Kyle Kuric and Dante Exum hit three-pointers in a late 15-2 late run as FC Barcelona held off FC Bayern Munich 71-66 on Tuesday night at Palau Blaugrana. Kuric finished with a game-high 20 points and Nikola Mirotic chipped in 13 points in the victory.
Barcelona uses late run to fend off Bayern 71-66
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The victory was Barca's third win in the last four games to improve to 18-5 and remain in second place. Exum scored all 9 of his points in the final 13 minutes and Nick Calathes tallied 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the home side. Bayern saw its three-game winning streak snapped in dropping to 11-12. Vladimir Lucic poured in 16 points and Ognjen Jaramaz added 15 points in the loss.
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Barcelona needed nearly 2 minutes to start the scoring with a Mirotic three-pointer. Corey Walden’s jumper was Bayern’s first points after about 3 minutes. Leon Radosevic drained a three-pointer to give Bayern its first lead 3-5. The hosts continued to struggle offensively with Mirotic only scoring their second basket with 3 minutes left in the quarter. After Brandon Davies free throws, Bayern answered with 4 points only to see Kuric even the game 9-9 after 10 minutes.
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