Overview
- After a rough 14-26 opening quarter, Baskonia tightened its defense and dominated the second half to seal a 95-73 home win.
- Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 18 and Kobi Simmons added 14 to drive the third-quarter turnaround, with Markus Howard hitting timely threes.
- Galbiati praised the group’s intensity and focus, stressing the need to reproduce that standard away from home.
- The coach highlighted a tight schedule with a derby against Surne Bilbao coming in about 36 hours.
- He confirmed only Stefan Joksimovic will join Slovenia for the FIBA window and declined to discuss Simmons’ short-term contract situation.