Dario Brizuela and Kevin Punter combined for 52 points for the winners
Barcelona gets crucial win in Milan, 88-98
Game Report
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FC Barcelona took another step toward reaching the postseason by downing EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 88-98 at Unipol Forum in Round 32 on Thursday. Barca improved to 18-14 in the standings while Milan dropped to 16-16 to remain one win behind the Play-In Showdown spots.
Dario Brizuela led the winners with 27 points, Kevin Punter added 25, Dame Sarr scored a career-high 13 points and Jabari Parker netted 10 for Barca. Nikola Mirotic paced Milan with 28 points and 9 rebounds. Shavon Shields added 18 points while Nico Mannion had 16 points and 8 assists for the hosts.
Game Videos
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Dario Brizuela: 'Today we woke up with the will to compete with high intensity'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-FC Barcelona | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:35
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Tonut's catch-and-shoot buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
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Barca's hustle play! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Mannion finds Caruso! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Real Madrid-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:16
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Parker’s perfect pass sets up Satoransky slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast gang reunites for the double week
- 00:49
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Justin Anderson: 'This team is trending in the right direction'
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FC Barcelona-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:29
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Punter-to-Metu alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Paris Basketball-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:11
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Caruso comes across to block Ward! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Causeur sends up a prayer… and it drops! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:34
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Tomas Satoransky: 'It's a mistake to look at the standings'
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FC Barcelona-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Metu thunder dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Punter-Anderson connection! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:27
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Nikola Mirotic: 'I love playing here in Belgrade'
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:17
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LeDay dunks with authority! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Caruso with a very odd dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:23
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Dario Brizuela: 'If you play at Barcelona, you are ready for that pressure'
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ALBA Berlin-FC Barcelona | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Anderson's huge block! Motorola Magic Moment
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Real Madrid-FC Barcelona | RS Round 27 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Shavon Shields: 'Hopefully we can build off this'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-AS Monaco | RS Round 27 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:13
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Abrines like lightning! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Gillespie stops Okobo! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Metu’s magic rejection! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:15
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Zach LeDay: 'I still bleed green and white'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:21
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Shields smashes the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:06
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Shields dunks off a backdoor cut! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:48
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Willy Hernangomez: 'It was a must-win game for us today'
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FC Barcelona-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Parker coast to coast! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Bayern Munich-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-FC Barcelona | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Zach LeDay: 'With the champs coming, you've got to come to play'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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What a play by Leandro Bolmaro! Motorola Magic Moment
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Round 24 video preview: Everything you need to know about this week's key games
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-FC Barcelona | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Satoransky’s volleyball pass for Fall’s monster slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Parker got Barca going with a three-pointer, which Sarr followed with back-to-back layups for a 0-7 lead. Shields stepped up with a driving layup that Parker matched with a jumper. Mirotic and Mannion combined for the first 7 points in a 9-0 run that Stefano Tonut capped with a layup off a steal for an 11-9 lead. Tomas Satoransky rescued Barca with a three-point play before Mirotic made it 15-12. Guglielmo Caruso matched Joel Parra's jump hook with a layup and added a dunk that prompted a Barca timeout at 19-14. Youssoupha Fall scored twice down low to ignite an 0-8 run that Brizuela capped with a jumper. Zach LeDay made free throws before Punter's three-point play gave Barca a 21-25 edge after 10 minutes.
Punter and Brizuela each struck from downtown early in the second quarter. Shields tried to change things for Milan with 4 quick points. Brizuela insisted from beyond the arc and answered Mirotic's triple with a jumper. Mirotic kept pushing Milan, but an unstoppable Brizuela downed a step-back triple that caused the hosts to call timeout at 30-39. Shields followed a three-point play with a layup. Brizuela scored in penetration and Sarr's three-pointer made it a double-digit game, 35-45. Sarr took over with a layup-plus-foul, which Brizuela followed with another jumper for a 15-point lead. LeDay hit free throws and Giampaolo Ricci added a three-pointer, bringing Milan within 40-50. Brizuela made an off-balance floater that Mannion matched with an up-and-under layup. Parra struck from downtown before Leo Bolmaro got Milan within 44-55 at halftime.
Parker and LeDay traded triples soon after the break and Sarr joined the three-point shootout. Mirotic followed a layup with a bomb from downtown before Parra's backdoor layup gave Barca fresh air at 52-63. Fall stepped up with a tip-in that Shields improved on with a catch-and-shoot three-pointer as Barca called timeout at 55-65. Shields kept pacing Milan with a driving layup and a pair of free throws, singlehandedly bringing his team within 59-65. Punter buried one from downtown and bettered Mirotic's layup with a highly-contested triple. Bolmaro hit a stop-and-pop jumper and Brizuela's driving layup boosted Barca's lead to 63-74 after 30 minutes.
Brizuela downed a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Bolmaro nailed a mid-range jumper before Punter established a 65-80 margin. Willy Hernangomez nailed a baseline jumper, which Punter followed with a triple that seemed to break the game open at 65-85 with 7 minutes left. Milan had other ideas, as Mannion and Caruso fueled an 11-0 run that Mirotic capped with a put-back layup. Brizuela stepped up for the visitors. Mannion struck from beyond the arc before Punter buried a jumper for a 79-91 score. Mannion followed a floater with a layup to make it a single-digit game, 83-91. Brizuela's eight-meter bagger sealed the outcome in the final minute.
