We won our 21st Spanish Basketball Cup 35 years ago
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 85-81 in the final on 17 November 1988.
It is 35 years since Real Madrid conquered the Spanish Basketball Cup for the 21st time. It was on 17 November 1988 that our team won the title after defeating Barcelona in the final 85-81. The Catalan side dominated the first half and went into the break with a five-point lead 43-48. However, Lolo Sainz's team reacted in the second half and came from behind to extend their haul of trophies.
Petrovic was decisive in the final, which was played in La Coruña, and finished as the game's top scorer with 27 points. The Balkan player was followed by Rogers, with 23 points. It was Madrid's first title of the 1988/89 season, in which they also won the Cup Winners' Cup, Petrovic again putting on a scoring exhibition.