Particle.news
Download on the App Store

UCAM Murcia Holds Off Barça 81–78 at the Palau to Reach 4–1

Further tests await Tornike Shengelia after an ankle sprain late in Barcelona’s defeat.

Overview

  • UCAM surged to a 16–34 first-quarter lead and stretched it to 21–42 after Ondřej Veselý’s ejection and a technical on coach Joan Peñarroya.
  • Devontae Cacok scored 20 points, Michael Forrest added 19, and Dylan Ennis handed out 9 assists to pace the visitors.
  • Barcelona rallied from 65–77 to 76–77, but Darío Brizuela missed a potential game-tying three with 2.6 seconds remaining.
  • Tornike Shengelia led Barça with 21 points before leaving late with an ankle sprain that requires evaluation.
  • The game featured Veselý’s double technical ejection, a technical to Peñarroya, an unsportsmanlike on Cacok, and Cacok’s later disqualification on five fouls; official attendance was 4,291.