Badalona pulls away from Andorra with balanced scoring, rebounding
BADALONA, Spain (Interstat) — Joventut Badalona defeated MoraBanc Andorra 96-75 Wednesday at Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona. Badalona improved to 3-2, while Andorra fell to 0-3. Badalona led 46-42 at halftime and 73-53 after three quarters before finishing the win. Wesley Iwundu of Andorra scored 18 points with seven rebounds. Alejandro Reyes of Badalona had 17 points and five rebounds. Kassius Robertson of Andorra added 15 points and four assists. Simon Birgander of Badalona grabbed 11 rebounds. Ricky Rubio of Badalona recorded five points and 12 assists. Ludde Hakanson scored 11 points. Nicolas Laprovittola and Kwan Cheatham each scored 14. John Ndiaye Eli added seven points and four rebounds for Badalona. Emir Sulejmanovic had 11 points and five rebounds. Badalona shot 36 of 77 and made 13 three-pointers, while Andorra shot 29 of 67 and made eight threes. Badalona held a 12-3 offensive rebounding edge and committed eight turnovers to Andorra’s 13. Badalona also made 11 of 18 free throws, while Andorra made nine of 10.