It was hard, but Partizan continued with a victory. Zeljko Obradovic’s team prevailed 78-76 Tsedevita Olympia for its 14th game Adriatic League and rolled to a 12-2 record, tied for the top spot with Buduchnost and Red Star.
However, in order for the “black and white” to succeed, they needed an impressive turnaround, after they found themselves behind in the score with a 14-point difference (52-66) at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, with their leaders Carlick Jones and Dwayne Washingtonthey managed to close the match with a partial score of 26-10.
Of course, it took Tsedevita Olympia to… kill himself, since 34 seconds before the end he was ahead 73-76, but he received a three-pointer from Jonesthen lost the ball on her own offense, and Washington had a chance to make an unmarked layup on the layup to set up the final score.
The latter was also the top scorer of the winners with 18 points, while 15 were scored by Karlik Jones13 o Sterling Brown who made the key steal before the game-winning basket, and 10 Isaiah Mike. Of the losers, who fell to 7-7, 24 points were scored by Brydon Lemarformer AEK Betsson guard.
Partizan now turns to Euroleagueas he faces the Maccabi next Friday (January 3).
The quarters: 14-21, 34-39, 52-63, 78-76.
Detailed match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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