Brandon Davies scored a layup with 0.7 seconds to go and EA7 Emporo Armani Milan pulled out an improbable win against Pesaro, 72-70. Milan rallied from 26 points down in the second quarter, having trailed 19-45, but managed to cut the deficit to 34-47 at the break, then completed the comeback in the second half. Davies scored 12 of his 21 points in the second half. Kevin Pangos scored 13, DeShaun Thomas netted 11 and Billy Baron 10 points in a victory.
EuroLeague teams busy in Saturday tune-ups
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ALBA Berlin made 11 of 22 triples and 25 of 35 two-point shots in a friendly-game victory on the road at Braunschweig, 88-103. ALBA pulled away in the third quarter, building a double-digit lead, which grew as big a 17 points late in the fourth. ALBA had six double-digit scorers, led by Christ Koumadje with 13 points, while center Yannick Wetzell collected 12 points plus 9 rebounds and Gabriele Procida also scored 12 points in a win.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna beat 7DAYS EuroCup side Germani Brescia 87-80 in the third-place game at Trofeo Carlo Lovari in Lucca, Italy. Iffe Lundberg scored 23 points, Isaia Cordinier had 14 and Marco Belinelli 11 points in a victory.
Olympiacos Piraeus defeated 7DAYS EuroCup side Promitheas Patras 72-81 on the road. Promitheas led 36-30 at halftime, but the Reds turned things around in the third, and with a help of Thomas Walkup's buzzer-beater took 51-58 lead into the fourth quarter. Olympiacos extended the margin to double digits early in the fourth and eased to victory as Shaquielle McKissic led the way with 21 points and Tarik Black scored 15 in a victory.
The reigning EuroLeague champ Anadolu Efes Istanbul picked up its second win in as many days, this time downing Parma Perm 87-78. Egemen Guve had 16 points and 5 rebounds, Bugrahan Tunceri had 15 points and Elijah Bryant scored 13 for Efes.
FC Bayern Munich lost in Lliria, Spain against MoraBanc Andorra 64-66, with Corey Walden scoring 16 points. Real Madrid suffered its first preseason defeat, 91-104 to the hands of Murica in Puertollano, Spain, despite Walter Tavares scoring 26 points, Dzanan Musa adding 20 and Mario Hezonja 12.
Saturday's games
FC Bayern Munich 64-66 MoraBanc Andorra, Friendly game, Lliria, Spain
Braunschweig 88-103 ALBA Berlin, Friendly game, Braunschweig, Germany
Real Madrid 91-104 UCAM Murcia, V Trofeo Luis Casimiro, Puertollano, Spain
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 72-70 Pesaro, Memorial Bottacin, Vigevano - PV, Italy
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 87-80 Germani Brescia, Trofeo Carlo Lovari 3rd place, Lucca, Italy
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 87-78 Parma Pari Perm, Friendly game, Antalya, Turkey
Promitheas Patras 72-81 Olympiacos Piraeus, Friendly game, Patras, Greece
AS Karditsas 89-83 Panathinaikos BC Athens, Friendly game, Karditsa, Greece