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Valencia Basket Beats Unicaja 93–87 to Reach Supercopa Final

Omari Moore's 20 points propelled an injury-hit Valencia past the hosts in Málaga.

Overview

  • The reigning champions were eliminated as Valencia finished stronger after a back-and-forth third quarter.
  • Unicaja controlled rebounding 47-30 but struggled from distance at 7-of-33 and missed 10 free throws at 14-of-24.
  • Moore added 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 22 minutes, and Sergio De Larrea contributed 15 points with key late plays.
  • Coach Pedro Martínez omitted non-EU forward Nate Sestina, with Jean Montero, Xabi López-Arostegui, Brancou Badio and Yankuba Sima unavailable.
  • Valencia awaits the Real MadridTenerife winner in Sunday's final at Martín Carpena, where the semifinal drew 9,951.