Real Madrid Clinches Second Supercup as Rudy Shines in Zaragoza

Real Madrid walked into the Príncipe Felipe Pavilion on 23 September 2012 with a point to prove and walked out with the Spanish Basketball Supercup in their hands for the second time.

Pablo Laso’s team did it the hard way. First by silencing the hosts. Then by outgunning Barcelona in a final that turned into a statement.

Zaragoza brushed aside

The madridistas opened their tournament against Zaragoza, a semifinal that always had the feel of a potential trap: home crowd, early-season rust, and a rival with nothing to lose.

Madrid never let it develop into a problem.

They controlled the tempo, leaned on their depth, and closed out a solid 64–72 win that sent them, with minimal drama, into the title game. No fireworks, just a professional job done and a place booked against the old enemy.

Rudy’s night, Madrid’s trophy

The final was different. Barcelona on the other side, a Supercup on the line, and a familiar edge in the air.

Real Madrid rose to it.

Laso’s side imposed their rhythm and turned the game into a high-scoring battle they were always more comfortable in. When it mattered, their leaders stepped forward and the scoreboard told the story: 84–95 to Madrid.

At the heart of it all stood Rudy Fernández.

The forward delivered the kind of performance that defines tournaments. He poured in 22 points, attacked from the perimeter, punished every defensive lapse, and finished with a performance index rating of 25. The numbers underlined what everyone in the arena could already see: Rudy was the best player on the floor and a clear MVP of the competition.

He wasn’t alone. Sergio Llull added 14 points, all intensity and aggression, while Jaycee Carroll struck with his usual scoring venom, contributing 17. Each time Barcelona threatened to close the gap, Madrid found an answer from one of those three.

By the final buzzer, there was no debate. Real Madrid had their second Spanish Basketball Supercup, Barcelona had been beaten in a final, and Laso’s team had fired an early warning about the season to come.