Baskonia destroys Fenerbahce at Buesa Arena

In a rematch of last season's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague semifinal, Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz took advantage of an outstanding basketball atmosphere at Fernando Buesa Arena to thrash Fenerbahce Istanbul 86-52 in front of over 14,000 fans on Friday. Both teams now have 4-2 records. Shane Larkin, Johannes Voigtmann and a recovered Andrea Bargnani led the winners with 13 points apiece. Jaka Blazic added 11 for Baskonia. Kostas Sloukas led Fenerbahce with 9 points. Baskonia excelled on offense in the opening 14 minutes, forcing Fenerbahce to poor shot selection - the guests made just 5 of their opening 27 shots. The hosts outrebounded Fenerbahce 26-17 in the first half, in which the guests missed all of their 7 three-point shots. A buzzer-beating three-pointer by Rafa Luz fixed the halftime score at 41-24. Baskonia kept rolling after the break, winning all four quarters to cruise to a well-deserved win, by the biggest margin in any game in the EuroLeague this season.