After finding itself on the receiving end of Nigel Hayes-Davis's record scoring night, ALBA (5-27) will look to bounce back against a Partizan team (14-18) desperate for victory to stay in the top 10 chase.
Game Notes: ALBA vs. Partizan
ALBA has lost nine in a row and must end that sequence to have any chance of avoiding a last-place finish, while Partizan is looking for a first road victory since December. The Serbian team comfortably overcame ALBA, 89-74, when the teams met in November, led by 20 points from Aleksa Avramovic. His scoring power along with the drive of Kevin Punter, who has averaged 17.7 points in the last three games, will be fundamental to Partizan's hopes of ending its negative run.
- In their first EuroLeague game ever, in last season's opener, ALBA beat Partizan 100-84 in Berlin as Louis Olinde had career highs in PIR (25), rebounds (10) and offensive rebounds (6).
- These teams had faced each other four times in recent 7DAYS EuroCup seasons with ALBA holding a 3-1 advantage in those games.
- Partizan guard Jaleen Smith spent the last two years, his first two in the EuroLeague, with ALBA.
- Partizan forward Mateusz Ponitka and ALBA sharpshooter Matt Thomas were teammates at Panathinaikos Athens last season.
- Last season in Belgrade, Partizan beat ALBA 88-74 behind 19 points from Aleksa Avramovic who made a career-high 5 three-pointers.
- ALBA's Jonas Mattisseck posted his career high in steals with 3 in a road loss against Partizan in March of last season.