Overview
- Hapoel, a newcomer to this season’s competition, rode balanced scoring to a decisive win behind Antonio Blakeney’s 20 points with Vasilije Micic and Daniel Oturu adding 18 each.
- The game was tied 26–26 after the first quarter before Hapoel took a 51–45 halftime lead and seized control in the third with a 31-point burst.
- Barcelona was held to 17 points in the fourth as Hapoel closed out a comfortable victory despite a brief late run from the visitors.
- Will Clyburn led Barcelona in his debut with 23 points and 7 rebounds, while Kevin Punter and Jan Vesely each scored 13.
- The result hands Hapoel an early momentum boost and leaves Barcelona seeking fixes ahead of its upcoming trip to Athens to face Panathinaikos.