After consecutive thrilling home wins, fast-rising Partizan (6-6) will look to make it three in a row against a Milan team (4-8) which is looking to bounce back from two straight losses.
Game Notes: Partizan vs. Milan

Both teams had overtime games on Tuesday night, with Partizan overcoming Monaco while Milan lost at Bayern, so energy reserves will be tested and Milan’s extra travel miles could be a hindrance. The return of Kevin Punter from injury has given a fresh dimension to Partizan’s attack with 13 and 25 points, while recent signing Bruno Caboclo has strengthened the frontcourt and grabbed 4 offensive boards on Tuesday. Milan can always count on Shavon Shields, who netted 26 points in the loss at Bayern, but Ettore Messina needs more of his players to consistently deliver.
- Ettore Messina and Zeljko Obradovic, team's two head coaches, have combined to win 13 EuroLeague titles in the past 31 years.
- Last season in Belgrade, the first meeting between two teams in more than a decade, Milan beat Partizan 75-80 behind 25 points from Shavon Shields.
- Partizan forward Zach LeDay made a career-high 5 three-pointers in a home loss against Milan last October.
- The two clubs played in the 1992 Final Four semifinal, Partizan won 82-75 with Zeljko Obradovic on the bench. The team went on to win its lone EuroLeague crown, which was the first of Obradovic's nine.
- Milan's forward Nicolo Melli played under Partizan head coach Zeljko Obradovic at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul for two seasons, from 2017 to 2019. They reached the 2018 championship game together, which was played at Stark Arena.
- Melli was also a teammate at Fenerbahce of Partizan swingman James Nunnally in the 2017-18 season.
- Nunnally spent the second part of the 2018-19 season with Milan.
- Partizan guard Kevin Punter and forward Zach LeDay played the 2020-21 season with Milan. They helped the team reach the 2021 Final Four. They played under head coach Ettore Messina and were teammates with Shavon Shields and Kyle Hines.
- Milan's Kevin Pangos, Billy Baron and Alex Poythress were teammates of Partizan's Mateusz Ponitka at Zenit St Petersburg. Pangos, Baron and Ponitka were teammates in the 2020-21 season, while Baron Poythress and Ponitka were teammates there in the 2021-22 season.