Unicaja rolls at home, finishes second

Unicaja Malaga had no problem whatsoever on Thursday night to defeat Elan Chalon at home by 86-62 in Group B. The win was what Unicaja needed to try to win the top spot in the group, but Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv also defeated Alba Berlin in the other group game, and therefore things stayes as they were with the Israeli team winning the group and Unicaja finishing seconds with a 8-2 record, just like Maccabi. Chalon, who was already eliminated from the Top 16 race before the game, dropped to 3-7 to put an end to its Turkish Airlines Euroleague season. Unicaja will land on Top 16's Group E. Great defense allowed the hosts to run in offense and they soon built a big gap on the score that was never threatened by Chalon. A true basketball legend in Spain, Carlos Jimenez, also played his last minutes after coming back this season from retirement to help Unicaja temporarily. James Gist led the winners with 11 points, while Sergi Vidal and Luka Zoric had 10 each. For Chalon, Cedric Banks had 13 points anc Clint Capela contributed 12 plus 12 boards.