Latest:
oct 31 2026Casademont Zaragoza turned the page decisively. A week after falling to Barcelona, Gonzalo García's squad delivered a nearly flawless second half against FIATC Girona and built a 30-point lead. With the victory, Zaragoza improves to 4-2, while Girona, which arrived with the same record, remains winless on the road.
A First Half of Back-and-Forth Action
The game started evenly matched, with Justin Jaworski and Jassel Pérez trading baskets. Girona held its own thanks to dominance in the paint, but couldn't find the three-pointer: they reached halftime 2 of 14 from deep. Zaragoza, meanwhile, found their rhythm: Jaworski hit his first three three-pointers and reached 15 points before the break, while Blumbergs, Vives, and Bell-Haynes extended the lead to nine points (46-37). At halftime, 48-40.
Read also:
- Matchday 6 of Liga Endesa: Unicaja-Barcelona, Galician derby and Tavares, two blocks away from history
- Updates and injury report from Matchday 6 of Liga Endesa 2026-27
- McClung and Pluta lead Girona past Joventut (101-87)
Vives Breaks Open the Game
The second half was a one-sided affair. Three-pointers from Bell-Haynes and Miguel González opened a 16-point gap (62-46), eight straight points from Guillem Vives extended it to 18 (74-57), and another three from Nico Brussino pushed it to 19. The third quarter (30-20) ended at 78-60, and in the fourth quarter Girona took two more minutes to score their first three-pointer of the second half, courtesy of Jassel Pérez. With Vives orchestrating the offense, the lead reached 30 points (107-77).
Vives finished with 21 points and 7 assists, Jaworski added 17, Laurynas Birutis 15 with 8 rebounds, and Bell-Haynes, who had been questionable with a calf injury, 13. All four surpassed 20 in efficiency rating. For Girona, Jassel Pérez, the Liga Endesa's leading scorer, finished with 19 points, and Mac McClung added 16. Moncho Fernández's squad had already suffered decisive losses in Vitoria (118-78) and Lugo (115-92).
- Quarters: 23-21, 25-19, 30-20, 29-18
- Halftime: 48-40
- Arena: Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza
- Largest lead: 30 points (107-77)
- Head Coaches: Gonzalo García (Zaragoza) and Moncho Fernández (Girona)
- Record: Casademont Zaragoza 4-2, FIATC Girona 3-3
Casademont Zaragoza: Vives 21, Jaworski 17, Birutis 15, Bell-Haynes 13, Blumbergs 12, Brussino 11, Miguel González 7, Olaseni 4, Sergi García 3, Jaime Fernández 2, Alías 2, Juan García 0.
FIATC Girona: Jassel Pérez 19, McClung 16, N'Guessan 11, Whittaker 11, Maric 6, Sergi Martínez 5, Pluta 4, Glas 3, Geben 2, Kunc 1, Stenionis 0, Brunot 0.
Three-pointers: Zaragoza 13/25 (52%), Girona 7/30 (23%).
