Basquet Girona didn’t need style points — it needed a result. On Jan. 31, 2026 at Pavello Fontajau, Girona took care of business with a 77-71 win over San Pablo Burgos, moving on from a choppy stretch in the middle of the night by winning every quarter after the first.
The context mattered: Girona entered at 9-9 with a WWWLL form line, looking to stabilize. Burgos arrived at 3-15 and LLLLW, and for a half it played like a team with nothing to lose. Girona ultimately made the late-game possessions count.
How the game swung
Burgos set the early tone, edging the opening quarter 22-21. Girona’s response came in the second: a 17-13 quarter flipped the game, giving the home side a 38-35 halftime lead and shifting momentum toward the team that could better manage the margins.
The third quarter was the hinge. Girona won it 19-17 — not a knockout, but enough to extend the cushion and force Burgos into a chase. With Girona up 57-52 heading into the fourth, the game narrowed to execution: clean finishes, smart clock management, and getting stops without gifting extra chances.
Closing time at Fontajau
Burgos didn’t fold. It matched Girona’s physicality and stayed within striking distance, but Girona kept control by winning the fourth 20-19. That single-point edge in the final period was the difference between a tense finish and a late collapse, preserving the five-point final margin.
What it means going forward
For Girona, this was a needed home win to steady an even 9-9 season and halt any risk of a deeper slide after the recent dip in form. The takeaway is less about dominance and more about winning the possession battle across the final three quarters — the kind of game that keeps a season on track.
For Burgos, the loss drops it further from traction at 3-15, even if the performance showed fight. The formula was close: win the first quarter, stay connected late, and make the game uncomfortable. The missing piece was turning that pressure into a decisive run — Girona didn’t allow it.