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oct 18 2026Barcelona arrived in Badalona fatigued from Friday's overtime against Olympiacos and found a Joventut in peak form. The green-and-blacks, led by Ricky Rubio and Nicolás Laprovittola, won 113-89 in a derby they dominated clearly from the second quarter. Shooting 62% from the field, hitting 17 three-pointers and dishing 28 assists, Joventut delivered one of their best offensive performances of the season against an overwhelmed Barcelona.
From 23-26 to the Green-and-Black Avalanche
The first quarter belonged to Barcelona (23-26), with Tyrese Martin sharp from beyond the arc. The game changed in the second. Joventut began moving the ball with fluidity, found open shots and turned the score around: 26-19 in the quarter and 49-45 at halftime.
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The third quarter broke open the derby. Laprovittola, shooting 5 of 7 from three with 8 assists, and Rubio, with 19 points and 6 assists, punished a Barcelona defense with no answers. Eli John Ndiaye didn't miss any of his seven attempts (17 points) and Sulejmanovic did the same with his five two-point tries for 16. Joventut posted a 33-23 quarter and entered the final frame up 82-68.
No Barcelona Response
The fourth quarter didn't change the trend. Joventut continued scoring with ease (31-21) and surpassed the 100-point mark before a packed Palau Olímpic crowd. Tyrese Martin, with 21 points and 5 of 8 from three, was the only Barcelona player who maintained his level. Justin Robinson, Friday's hero, finished with 12 points.
The victory leaves Joventut at 2-2. Barcelona, with the same record, has now lost two games in three days and has three losses in the week across EuroLeague and Liga Endesa play.
