EuroLeague - Round-up: Spanish delight

Unicaja, TAU, and Barcelona all enjoyed wins on a good night for Spanish sides in the Euroleague.
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Group A

Prokom 66-82 TAU

TAU moved to 2-1 in Group A with a 66-82 victory over Prokom Trefl in Sopot to join a five-way tie atop the standings.

Pablo Prigioni and Igor Rakocevic led TAU with 15 points each, while Mirza Teletovic, Zoran Planinic and Tiago Splitter each added 12

Olympiacos 104-76 Virtus Bologna

Arvydas Macijauskas (24), Marc Jackson (24), and Qyntel Woods (23) all had big nights as Olympiacos crushed Virtus Bologna 104-76

The Greeks led 21-11 after one quarter and never looked back for the rest of the game.

Group B

Maccabi Tel-Aviv 73-67 Efes Pilsen

Maccabi overcame a five point deficit going into the final quarter to enjoy a 73-67 victory over Efes Pilsen.

No one Maccabi player in particular stood out during the match with their top scorer Esteban Batista downing only 14 points.

Armani Jeans Milano 65-74 Unicaja Malaga (Picture)

A defensive stand over most of the final quarter was enough for Unicaja to defeat Armani Jeans Milano 65-74 on the road in Italy for its second consecutive Group B victory.

Milano went up 55-53 early in the final quarter, but Unicaja responded with a 0-15 run over a seven minutes spell to decide the outcome.

Group C

Barcelona 82-76 Chorale Roanne

Barcelona registered their second consecutive home win and improved to 2-1 in the Group C standings with an 82-76 win over Chorale Roanne.

Mario Kasun led the winners with 22 points on 9-of-12 two-pointers, while Jaka Lakovic scored 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting from three-point range.
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