Date: October 20, 2012 Everything went according to plan in Madrid where seventh ranked Unicaja Malaga (3-1) beat bottom-ranked Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (0-4) 73-58 on Saturday. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Croatian swingman Krunoslav Simon (197-85, agency: Beo Basket) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and Slovenian swingman Zoran Dragic (196-89) who added 14 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Argentinian-Italian forward Leonardo Mainoldi (203-85) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds and Dominican-American guard James Feldeine (193-88, college: Quinnipiac) scored 13 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Unicaja Malaga have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Baloncesto Fuenlabrada still closes the standings with four games lost. Unicaja Malaga will face Assignia Manresa (#15) at home in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Baloncesto Fuenlabrada will play against Lagun Aro GBC in San Sebastian and looks forward to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Mad-Croc: L.Mainoldi 14+13reb+2ast, J.Feldeine 13+3reb+3ast, J.Vega 9+1reb, M.Sene 6+6reb, J.Colom 4+1reb, S.Gladyr 4+1ast Unicaja: K.Simon 17+4reb+1ast, Z.Dragic 14+5reb, M.Williams 10+4reb+1ast, T.Urtasun 9+4reb+4ast, F.Vazquez 8+6reb+1ast, L.Zoric 6+3reb
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