Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (14-11) demolished Bilbao Basket (11-13) 90-62 (20-19, 31-11, 26-17, 13-10) to fortify their Top 8 spot in the ACB League.
The second quarter was a game-deciding stretch in the match. Baskonia went on a 17-3 run at the start of the period and gained a 13-point lead (37-24).
Eventually, the Basques' advantage marked new highs, coming to 21 points (51-30) at half-time. Neven Spahija's men outscored Bilbao by 20 in the second.
Matthew Costello was unstoppable for the winners, registering a double-double with 18 points (6/10 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 3/3 FT), 12 rebounds, 3 assists, and 32 PIR.
Baskonia: Simone Fontecchio 19 (5 REB), Matthew Costello 18 (12 REB), Jason Granger 14 (6 AST), Steven Enoch 10 (7 REB), Wade Baldwin 9, Rokas Giedraitis 9, Alec Peters 9.
Bilbao: Andrew Goudelock 21, Angel Delgado 11 (9 REB), Alex Reyes 6, Jeff Withey 6.
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