Sayon Keita dominated for the Blaugrana
Barcelona swats ALBA aside, 48-101
Game Report
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U18 FC Barcelona got its Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Ulm campaign off to the best of starts by romping to a dominant 48-101 win against ALBA Berlin in Round 1.
Sayon Keita did a bit of everything for Barcelona, posting a 24-point, 13-rebound double-double in 21 minutes, as well as 1 assist, 3 steals and 5 blocks.
Mathieu Grujicic, back in his native Germany, also shined for Barcelona with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals in almost 17 minutes. Arturas Butajevas was Barcelona's other double-digit scorer, netting 14 points. The only player to reach double figures in scoring for ALBA was Matheo Hermann.
Barcelona started the game as it meant to go on, ending the first quarter with a 6-30 lead, and the Blaugrana went on to outscore ALBA in each of the three remaining quarters (18-21, 12-32, 12-18) as it coasted to victory.
