Just two contests follow on Wednesday night
Game Center: Baskonia gains first W; Efes triumphs in Paris; Big wins for Bayern, Zalgiris, Zvezda
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Tuesday, October 28
Zalgiris Kaunas 86-65 Virtus Bologna
Zalgiris held off a late charge from Virtus on Tuesday evening to grab an 86-65 win at Zalgirio Arena, with Sylvain Francisco running the show for the Lithuanian side. After getting off to a red-hot start, Zalgiris cooled off in the second and third quarters, which allowed Virtus to enter the final frame trailing by single digits.
Two Matt Morgan scores pulled Virtus within 4 points in the fourth, but Francisco stepped up once more by netting 13 fourth-quarter points and dishing 4 more assists to make things comfortable once again for Zalgiris, which won its second straight game. Tomas Masiulis’s men are now 5-2, while Dusko Ivanovic’s Virtus saw its three-game winning streak come to an end as it fell to 4-3.
Francisco had a 23-point, 10-assist double-double, and he was one of five Zalgiris players who scored in double digits. Moses Wright paired 14 points with 8 rebounds, Dustin Sleva netted 13 points, Deividas Sirvydis poured in 11, and Azuolas Tubelis finished with 10 points and 7 boards. For Virtus, Morgan scored 19 points and Alen Smailagic added 12. Carsen Edwards was held to just 9 points.
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 79-65 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Crvena Zvezda grabbed its fifth consecutive EuroLeague win by downing LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 79-65 in the Serbian capital on Tuesday. Zvezda improved to 5-2 in the standings and is 4-0 since Coach Sasa Obradovic joined the team. ASVEL dropped to 2-5 and is 0-3 on the road this season.
Chima Moneke paced the winners with 24 points on 8-of-8 two-point shooting, 7 rebounds and 3 steals for a PIR of 35. Semi Ojeleye and Ognjen Dobric each added 11 for Zvezda. Melvin Ajinca paced ASVEL with 13 points while Mbaye Ndiaye added 10.
ASVEL trailed 24-23 early in the second quarter before an outstanding Moneke fueled a 10-0 run that put Zvezda on the right track, 39-25, at halftime. The hosts managed to keep a double-digit lead throughout the second half to cruise to another victory.
FC Bayern Munich 90-84 Real Madrid
FC Bayern Munich got back to winning ways by beating Real Madrid 90-84 on Tuesday night at SAP Garden. In a game of runs, the hosts started strong and took an early 13-2 lead. Los Blancos bounced back and went on a 2-15 surge in the second quarter to take a 44-57 cushion into the second half.
Bayern responded with a 13-3 spurt and outscored Real Madrid 25-10 in the third, securing a 69-67 edge with 10 minutes to go. The German side hit the ground running again in the fourth and took an 82-72 lead with 6 minutes left. Real Madrid fought back in the closing stages, but the hosts absorbed its last comeback attempt. Bayern improved to 3-4, with the Spanish side dropping to the same record following their fourth straight defeat.
Isiaha Mike netted a career-high 29 points for the winners, with Xavier Rathan-Mayes scoring 14 against his former team and Oscar da Silva completing a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Trey Lyles paced Real Madrid with 20 points, while Theo Maledon and Walter Tavares scored 15 and 13, respectively.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 99-85 Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv
Panathinaikos ground out a 99-85 home win over Maccabi in a spectacular clash as Kendrick Nunn shined for the home side with a game-high 22 points. Cedi Osman netted 20 and Omer Yurtseven added 16 to go with a career-high 13 rebounds. At the other end, Jaylen Hoard posted 15 points and 9 boards, while Jimmy Clark scored 14 points.
In a fast-paced start, Panathinaikos carved out a 15-9 lead on the back of 5 points from Osman as well as 4 each by Nunn and Yurtseven. The advantage soon soared to 22-14 as the fired-up Osman kept delivering for the hosts, but Maccabi turned the tide and was 24-25 ahead at the end of the first quarter as Clark netted from inside his own half on the buzzer. The high-scoring battle continued in the second quarter as both sides stayed prolific from long range, with Clark carrying Maccabi while Osman was unstoppable at the other end. Maccabi took a 47-49 lead into the locker room at halftime thanks to 12 points from Clark and 10 by Roman Sorkin.
Nunn kept Panathinaikos afloat in the third quarter as he caught fire from all over and the hosts flipped the script with a 9-0 streak to nose ahead 64-60 midway through. Panathinaikos was 68-66 in front ahead of the final 10 minutes, with 11 points in the third quarter. The home team took the game by the scruff of the neck in the final 10 minutes, engineering a 12-0 run to take an 83-71 lead and out the game beyond Maccabi’s reach.
