MoraBanc Andorra Edges Río Breogán 99-97 on Best's Buzzer-Beater

**MoraBanc Andorra Secures Dramatic 99-97 Win at Río Breogán with Best's Last-Second Three**

MoraBanc Andorra clinched a vital 99-97 road victory over Río Breogán in Lugo on Saturday, ending a four-game losing streak with a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Aaron Best at 1.6 seconds remaining. The comeback from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter marked their second away win of the ACB season and seventh overall, tying them on 7-19 with relegation rivals Dreamland Gran Canaria and San Pablo Burgos—though they remain in the drop zone on tiebreaker.

The game at Pazo dos Deportes, attended by 5,245 fans and refereed by Rafael Serrano, Jorge Martínez and Igor Esteve, saw Andorra trail for most of the night. Breogán led 20-19 after a low-scoring first quarter marked by turnovers and offensive rebounds that yielded eight points for the hosts. The second period featured an exchange of threes from Francis Alonso, Castañeda, Rice, Best and Andric, with Andorra briefly ahead before a challenge overturned it, sending Lugo into halftime up 48-45.

Breogán pulled ahead to 62-50 in the third after an 8-2 run, exploiting Andorra's defensive lapses and 16 offensive rebounds worth 20 points. The visitors stayed alive through efforts from Evans, Best and McKoy, closing to 77-66. A dominant 20-33 final quarter flipped the script: Pustovyi and McKoy fueled a 2-10 start, Evans hit free throws to make it 82-80, and Rice's drive put Andorra ahead 96-95 with a minute left. Mavra reclaimed a 97-96 lead, but Tabak's timeout set up Evans to penetrate and find Best for the corner three. Alonso's final attempt rimmed out.

Best led with 21 points (5-of-6 threes), earning MVP honors, alongside McKoy's 17 (all second half), Evans' 15, Castañeda's 13 and Pustovyi's 10. Five Andorrans scored double figures despite 14 turnovers. Breogán got 18 each from Andric and Alonso, 13 from Mavra and 12 from Aranitovic; Sakho fouled out.

Coach Žan Tabak praised the fightback: "I'm very content with the team's spirit—they never gave up despite being 14 points down." He noted full roster availability minus injured Stan Okoye, allowing rotations: "It's the first game since I arrived with everyone fit; we're less predictable." Pre-game, he had stressed reaction after two wins in 15, focusing on defense and execution.

The result, boosted by rivals' losses—Gran Canaria 88-86 to Baskonia, Burgos 78-94 to Real Madrid—keeps Andorra alive with eight rounds left. They host third-placed UCAM Murcia on Saturday at Pavelló Toni Martí.