- Real won the last two games in Belgrade, both by double digits. In first of those two, a 59-79 win in January 2023, Walter Tavares had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks for a PIR of 35 to earn MVP of the Round honors.
- Crvena Zvezda and Real Madrid faced each other in the 1987-88 Korac Cup semifinals. Real swept the two-game series, taking an 82-89 win in Game 1 and an 81-72 triumph in Game 2. Real advanced to the final and ended up lifting the trophy.
- Crvena Zvezda made a club-record 17 three-pointers in a memorable 83-87 road win over Real in December 2017.
- Zvezda's single-game record for two-pointers made is 11, which Alen Omic tied against Real Madrid in March 2018.
- Real point guard Facundo Campazzo spent the second part of the 2022-23 season with Crvena Zvezda and helped the team win the Serbian Cup.
- Real forward Mario Hezonja and Zvezda guard Nemanja Nedovic were teammates at Panathinaikos Athens during the second part of the 2020-21 season.
- Hezonja and Zvezda's Isaiah Canaan and John Brown were teammates at UNICS Kazan during the 2021-22 season.
- Zvezda's Dejan Davidovac had a career-best 9 rebounds in a loss against Real in November 2021.
- Zvezda point guard Milos Teodosic swiped a career-high 4 steals while playing for CSKA Moscow against Real Madrid in January 2016.
- Zvezda shooting guard Nemanja Nedovic matched his career highs in rebounds (6) and steals (3) while playing for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan against Real in October 2018.
- In the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four semifinal, Zvezda forward Nikola Kalinic had one of the best all-around performances of his career, leading Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to an emphatic 84-75 victory over Real Madrid with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and a career-high 4 steals.
Game Facts - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Joel Bolomboy has posted a PIR in double digits in seven of his last eight games.
Bolomboy has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in eight straight games.
Nemanja Nedovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine straight and 15 of his last 16 games.
Mike Daum has made all 23 of his free-throw attempts in his EuroLeague career.
Isaiah Canaan has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.
Yago dos Santos has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Joel Bolomboy leads the league in rebounding with 8.3 per game.
Bolomboy leads the league in offensive rebounding with 3.4 per game.
Zvezda ranks third in assists with 19.9 per game.
Zvezda has allowed the second-fewest points with 79.7 per game.
Zvezda holds opponents to 33.3% three-point shooting, the second-lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Milos Teodosic is in fifth place all-time with 595 three-pointers made. Scottie Wilbekin is fourth with 608 and counting.
Teodosic is ranked fifth all-time in assists with 1,488. Vassilis Spanoulis is fourth with 1,607.
Teodosic ranks 13th all-time in career points scored with 3,417. Toko Shengelia of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is 12th with 3,461 and counting.
Teodosic ranks 13th all-time in free throws made with 708. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is 12th with 728 and counting.
Joel Bolomboy needs 3 more blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Luka Mitrovic needs 3 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Game Facts - Real Madrid
Mario Hezonja has made at least 1 triple in nine straight and 39 of his last 40 games.
Hezonja has had a PIR of 10 or more in 15 of his last 16 games.
Hezonja has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in eight of his last nine games.
Walter Tavares has at least 1 block in eight of his last nine games.
Tavares has had a PIR of 11 or more in nine of his last 10 games.
Season rankings
Facundo Campazzo ranks ninth in average index rating with 18.3 per game.
Campazzo ranks third in assists with 6.5 per game.
Walter Tavares leads the league in blocks with 1.4 per game.
Tavares ranks second in two-point shooting at 75.7%.
Usman Garuba ranks fourth in two-point shooting at 73.7%
Tavares ranks third in rebounding with 7.0 per game.
Tavares is tied for third in offensive rebounding with 2.7 per game.
Real leads the league in rebounding with 36.8 per game.
Real leads the league in defensive rebounding with 26.4 per game.
Real leads the league in two-point accuracy at 59.8%.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 51.8% two-point shooting.
Records/Milestones
Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots in the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season record.
Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 467.
Tavares is in fourth place all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.6%.
Tavares ranks third all-time with 1,832 rebounds. Kyle Hines is second with 1,855 rebounds.
Tavares ranks third all-time with 692 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is second with 705.
Tavares is eighth on the all-time list with 4,189 PIR points. Kyle Hines is seventh with 4,299.
Sergio Llull is the all-time leader with 438 EuroLeague appearances.
Llull is the all-time leader in three-point shots made with 676.
Llull ranks fourth all-time in scoring with 4,154 points. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 4,455.
Llull is in sixth place all-time with 1,455 assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda is fifth with 1,488 and counting.
Facundo Campazzo is in 13th place all-time with 1,086 assists. Vasilije Micic is 12th with 1,097.
Llull ranks 12th all-time with 728 free throws made. Paulius Jankunas is 11th with 748.
Llull ranks fifth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Facundo Campazzo ranks 12th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Alberto Abalde needs 2 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.