Barça 77-68 Baskonia: Into the final!

Barça have beaten Baskonia in the cup semi-final (77-68) and can now ready themselves for a Sunday 6.30pm CET Clásico against Real Madrid in the final. A great game that looked done and dusted but a resurgent opponent could have sprung a late comeback.

Both sides defended better than they shot in the first period, and it ended with Barça 15-12 up, while better control of the rebounds and consecutive threes from Mirotic, Higgins and Hanga were to thank for the +11 lead at the break.

That lead was stretched before a 7-0 streak got Baskonia back in the game. But Kuric was on fire, and we were going into the final period with Barça comfortably ahead at 64-47.

Baskonia had not had their last say. Incredibly, although Barça went +20, a staggering 18-2 streak put them back within two with just two minutes on the clock. Barça needed to find something, and find it they did, and a late flurry eventually meant they’d win it by nine (77-68).

MATCH STATS

Barça: Calathes (4), Higgins (15), Hanga (3), Mirotic (16), Pustovyi (4). Davies (8), Westermann (4), Bolmaro (2), Smits (2), Oriola (-), Abrines (9), Kuric (10).
Baskonia: Henry (19), Dragic (3), Giedraitis (5), Polonara (10), Jekiri (15). Vildoza (10), Sedekerskis (-), Diop (-), Fall (-), Peters (6).
Periods: 15-12 / 38-27 / 64-47 / 77-68.