EC: Victories for Cedevita and Mornar, defeats for Partizan and Zvezda
In the seventh round of the EuroCup regular season, Cedevita and Mornar have grabbed new victories. On the other hand, Crvena zvezda mts and Partizan NIS suffered defeats.
Justin Cobbs (Photo: Cedevita/Marin Susic)
Mornar are celebrating their second win of the EuroCup season and again it came against FIAT Torino – this time at home in Bar. The hosts have taken control in the second quarter, when they have created themselves a 4-point lead at halftime and afterwards did not let go of their lead in the second part of the game. In the end, the squad led by Mihailo Pavićević won with the score of 86:83 with the newcomer Landing Sane scoring the highest number of points – 23 and Antabia Waller adding another 18.
Cedevita have scored their fourth EuroCup win in seven games and are still keeping their goal of reaching the second stage realistic. The Zagreb squad have rolled over Alba of Berlin on the road in Germany, after being a dominant force in the game throughout the 40 minutes. In the end, the score was 109:102 in favour of Cedevita. Justin Cobbs and Jacob Pullen were the top scorers of Cedevita with 20 and 18 points scored for their team, respectively.
On the road in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Partizan NIS have suffered a defeat by Zenit, after the hosts have made a major comeback in the second part of the game. Partizan NIS led by 4 points (44:40) at halftime, but did not manage to stick to their lead in the second half, when Zenit took control of the game. In the end, the score was 75:71 in favour of the home side. For Partizan NIS, Vanja Marinković scored 11 points and Marcus Paige added 10.
Crvena zvezda mts have faced AS Monaco at home court in Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade and the red and white have suffered a defeat by the strong French side, thanks to the second half in which the guests have prevailed after a 1-point lead by Crvena zvezda mts at the big break. The final score of the game was 91:75 in favour of AS Monaco. For Crvena zvezda mts Billy Baron scored 14 points, while Joe Ragland added 12.
EuroCup Regular Season, Round 7, Group A, Wednesday, 14.11.2018:
Crvena zvezda mts - AS MONACO 75:91 (29:29, 16:15, 17:32, 13:15)
Baron 14, Ragland 12 | Needham 21, Kikanović 17.
STANDINGS:
| Group A | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. AS Monaco | 5 | 2 | 556 | 518 | 38 |
| 2. Crvena Zvezda mts | 4 | 3 | 542 | 527 | 15 |
| 3. MoraBanc Andorra | 3 | 3 | 515 | 513 | 2 |
| 4. Galatasaray Istanbul | 3 | 4 | 542 | 546 | -4 |
| 5. ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | 4 | 558 | 583 | -25 |
| 6. Germani Brescia Leonessa | 2 | 4 | 472 | 498 | -26 |
Alba Berlin – CEDEVITA 102:109 (11:32, 27:29, 25:18, 39:30)
Mattisseck and Giedraitis 16 | Cobbs 20, Pullen 18.
STANDINGS:
| Group B | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar | 5 | 1 | 513 | 445 | 68 |
| 2. ALBA Berlin | 5 | 2 | 641 | 603 | 38 |
| 3. Cedevita Zagreb | 4 | 3 | 591 | 568 | 23 |
| 4. Tofas Bursa | 3 | 4 | 613 | 628 | -15 |
| 5. Limoges CSP | 2 | 4 | 477 | 511 | -34 |
| 6. Arka Gdynia | 1 | 6 | 517 | 597 | -80 |
ZENIT SAINT PETERSBURG - Partizan NIS 75:71 (20:22, 20:22, 18:10, 17:17)
Karasev 21, Trushkin 12 | Marinković 11, Paige 10.
STANDINGS:
| Group C | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | 5 | 2 | 549 | 502 | 47 |
| 2. Valencia Basket | 4 | 2 | 484 | 443 | 41 |
| 3. Zenit St Petersburg | 4 | 3 | 588 | 563 | 25 |
| 4. Turk Telekom Ankara | 3 | 3 | 449 | 471 | -22 |
| 5. Partizan NIS Belgrade | 2 | 5 | 530 | 555 | -25 |
| 6. Dolomiti Energia Trento | 2 | 5 | 496 | 562 | -66 |
MORNAR - Fiat Turin 86:83 (20:21, 25:19, 20:20, 21:23)
Sane 23, Waller 18 | Rudd 24, Wilson 17.
STANDINGS:
| Group D | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. UNICS Kazan (qualified) | 6 | 1 | 605 | 529 | 76 |
| 2. Unicaja Malaga (qualified) | 6 | 1 | 613 | 557 | 56 |
| 3. Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt | 4 | 3 | 550 | 544 | 6 |
| 4. Rytas Vilnius | 3 | 4 | 549 | 558 | -9 |
| 5. Mornar Bar | 2 | 5 | 546 | 636 | -90 |
| 6. Fiat Turin | 0 | 7 | 574 | 613 | -39 |
