Barça came within a hair's breadth of pulling off a feat at the Armani Arena in Milan (87-84). Xavi Pascual's team was down by 25 points at the end of the third quarter, but rallied, coming within a hair's breadth of turning the game around thanks to a final 33-8 run. When all seemed lost, two consecutive three-pointers from Satoranski brought the Blaugrana within just two points, but with less than three seconds to play. Barça's epic final quarter, however, did nothing to mask the embarrassment of the first three, when Pascual's team was completely outplayed by the Italians. The third consecutive defeat in Europe sets off alarm bells for a team with injuries that struggled to defend effectively for much of the game, even though Pascual tried to impose his will under the basket with tall players like Shengelia, who scored 15 points, Clyburn, and Willy Hernangómez. The first quarter was quite evenly matched from the start, especially thanks to Vesely's contribution, but in the second quarter the Italians broke the game open from beyond the arc. Kevin Punter also used his three-pointers to cut the deficit to five points (33-28), but on offense, the Blaugrana team began to turn the ball over, going into halftime down by 12 points.