Partizan 103-96: Signed by Howard, Basque victory in overtime

her victory Baskonia on her were supporters (103-96) He had only one player signature, Marcus Howard. The short Basque goalkeeper fought the match of his life with 33 points and a hat-trick 8/12, scoring the triple number that sent the match into overtime and “killed” an Obradovic side who missed a huge opportunity to celebrate his first win in the. Euroleague.

Big performances by Panther (26 points) and Lyday (23 points) backfired as the Serbs showed their weaknesses at the most important point of the match. Now Partizan has experienced her second defeat, however, she has improved her appearance since the first show.

Race

Partizan entered the floor excitedly, wanting to show a different face than that of the premiere. It took a 8-2 lead at the start and held a 7-8 lead to the finish, with Lezor doing a great job in attack.

The picture completely changed in the second period when Baskonia circulated the ball and restricted Partizan’s offensive assets. 14-23 gave way to 43-40 for the Basques, who closed the first half with a four-point lead (46-42) against Obradovic’s team.

In the second half, the match became a derby as the two teams alternated the score, Partizan marginally behind, but maintaining a turning distance. Kevin Bader found his hot hand, a shot from the ocean and took advantage of the time he went to the shot line, giving the lead to the guests (76-81), three minutes before the end of the match.

LeDay was totally good for the Serbs and dominated inside the racket, with Howard being the Basques’ main weapon, even setting the equalizer for Baskonia after 1/2 shots from Nunali. In overtime, Partizan regained control, took the lead, but was unable to make them satisfied (94-91). Howard punished Partizan as he put the hosts ahead 96-94 with his own three pointers for the host to catch their breath and celebrate the victory.

referees: Lottery, Silva, Bitsilkas

Contracts: 14-23, 46-42, 67-68, 89-89 (etc.), 103-96.

Baskonia (Pinaruga): Howard 33 (8/12 three-pointers), Sindekerskis 11 (3/3 three-pointers), Marinkovic 4, Diez, Thompson 11 (7 assists), Kokzar 4, Costello 19 (3/4 three-pointers), Giedraitis 13 (2/4 three throws, 9 rebounds), Holmes 5 (1), Cork 3 (1)

Parties (Obandovic): Vukcevic 3 (1), Lady 23 (6/9 2 throws, 10 rebounds), Koprivica, Bander 26 (4/11 2 throws, 3/7 3 throws, 9/9 shots, 5 rebounds), Papapetru 5 (5 rebounds, 3 assists), Exum 4, Nunali 13 (4/6 2 hits), Lizouer 19 (7/10 2 hits, 12 rebounds), Trifonovic, Angusic, Madar 3

Team stats – Baskonia: 16/26 2 throws, 17/38 3 throws, 20/27 shots, 31 rebounds (23+8), 20 assists, 7 steals, 12 turns, 3 blocks.

Team stats – partisans: 24/48 two throws, 7/19 three-pointers, 27/31 shots, 37 rebounds (22 + 15), 19 assists, 5 steals, 13 spins, 1 block.

The following commitments for groups: In the third round, Baskonia will host Red Star (19/10, 21:30), while Partizan will host Armani Milan (18/10, 21:45).