Morabanc Andorra managed to shock Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz with a 91-95 victory in Fernando Buesa Arena. Kyle Kuric with 24 points and Nikos Chougkaz' 16 points and 10 rebounds double-double performance were most notable.
Morabanc Andorra managed to take a shocking victory over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, beating Basque powerhouse 91-95 [16-21, 29-30, 27-24, 19-20].
Baskonia was overpowered today, leading only for 81 seconds throughout the whole match, losing another Liga ACB game as they are now 0-2 in the competition.
Kyle Kuric showed us glimpses of what he used to do when he was younger, dropping 24 points for 21 minutes on the court.
Nikos Chougkaz was also incredible with a double-double performance, he added 10 rebounds to his 16 points scored. Shannon Evans contributed with 12 points and 6 assists.
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot was top scorer of Baskonia again with 16 points, same as Markus Howard.
Tadas Sedekerskis and Chima Moneke had 14, but it still wasn't enough for Baskonia, who will play on Wednesday against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in Beogradska Arena for EuroLeague Round 2 opener.
Morabanc Andorra: Kyle Kuric 24 points (7/13 FG), Nikos Chougkaz 16 (10 REB), Shannon Evans 14 (6 AST), Jerrick Harding 14 (4/11 FG), Ben Lammers 10 (7 REB)
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 16 (6/8 2PT), Markus Howard 16 (4/9 3PT), Tadas Sedekerskis 14 (7 REB), Chima Moneke 14 (8/9 FT), Trent Forrest 11 (6 AST)
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade