Barcelona wins as Rice stars in return to Tel Aviv

Tyrese Rice made his return to Tel Aviv a memorable one for his new team as FC Barcelona Lassa spanked Maccabi FOX 69-79 on Wednesday at Menora Mivtachim Arena. Rice, who was the Final Four MVP when he led Maccabi to its most-recent EuroLeague title in 2014, scored 8 points in a game-breaking 2-19 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters and gave his team an insurmountable 20-point lead. He finished with 21 points as Barcelona won its second road game in raising its record to 3-2. Petteri Koponen added 14 for the winners and Joey Dorsey posted 11 points and 11 rebounds. Dorsey was instrumental in his team outrebounding Maccabi 21-28, including 10 offensive rebounds. The visitors alos collected 12 steals, compared to 3 by the hosts. Andrew Goudelock led the way with 19 points, Devin Smith scored 18 and Colton Iverson added 10 as Maccabi fell to 2-3.