Joventut Badalona rallied from a 15-point second-quarter deficit to sink Partizan NIS Belgrade 92-84 on Wednesday night and become the first team to qualify for the playoffs. Joventut also took control of Group A, improving to a 10-2 record, while Partizan remains in second place, dropping to 8-4. The visitors had a dream start to the game and led 16-31 in the second quarter, but Joventut put together a 15-3 run to erase that deficit before using a barrage of three-pointers in the second half to build a double-digit advantage and lead by as many as 15 points before closing out the game.
Joventut sinks Partizan to secure playoff spot
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Joventut finished the game having tied the club’s 7DAYS EuroCup record with 16 three-pointers, as Derek Willis led the way with 19 points plus 7 rebounds. Pau Ribas scored 15, Brandon Paul and Guillem Vives netted 13 apiece, and Simon Birgander collected 12 plus 7 rebounds. Matthias Lessort had 20 points and 8 rebounds for Partizan. Kevin Punter scored 19 and Zach LeDay had 15 points in defeat.
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Partizan took control early with Rodions Kurucs scoring from close range and long range. Ribas had a triple and a layup, but a runner from Kurucs made it 5-9. Ante Tomic set up a dunk and a pair of three-point plays from Derek Willis, but Lessort ignited a Partizan run with a pair of three-point plays. A step-back jumper from Punter and a dunk by Lessort made it 9-20. Paul knocked down a three-pointer but Punter scored 5 points to help the visitors hold a 16-27 advantage after 10 minutes
A fastbreak layup from LeDay and a layup in traffic from Lessort opened a 16-31 Partizan lead early in the second quarter. Joventut replied with back-to-back triples from Paul and Willis. More triples, one from Vives and another from Ribas, helped cut it the difference to 30-37. A layup and a tip-in from Simon Birgander lowered the margin some more before Willis beat the shot-clock with a jumper and then went coast-to-coast for a layup and a 41-38 Joventut lead. LeDay snapped the hosts' 15-3 run from close range, then Punter's fastbreak layup gave Partizan 41-42 halftime edge.
Nemanja Dangubic opened the second half with a three-pointer and a put-back from LeDay made it 42-47. But Joventut stepped up on defense once again, while Ribas and Willis hit from long range to restore the hosts' lead. Soon, a second-chance corner triple from Ferran Bassas made it 53-49. LeDay snapped the hosts' 9-0 run with a dunk as teams started going to the free throw line often. A dunk and a close-range basket from Birgander opened a 62-54 edge for Joventut. Joel Parra hustled for a put-back layup to make it a double-digit margin, which Joventut held at 69-59 after three quarters.
Lessort opened the fourth with a three-point play for the visitors but Willis hit back-to-back three-pointers to make it 75-64. Lessort scored inside and Punter finished a fastbreak layup. Paul knocked down back-to-back triples as Joventut still was up 81-68 with 6:32 to go. After a timeout, Alen Smailagic hit a corner three for the visitors and Yam Madar had a three-point play, but Vives drilled shot-clock-beating three-pointers on consecutive possessions. Another shot from deep by Albert Ventura made it 90-75 with 2:30 to go as Joventut secured the victory and the first playoff qualification.
