Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Chima Moneke and Markus Howard combined for 55 points on the night
Baskonia downs Maccabi, 89-82, to secure third straight home win

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz recorded its third straight win at Buesa Arena after beating Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 89-82 in Round 26, with this victory boosting Pablo Laso's men to an 11-15 record and seeing Oded Kattash's squad fall to 6-20. The hosts retook the lead with 7 minutes remaining in the second quarter and never trailed again.
Scoring-wise, Baskonia was led by the trio of Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Chima Moneke and Markus Howard. Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 20 points, Moneke added 18, and Howard finished with 17. Donta Hall also had 5 points and 9 rebounds, while Trent Forrest posted 7 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Six Maccabi players ended up scoring in double figures, led by Roman Sorkin with 16 and followed by Levi Randolph (13 points), Trevion Williams (12), Tamir Blatt (11), and Marial Shayok (10) and David DeJulius (10).
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Trevion Williams showed his playmaking skills with two great dimes for Levi Randolph and Marial Shayok as Maccabi went 3-5 ahead. Moneke’s triple restored Baskonia’s lead at 6-5, but that would soon change. Williams and Randolph were instrumental in helping Maccabi remain in front, leading 12-16, but a couple of scores by Moneke tied things up at 16-16. Moneke tied it again at 18-18, but Jasiel Rivero had a key score inside and a block as Maccabi led 22-23 after 10 minutes.
Jake Cohen started the second quarter with a triple, but Howard soon took over by draining three quick release triples as Baskonia went 34-29 ahead. The hosts didn’t look back, as Nikos Rogkavopoulos and Donta Hall came to the fore to help extend the advantage to 44-34. Williams and Randolph tried striking back for Maccabi, but a Moneke three calmed things down at 47-38. A put-back layup by Moneke and a mid-range jumper by Luwawu-Cabarrot set a 51-42 score at halftime.
Baskonia was able to keep Maccabi at arm’s reach for most of the third quarter, with Luwawu-Cabarrot, Luka Samanic and Trent Forrest combining to give the hosts a 63-50 edge. Blatt tried his best to keep Maccabi alive, cutting the gap to 10 points at 67-57 by moving to 8 points in the quarter, but Howard’s three-pointer from almost half court felt like a dagger at 70-57. Another Howard triple, this time from the corner, ensured it was 73-59 after 30 minutes.
Tadas Sedekerskis pushed Baskonia’s lead to 16 points, 75-59, with the opening score of the fourth period, but Sorkin then started to take over. He scored 7 points in a hurry to make things interesting at 78-70, then Shayok responded to a miracle shot by Hall by draining a three to make it a seven-point ballgame, 80-73. When Williams scored inside to set an 85-79 score with 2:48 minutes left, Maccabi was as close as it had been in a long time, but Howard got the shooter’s roll on a turnaround jumper and Luwawu-Cabarrot scored a layup to restore a 10-point difference, 89-79, before Baskonia eventually won 89-82.