Defeat-knives for Fenerbahce in the effort he makes to enter the octave, after submitting to the spirited Red Star (74-69) in a postponed match for the 19th game of the Euroleague and fell to 12-12.
Terrible scoring pluralism for the SerbsKalinic (11 points), Davidovic (9 points, 6 rebounds) and Mitrovic (9 points, 6 rebounds) stood out.
On the other, for the Turks Bartel (15 points) and Booker (11 points, 7 rebounds) were distinguished.
The match
The Red Star started the game impressively and gained “air” of 7 points (7-0 in 2 ‘), while it reached up to +8 (12-4 in 5’) having better options in the attack. The guests increased their speed and with a partial 12-5, approached the point (18-17). The first ten minutes ended with a basket by Hazer, which reduced to 20-18.
And in the 2nd period, the Serbs came in… furious: with Mitrovic entering the equation and being undefeated under the racket, they ran a partial 11-3 and shot up to +10 (31-21 in 14 ‘). Fener responded with a series of 7-0 and gnawed the difference (31-28 in 17 ‘). With a buzzer beater three-pointer by Dobrich, Radonjic’s team closed the half with +4 (41-37).
At the start of the 3rd quarter, the Red Star maintained its lead (48-43 in 23 ‘), but the guests responded with 8-0 and went ahead for the first time (48-51 in 27’). Bartel and Hazer brought the Turks to +4 (54-58), but Radonjic’s players reacted and approached the final of the season (59-60).
With rational choices in the attack and “tough” defense, the Serbs ran 6-0 in the beginning of the 4th quarter and moved away with +5 (65-60 in 33 ‘). Fener answered and regained its lead (68-69 in 38 ‘), however somewhere there it short-circuited aggressively.
With 4 consecutive points by Kalinic, the Red Star went ahead with +3 (72-69) with one minute and 20 seconds before the end. Gooduric and Polonara had tragic choices in attack and Walters recorded the final 74-69 with a basket in 27 seconds.
The quarters: 20-18, 41-37, 59-60, 74-69.
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