Palmer Basket — Zamora: 84:69, LEB Oro

Palmer Basket beat Zamora 84:69 in the ACB League on Saturday. The hosts finished the match 15th in the table, while Zamora sat 10th after 32 games each. Both sides had played the same number of matches, though the points tally hadn't been applied yet.

Palmer had lost their last five games before this one. They dropped 72:81 to Caja87 in October, then squeezed past Mallorca 95:94 in September. Earlier losses came against Mallorca and Estudiantes, with only one win against Alicante in April.

Zamora's recent run was mixed. They fell 73:80 to Estudiantes in early October and 57:72 to Córdoba a week later. Before that they beat Alicante 83:76 but lost to Oviedo and Stella 80:90 and 86:89 respectively.

The result extended Palmer's unbeaten run to one game after a long slump. Zamora's defeat ended a run of three consecutive losses. The hosts moved off the bottom of the table while Zamora dropped a point in the standings race.

We had backed the visitors at 55 per cent confidence, but the match went another way. Palmer worked the channels and ran riot in the second half, while Zamora gave nothing away but still couldn't find their rhythm. The hosts dragged themselves through it and took the points.