Overview
- Alba Berlin edged Surne Bilbao 103–100 in a one-point thriller that was decided by Justin Bean’s three with 9.8 seconds remaining.
- Bilbao built as much as a 13-point lead by exploiting rebounding advantages and interior scoring before Alba mounted a comeback.
- Alba erased the deficit with a 26–11 run that flipped the game late in the third quarter and produced a nine-point edge in the fourth.
- Brandon Angel finished as Alba’s top scorer with 24 points and Jordan Ford added 21, while 8,171 fans watched the dramatic home win in Berlin.
- The victory puts Alba alone atop Group G and improves their seeding chances, but the game exposed ongoing problems defending the paint that Alba must address going forward.