BURGOS, Spain (Interstat) — Albacete beat Tizona 104-92 Friday at Polideportivo El Plantio, improving to 1-1 this season while Tizona dropped to 0-2. Silvano Merlo led Albacete with 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes. Jan Zemljic added 17 points, five rebounds and four assists, Jose Gonzalez scored 16 points with three assists, Makar Voronin had 15 points, and Nicklaus Reid contributed 13 points and seven rebounds. Alen Malovcic also scored nine points. For Tizona, Jalen Tate finished with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists. Chris Czerapowicz added nine points and seven rebounds, Andy Huelves scored six points, and Aleksandre Phevadze had four points and six rebounds. Albacete’s road victory followed a season-opening loss to Palencia, while Tizona remained winless after an earlier loss at Ourense. Merlo, Albacete’s top star, also grabbed seven rebounds and handed out four assists.