ESP - Gasol scores season-high in win over Murcia

MADRID (ACB) - Marc Gasol helped Spain capture a gold medal at the FIBA World Championship in Japan and now he's starting to make an impact with Akasvayu Girona in the ACB.

Gasol was a perfect six of six from the floor and seven of seven at the free throw line to finish with a game- and season-high 19 points in an 80-73 win over Polaris World CB Murcia.

The 2.15m center also pulled down five rebounds, while his team-mate Arriel McDonald
added 16 points, three boards and two assists as fourth-placed Akasvayu moved
to 7-3 for the season.

Gasol is averaging 9.9 points per contest since his summer move from Winterthur Barcelona, with his previous high 15 in a 95-92 win over defending ACB champions Unicaja Malaga in Week Four.

Unicaja Malaga are struggling following the departures of both Jorge Garbajosa and Walter Herrmann to the NBA.

They slumped to their fifth defeat in 10 games on Sunday, falling 64-58 at home to Pamesa Valencia. Sergio Scariolo's men are now eighth in the standings.

DKV Joventut are fifth, level on 6-4 records with Estu and Alta Gestion
Fuenlabrada, after humbling Etosa Alicante 84-64, while Bruesa GBC beat CB Granada 77-59 with Txemi Urtasun pouring in 24 points for the victors.

Estudiantes slumped to their fourth defeat of the season after succumbing 78-67 at lowly Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket.

By PA Sport