FC Barcelona 74-72 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
FC Barcelona held on to a dramatic 74-72 win over visiting EA7 Emporio Armani Milan on Tuesday night. Milan had the last possession, but all the visitors could do was see Shavon Shields come up short with a long three-point attempt, as Barcelona prevailed and improved its record to 4-3. Milan dropped to 2-5 on the season.
Points were few and far between in the fourth quarter, which Barcelona took by the score 11-10. When all was said and done, Will Clyburn finished as the top scorer with 17 points, Jan Vesely had 14 while Kevin Punter netted 13. Tomas Satoransky had 11 points and 7 assists in a victory. For the visitors, Armoni Brooks scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half, and Shields scored 12 in defeat.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 92-85 Dubai Basketball
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz finally tasted victory in the EuroLeague this season as it fought past Dubai Basketball 92-85 to start the double-round week. Baskonia used a 14-3 fourth quarter run to take a 15-point lead only to watch Dubai trim it to 3 points. But the Spanish side survived to improve to 1-6.
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot led the way with 25 points - 22 of them coming in the second half - while Kobi Simmons scored 16 points and Hamidou Diallo added 14 points. Dubai fell to 3-4 including 1-4 on the road this season despite Filip Petrusev scoring 22 points.
Paris Basketball 80-90 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Efes got back to winning on Tuesday night by downing Paris 80-90 on the road. The Turkish side – which had head coach Igor Kokoskov ejected for 2 quick technical fouls in the third quarter – held Paris to a season-low 39 first-half points and did a good job of keeping Nadir Hifi quiet throughout, with the French guard shooting 2 for 16 from the field. After back-to-back home losses in Rounds 5 and 6, Efes notched its second road win of the campaign to improve to 3-4. Paris, meanwhile, dropped to 4-3.
Shane Larkin led Efes with a game-high 19 points, while Ercan Osmani was the contest’s second-highest scorer with 18 points. Jordan Loyd and Isaia Cordinier added 14 points apiece, and Rolands Smits netted 11. Despite a torrid night from the field, Hifi made all 13 of his free throws en route to 17 points, the same total as Sebastian Herrera. Justin Robinson and Yakuba Ouattara poured in 13 points each.
Valencia Basket 94-79 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Valencia Basket sent a message that echoed all around the competition by downing defending champion Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 94-79 at Roig Arena in Round 7 on Tuesday. Valencia improved to 4-3 in the standings while Fenerbahce dropped to 3-4. Valencia dominated the game from start to finish, leading 27-10 late in the first quarter and extending its margin to 47-23 to break it open.
Kameron Taylor led the winners with 17 points. Brancou Badio had 15, Jean Montero added 12 while Darius Thompson got 11 for Valencia. Tarik Biberovic paced Fenerbahce with 18 points, scoring 16 of those in the fourth quarter. Talen Horton-Tucker netted 16, Wade Baldwin had 13 while Scottie Wilbekin scored 11 for the visitors, who only rallied a bit once the outcome was clear.
Wednesday, October 29
Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (19:00 CET)
Standings leader Hapoel (5-1) will aim for a fourth straight win as Partizan (3-3) targets a return to the win column. The Israeli team’s hot streak has been propelled by the excellence of Vasilije Micic, who netted 22 points on 8-of-9 field goal shooting in last week’s win over Monaco, and he will look to exploit the injury absence of Carlik Jones, with Partizan needing another strong performance from Duane Washington after he combined 16 points with 5 assists in the Round 6 loss to Paris. In the paint, Johnathan Motley showcased his mid-range shooting by netting 11 points in the final quarter of Hapoel’s win over Monaco, and the visiting team need to counter his physical prowess through Tyrique Jones (9 points and 5 rebounds per game).
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. AS Monaco (20:15 CET)
A repeat of last season's semifinal will see Olympiacos (4-2) target a third straight win with a visit from Monaco (3-3). The return to fitness of Thomas Walkup, Evan Fournier and Shaquielle McKissic has seriously strengthened the Reds’ backcourt options, with Walkup in particularly making a smooth return to action as he dished 8 assists in last week’s win at Bayern. Monaco has struggled for offensive output on the road, scoring just 77 and 73 points in recent losses at Hapoel and Virtus. Visiting coach (and Olympiacos legend) Vassilis Spanoulis needs Nikola Mirotic to perform at his very best against Sasha Vezenkov in a crucial battle between arguably the league’s best two power forwards, with Vezenkov averaging 19.2 points and 9.2 rebounds so far this season.