The incredible Malaga eliminated the Cup winner Barcelona in extra time!

Improbable Malagamade the surprise with the… good evening of the Final-8 for the Spanish Cup excluding in overtime (89-8776-76 canon duration) the owner of the trophy Barcelona!

The triumphants came back from a double-digit deficit in the final period and took the match to overtime, where they showed huge reserves of energy and passion, finally celebrating a big qualification!

Top for the winners are Brithuela (27p.) and About (22p, 4 rebounds, 4 assists), while for Barcelona they stood out Mirotic (15p, 9 reb.) and Laprovitola (12 p.).

The match was uneventful from the start, with Barcelona taking a 10-6 lead, but also Malaga coming back and taking a 15-14 lead thanks to a three-pointer by Brithuela. After constant changes in the lead, the “Blaugranas” closed the first period with a 21-20 lead with a three-pointer by Jakubaitis at the end.

Jasikevicius’ team stepped on the gas at the start of the second quarter and went on a 13-1 run to take a 34-21 lead, going into the locker room with a 7-point lead (41-34). Barca held a double-digit lead (53-43), before Malaga cut it to 55-50 in the third period.

Imbon Navarro’s side managed to pull off a major comeback in the fourth quarter, with Barca leading 67-57 with five minutes to go, but faltering on offense and allowing their opponents a 19-9 run for the final. 76-76. In overtime, Malaga took advantage of the momentum they had gained, celebrating a big victory 89-86.

The quarters: 21-20, 41-34, 55-50, 87-89

The match statistics

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