Bizkaia Bilbao Basket unable to stop ACB leader Barcelona

Former Memphis Grizzlies player Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points and handed out 4 assists to lead Regal Barcelona to a 65-87 win over Bizkaia Bilbao Basket in Bilbao on Saturday evening.

Lorbek added 18 points and Ricky Rubio, the first player born in the 1990s to be drafted by the NBA, had 8 points and handed out 8 assists.

For the Basques. Marko Banic scored 23 points, Alex Mumbru added 12 and Blums had 10.

Regal Barcelona bossed the game from the very first moments and led 13-21 at the end of the first quarter and 25- 43 at half-time.

After the break the hosts tried to fight backbut could do nothing to cut the deficit and trailed by 22 points (44-66) with ten minutes left to play.

65 - Bizkaia Bilbao Basket (13+12+19+21): Salgado (5), Warren (4), Mumbru (12), Markota (2) and Banic (23) -starting five-; Blums (10), Seibutis (6), Vazquez (-), Conley (-) and Guardia (3).

87 - Regal FC Barcelona (21+22+23+21): Rubio (8), Navarro (22), Mickael (7), Lorbek (18) and Ndong (6) -starting five-; Sada (1), Grimau (7), Basile (3), Morris (6), Vazquez (7) and Trias (2).