The Super Cup games in Spain started this evening (Saturday) and the first to advance to the final was Real Madrid, who defeated Betis 69:100. Later, Barcelona joined it thanks to a 74:91 victory over Hovantod in Dalona.
Tonight, the Super Cup games continued in the VTB League, when Partizan Belgrade and Sea of Meder met Zenit St. Petersburg and lost to the Russians 81:65, in a game in which the Israeli was one of the most prominent among the team that returns to the Euroleague this season.
Spanish Super Cup
In the early game of the evening in Seville, Real Madrid had no difficulty against Betis and won 69:100. The Blancos went into the break with a fairly minimal lead of 35:42, but in the third quarter they stopped the Andalusians at only 13 points and faded towards victory. Dejanan Moussa led the Real scorers with 21 points (4 of 5 for three) and he also had 7 assists, as well as Gabriel Dak who added 17 points. Gershon Yabusla scored 13, while Sergio Rodrigues was content with only 5 points. BJ Johnson finished as Betis’ leading scorer with 12 points.
Later, Barcelona beat Juventud in Dalona 74:91. Niko Proprofitola shot 7/10 from beyond the arc and finished with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, with Saratach Sanli contributing 12 points and 8 rebounds. Yoel Parra led Badalona with 14 points.
Super Cup VTB
In the tournament of the strongest teams in Eastern Europe, Partizan Belgrade failed to register a second victory in a row. After defeating Lokomotiv Kuban 70:92, this evening Yam Medar and his friends surrendered 81:65 to Zenit St. Petersburg.
Medar, who in the previous game was satisfied with only 2 points, this time scored 15 points (4 of 5 for twos, 1 of 6 for threes), gave 5 assists and also grabbed 6 balls, but despite the many turnovers it was the Russians who came out with the upper hand Thanks to 16 points from Denis Zakharov and 14 contributed by Thomas Wimbush. Partisan scorers were led by James Nunley with 18, but he and the Israeli center were the only ones to score in double figures.