Abrines is perfect from long range in FC Barcelona win over Milan

FC Barcelona went on the road and took care of business, hitting 11 three-pointers in downing EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 63-78 on Thursday night. Barcelona improved to 2-0 for a share of first place in Group C, while EA7 Milan dropped to 0-2. Barcelona got hot midway through the first quarter, going on to hit 8 of 12 three-point attempts in the first half. DeShaun Thomas hit three early on, then Alex Abines nailed a pair from downtown in the second, and Tibor Pleiss made his presence felt inside, as Barcelona put together a 1-15 spurt that opened up a 22-40 lead. The visitors took a 32-45 advantage into halftime, and never looked back as the hosts did not come closer than 8 points the rest of the way. Abrines finished with 21 points, hitting 5 of 5 three-point shots, while Pleiss scored 16 on a perfect night - 5 of 5 for two-points, 1-for-1 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 foul shots – and grabbed 6 boards. Thomas finished with 12 points in victory, while Tomas Satoransky made his debut with 5 points plus 6 assists. Milan dominated the offensive glass with 19 offensive rebounds, as Daniel Hackett scored 15 points, and Alessandro Gentile had 11 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. Samardo Samuels also scored 11 with 7 rebounds, while Linas Kleiza added 10 points in defeat.