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Valencia Basket and Gran Canaria complete the Copa del Rey draw

Tavares and Laprovittola set the pace for Real Madrid and Barça.

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Valencia Basket and Gran Canaria complete the Copa del Rey draw

Tavares and Laprovittola set the pace for Real Madrid and Barça

MADRID, 22 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Valencia Basket and Gran Canaria claimed the two tickets for the Badalona Copa del Rey that remained at stake at the close of the first round of the Endesa League, while Real Madrid closed it as leader after beating (91- 73) to Río Breogán this Sunday, a triumph that Barça emulated.

The 'taronja' team beat Casademont Zaragoza (88-76) from a great first quarter in which they opened the gap (23-14). Jones and Puerto broke the game at La Fonteta in favor of the locals, in a second half that brought the debut with Shannon Evans' Valencia. López-Arostegui (14 points and a PIR of 20) finished as the best 'taronja', helping in the attempt to react by hand.

Thus, Valencia attends its appointment with the Cup, which it has not failed since 2013 in Vitoria. Meanwhile, Gran Canaria completed the draw that will be drawn this Monday and will be played from February 16 to 19. The Canarian team beat Joventut (75-91) to ensure their return to Badalona, ​​their return to the Cup five years later, with dominance from start to finish over the Catalans. Balcerowski (18 points) and Albicy (20 PIR), the best.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid had a pleasant afternoon at the WiZink Center thanks to the power of Edy Tavares (31 PIR). Río Breogán trailed in the first quarter (24-11), where Yabusele had 12 points and 4 rebounds. Rudy Fernández felt at the wheel again after his injury and Musa had no mercy on his former team.

With 14-3, Barça matched the whites at the top by beating Surne Bilbao Basket (88-78). The culé team featured an outstanding performance by Nicolás Laprovittola (20 points and a PIR of 31), as well as a great Nnaji (16 and 22). The Basque team did not throw in the towel and came to tighten the game without avoiding defeat.

In addition, Cazoo Baskonia saw their eight-win streak come to a halt when they fell (91-86) against Monbus Obradoiro. The Galicians recovered from a bad start to the sound of Robertson and Guerrero. Meanwhile, Bàsquet Girona went straight ahead with their fourth consecutive victory to leave the lower zone behind, at the expense (78-92) of a Coviran Granada in a reverse streak, with a Kameron Taylor plugged in.