Conviction and pride in achieving the twelfth

The team stops the local comeback thanks to collective spirit and a 0-8 run in the last minute led by Mark Hughes (84-91)

First Team | Saturday, 04 April 2026

Bàsquet Girona started the match in Granada with a lot of personality, exchanging initial shots until Mark Hughes ‘ success, with three three-pointers in three attempts, gave an initial significant advantage of six points. Although the locals punished inside, Moncho Fernández’s team kept the pulse thanks to Needham’s leadership and the power of Nikola Maric, who set a maximum of +8. However, a 14-4 run by Covirán Granada turned the score around, forcing the Girona team to grind until a three-pointer on the horn by Pepe Vildoza allowed them to go into the break with only a one-point deficit (43-42) and everything was open for the second half.

In the second half, Girona showed their best defensive performance with a devastating 5-20 run that increased the lead to 14 points, led by an inspired Otis who added 11 points in this period. But the game was adjusted again in a last quarter of heart attack where Granada, very successful from the three-point line (5/7), came to take the lead with a minute to go (84-83). In the moment of truth, Mark Hughes appeared again with six providential points in a row that, added to Geben’s free throws, closed a final 0-8 run to certify a victory of character on Andalusian soil.