Barça win 89-92 away at Unicaja

Barça beat Unicaja Málaga 89-92 at Martín Carpena to earn the away win. In a game that stayed close until the final seconds, the decisive moment was a three-pointer by Darío Brizuela.

Unicaja were the more effective side early on and pushed the score to 44-32. The visitors raised their level after the break, closed the gap and levelled the score at 72-72 at the start of the final period. Barça then moved ahead in the last period and went up to 75-80. Two technical fouls were also called in the game, one on Kendrick Perry and one on the home team's head coach.

Unicaja pressed again in the final minutes and drew level at 85-85 with 2 minutes left. Brizuela's three-pointer then put Barça ahead 89-90. Perry's next shot came back off the rim without going in, and the home side missed its chance. Perry's three-pointer in overtime also failed to drop.

Barça were without Umoja Gibson, Juan Núñez, Yoan Makoundou and Olek Balcerowski due to injuries. Justin Minaya had an ankle problem and Justin Robinson took a knee knock, both of which caused issues during the game. For Barça, Joel Parra led with 17 points and Kevin Punter added 13. For Unicaja, Cameron Hunt scored 16, while Kendrick Perry and David Kravish each had 15.