Barcelona crash Manresa and advance to the semifinals of Copa del Rey / News - Basketnews.com

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Euroleague side Barcelona crushed BAXI Manresa in the quarter-finals of Copa del Rey and advanced to the semi-finals. Coach Jasikevicius' side won easily with the final scorer of 107-70(22-26, 30-16, 36-11, 19-17).

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FC Barcelona BAXI Manresa107-70 UCAM Murcia FC BarcelonaSat20:30

Barcelona's domination continued also in the final quarter, with Manresa completely unable to oppose any kind of resistance. With the result already secured, coach Jasikevicius gave more space to the reserves and rested some of his stars.

In the third quarter, once again, Barcelona's offense was way too much to handle for Manresa. Coach Pedro Martinez's side also lost energy offensively and couldn't find the rhythm. At the end of the third period, Barcelona was even up by 35 points (88-53).

After struggling to match the intensity of Manresa in the first quarter, Barcelona reacted right away in the second quarter, creating with their offense and scoring 30 points. Coach Jasikevicius' side finished the first half up by 10 points (52-42).

Barcelona's top scorers were Brandon Davies and Nikola Mirotic with 14 points apiece.

For Manresa, on the other hand, the top scorer was Sylvain Francisco with 19 points (4/5 2PT, 2/4 3PT, 5/6 FT), 1 rebound, 2 assists, 3 steals, 3 turnovers, and 19 PIR.

Barcelona: Brandon Davies 14 (5 REB), Nikola Mirotic 14, Dante Exum 11, Alex Abrines 11 (5 REB), Rokas Jokubaitis 11 (5 AST)

BAXI Manresa: Sylvain Francisco 19, Joe Thomasson 14

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