Real Madrid defeated Barcelona in Madrid 80:61 (21:14, 22:17, 20:16, 17:14) in the 22nd round of the Euroleague.
The most efficient players for Real were Usman Garuba with 16, Gabriel Dek and Mario Hezonja with 12 each and Valter Tavares with 11 points.
For Barcelona, Dario Brizuela scored in double figures with 13, Nicolas Laprovitola with 12 and Tornike Shengelia with 10 points.
The fact that the Catalans only gave up 61 points - under 20 in each quarter - speaks volumes about the "mood" of the guests in attack, but also about the defense played by Real.
The two teams are tied in the standings with 14 wins and eight losses and are tied for fifth place.
Leading Hapoel justified their role as the favorite away against Asvel, despite facing an 11-point deficit at the beginning of the second half. In the end, it was a safe 81:73 for Dimitris Itudis' team with 17 points from Oturu.
In one of the derbies of the round, Fenerbahce defeated Valencia in Istanbul with a great performance from Nand de Colo, a returnee to the ranks of the European champions (16 points).
Fener led the entire match, even convincingly, and at the end, they risked the guests hitting a three-pointer and taking the match into overtime.
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