On a special night for the German side, it recorded a memorable victory
Bayern takes opening night thriller over Real Madrid, 97-89

In a thrilling contest of constant swings in momentum, FC Bayern Munich eventually overcame Real Madrid 97-89 to claim a famous victory from the first game at the spectacular new SAP Garden.
The first two quarters followed the same pattern, with Bayern starting strong but Real responding to keep it close at halftime. The script was flipped as the Spanish team surged clear with a 0-13 run after the break, but Bayern came back magnificently with its own 13-0 run to grab the win.
Johannes Voigtmann inspired Bayern with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds, Shabazz Napier was the top scorer with 25 points and Carsen Edwards contributed 14. Facundo Campazzo led Real with 19 points and 9 assists, Dzanan Musa netted 18 points and Walter Tavares had 12 points and 9 boards in a losing effort.
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Both teams focused their early efforts inside, with Tavares and Musa netting for Real while Vladimir Lucic and Devin Booker answered for the host. Andreas Obst scored 8 points in 90 seconds, including a pair of two three-pointers, making it 14-7. A flurry of threeballs from Voigtmann and Napier kept the host ahead, but Musa and Serge Ibaka both scored from close and long-range, and Xavier Rathan-Mayes incredibly beat the buzzer from mid-court to make it 26-29 after 10 minutes.
Napier scored five points straight early in the second, before Niels Giffey struck a corner three and Edwards had a layup-and-one to complete a 13-0 run for a 39-31 lead. Rathan-Mayes rescued Real with a three-point play, but Napier and Voigtmann again struck from deep, and Booker netted at the basket for the game’s first double-digit lead, 49-38. Sergio Llull’s three-pointer, Tavares’s dunk and Campazzo’s transition jumper pulled Real back, 50-49. Oscar da Silva’s free throws snapped a 0-9 run, and Gaby Deck’s tough layup made it 52-51 at the break.
Voigtmann’s basket at the rim opened the third quarter scoring, but triples from Alberto Abalde and Campazzo, along with a pair of inside strikes from Musa, sent Real ahead, 54-61. Tavares’s three-point play completed a 0-13 run to give the visitor a double-digit lead, before Napier’s fast-break layup ended Bayern’s five-minute scoring drought. Campazzo struck from deep but Booker boosted Bayern with a three-pointer and a showtime slam, 61-69, and Napier added a jumper and one to make it 64-73 with ten minutes remaining.
Da Silva and Edwards scored the first 5 points of the final period, before Rathan-Mayes reignited Real. But Voigtmann’s fourth triple of the night was followed by Niels Giffey from deep, tying it up at 75-75. Edwards scored four straight points and Napier hit his fourth three-pointer, giving the host an 82-77 lead midway through the period. Voigtmann stretched the advantage into double digits with another deep strike, completing a 13-0 run. Campazzo’s layup and Musa’s three-pointer gave Real hope, and Campazzo struck from deep to make it 90-87 inside the last minute. Campazzo’s free throws made it 90-89, but Lucic also held his nerve from the line to seal the win.