Dubai Basketball defeated FC Bayern Munich 107-91 on Thursday, October 22, at SAP Garden, using a record-setting first half and 28 assists to secure its third consecutive road victory in the 2026-27 EuroLeague season.
Mfiondu Kabengele led Dubai with 24 points and seven rebounds, while Elie Okobo added 17 points and nine assists. McKinley Wright contributed 15 points and five assists as Dubai improved to 5-2 after seven rounds. Duane Washington paced Bayern with 17 points in the defeat.
Dubai established control from the opening minutes under head coach Xavi Pascual, who started Filip Petrusev and Kabengele together alongside Dwayne Bacon. The frontcourt pairing combined for 18 points and eight rebounds in the first quarter, helping the visitors build a 29-14 lead.
Wright hit consecutive three-pointers to extend the advantage to 15-5, while Dubai continued to exploit its size inside. Bayern struggled to contain the visitors’ offense, and the gap reached 22-8 before the hosts called timeout.
Bayern briefly improved defensively at the start of the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 34-23 through Washington’s scoring. Dubai responded with effective ball movement and perimeter shooting, with Davis Bertans connecting from long range and Okobo adding a step-back three-pointer.
The visitors then extended their advantage through another Bertans triple, a Kabengele block at the rim and a transition alley-oop finished by Jaron Blossomgame. Dubai outscored Bayern 34-22 in the second quarter to take a 63-36 halftime lead, setting club records for points scored and margin in a half.
Bayern responded after halftime, scoring 31 points in the third quarter and making six of eight three-point attempts. Oscar da Silva’s one-handed dunk helped spark a 7-0 run that reduced the deficit to 73-57, but Dubai retained control and entered the final quarter ahead 82-67.
Kosta Kondic, who had not scored through three quarters, then added seven quick points to help Dubai re-establish its advantage. Okobo’s three-pointer pushed the lead to 93-72 with seven minutes remaining, effectively ending Bayern’s hopes of a comeback.
Dubai finished with a club-record 28 assists and just seven turnovers. Okobo recorded nine assists without a turnover, while Wright added five assists against one turnover. Dubai also shot 13-for-29 from three-point range, compared with Bayern’s 12-for-19, and made 64.1% of its two-point attempts.
The result left Dubai fifth in the EuroLeague standings at 5-2, while Bayern fell to 2-5 and 17th place.
Dubai will host Paris Basketball on Tuesday, October 27, before welcoming Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv in Round 9. Bayern will remain at SAP Garden to face FC Barcelona on Tuesday.
