The ACB schedule on October 18 produced six home wins, five 100-point performances and four victories by at least 20 points. Real Madrid posted the most lopsided result of the night with a 119-84 win over Bilbao, while Joventut Badalona handled Barcelona 113-89 in another decisive home performance.
Basket Zaragoza opened its home floor with a 109-98 win over Forca Lleida, Basquet Girona beat Leyma Coruna 110-90, Valencia defeated Murcia 116-93, and Tenerife closed out Baskonia 82-77 in the only game decided by single digits.
Real Madrid Creates the Night’s Widest Gap
Real Madrid’s 119-84 win over Bilbao stood as the clearest separation point on the slate. The 35-point margin was the largest of the six ACB games, and the 119 points were also the highest team total of the night.
The result fit the broader pattern of the evening: home teams controlled the scoreboard, but Real Madrid created a different level of distance. Bilbao allowed the only 119-point total of the night and was one of four road teams to lose by at least 20 points.
Joventut Badalona Handles Barcelona
Joventut Badalona beat Barcelona 113-89, pairing one of the night’s top offensive outputs with a 24-point margin. The 113 points ranked behind only Real Madrid and Valencia among the six winners.
Barcelona was one of five visiting teams to allow at least 100 points. Joventut Badalona’s ability to reach 113 while holding Barcelona below 90 gave the matchup one of the clearest two-way profiles of the day.
Valencia and Basquet Girona Add Comfortable Wins
Valencia defeated Murcia 116-93, finishing with the second-highest scoring total of the night and a 23-point margin. Murcia reached 93 points, but Valencia still created significant separation in a game that added to the slate’s offensive tone.
Basquet Girona beat Leyma Coruna 110-90, joining the group of home teams that crossed 100 points and won by at least 20. The 20-point margin matched the night’s broader trend of decisive home results across the ACB schedule.
Basket Zaragoza Outscores Forca Lleida
Basket Zaragoza beat Forca Lleida 109-98 in one of the higher-scoring games of the day. Forca Lleida’s 98 points were the highest total by any losing team on the slate, but Basket Zaragoza still had enough scoring to win by 11.
The matchup was one of two games decided by fewer than 20 points. Unlike Tenerife-Baskonia, which stayed in the 80s, Basket Zaragoza and Forca Lleida played into a much higher scoring range.
Tenerife Wins the Tightest Game
Tenerife’s 82-77 win over Baskonia was the only single-digit game on the schedule. It was also the lowest-scoring game of the six, with neither team reaching 90 points.
The five-point margin separated it sharply from the rest of the slate. While Real Madrid, Joventut Badalona, Valencia and Basquet Girona all won by at least 20, Tenerife had to close a narrower game against Baskonia.
Nightly Takeaways
The defining feature of the ACB slate was home-court control. All six home teams won, and five of them scored at least 109 points.
Real Madrid’s 119-84 win over Bilbao set the top end of the night’s scoring and margin profile. Joventut Badalona’s 113-89 win over Barcelona, Valencia’s 116-93 win over Murcia and Basquet Girona’s 110-90 win over Leyma Coruna reinforced the same pattern: home teams were not just winning, they were creating clear scoreboard separation.