With seven games in the books after Tuesday night, just two fixtures remain in Round 9
Game Center: Paris wins fifth straight, Barca triumphs in Belgrade
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Wednesday, November 13
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 79-87 FC Barcelona
Barcelona held off a spirited fightback from Partizan to win 79-87 on the road, improving to 7-2 and returning to a share of first place, while the hosts dropped to 2-7 after five straight losses. Partizan led most of the first quarter, but Barca took over and roared into a seemingly dominant 40-63 lead midway through the third. The hosts gradually came back and it was 78-79 with 90 seconds remaining, but the visitors held on. Kevin Punter led the way against his former team with 18 points and Jabari Parker added 17 points with 7 rebounds, while Jan Vesely chipped in with 12. Carlik Jones paced Partizan with 17 points and Aleksej Pokusevski netted 12.
Paris Basketball 82-77 Zalgiris Kaunas
Paris extended its winning streak to five games by defeating Zalgiris 83-77 at Adidas Arena in Round 9. In a tight affair, Paris narrowly outscored Zalgiris in each of the first three quarters and extended its lead to double digits in the fourth to see the game off. This win allows the French side to improve to 6-3, with Zalgiris now on the same record. TJ Shorts led all scorers with 21 points and Collin Malcolm had 17, while Nadir Hifi and Kevarrius Hayes netted 10 apiece. For the visitors, Ignas Brazdeikis recorded 15 points, Arnas Butkevicius paired his 12 points with 9 rebounds, and Laurynas Birutis added 11 points.
Tuesday, November 12
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 87-76 FC Bayern Munich
In a battle atop the EuroLeague standings, Fenerbahce grabbed its fourth consecutive victory by downing Bayern 87-76 at home in Round 9 on Tuesday evening. Fenerbahce improved to 7-2 in the standings while Bayern dropped to 6-3. Nigel Hayes-Davis led the winners with 25 points, with all of his points coming in the second half. Devon Hall added 12 and 7 assists, and Tarik Biberovic and Bonzie Colson both had 11 points each. Carsen Edwards paced Bayern with 24 points, Devin Booker added 20 and Oscar da Silva had 10.
AS Monaco 90-98 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Crvena Zvezda proved too strong for Monaco on Tuesday night with a 90-98 come-from-behind win at Salle Gaston Medecin. After allowing 54 first-half points, Zvezda held the hosts to just 36 in the last 20 minutes. The result left both teams with 5-4 records. Filip Petrusev dominated with 25 points – including 11 of 11 free-throw shooting – and Codi Miller-McIntyre added 20 points for the winners. Elie Okobo and Mike James each netted 20 in defeat.
Olympiacos Piraeus 94-92 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Olympiacos extended its winning streak to four games by edging past ASVEL with a 94-92 victory on Tuesday at the Peace and Friendship Stadium. The hosts were trailing for most of the game, but they managed to down a solid ASVEL in the last 3 minutes of the game. With this win, Olympiacos improves its record to 6-3. Despite its huge effort in Piraeus, ASVEL drops to 2-7. Sasha Vezenkov paced Olympiacos with 21 points and Evan Fournier netted 20. Nikola Milutinov chipped in with 13 points and 7 rebounds for a team-high PIR of 26. An extraordinary Theo Maledon led all scorers with a career-high 31 points, with Joffrey Lauvergne and Shaquille Harrison netting 16 and 15 points, respectively. Mbaye Ndiaye recorded 11 points and David Lighty added 10 in a losing effort.
ALBA Berlin 105-101 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
ALBA beat Milan 105-101 in overtime at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Tuesday night to improve to 2-7, while the visitors dropped to 3-6. Gabriele Procida (29 points), Trevion Williams (23), Jonas Mattisseck (21) and Matteo Spagnolo (20) led the way for ALBA, and Milan's scoring efforts came courtesy of Nikola Mirotic (28 points), Zach LeDay (23), Neno Dimitrijevic (14), and Stefano Tonut (10).
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 93-87 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Panathinaikos returned to winning ways with a hard-fought home win over Maccabi, 93-87, having trailed for the lion’s share of the contest before hitting top gear in the last 4 minutes in Round 9 of the EuroLeague. Kendrick Nunn paced Panathinaikos with 21 points and 4 assists, while Mathias Lessort racked up 18 points and 6 boards. Cedi Osman and Juancho Hernangomez chipped in with 12 points each while Jerian Grant added 11 for the home team, which improved to 6-3 as it bounced back from last week’s Greek derby defeat at the hands of eternal rival Olympiacos Piraeus. At the other end, Roman Sorkin led Maccabi with 21 points and 7 boards. Jaylen Hoard amassed 14 points and 5 rebounds and Rokas Jokubaitis netted 13 points for the visitors, who dropped to 3-6 after suffering their fifth defeat in the last six games.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 84-89 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Efes earned a crucial victory in the early fight for the play-in spots as it knocked off Baskonia 84-89 on the road to hand the Spanish side its first home defeat. Efes entered the game in 10th place and wasted a 15-point lead but improved to 5-4 including a 4-1 road record. Elijah Bryant scored 20 points to go with 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners, who also had Darius Thompson pour in 18 points and Rodrigue Beaubois drain 5 three-pointers for 16 points. Baskonia, which was 11th coming into the contest, fell to 4-5 including 4-1 at the Buesa Arena. Chima Moneke paced the hosts with 22 points and Khalifa Diop had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Markus Howard missed all four of his three-point attempts in going scoreless, just the second time in 80 games that he failed to pick up a point after Round 26 in 2022-23 against Valencia in just 7:26 minutes.
Real Madrid 98-86 Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Real Madrid remained undefeated at WiZink Center by downing Virtus 98-86 in the Spanish capital in Round 9 on Tuesday. Real improved to 4-5 in the standings, snapping a three-game losing streak, while Virtus dropped to 2-7. Mario Hezonja led the winners with 20 points. Xavier Rathan-Mayes added 17, Facu Campazzo and Walter Tavares each had 14 while Serge Ibaka had 11 for Real. Toko Shengelia led Virtus with 20 points. Isaia Cordinier added 18, Will Clyburn had 15 while Momo Diouf and Marco Belinelli each got 10 for the visitors.