Overview
- Antonio Blakeney (20), Vasilije Micic (18) and Dan Oturu (18) powered Hapoel’s balanced scoring in a commanding win.
- The contest was tied after the first quarter before Hapoel pulled away in the second and pushed the lead to double digits after halftime.
- Will Clyburn led Barcelona with 23 points and 7 rebounds, with Kevin Punter and Jan Vesely adding 13 each.
- Barcelona repeatedly gave up easy baskets, extending defensive problems that troubled the team last season under new coach Joan Peñarroya.
- Hapoel hosted the game in Sofia because of the Israel–Gaza conflict, and Barcelona now heads to face Panathinaikos in Athens.