Real Madrid defeated Baskonia by 90:74 on home court in the first game of the EuroLeague quarterfinals taking 1-0 lead.
Real Madrid did not have any injuries for this game, while Dusko Ivanovic couldn’t count on Chima Moneke and Khalifa Diop.
Chus Mateo’s team looked better in the first half. They took a 25:11 lead in the first quarter, but Baskonia managed to get back into the game and reduce the deficit to 32:25. A 10:0 run gave Madrid team a maximum lead of 17 points (42:25), but Baskonia played slightly better towards the end of the half, so the reigning EuroLeague champions led 48:37.
REAL MADRID – BASKONIA 90:74 (26:17, 22:20, 22:16, 20:21)
Venue: “Wizink Center,” Madrid
Referees: Mogulkoc, Latisevs, Foufis
Real Madrid: Causeur, Fernandez 6, Abalde 4, Campazzo 10, Hezonja 9, Rodriguez 5, Deck 4, Poirier 10, Tavares 8, Llull 8, Yabusele 7, Musa 16.
Baskonia: Howard 15, Raieste, Chiozza 3, Querejeta, Sedekerskis 3, Marinkovic 9, Miller-McIntyre 14, Diez, Rogkavopoulos 14, Kotsar 2, Costello 14, Theodore.