Overview

• Real Madrid beat Valencia Basket 102-96 in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the ACB finals series
• Valencia’s staff and players protested that referees ignored an illegal sweep-block by Walter Tavares on Jean Montero in the closing minutes
• Officials also disallowed a late Félix Badio three-point attempt and kept Madrid out of the bonus until the final seconds, limiting Valencia’s free-throw chances
• UCAM Murcia’s Jonas Radebaugh and other ACB figures publicly criticized the standard of officiating in the decisive moments
• Game 3 will be played Wednesday at Valencia’s Pabellón de la Fuente de San Luis with the home team fighting to halt a potential series sweep