"Carroll leads Whites to a victory that puts them back at the top of the league table"

Real Madrid top the Endesa League table once more thanks to their victory today against CAI Zaragoza, who raised strong opposition through Hettsheimeir, Wright and Cabezas. Carroll gave a stellar performance, banking 36 points.

Wright scored several points in the opening minutes for the visitors and Cabezas proved an effective and dangerous playmaker. Begic and Singler scored Real Madrid's first points, while Carroll stepped up his game with a three-pointer and a 2+1 that sealed a 7-0 run for the locals. CAI drew the score 19-19 by the end of the first period with a solid game and strong numbers from the free-throw line.

Rodriguez scored a three-pointer in the second act, starting a pour continued by Mirotic and Reyes. Just when it seemed Madrid would dominate the rest of the game, the visitors woke up and came close on the scoreboard again until Mirotic and Begic put an end to their comeback (44-32).

Wright, Hettsheimeir and Aguilar did their best to thwart the locals' efforts to sentence the game after half-time with a solid game in both defence and offence. Carroll pulled rank yet again and helped the team recover a solid lead by the end of the period.

The American shooting guard gave a spectacular performance in the final quarter, netting one basket after another and leading the team in earning a solid win that kept the crowd on its feet in the final minutes of the encounter.