Cup 1988 Final: Solozábal sentences Real Madrid to triple
In 1988 the cup was held in Valladolid, which had an exciting final between Real Madrid and Barcelona, which was only decided after a triple final by Nacho Solozábal (84-83). A shot to remember in the history of the King’s Cup Madrid led the way almost the entire match, although never with too much of an advantage (42-46). That’s how the final went, with many alternations on the scoreboard, until the last possession was reached with Madrid two up. He had one hand on the cup, but Barcelona had the last possession, and did not waste it. Solozábal scored three times to win. Epi and Sibilio were Barcelona’s top scorers with 18 points, followed by Solozábal with 15. In Madrid, Alexis, 22 points, Biriukov, 20 and Fernando Martín (19).
Before…
Quarterfinals Barcelona 84 - Students 79 Valladolid 84 - Huesca 76 Real Madrid 94 - Zaragoza 90 Joventut 107 - Canary Islands 87
Semi-finals Barcelona 79 - Valladolid 69 Real Madrid 101 - Joventut 99
Barcelona 84 *Solózabal - 15p, 1r, 1a *Epi - 18p, 4r, 2a *Jiménez - 10p, 3r, 1br *McDowell - 6p, 7r, 1t *Norris - 11p, 3r, 2t Sibilio - 18p Trumbo - 6p, 6r, 2br
Real Madrid 83 *Llorente - 7p, 5a, 5r *Biriukov - 20p, 2br, 1r *Alexis - 22p, 2r, 2br *F.Martín - 19p, 7r, 2a *Branson - 13p, 5r, 1t Romay - 2p, 2r, 2t A.Martín - 0p
