On what was a largely dominant night by the hosts, they will be frustrated to have not taken control of the head-to-head advantage
Real Madrid downs Milan, 96-89, but fails to secure tiebreaker
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 31 of 34
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Real Madrid managed to defeat EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 96-89 in a game it never trailed in, but there will be a sense of frustration for coach Chus Mateo and his men after failing to secure the tiebreaker, having lost by nine points in Italy earlier this season. As such, in the event that Real Madrid and Milan finish the season with the same regular-season record, it will be coach Ettore Messina’s squad that has the advantage. Both sides came into this contest with a 16-14 record, but Los Blancos have improved to 17-14 while Milan drops to 16-15.
Dzanan Musa scored 21 points for Real Madrid, which also had Walter Tavares (19 points), Usman Garuba (11) and Facu Campazzo (11) net in double figures. Zach LeDay was Milan’s leading scorer with 15 points, followed by Nikola Mirotic with 14, and Shavon Shields and Fabien Causeur with 13 apiece.
Game Videos
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Real Madrid-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hezonja with the reverse slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Llull does what he does best! Motorola Magic Moment
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Facu magic! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague Weekly, Round 31-32: Final double-round week
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast gang reunites for the double week
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Walter Tavares: 'Real Madrid means winning'
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Real Madrid-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Gonzalez's big block! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Llull hits the mandarina! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Caruso comes across to block Ward! Motorola Magic Moment
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Causeur sends up a prayer… and it drops! Motorola Magic Moment
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Facundo Campazzo: 'It's a perfect week for Real Madrid'
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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
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LeDay dunks with authority! Motorola Magic Moment
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Caruso with a very odd dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Real Madrid | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hezonja’s magic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Campazzo conjures, Hezonja finishes! Motorola Magic Moment
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Alberto Abalde: 'We needed this win'
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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
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Gillespie stops Okobo! Motorola Magic Moment
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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
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Real Madrid | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Shields smashes the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Shields dunks off a backdoor cut! Motorola Magic Moment
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Campazzo gives Fernando liftoff! 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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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Real Madrid | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Gonzalez beats the show clock! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-Real Madrid | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hezonja feeds Fernando! Motorola Magic Moment
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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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Facu Campazzo: 'We got lucky a little bit'
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Real Madrid-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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HEZONJA WINS IT! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hezonja stops Diop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Real Madrid-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Tavares showed in the early stages of the first quarter that it was going to be a long night, grabbing a couple of offensive rebounds and netting a pair of layups as Real Madrid went 7-3 ahead. Alberto Abalde struck from deep and Campazzo hit from mid-range as it became a 12-3 contest. Milan had a bit of a reaction thanks to a Nico Mannion floater and a pair of Mirotic free throws, 14-7, but Tavares and Usman Garuba then combined to devastating effect as Los Blancos opened a 24-9 advantage. Bruno Fernando later piled on the pain, before Musa’s three free throws ensured it was 31-16 after 10 minutes.
Despite a strong start to the second by Milan, with Guglielmo Caruso scoring three points and Neno Dimitrijevic two, a Musa three-pointer soon restored a comfortable lead at 34-21. Shavon Shields and Dimitrijevic reduced it to single digits at 34-25, but Sergio Llull poured in five points in quick succession as Real Madrid went 39-26 ahead. That gap largely remained until the halftime buzzer, with Coach Mateo’s side leading 54-41 at the break.
Scores by Campazzo and Tavares opened a 17-point lead at 58-41, Real Madrid’s biggest advantage of the night, but that seemed to spark a reaction from Milan. LeDay scored six points in a 9-0 Milan run as the visitors reduced the gap to eight points, 58-50. Garuba’s triple and Tavares’s layup put Los Blancos back up by 13, 63-50, but Mirotic then went on a tear by scoring nine straight points to make it 63-59. That was as close as Milan would get, as Campazzo and Hezonja helped swell the lead to 75-61. It was 78-63 heading into the fourth.
Real Madrid kept its foot on the gas and was coasting in the final frame, but once Coach Messina decided to take out most of his starters, perhaps with one eye on Thursday’s game against FC Barcelona, there were signs of a surprise fightback. Armoni Brooks scored three three-pointers in a hurry to make things interesting at 94-86, but with just over two minutes left, Milan needed something of a miracle. Freddie Gillespie ended up going 0 for 2 at the line with 1:13 to go, then Tavares’s put-back layup with four seconds remaining gave Real Madrid a 10-point advantage, 96-86, which was significant given Milan’s nine-point win over Los Blancos earlier this season. Yet, out of a timeout, Mirotic drained a three-pointer with the last shot of the game that reduced the deficit to seven points, 96-89, as Milan secured the head-to-head tiebreaker.
