MoraBanc Andorra held on to defeat Partizan NIS Belgrade 61-60 in a back and forth battle which leaves both teams at 3-1.
Andorra holds on to hand Partizan first loss, 61-60



After a low-scoring start, Partizan went on a 0-14 spurt early in the second quarter to take charge, leading 24-32 at the interval. Andorra hit back by winning the third quarter 24-8, before Partizan bounced back and went ahead again. But the Serbian side went scoreless for three minutes near the end, and Andorra had just enough offense to win. Victor Arteaga led all scorers with 15 points, while Codi Miller-McIntyre had a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds. Oriol Pauli and David Jelinek both had 10 points in victory. Zach LeDay registered a double-double for Partizan with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Kevin Punter scored 13.
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Yam Madar scored three times inside to send Partizan ahead in an opening few minutes otherwise dominated by defenses. Pauli netted two transition baskets to pull Andorra closer, before a layup-and-one from Arteaga gave the host its first lead, 9-8. Jelinek added a three-pointer and Pauli had another fastbreak score, before Amine Noua netted inside for a 16-12 after ten minutes. There were no points in the opening two minutes of the second quarter, before LeDay made Partizan’s first triple and Aleksa Avramovic scored in transition for a 16-17 Partizan lead. LeDay hit another three-pointer before Dallas Moore and Avramovic netted from close range to complete a 0-14 run, good for a 16-24 lead. Jelinek hit back with a triple, but Alen Smailagic had 4 points and Moore scored off a layup to make it 19-30. Drew Crawford scored 5 points to reduce Partizan’s lead, which was 24-32 at half-time.
Arteaga scored the first 4 points of the second half but Smailagic responded with a powerful dunk. Pauli and Miller-McIntyre kept Andorra moving with dunks of their own, pulling it back to 32-34. Spectacular slams from Pauli and Moussa Diagne maintained the momentum for Andorra, which moved into a 40-36 lead with a 16-4 run. Arteaga kept the dunk party going with two more, and Miller-McIntyre added another slam to make it 48-40 at the end of the third. Partizan found its offense early in the final quarter with a trio of inside baskets and LeDay’s triple, but two scores from Arteaga kept Andorra in front. Kevin Punter warmed up with his first two field goals, and then netted a triple for a 55-56 lead after a 0-7 personal run. Miller-McIntyre sent Andorra back in front with 3 minutes remaining, and Clevin Hannah added a tough jumper for a 61-58 lead in the last minute. That proved to be enough as the final seconds saw only free throws scored.















































































































