An all-Spanish affair will see Real Madrid (12-10) attempt to kickstart another winning run with a visit from former coach Pablo Laso’s Baskonia (9-13).
Game Notes: Madrid vs. Baskonia

Real needs to recover its efficiency and its discipline after a bad-tempered home loss to Olympiacos last time out and Facundo Campazzo – who could be joined in the backcourt by new signing Dennis Smith – will look to return to his usual form after being held to 7 points and 4 assists in that game. Baskonia boosted both its confidence and its playoff chances by downing Panathinaikos last time out, with Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot continuing his best form of the season with 20 points and 7 boards. Markus Howard also returned from injury – albeit scoring just 1 point – and his shooting skills will be required to take a huge road victory.
Game Videos
- This is a rematch of last season's EuroLeague Playoff series which Real swept 3-0 and set a club playoff scoring record in a 98-102 series-clinching road win in Game 3. In that game Real center Walter Tavares tied a EuroLeague Playoff record with 4 blocks.
- In Game 2 of that series, Real beat Baskonia 101-90 behind 24 points and 7 assists from Facundo Campazzo, who earned MVP of the Round honors for that performance.
- Baskonia and Real Madrid had never met in the EuroLeague before the 2015-16 season.
- In their regular-season game in Madrid last season, Baskonia beat Real 91-95 with Markus Howard netting a career-high 35 points and Tadas Sedekerskis pulling down a career-high 14 rebounds.
- In that game, Real Madrid point guard Facundo Campazzo tied his career high with 5 steals.
- Last season in their EuroLeague Regular Season game in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Real Madrid held on for a 77-79 victory.
- When it visited Buesa Arena in the 2019-20 season, Real Madrid blew past Baskonia 55-77. Real held Baskonia to some record lows in that clash. Baskonia's 55 points still stand as the fewest it has scored in a EuroLeague home game this century. Baskonia also had just 4 assists; tied for the fewest in any regular-season game the team has played in the competition.
- Baskonia head coach Pablo Laso coached Real Madrid for 11 years, from 2011 to 2022. Among many feats during that time, Laso guided Los Blancos to EuroLeague championships in 2015 and 2018, years he was also voted as EuroLeague Coach of the Year, and he led Real to 19 domestic titles, including six Spanish League crowns.
- Real center Serge Ibaka played under Coach Laso at Real Madrid during the 2011-12 season and also at FC Bayern Munich last season.
- Real's Dzanan Musa grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds in an 81-85 home loss against Baskonia in March 2023.
- Real guard Sergio Llull tied his career-high in steals with 3 against Baskonia in February 2016.
- Baskonia guard Ognjen Jaramaz posted career-highs in points (19) and PIR (28) while playing for FC Bayern Munich against Real in April 2022.
- Real's Alberto Abalde grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Baskonia in November 2021.
- Baskonia center Khalifa Diop grabbed a career-best 11 total rebounds in a home loss against Real Madrid in October of last season.
- Real center Walter Tavares grabbed a career-high 9 offensive rebounds against Baskonia in Round 3.