Round 5 came to a close tonight, with three teams improving to a 4-1 record while elsewhere, the Greens got back on track by winning at OAKA.
Game Center: Valencia, Virtus, Fener get road wins; PAO turns the tide
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Friday, October 27
Zalgiris Kaunas 72-87 Valencia Basket
Valencia Basket led from start to finish in a resounding 72-87 road win over Zalgiris Kaunas on Friday night, which improved its record to 4-1 and saw the hosts drop to 3-2.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 84-87 Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Virtus Segafredo Bologna ruined the debut of new LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne coach Giancarlo Pozzecco by holding on for an 84-87 road victory, after a game of 16 lead changes which saw neither team ahead by more than 5 at any time.
Panathinaikos Athens 95-81 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Panathinaikos Athens snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 2-3 as it defeated undermanned Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 95-81 at home. The Greens secured the win thanks to a big fourth quarter as Kostas Mitoglou scored 23 points and Mathias Lessort collected 23 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks, Kostas Mitoglou had 23 points as well and Kostas Sloukas chipped in 12 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
Thursday, October 26
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 88-86 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Partizan rallied from 13 behind in the fourth quarter as Aleksa Avramovic scored 12 of his 14 points in the final 3 minutes and 35 seconds, leading his team to a thrilling 88-86 win over Zvezda and sending the home fans into a frenzy after a roller coaster Belgrade Derby. This win improved Partizan's record to 2-3, while Zvezda lost its fourth straight and has a 1-4 record.
ALBA Berlin 85-82 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
ALBA registered its first victory of the season in rallying from 12 points down to beat Milan 85-82 with Sterling Brown providing the winner on a layup with 24 seconds left. ALBA improved to 1-4 thanks to Johannes Thiemann scoring 22 points and Brown finishing with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Milan dropped to 1-3 as it could not take advantage of Nikola Mirotic totaling 30 points, 12 rebounds and an index rating of 36 while Shavon Shields had 25 points in the loss.
Real Madrid 65-64 FC Barcelona
Real improved to 5-0 after coming out on top in El Clásico, having downed FC Barcelona 65-64 at WiZink Center in Round 5. Following this defeat, Barca dropped to a 4-1 record. Gabriel Deck paced Real with 20 points, while Vincent Poirier was the only other player to score a double-digit number of points, finishing with 14. Mario Hezonja had just 7 points, but he brought down 10 rebounds. For Barca, Willy Hernangomez netted a team-high 13 points, Jan Vesely added 12, Alex Abrines chipped in with 11 and Tomas Satoransky had 10.
Olympiacos Piraeus 75-57 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Olympiacos improved to a 3-2 record with a comprehensive 75-57 drubbing of visiting Efes, which slipped to 2-3 after a tepid performance. Olympiacos led from start to finish. Nigel Williams-Goss and Kostas Papanikolaou paced the home team with 14 points and 7 rebounds each, while Isiah Canaan posted 10 points to go with 7 rebounds and Alec Peters chipped in with 12 points for Olympiacos.
AS Monaco 107-79 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Monaco took control early and never looked back in dismissing visiting Maccabi 107-79 on Thursday. Monaco's third consecutive win gave it a 3-2 record, while Maccabi dropped 2-2. Monaco tied its club scoring record and registered its biggest-ever EuroLeague win. It was also a milestone night for Mike James, the game's top scorer with 24 points, who became only the fourth, and fastest, man to reach 4,000 points scored in EuroLeague history. James led all scorers despite playing fewer than 22 minutes. Alpha Diallo scored 18, Elie Okobo had 17 points and 6 assists, John Brown had 11 points plus 8 rebounds.