A hard fought win for Barça as they overcame UCAM Murcia 89-87 away from home. 30 points from Mirotic and 17 each for Exum and Laprovittola were the difference in a game that was decided in the final seconds.
Poor start
Barça got off to bad start in the contest and were 20-6 behind after just 6 minutes. Saras Jasikevicius' team rallied but were still 27-16 down at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter the blaugranes improved and brought the game level before UCAM again went ahead 46-42 at half time.
Tight finish
Mirotic, Exum and Laprovittola were the difference in the second half and going into the final quarter Barça had edged in front at 64-60. Nevertheless, UCAM brought it back level with two minutes to go only for Barça to hold their nerve and take victory in the last few seconds.
MATCH STATS:
UCAM Murcia, 87
Barça, 89
UCAM Murcia: Davis (19), Webb (13), Taylor (25), Rojas (-) and Lima (11) –starting five-, Cate (2), Bellas (-), Malmanis (6), Radovic (-), McFadden (7), Czerapovicz (4) and Vasileiadis (-).
Barça: Exum (17), Calathes (2), Abrines (-), Mirotic (30) and Nnaji (8) –starting five-, Smits (7), Kuric (3), Martinez (1), Hayes Davies (4) and Laprovittola (17).
