Preseason Friendly: UCAM Murcia Turns the Tables on MoraBanc Andorra in Second Quarter, Cruises to 91-65 Win

UCAM Murcia needed a slow start to shake off before taking full control on Tuesday, eventually pulling away from MoraBanc Andorra for a comfortable 91-65 win built on a decisive second-quarter surge. The night doubled as a showcase for two of the game's best performers, with Michael Forrest (185-SG-1999, college: FAU) and Aaron Best (193-G-1992, college: TMU) trading big performances even as the result tilted firmly in Murcia's favor.
Andorra set the early tone, with Wes Iwundu (198-F-1994, college: Kansas St.) and Artem Pustovyi (219-C-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) imposing themselves in the paint to claim the game's first advantages. The dynamic shifted after the opening ten minutes, though, as Murcia found its rhythm on offense and flipped the contest with a 28-15 second quarter that carried the home side into the break in front, with Souleymane Boum stepping up as the chief architect of the turnaround en route to a 15-point night.
Murcia carried that intensity out of the locker room, with Forrest taking over the offense while the team's defense clamped down on Andorra, limiting the visitors to just nine points in the third quarter. Best did his best to keep Andorra within reach, flashing his quality throughout, but Murcia refused to ease off, closing out the final period with the same control it had shown since the second quarter to seal a 26-point preseason win.
Forrest finished as the standout performer of the night with 16 points and 9 assists, while Boum's 15-point contribution proved crucial to the early turnaround. Best led Andorra with 14 points and 4 assists, offering flashes of quality that ultimately could not change the trajectory of a game Murcia controlled for the better part of three quarters.