Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz used a huge first half to build a large lead before surviving to ALBA Berlin comeback attempt to win 76-80 in the German capital on Thursday night.
The visitors scored 52 first-half points and led by as many as 27 points in the third before ALBA slowly melting the deficit. Baskonia held on at the end as Simone Fontecchio scored 17 points, while Jayson Granger had 15 points and 6 assists. Luke Sikma shined for ALBA with 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists, while Oscar Da Silva finished with 15 points plus 6 rebounds.
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