Overview
- FC Barcelona overwhelmed Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv 92-71 in Belgrade for a third straight EuroLeague win, moving to 3-1 behind 19 points from Willy Hernangómez and a standout all-around night from Tornike Shengelia.
- Unicaja dominated Karditsa Iaponiki 72-55 in Greece to open 2-0 in the Basketball Champions League, with Tyler Kalinoski leading a balanced effort after a blistering first half.
- Joventut beat Hapoel Holon 81-65 on the road to reach 2-0 in the BCL, as Ricky Rubio scored 14 with support from Drell and Adam Hanga to close out a composed fourth quarter.
- In Basque football, UDA Aretxabaleta’s 4-2 over Aurrera de Vitoria made it four straight wins and second place, while AKE crushed Aloña Mendi 6-0 to remain unbeaten and joint top on 12 points with Urola.
- Regional round-up: Hondarribia Ikasbasket raced to a 23-4 start and beat Gernika’s filial 65-40, Urnieta Artola Harategia leads its handball competition after a 37-32 win, and Artesanos Juantxo fell 70-57 in Ordizia for a third straight loss.