Galatasaray beats Barcelona for third straight home win

Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul claimed its third win of the season with a convincing 78-64 victory at Abdi Ipekci Arena over FC Barcelona Lassa, which slipped to 4-5. Galatasaray’s offensive fluency was shown by the fact that it dished 25 assists, equalling a club record which was only set last week. Seven of those came from Sinan Guler, who also equalled a career-high with 18 points. Another big contribution came from Blake Schilb, who combined 18 points with 6 assists and 8 rebounds. Tibor Pleiss dominated the boards against his old team with 11 rebounds, while Vladimir Micov scored 15 points and Alex Tyus had 12. For Barcelona, only Tyrese Rice reached double figures in scoring with 22 points, while Joey Dorsey grabbed 10 rebounds.