Campazzo is clutch, Real Madrid defeat Baskonia

Real Madrid used some good fortune to pull out a dramatic 70-69 win over visiting KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on Tuesday night. Real took its record to 17-6, which is second-best in the league, while Baskonia dropped to 8-15 with its sixth consecutive road loss. A margin of 6 points was the largest of the night for each team. In such a close affair, it came down to the final seconds. With Real up 69-67, Shavon Shields took it to the rim and scored with 4.3 seconds to go, seemingly sending the game into overtime. However, as the hosts quickly inbounded the ball, Baskonia’s Nik Stuaskas mistakenly fouled Facundo Campazzo despite Baskonia already in the bonus. Campazzo made his first and purposely missed his second free throw with 2.9 seconds on the clock and Real prevailed. Trey Thompkins led Real with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Campazzo finished with 10 points and 11 assists and Gabriel Deck also scored 10 points in the victory. Shields had 14 points for Baskonia, Tornike Shengelia finished with 12 and Matt Janning netted 11 in a losing effort.