Overview
- Barcelona led 41-35 at halftime, pushed the gap to 62-50 entering the fourth quarter, and closed out a routine home win.
- Willy Hernangómez scored 16, Jan Vesely added 14 in his best outing since injury, and Toko Shengelia had 13.
- Duane Washington hit 20 points for Partizan and was the visitors’ only player in double figures.
- Returning figures Joan Peñarroya, Jabari Parker and Nick Calathes received polite acknowledgements from the Palau crowd.
- Reports highlighted Barcelona’s occasional defensive lapses even as the table leaders eased past a Partizan side stuck at the bottom after Zeljko Obradovic’s departure.