Overview
- Real Madrid improved to 17-11 with a narrow road victory that was sealed in the final seconds.
- Partizan erased a deficit that reached 15 points, fueling a 14-0 swing and briefly taking the lead before Madrid closed it out.
- Trey Lyles and Mario Hezonja scored 14 points each and Edy Tavares added 13, while Sterling Brown had 14 and Duane Washington 13 for Partizan.
- Scariolo emphasized the difficulty of winning in front of roughly 20,000 fans and lauded his players for staying calm under pressure.
- The coach highlighted returns for Theo Maledon and Gabriel Deck as the bench outscored the starters, while former Madrid big Bruno Fernando committed a costly late turnover.