Real Madrid won the first ACB Clasico of the season against Barcelona

2023-10-01T20:33:18+00:00 2023-10-01T20:33:18+00:00.

Cesare Milanti

01/Oct/23 20:33

Eurohoops.net
2023 10 01 MADRID. BALONCESTO 23 24 PARTIDO CORRESPONDIENTE A LA JORNADA 3 DE LA LIGA ENDESA QUE ENFRENTA AL REAL MADRID Y AL BARCELONA EN EL WIZINK CENTER. FOTO: VICTOR CARRETERO/REALMADRID.COM

After beating Roger Grimau’s team in the Supercopa Endesa, Chus Mateo’s side got the upper hand against Barcelona in the ACB as well

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Real Madrid got the first Clasico victory of the 2023-24 season in Murcia’s Supercopa Endesa, winning the trophy once more. In the ACB’s third round, Chus Mateo’s team found itself on the victorious end once again, beating Barcelona 86-79.

Vincent Poirier was dominant on the glass for the reigning EuroLeague champs, providing 22 points and 8 rebounds with 9/13 from the field while coming off the bench. Being named MVP in the Supercopa Endesa at the beginning of the season, Facundo Campazzo had 17 points and 5 assists today.

Moreover, trying to fill the gap as Edy Tavares couldn’t be part of the game, the 16-year-old Ismaila Diagne went close to a double-double of 9 points and 8 rebounds, including a thunderous alley-oop.

On Barcelona’s side, Dario Brizuela was his team’s highest scorer with 14 points after being forced to miss basically the whole semifinal of the Supercopa Endesa due to a head injury. Rokas Jokubaitis followed with 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.

With this victory, Real Madrid reached Basquet Girona and UCAM Murcia up in the ACB standings with an unbeaten 3-0 record. FC Barcelona suffers its first loss of the season in the domestic league, being at 2-1 with Baskonia, Valencia, and Joventut Badalona.

Liga Endesa 2023-24 Round 3 Results:

Baskonia – Surne Bilbao 92-72
UCAM Murcia – Lenovo Tenerife 80-68
Unicaja Malaga – Valencia Basket 76-82
Joventut Badalona – Gran Canaria 89-75
Coviran Granada – Basquet Girona 91-102
MoraBanc Andorra – Palencia 87-74
Rio Breogan – BAXI Manresa 85-89
Real Madrid – FC Barcelona 86-79
Monbus Obradoiro – Casademont Zaragoza (11/10 at 20:00 CET)

PHOTO CREDIT: ACB

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