The closing match of the day in THY Euroleague was played between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Real Madrid won the match, which went into double overtime, 90-97.
Barcelona finished the first half of the match, which started at a slower tempo than expected, leading 38-34. The competition was intense in the last part of normal time. With 9 seconds left at the end of the fourth quarter, Jabari Parker made the score 74-71 in favor of Barça. With 1.5 seconds left, Facundo Campazzo scored the three-pointer that sent the game into overtime; 74-74.
The teams could not break the tie in the first overtime and the match went into overtime once again with a score of 84-84. Trailing 90-89 in the last 2 minutes of the second overtime, Real Madrid did not allow its opponent to score in the 2-minute period and closed the match with an 8-0 run. Real Madrid won the match 90-97.
For Real Madrid, Walter Tavares left his mark on the match with 24 points, 18 rebounds and 1 assist. Mario Hezonja produced 23 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.
In Barcelona, Kevin Punter’s 27 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, and Jan Vesely’s 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists were not enough to win.
With this result, Real Madrid got its 6th victory in its 12th match; Barcelona remained at 7 wins.
