Ponferrada 69, at Melilla 82

MELILLA, Spain (Interstat) — Melilla defeated Ponferrada 82-69 on Sunday at Pabellon Javier Imbroda Ortiz, pulling away in the fourth quarter after a tight first three periods. Melilla led 26-21 after the first quarter and 44-31 at halftime. Ponferrada answered in the third, outscoring Melilla 23-12 to cut the deficit to 56-54 entering the final quarter. Melilla then outscored Ponferrada 26-15 over the last 10 minutes to secure the home win. Melilla improved to 2-0, while Ponferrada dropped to 1-1. Ponferrada previously beat Spanish Academy 94-86 at home. Melilla previously won 70-59 at Valladolid. Melilla will next visit Leonesa and… Read more...