Tenth EuroLeague win for Crvena zvezda mts
Crvena zvezda mts are back on the winning track, as they have beaten Unicaja of Malaga at home in the Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall in Belgrade in the 24th round of the EuroLeague season and scored their 10th win this season in the elite European basketball competition.
Crvena zvezda mts team (Photo: Crvena zvezda mts)
Crvena zvezda mts keep their hopes of reaching the EuroLeague Playoffs this season alive, as they have scored their 10th win in the European competition and are now only 2 wins beneath the Playoffs zone.
They have beaten Unicaja of Malaga, thanks especially to their excellent third quarter display, when they have converted their 3-point advantage from halftime to a double-digit lead before the beginning of the last quarter (62:52). In the final period, Dušan Alimpijević’s squad have maintained their advantage even though the guests have threatened in the end to take away their lead. In the end the red and white celebrated a win with the score of 80:76.
For the winning side Taylor Rochestie scored 21 points, while Milko Bjelica added 13.
EuroLeague Regular Season Round 24, Friday, 2.3.2018:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - Unicaja Malaga 80:76 (24:24, 16:13, 22:15, 18:24)
Rochestie 21, Bjelica 13 | Waczynski 13, Brooks and Milosavljević 12.
STANDINGS:
| Group Regular Season | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. CSKA Moscow (qualified) | 19 | 5 | 2149 | 1902 | 247 |
| 2. Olympiacos Piraeus | 16 | 7 | 1723 | 1685 | 38 |
| 3. Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul | 16 | 7 | 1808 | 1683 | 125 |
| 4. Žalgiris Kaunas | 15 | 9 | 1952 | 1914 | 38 |
| 5. Real Madrid | 14 | 9 | 1949 | 1795 | 154 |
| 6. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens | 14 | 9 | 1769 | 1760 | 9 |
| 7. Khimki Moscow Region | 14 | 10 | 1863 | 1853 | 10 |
| 8. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 12 | 12 | 1951 | 2022 | -71 |
| 9. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz | 11 | 13 | 1971 | 1933 | 38 |
| 10. Unicaja Malaga | 10 | 14 | 1852 | 1903 | -51 |
| 11. Crvena zvezda mts | 10 | 14 | 1879 | 1992 | -113 |
| 12. Valencia Basket | 9 | 15 | 1843 | 1897 | -54 |
| 13. Brose Bamberg | 9 | 15 | 1806 | 1900 | -94 |
| 14. AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan | 8 | 16 | 1920 | 2030 | -110 |
| 15. FC Barcelona Lassa | 7 | 17 | 1921 | 1941 | -20 |
| 16. Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 6 | 18 | 1842 | 1988 | -146 |
