Casademont Zaragoza Rallies Past MoraBanc Andorra 107-89

Casademont Zaragoza came from behind to defeat MoraBanc Andorra 107-89 at the Príncipe Felipe arena on Sunday, pulling away with a 35-20 fourth quarter driven by Devin Robinson, Trae Bell-Haynes, and Santi Yusta amid Andorra's turnovers and defensive breakdowns.

Andorra seized an early edge, shooting well from outside to lead 51-45 at halftime. Kyle Kuric topped the scoring with 21 points, including 13 before the break and several threes, while Shannon Evans contributed 17 and Stan Okoye 15. The visitors jumped ahead 21-18 after the first quarter on baskets from Morris Udeze, Rafa Luz, and a DJ Stephens dunk. Kuric stretched the gap to eight at 29-21 early in the second, forcing a Zaragoza timeout. Bell-Haynes and Yusta hit triples in response, but Andorra fired back with a 10-1 run led by Okoye and Yves Pons.

The third quarter remained tight, with Zaragoza taking a brief lead through Yusta and Robinson before Luz and Marco Spissu answered. A bench technical on Zaragoza aided Kuric, though free-throw woes plagued both sides. Robinson's buzzer-beating 2+1 gave the hosts a narrow 72-69 advantage entering the fourth.

Zaragoza then exploded as Robinson sank threes and another 2+1 to reach 84-74. An unsportsmanlike foul on Udeze—Andorra's fourth team foul—plus Okoye's offensive foul accelerated the surge. Debutant Kostas Kostadinov dunked for Andorra, and Pons drained a three to cut it to 84-79, but Bell-Haynes responded with six straight points. A late Kuric 3+1 narrowed it to 89-85 with under three minutes remaining. Kuric missed the free throw on a potential tying 3+1 at 2:56, sparking Zaragoza's 15-4 run in 50 seconds to 95-85. Evans' back-to-back turnovers capped a 15-5 closeout. Partials: 18-21, 27-30, 27-18, 35-20.

Robinson and Bell-Haynes scored 23 each for Zaragoza, Yusta added 22, Bojan Dubljević 9, Miguel González 8, Joaquín Rodríguez 7, Spissu 3, Khalifa Koumadje 3, DJ Stephens 5, Jaime Fernández 3, and Traoré 1. Andorra's totals: Kuric 21, Evans 17, Okoye 15, Luz 11, Artem Pustovyi 10, Pons 9, Udeze 4, Kostadinov 2; Aaron Best and Chumi Ortega scored zero. Udeze fouled out.

Pre-game, coach Joan Plaza cautioned about Zaragoza's transition speed following their recent EuroCup setbacks, urging full intensity. Afterward, he conceded Zaragoza "deserved the win more," citing a "terrible" fourth-quarter disparity, "stupid turnovers," easy missed free throws, and a lack of maturity. "When we see a huge mountain ahead, instead of chipping away rock by rock, it feels like we throw the game away," Plaza said. He stressed competing not just to win but for the long league haul, noting only one of Andorra's four victories came away—from relegation-threatened Burgos.

The defeat is Andorra's seventh, leaving them antepenultimate but three wins clear of the drop zone. They face Valencia Basket at Roig Arena on December 28. Reports highlighted underperforming summer signings like Justin McKoy (not dressed), Best (disconnected), and Udeze (fouled out after missing free throws), with changes expected soon. Attendance: 6,118. Officials: Luis Miguel Castillo, Alberto Baena, Cristóbal Sánchez.