AX Armani Exchange Milan erased a 10-point third-quarter deficit to topple league-leading FC Barcelona 73-75 on Tuesday night. In doing so, Milan completed a regular-season sweep of Barcelona and became the first team to win this season at Palau Blaugrana.
Milan becomes first to win in Barcelona, 73-75
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Sergio Rodriguez scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half to help Milan to a 28-34 halftime lead and Malcolm Delaney scored 14 of his 15 in the second half, including a key late triple, to lead the comeback. The result dropped Barcelona’s record to 15-4, while Milan climbed to 11-6. Kyle Kuric paced Barcelona with 22 points, Nikola Mirotic added 18, Rokas Jokubaitis tallied 11 points and 6 assists and Brando Davies also scored 11 in defeat.
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Rodriguez opened the scoring with a three-pointer for Milan before Mirotic made the first mark in the Barcelona ledger. Kuric gave the hosts their first lead with a tip-in, 5-3. Nicolo Melli sank a fadeaway in the lane to tie it only to see Nicolas Laprovittola respond with a triple. Trey Kell came off the bench to score his first EuroLeague points for Milan and Rodriguez connected from deep to give the visitors an 8-10 edge. Rodriguez remained red-hot with two layups to give him 10 of his team’s first 14 points. Barcelona remained close behind and Jokubaitis made a contested fastbreak layup to even things at 14-14 after 10 minutes.
Jokubaitis beat the shot-clock with a jumper and Brandon Davies scored inside as Barcelona looked to pull away. Kell kept Milan close and Melli buried a three to make it 20-19. A three by Ben Bentil gave Milan the lead and prompted a Barcelona timeout. The lead swung back and forth on a Kuric triple and a Kyle Hines layup. Free throws by Bentil gave the visitors a 24-27 lead. Rodriguez nailed his third three of the night and Bentil added a second-chance layup to extend the margin to 7. After a Barcelona timeout, Mirotic drained a three-pointer, but Rodriguez’s jumper gave Milan a 28-34 lead at the break.
Davies was called for an offensive foul and then Devon Hall sank a floater to start the start the second half, but Barcelona found its rhythm and scored 9 unanswered points to take a 37-36 lead and prompt a Milan timeout. Mirotic scored 5 points and Laprovittola dished 3 assists in that run. After free throws by Hines, Mirotic scored inside and Laprovittola nailed a triple. Kuric netted a jumper and a three to complete a 19-2 run for a 47-38 advantage. Malcolm Delaney tried to revive the visitors with a triple, but a layup by Kuric stretched the margin to double figures. Jerian Grant and Delaney rallied Milan back to within 5 before Jokubaitis beat the third-quarter buzzer with a layup for a 54-47 lead.
Grant and Hines scored the first two baskets of the fourth quarter to bring Milan within 3. Free throws by Hall were followed by a layup from Hines to tie the game at 56-56. Kuric ended the Barcelona drought with free throws, but Delaney responded with a three-pointer to make it 58-59 with 5 minutes to go. Jokubaitis countered from behind the arc and Kuric sank a mid-range shot to give the hosts some breathing room. After a timeout, Rodriguez and Delaney nailed back-to-back threes to give Milan the lead. Mirotic tied the game at 65-65 with a jumper. Milan got big baskets by Melli and Hall to take a 65-70 lead into the penultimate minute. Davies scored inside for Barcelona and Hall split free throws for Milan. Kuric drilled a three with 34.3 seconds to go that made it 70-71. After Delaney and Mirotic traded threes, Melli went to the line with 4.9 seconds remaining. He missed the first and made the second before Laprovittola missed a desperation three on the buzzer.
