Real Madrid Wins Spanish Basketball Supercup in Zaragoza

On a late September night in Zaragoza, Real Madrid’s basketball project under Pablo Laso put down one of its first big markers. At the Príncipe Felipe Pavilion, with Barcelona on the other side of the court and a trophy on the line, Madrid didn’t just win the Spanish Basketball Supercup. They imposed themselves.

They arrived at the final already sharpened. Zaragoza, the host team, had been swept aside 64-72 in the semifinal, Madrid doing enough without ever needing to show their full hand. The real statement was always going to come against Barcelona.

And it did.

The final finished 84-95 to Real Madrid, a scoreline that tells only part of the story of a team that played with authority and a star who owned the stage.

Rudy Fernández was the headline. The forward lit up the Pavilion with 22 points, attacking from outside, slicing inside, and dictating the tempo whenever the game threatened to wobble. His performance index rating of 25 underlined what everyone courtside could already see: this was his night. The MVP award simply confirmed it.

Around him, Madrid’s perimeter battery fired in sync. Sergio Llull added 14 points, that familiar burst of aggression in transition and fearlessness in big moments. Jaycee Carroll dropped 17, his shooting touch turning half-chances into daggers. Each time Barcelona tried to close the gap, one of Madrid’s guards found the answer.

Laso’s team, already building a reputation for high tempo and offensive flair, leaned into their identity. They ran, they spaced the floor, they trusted their shooters. Barcelona were forced to chase the game, and once Madrid seized control of the rhythm, they never really handed it back.

When the final buzzer sounded, Real Madrid had their second Spanish Basketball Supercup in the cabinet, a 2012 title that felt bigger than just another trophy. It looked and sounded like the beginning of something.