El Clasico didn't disappoint once again and provided us with a beautiful game. In the end, Barcelona (22-5) prevailed over Real Madrid (19-8) after overtime. The final score was 108-97 (27-23, 24-23, 20-19, 18-24, 19-8).
Nigel Hayes-Davis was the decision-maker in the overtime. The forward scored 9 points in the extra time with two very important three-pointers that gave Barcelona the necessary offensive boost to distance themselves from Real Madrid and in the end secure the win.
Sergio Llull scored two free throws to give Real Madrid a one-point lead (89-88) with 55 seconds remaining. With only one second left in the game, though, Sertac Sanli was fouled in a rebounding situation and went to the line to shoot two free throws. The Turkish big man made one of the two shots and sent the game to the overtime (89-89).
After a third quarter in which Barcelona maintained a small lead, in the final quarter the game became much tenser. Real Madrid took the lead of the game with 5 minutes left (82-80). Nikola Mirotic and Alberto Abalde were both ejected after starting a fight on the court and they continued to discuss also in the tunnel.
Barcelona finished the first half up by 5 (51-46) with a fantastic second quarter played by former Real Madrid Nico Laprovittola, who had 11 points in the second period alone and 14 at the half. Walter Tavares had 8 points, while both Deck and Yabusele contributed with 6 points apiece.
For Barcelona, the top scorer was Nico Laprovittola with 20 points (4/5 2PT, 3/8 3PT, 3/4 FT), 1 assist, and 17 PIR.
For Real Madrid, on the other hand, the top scorer was Gabriel Deck with 17 points (4/4 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 6/6 FT), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 21 PIR.
Barcelona: Nico Laprovittola 20, Rolands Smits 18, Nigel Hayes-Davis 16, Dante Exum 16 (7 REB), Nikola Mirotic 14, Sertac Sanli 10
Real Madrid: Gabriel Deck 17, Vincent Poirier 14 (6 REB), Walter Tavares 14 (5 REB), Guerschon Yabusele 13, Adam Hanga 11, Sergio Llull 10
