Barcelona came out strong and, with Robinson and Pander leading the way, took the lead (2-8, 2′). Bacon and Kampengele stepped up, and as the defense stepped up its intensity, the lead changed hands (13-10, 4′). Para and Gibson stepped up for Barcelona (15-17, 5′). Bacon was on fire, and with Wokap entering the fray, Dubai took control (23-19, 8'). The end of the quarter belonged to Barcelona. Umude took matters into his own hands to bring the Catalans within 23-25.
Pascual’s team dominated the start of the second quarter. Sengelia and Diakité led the way to a +10 lead for the home team (35-25, 13′). Petrushev came off the bench and played a key role in Dubai’s +12 lead (42-30, 15′). Kambengele entered the fray; Barcelona couldn’t keep up, and the lead widened (49-34, 19′). Kambengele capped off the first half with a three-pointer, making it 52-37.
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With Dwayne Bacon setting the tone for his team in the second quarter as well, Dubai’s lead grew (56-39, 22′). Barcelona tried to show they were still in the game, with Gibson and Pander cutting the deficit (61-49, 24′). Balcerowski tried to cut the deficit for Barcelona, but Blossomgame wouldn’t let him (72-56, 27′). Dubai kept up the same pace, with Blossomgame extending the lead to 20 points (76-56, 28′). Barcelona showed some life with Martin and Pander, bringing the score to 76-62.
With Kabengele leading the charge, Dubai maintained control at the start of the fourth quarter (81-68, 32'). Kevin Pander set the tone for Barcelona, Balcerowski followed suit, and the deficit narrowed (84-77, 35′). At a critical moment, Bekion stepped up and, with the help of Wright and Okombo, kept his team in control (90-80, 37′). Enkamuwa entered the fray, and Barcelona narrowed the gap (90-84, 38′). Barcelona didn’t give up and cut the deficit with Pander (92-87, 39′). Dubai maintained control until the end of the game and went 2-0 in the EuroLeague regular season.
Quarter scores: 23-25, 52-37, 76-62, 94-87.
*photo source: KYPE
