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oct 31 2026Leyma Coruña trailed for most of the game but won the decisive fourth quarter. Before 5,514 fans at the Coliseum, Carles Marco's team rallied from nine points down in the final ten minutes against La Laguna Tenerife, who led for over 27 minutes. Alonzo Verge was the difference-maker, putting his team ahead in scoring and playmaking.
La Laguna Tenerife Dominates with Three-Pointers
The first quarter ended tied (18-18), but in the second, Lakovic's team found its best form. Kyle Guy and Wesley van Beck punished from beyond the arc, Marcelinho Huertas controlled the tempo, and Tenerife went into halftime with a 39-47 lead. After the break, they didn't let up: they led by as much as 12 and closed the third quarter with a nine-point advantage (64-73).
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Verge and the Paint Turn the Game Around
The fourth quarter was completely different. Leyma tightened its passing lanes, Tenerife stopped finding easy shots, and Verge took control of every possession, sometimes scoring on penetration and other times finding his big men inside. George Conditt and Kārlis Šiliņš capitalized on every opportunity near the basket. A 29-16 run flipped a game that seemed lost.
The difference was also on the boards. The Coruña team grabbed 44 rebounds to Tenerife's 28, and Lukas Uleckas posted a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds that kept his team strong at both ends. With just six three-pointers made, Leyma won the game inside: 27 of 42 from two-point range.
An Unexpected Stumble for Tenerife
Lakovic's team came in hot after their EuroCup victory over Reyer Venezia and had dominated Monbus Obradoiro in the previous matchday. This time their outside shooting wasn't enough: the three-pointer kept them ahead for three quarters, but they had no answer when Leyma won the paint. Despite the loss, Tenerife remains in the upper part of the standings.
Leyma Coruña (Carles Marco):
- Verge: 26 pts (8/13 2P, 7/8 FT), 4 reb, 12 ast, 34 rating
- Šiliņš: 19 pts
- Conditt: 14 pts (6/7 2P), 6 reb, 22 rating
- Uleckas: 12 pts, 12 reb, 23 rating
La Laguna Tenerife (Jaka Lakovic):
- Guy: 17 pts (3/8 3P)
- Van Beck: 14 pts (4/6 3P)
- Huertas: 13 pts
- Abromaitis: 12 pts, 18 rating
