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Mirza Teletovic scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds and Tiago Splitter added 18 points to lead Caja Laboral to a 70-86 win at Blancos de Rueda Valladolid on Sunday afternoon.

Also for the Basques, English scored 12 points and Barac added 11.

Robert Battle led the hosts with 14 points. Barnes added 11 points and Garcia and Chase had 10 points each.

The Basques bossed the first quarter and led 19-26 at the end of the first 10 minutes. However, Blancos de Rueda reacted well and cut the deficit to just points at halftime, 40-42.

Caja Laboral widened their gap before the last quarter thanks to Splitter and the three-point shooting but the hosts were still in touch, 54-62. It was not until mid fourth quarter that the Basques seized a double-digit lead and secured the win.

70- Blancos de Rueda (19+21+14+16): Dumas (8), Van Lacke (4), Diego Garcia (10), Battle (14), Barnes (11) -starting five-, Isaac Lopez (4), Baez (9), Chase (10) and Baldo (-).

86- Caja Laboral (26+16+20+24): Ribas (4), San Emeterio (8), English (12), Splitter (18), Teletovic (21) -starting five-, Huertas (9), Barac (11) and Oleson (3).