nedjelja kikseva euroligaša:
Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste handed a rare loss to AX Armani Exchange Milano with 100-81 on the scoreboard, and on the road at that.
Juan Fernandez led the way with 24 points while Andrejs Grazulis scored 16 and Devonte Upson ten points.
For Milano, Kyle Hines and Luigi Datome scored 15 points each while Sergio Rodriguez added 13.
This was Milano’s second loss so far this season in Italy (15-2) while Trieste improved to a 9-8 record.
Despite JaJuan Johnson forcing the overtime for Bayern Munich, the squad didn’t use its second chance and it was the Crailsheim Merlins that logged a 105-103 win in the end.
Trae Bell-Haynes was the hero of the night for the Merlins with his 31 points as well as the game-winning two-pointer in the final seconds. He also dished 11 assists for a double-double.
Maurice Stuckey added 18 and Bogdan Radosavljevic 16 points. For Bayern, DJ Seeley scored 29 and Nick Weiler-Babb 24 points. Wade Baldwin wasn’t on the roster and neither was Paul Zipser.
Crailsheim continued with a great season, improving to 13-2 while Bayern now holds a 10-3 record.
Juventus made a big upset over Zalgiris with a 90-87 win thanks to a late 16-3 run with which the home team finished the game.
Zalgiris led by 14 points (74-60) in the third quarter and by ten points (84-74) midway through the fourth, however, Juventus completely took over from that point onward to log a great come-from-behind win.
Despite leading 78-71 with a bit over a minute left, Panathinaikos suffered a loss, at home, in the Greek League by the hands of the Promitheas squad with 80-78 on the scoreboard.
The Greens log their second loss but remain at the top of the standings with 10-2. Promitheas improved to 8-4.
Jawun Evans was the main force behind Promitheas’ comeback and he was the one to win it for the guests with a steal-and-layup play at ten seconds left.
He finished the game with ten points while Ioannis Athinaiou scored 18. Jerai Grant had 17 and Jerian Grant 16 points.
For PAO, Ioannis Papapetroubanked in 26 points on 11-14 while Dinos Mitoglou logged 16 points and 15 rebounds.
