling in extra time (86-82), victim of Đukanović (29 pt, 28 val) and Carter (19+11, 28). Tizona Universidad de Burgos yielded during their visit to another team that changed coach, CB Morón, which, led by Brito (22+5+8, 30 val), remains out of the danger zone after surprising a gray version of those of Tomé (75-66). The people from Burgos, like Teknei Bizkaia Zornotza, who beat Melilla Sport Capital Enrique Soler 71-81, have a hard time reaching first position, as they are two wins away from a Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT that was not surprised by a combative CB Marbella, who demanded them until the end (74-70). The other visitor victory of the day was carried out by Zamora Enamora in his visit to ENERparking Basket Navarra, powerless in his last attacks to turn the score around (75-83) after having been unable to stop Solarin (24 pt, 24 val) and Kaliničenko (22pt, 23val).
doubles-doubles
Edu Arqués (COR) – 30 pt + 12 re
Rubén López de la Torre (GCA) – 17pt + 10d
Unai Mendikpote (CÍR) – 17 pt + 10 re
Serigne N’Diaye (ALG) – 21 pt + 15 re
Darius Carter (COB) – 19 pt + 11 re
Adam Fravert (CDP) – 19 pt + 10 re
