Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz pulled out a dramatic 103-96 overtime win over Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade on Friday night, thanks in large part to Markus Howard's shooting from three-point range. The first-year Baskonia guard nailed 8 shots from deep, including a buzzer-beater in the fourth quarter to send the game beyond regulation time. Howard shot 8-for-12 from three and finished with 33 points to improve Baskonia's record to 2-0, while Partizan drops to 0-2.
Howard's heroics lift Baskonia to 103-96 OT win over Partizan
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 2 of 34
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For Baskonia, which tied its club record with 17 three-pointers on 38 attempts, it had four other players record double-digit scoring totals in the win: Matthew Costello (19 points), Rokas Giedraitis (13), Darius Thompson (11) and Tadas Sedekerskis (11). Kevin Punter scored 26 points for Partizan in the defeat, while Zach LeDay also contributed 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Mathias Lessort finished with 19 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
Game Videos
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Real Madrid | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Monster dunk by Koprivica! Motorola Magic Moment
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On This Day: When Kevin Punter sent Partizan to the playoffs
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Markus Howard: 'We owe everything to our fans'
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Donta Hall posterizes Neal Sako! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Howard, Hall link up for alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Forrest extra effort results in Howard three! Motorola Magic Moment
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Donta Hall posterizes Neal Sako! Motorola Magic Moment
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Forrest rejects Maledon on the first play! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jones with a spectacular move! Motorola Magic Moment
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Pokusevski with a sublime alley oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Trent Forrest: 'EuroLeague fans are very into the game'
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TLC slams it home in transition! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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FC Bayern Munich-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tyrique Jones with a hoodie dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Jones duo does it again! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Howard and Diop team up on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
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Carlik Jones: 'It's been a tough three games for us'
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Davies charges away and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tyrique Jones with a big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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On This Day: When Dusan Kecman hit 7 threes in Game 1 of the playoffs
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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A vicious windmill dunk by Jones! Motorola Magic Moment
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Markus Howard: 'Baskonia needed a night like this'
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Forrest beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Diop swats Wetzell! Motorola Magic Moment
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Howard flashes his passing for Diop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Sweet Howard assist for Hall hammer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Chima Moneke co-hosts this week's Fantasy Challenge Podcast
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Pokusevski with a big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Markus Howard: 'This time of year, it's so important to close games'
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Rogkavopoulos ends the first half in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Carlik Jones: 'The team trusts me, the coaches trust me, the fans trust me...'
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 27 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Mike gets airborne! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tyrique Jones on the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Pokusevski rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot: 'We stayed together'
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Partizan had a better start to the game thanks to 5 offensive rebounds in the first quarter, with Lessort playing a key role as the visitors opened up a 14-23 lead. But Howard started to get hot, nailing 4 three-pointer in the second quarter. During that second quarter, Baskonia hit 7 threes and took over the lead, as the hosts took a 46-42 advantage into halftime. After the break, however, the teams started trading blows, with Kevin Punter scoring 10 points for the visitors, which put Partizan back in front, 65-67. Partizan kept a slim lead for the majority of the fourth quarter, including in the final minute as Punter's mid-range jumper with 24 seconds to go made it 82-86 in Partizan's favor. Darius Thompson answered with a triple, but Partizan remained in front, with James Nunnally having a chance to seal the win from the foul line with 7.3 seconds left in regulation. But he missed the second free throw, the basketball went into Howard's hands, and he then went up the other end of the court to nail a buzzer-beating three over Punter, which sent the game into overtime, 89-89.
Partizan's Yam Madar hit a three from way downtown, and Lessort's tip-in gave the Serbians a 5-point cushion, but Howard had 5 points of his own, including another triple, his eighth of the night. Baskonia finished the game with a 14-2 run, as it celebrated a dramatic victory that takes its record to 2-0 for the first time in 11 years.
