VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain (Interstat) — Baskonia defeated visiting Basquet Girona 118-78 on Sunday at Fernando Buesa Arena, using a dominant first half to seize control. The home team led 66-35 at halftime and carried a 98-52 advantage into the fourth quarter. Baskonia improved to 3-2, while Basquet Girona fell to 1-1. Chris Duarte led Baskonia with 19 points, three rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes. Tadas Sedekerskis added 11 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Rodions Kurucs scored 13 points and grabbed one rebound, Stefan Joksimovic had 11 points, two rebounds and two assists, and Matteo Spagnolo contributed 11 points, two rebounds and four assists. Kobi Simmons added nine points, one rebound, four assists and one block. For Basquet Girona, Mac McClung scored 12 points with five rebounds, one assist and one block. David N Guessan had 10 points, four rebounds and one assist. Josep Busquets scored 11 points with three rebounds and one assist, and Martinas Geben added 10 points, four rebounds, one assist and one block.