Several games had to be made up before the last day of the regular season, starting on Wednesday when Valencia beat Bembibre to finish Round 21. Gernika’s torturous finish continued with a 93-62 loss to Avenida to finish Round 24. They got a much-needed morale boost on Thursday when they completed Round 26 with a 71-65 win over Basque Country rivals Gipuzkoa. Promete-Araski had no impact on the final standings so it was played earlier than the simultaneous tipoffs on Saturday and Laia Flores led the hosts past Araski 77-62. Sedis beat Al-Qazeres 81-69. In Lugo, Vega Gimeno and Ensino ended Zamarat’s abject season 81-52. Girona tried to avenge losses to rivals Avenida and send a message ahead of the playoffs, but the visitors left with a 74-67 win. Estudiantes won 78-71 over Julia Gladkova and Bembibre. Valencia tried to take of business on their end with an 81-68 win over Mariam Coulibaly and Gipuzkoa. Gernika’s whirlwind tour finished with a trip to Tenerife and a 64-46 loss to Mariella Fasoula and Clarinos. Zaragoza played out the string with an 88-56 loss to surging Gran Canaria.
March 24, 2021
Bembibre vs. Valencia 58-84 BEM Higgs 14 Silva 10/6r Mendez 10 Rhine 8 Camara 5 Brotons 0 Kalin 0 VAL Allen 19 Trahan-Davis 16 Carrera 15 Gil 10 Romero 3
Gernika vs. Avenida 62-93 GER Ivanovic 15 Ginzo 14 Roundtree 10 Bjorklund 5 Gomes Colhado 2/8r Cornelius 0 AVE Milic 19/6r Kat. Samuelson 19 Rodriguez 17 Hayes 11 Alarie 8/7r Cazorla 7/7a Kar. Samuelson 6 Hof 4
March 25, 2021
Gernika vs. Gipuzkoa 71-65 GER Roundtree 18 Lo 17/8r Cornelius 13/6a Bjorklund 8 Ivanovic 0 GIP Garcia 12 Tirera 12 Erauncetamurgil 10
March 27, 2021
Promete vs. Araski 77-62 PRO Flores 20 Weaver 11 Nogic 11 Kovacevic 10/6r Diarra 4 ARA Quevedo 19 Garcia 15 Brown 11/13r Seda 8/10r Berezhynska 3 Abalde 1/8r
Sedis vs. Al-Qazeres 81-69 SED Etxarri 15/6r Dornstauder 15 Diaz 14 Bahi 11 Resimont 10 Raventos 5 Mestres 3 Geldof 2/7r ALQ Jones 19 Christinaki 15 Lahuerta 10 Hart 6/7r O’Dwyer 6
Ensino vs. Zamarat 81-52 ENS Gimeno 21/6r White 18/7r Van Den Adel 5 Prieto 3 ZAM Vivians 15 Montoliu 15 Policari 10 Wolf 4/10r
Girona vs. Avenida 67-74 GIR Eldebrink 19 Vasic 11/10r Gray 10 Reisingerova 8 Elonu 7 Ferrari 1 AVE Milic 17 Hof 12 Kat. Samuelson 12 Dominguez 11 Rodriguez 10 Cazorla 10 Hayes 2 Kar. Samuelson 0 Alarie 0
Bembibre vs. Estudiantes 71-78 BEM Gladkova 20 Higgs 14 Camara 7/9r Silva 7/7a Rhine 7 Kalin 2 Brotons 0 EST Carter 18 Nyingifa 17/6r Knight 15 Grande 6 Da Silva 4
Valencia vs. Gipuzkoa 81-68 VAL Gil 15 Ouvina 13/6a Carrera 10 Gulich 9 Trahan-Davis 8/7r Romero 3 Allen 2 GIP Coulibaly 26/7r Cousseins-Smith 10 Hittner 3
Clarinos vs. Gernika 62-46 CLA Fasoula 21 Atkinson 12/7r Abdi 7 Kostourkova 1 GER Roundtree 12 Ginzo 10/7r Bjorklund 7 Ivanovic 0 Cornelius 0
Zaragoza vs. Gran Canaria 56-88 ZAR Wurtz 14 Gatling 8/7r Ayuso 7 Handy 5 GRA Espana 18 Ndiaye 16 Kone 12/16r James 10/11r Taylor 9/6r Hartmann 7 Hermida 7 Fall 4
Standings:
- Avenida 29-1
- Valencia 29-1
- Girona 26-4
- Gernika 18-12
- Estudiantes 18-12
- Clarinos 16-14
- Ensino 15-15
- Gran Canaria 13-17
- Sedis 13-17
- Gipuzkoa 13-17
- Araski 12-18
- Promete 11-19
- Zaragoza 9-21
- Bembibre 8-22
- Al-Qazeres 7-23
- Zamarat 3-27
Leaders:
Scoring: 1. Gatling 20.1, 2. S. Taylor 18.9, 3. Higgs 15.9, 4. Samuelson 15.7, 5. A. Taylor 15.1, 6. Hempe 15.0, 7. Atkinson 14.6, 8. Christinaki 14.4, 9. Gimeno 14.3, 10. Kone 14.0
Rebounding: 1. Kone 11.5, 2. Diarra 10.3, 3. James 10.2, 4. Gatling 7.9, 5. Araujo 7.9, 6. Coulibaly 7.5, 7. Seda 7.3, 8. Nyingifa 6.9, 9. Dornstauder 6.5, 10. Brown 6.1
Assists: 1. Stanacev 4.9, 2. Vanloo 4.6, 3. Ouvina 4.6, 4. Hermida 3.9, 5. Silva 3.8, 6. Dominguez 3.8, 7. Aydin 3.7, 8. Gray 3.6, 9. Gretter 3.6, 10. Palau 3.4