Tomic and Feliz combine for 42 points to sink Barca in Badalona / News - Basketnews.com

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Joventut Badalona (17-8) hosted FC Barcelona (19-5) in front of 12,166 people at Pavello Olimpic.

EuroCup's squad did not disappoint the huge crowd behind, taking down the ACB League leaders 83-72 (20-17, 30-17, 13-19, 20-19) in the Catalan derby.

Joventut ran away from Blaugranas at the start of the second quarter, arranging a 9-2 run and gaining a double-digit lead (29-19). They closed the first half on a high note as well, being up by 16 (50-34), going into the break.

Barca came within 10 points in the third (53-63) and even cut their deficit to 7 (56-63) at the start of the fourth period. However, Joventut pushed the gas pedal once more, organizing a 6-0 mini spurt (69-56). The hosts maintained their lead and finished the game victoriously.

Andres Feliz and Ante Tomic scored 21 points apiece for Joventut. The Croatian big man also had 5 rebounds and 21 PIR to his performance.

Brandon Davies led the route for Barcelona, accumulating 19 points (9/14 2PT, 1/2 FT), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 25 PIR.

Joventut: Ante Tomic 21 (5 REB), Andres Feliz 21, Simon Birgander 15 (11 REB), Pau Ribas 10 (8 AST).

Barcelona: Brandon Davies 19 (8 REB), Nikola Mirotic 14, Nick Calathes 11.

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