Real Madrid win away at Joventut in Liga U
57
-81
Liga U
Second consecutive victory for the reserve team in the second half of the competition.
Real Madrid secured another victory in the second phase of Liga U after defeating Joventut 57-81 in the third round of the competition, played at the Palau Olímpic in Badalona. Ilia (14 points and a PIR of 16) and Andrej (13 points and a PIR of 23) were key to Madrid's victory.
Our team got off to a dominant start and ended the first quarter with an 11-point lead (13-24). The home side tried to close the gap in the second period, but Madrid did not let up in attack and went into the break with a comfortable lead (28-38).
The reserve team remained solid after the break and, after a good third quarter (36-57), stepped up a gear in attack in the final quarter to seal the win (57-81). Javier Juárez's side are already thinking about their next league game against CB Canarias, which will be played on Friday, 6 February, at the Real Madrid City (7 pm CET).
MATCH INFO
57-Joventut: Mauri (26), Torres (11), Ruiz (12), Buben (1) and Del Castillo (3) -starting five- Gil (4), Julia (0), Graae (0), Batlle (0), Torras (0), Macías (0) and Thomas (0).
81-Real Madrid: Andrej (13), Hugo (7), Ilia (14), Gunars (6) and Fabian (8) -starting five- Ousmane (12), Egor (13), Gabriel (2), Osa (5), Ignacio (1), Rodrigo (0) and Diosdado (0).