PEÑARANDA DE BRACAMONTE, Spain (Interstat) — Caja 87 defeated visiting Palmer Basket 81-72 on Friday at Pabellon Municipal Carbajosa de la Sagrada. Caja 87 evened its record at 1-1, while Palmer Basket also moved to 1-1. Caja 87 led 39-32 at halftime and carried a 64-50 advantage into the fourth quarter. Palmer Basket rallied in the final period but could not complete the comeback. Dezayne Mingo paced Palmer Basket with 13 points, four rebounds and seven assists in 27 minutes. Emil Stoilov added 14 points and four rebounds. For Caja 87, Ramon Vila Soley had nine points, five rebounds and two assists. Sergio Cecilia scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds. Ignacio Arroyo added 10 points, five rebounds and three assists. Unai Mendicote scored 14 points and collected four rebounds. Archange Izaw chipped in seven points, four rebounds and three blocks. Nedim Dedovic scored nine points off the bench. Rafael Garcia added eight points and two assists. Adrian Latorre grabbed five rebounds.