Sixty three years since winning the Spanish Basketball Cup for the seventh time
Real Madrid beat Barcelona (76-51) in the final in Bilbao on 28 May 1961.
Sixty-three years have passed since Real Madrid lifted their seventh Spanish Basketball Cup. On 28 May 1961, the team coached by Pedro Ferrándiz beat Barcelona (76-51) in the final played in Bilbao. A brilliant first half saw our team take an 18-point lead into the break. The momentum remained the same after the restart and the madridistas took the trophy.
Emiliano Rodríguez, with 19 points, and Sheaff, with 16, were the game's star performers. Real Madrid also won the league double that season.