La Laguna Tenerife - Bnei Herzliya Preview & Where to Watch
→ Game to take place at Santiago Martín Arena, San Cristóbal de La Laguna on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 at 20:00 Local Time (WEST)
→ Form check: Tenerife opened with an 84-78 road win at Trapani; Bnei Herzliya let a 14-point fourth-quarter lead slip in a 90-86 loss to Tofaş.
→ Context: Home opener for a perennial BCL contender versus an Israeli side that showed punch for 30 minutes but couldn’t finish.
→ Group D after Round 1: Tenerife 1-0 (+6), Tofaş 1-0 (+4), Trapani 0-1 (-6), Bnei Herzliya 0-1 (-4)
Tenerife - businesslike in Italy, now back in their rhythm at the Santiago Martín
That first night in Trapani looked familiar: control the tempo, punish mistakes, close it out. Tenerife led for 37:58 and shot it cleanly: 49% from the field, 12/28 from three and 24/25 at the line. The bench did heavy lifting: Aaron Doornekamp hit four threes in 23 minutes (13 pts), Jaime Fernández added 11 with five assists, and Thomas Scrubb chipped in eight. In the starting group, Bruno Fitipaldo (12 points, 6 assists) steered traffic, while Marcelinho Huertas picked spots (9 points, 6 assists) and Gio Shermadini drew whistles (9 points on 6 free throws).
Two things to bring home: keep the pass count high (23 assists in Trapani) and stay sharp on late-game inbound/press breaks: Trapani got back within two possessions before Tenerife’s free throws shut the door. If Doornekamp and the wings keep spacing like that, the paint opens for Shermadini and the guards don’t have to chase tough twos.
Bnei Herzliya - 30 good minutes, then the game slipped
Herzliya showed plenty in Bursa: Elijah Stewart scored 23, Chinanu Onuaku 16, with help from Daeshon Francis (13), Jordon Varnado (12) and Noah Carter (11). Max Heidegger ran the team (10 assists) and by late in the third they’d built a double-digit cushion, taking a 75-63 lead into the last quarter.
Then came the swing: Tofaş’ Marek Blaževič (25 points, 12 boards) and Hugo Besson (20) led the chase, and in the final half-minute Alex Pérez knocked down a mid-range two before Isaiah Whaley scored with 12 seconds left to ice it at 90-86.
There’s offense here and enough size to bother you for stretches, but Tenerife’s half-court discipline is a different exam. If Herzliya don’t value possessions late and keep Tenerife off the stripe, the fourth quarter can get long on the road.
Stakes
Early control of Group D for Tenerife and a chance to keep travel-light with a 2-0 start. For Bnei Herzliya, avoiding 0-2 keeps the group within reach before the return date in November.
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