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Game Center: Fener grabs impressive win at Oly; Bayern, ASVEL both victorious
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Friday, January 24
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 100-94 FC Barcelona
ASVEL grabbed its second victory in a row by edging Barcelona 100-94 on Friday night at LDLC Arena. The hosts saw half of the 12 players who stepped on the floor score in double digits and led for most of the game to clinch a victory that improved their record to 11-12. Barcelona’s four-game winning streak drew to a close, with the visitors dropping to 13-10. Theo Maledon paced ASVEL with 18 points and 9 assists, with Andre Roberson scoring 17. Paris Lee and Neal Sako netted 14 each, with Tarik Black and Nando De Colo bagging 13 and 12 points, respectively. For Barcelona, Kevin Punter led all scorers with 19 points, Jabari Parker had 18, Chimezie Metu nailed 16 and Dario Brizuela added 12 in a losing effort.
ALBA Berlin 84-99 FC Bayern Munich
Bayern continued its dominance over German league rival ALBA in the EuroLeague with an 84-99 road victory to avoid a slipup against the last-placed team in the league. Bayern took control of the game with a 4-18 run to start the fourth quarter to improve to 13-10 after having lost four of the last five games. Carsen Edwards was unstoppable with a career high 34 points including 5 three-pointers, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for Bayern, which moved to 10-1 all-time against ALBA in the EuroLeague. Andreas Obst added 21 points with 6 triples and Nick Weiler-Babb chipped in 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. ALBA has now dropped 10 games in a row for a 3-20 record. Will McDowell-White had a career high 18 points, Yanni Wetzell had 14 points and Matteo Spagnolo added 10 points and 6 assists.
Olympiacos Piraeus 77-87 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Fenerbahce kept on rolling by toppling league leader Olympiacos 77-87 on the road. The Turkish team has now won five in a row to improve to 15-7, just one win behind Olympiacos at 16-8. Olympiacos edged the early exchanges, but Fenerbahce fought back to lead 40-43 at halftime and kept control throughout the second half. Marko Guduric led the way with 21 points, and Nigel Hayes-Davis netted 14. Errick McCollum with 12, Sertac Sanli (11) and Tarik Biberovic (11) also scored in double digits. Evan Fournier with 21 points and Sasha Vezenkov with 19 were not enough for well beaten Olympiacos.
Thursday, January 23
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 110-66 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Efes snapped its five-game losing streak by crushing Milan. Coach Luca Banchi celebrated his first victory as Efes boss in style, with the hosts cruising past an undermanned Milan squad. Having matched its scoring record in a non-overtime game, Efes improved its record to 11-12. Rodrigue Beaubois led seven Efes scorers in double figures with 18 points, Jordan Nwora netted 15 and Rolands Smits had 13. Armoni Brooks bagged 13 points and Zach LeDay scored 10 for Milan, which suffered its largest defeat in competition history in dropping to 12-11.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 85-73 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Maccabi Pcelebrated a rare win by blowing away Crvena Zvezda at Belgrade’s Aleksandar Nikolic Hall to improve to 6-17 after sinking 12 of 23 shots from downtown. Zvezda slipped to 13-10. Maccabi was paced by John DiBartolomeo who netted a team-high 15 points and Tamir Blatt, who scored 14 as the duo made 9 of 12 three-pointers between them. Filip Petrusev led Zvezda with 15 points and veteran guard Milos Teodosic added 14.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 89-76 Zalgiris Kaunas
Panathinaikos launched a comeback for the ages to overcome Zalgiris. The reigning champs were down by 20 before halftime, but a 21-0 run sealed a thrilling recovery that improved the Greens' record to 14-9, while Zalgiris dropped to 11-12. Zalgiris controlled from the opening tipoff and pulled into a 34-51 lead by halftime. But the second half was a totally different story as the home team dominated for an ultimately comfortable win. Kendrick Nunn led the scoring with 26 points, while Wenyen Gabriel excelled with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Lonnie Walker scored 19 for Zalgiris.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 80-86 AS Monaco
Monaco marched back from 21 points down to defeat Virtus on the road and snap a three-game losing streak. Virtus went up by 21 points early in the second quarter and Monaco finally claimed the lead midway through the final frame to grab the victory. Monaco bounced back from the two losses in last week’s double rounder to improve to 14-9. Mike James scored 15 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for the winners. Virtus dropped to 7-16 overall and 5-4 overall since Dusko Ivanovic took over as head coach. Toko Shengelia scored 15 points in defeat.
Real Madrid 90-89 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Real Madrid edged Baskonia on a game-winning three-pointer by Mario Hezonja with 0.2 seconds left. Real improved to 13-10 in the standings while Baskonia dropped to 9-14. Hezonja and Facu Campazzo led the winners with 22 points apiece and Dzanan Musa added 16. Nikos Rogkavopoulos paced Baskonia with 22 points.
Wednesday, January 22
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 92-86 Paris Basketball
Partizan made it three wins in a row – following back-to-back road triumphs last week – by downing Paris 92-86 in an outstanding offensive battle at Belgrade Arena on Wednesday night. Zeljko Obradovic’s men improved to 12-11 on the season and have also won their last three home games, while Paris dropped to 13-9 and has now lost its last four games on the road. Carlik Jones led Partizan in scoring with 17 points, and Isaac Bonga had an excellent all-around game with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Sterling Brown also had 15 points, Brandon Davies netted 13, and Iffe Lundberg poured in 11. Paris had four players finish in double figures in points: TJ Shorts (19 points), Tyson Ward (14), Nadir Hifi (13), and Collin Malcolm (10).
