Brandon Davies leads Barcelona to the win over Real Betis / News - Basketnews.com

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In the ACB, Euroleague side Barcelona (17-4) defeated Coosur Real Betis (6-16), currently on the bottom of the standings, with a great second-half performance. Coach Jasikevicius's took the win with the final score of 83-63 (21-17, 16-14, 23-8, 23-24)

Points this season

49%83,0Points made:83,0Accuracy:49,2%Place in standings:2Record max:111Record min:64Best scorer:Nikola MiroticTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

In the second half, though, Barcelona crushed Real Betis' resistance. Coach Jasikevicius' side had an impressive third quarter, limiting Betis to only 8 points and entering the final period with a 21-point lead (60-39). In the final quarter, Barca maintained their lead and didn't give any room for a comeback to Real Betis.

Barcelona finished the first half up by 6 points (37-31) with Dante Exum and Nico Laprovittola as the main protagonists in the first 20 minutes. Real Betis, though, remained close for most of the first half with Dairis Bertans as the top scorer for the team with 8 points at the half.

For Barcelona the top scorer was Brandon Davies with 16 points (7/10 2PT, 2/2 FT), 6 rebounds, and 2 assists.

For Real Betis, instead, the top scorer was Shannon Evans with 16 points (6/7 2PT, 1/4 3PT, 1/3 FT), 5 assists, and 1 rebound.

Barcelona: Brandon Davies 16 (6 REB), Alex Abrines 11, Roland Smits 10

Real Betis Seville: Shannon Evans 16, Vitto Brown 12, Jacob Wiley 10 (8 REB)

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