On Tuesday night (15/10), the Zalgiris went up 2-1, celebrating a great double in Italy against her Virtues (68-71), for the 3rd matchday of the Euroleague.
The Italians protested his basket Alen Smilagic, with the Serb scoring 1:48 before the final for the Lithuanians 65-70, thinking it shouldn’t count as overtime.
The Euroleague took an official position on this phase, which, through an announcement, made it clear that she counted the basket correctly, after the ball found the hoop and thus Zalgiris’ attack time was renewed.
The Euroleague announcement in detail:
“In the fourth quarter, with 1:56 left on the game clock and 6 seconds left in the offense, Zalgiris Kaunas player Sylvain Francisco began a drive towards the basket and attempted a shot. His field goal hit the backboard with 2.0 seconds left in his team’s offense.
Zalgiris player AlenSmailajic and Virtus player Muhammed Diouf tried to get the rebound. As Alen Smilagic grabs the rebound, the ball touches the hoop with 1.5 seconds left in his team’s offense. The “24” was renewed and Alen Smilagic scored a two-point basket.
Alen Smilagic’s basket was legal as, by rule, the shot clock resets when the ball touches the hoop. Correct decision by the operator of the 24 seconds and the referees”.
??An inexplicable, and decisive, episode in the final of Virtus Bologna-Zalgiris Kaunas. The ball doesn’t touch the ring, Diouf even challenges Smailagic, the 24” expires, but the clock is reset and the +5 basket is scored pic.twitter.com/m4i0VXVviO
— Alessandro Luigi Maggi (@AlessandroMagg4) October 15, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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