EC: Amazing week for ABA teams

Wednesday, 10. October 2018 at 22:29

All four ABA League teams have achieved victories in the EuroCup Regular Season Round 2! Cedevita beat Alba, Crvena zvezda mts were better than Monaco, Mornar edged out Torino, while Partizan NIS topped Zenit.

Elgin Cook (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)

Cedevita have beaten Alba of Berlin at home in Dražen Petrović Arena in Zagreb, after a thrilling finish of the game. It has really been anybody’s game throughout the 40 minutes and Cedevita have managed to turn the game around in the final quarter and get away with a 75:73 win after they were down by 2 points with 10 minutes to go. For Cedevita Vitor Benite led the way in scoring with 17 points, while Justin Cobbs added 15.

On the road in France, Crvena zvezda mts have beaten AS Monaco after a drama in the final moments. The red and white have managed to pull away in the final moments and were good enough to not let go of their lead. In the end, they celebrated a 66:63 win. Stratos Perperoglou and Joe Ragland led the way in scoring for the Belgrade squad by contributing 13 points apiece.

In Italy, Mornar have been stronger than Fiat of Turin. Mornar's key to victory was the amazing second quarter, in which they have prevailed by no less than 15 points. In the second half, Turin managed to come closer, but did not manage to make a major comeback. Mornar celebrated 84:80, with Uroš Luković scoring 19 and Strahinja Mićović 13 points.

A day earlier, Partizan NIS have outscored Zenit of St.Petersburg at home in Belgrade (89:82).

EuroCup Regular Season Group B, Wednesday, 10.10.2018:

CEDEVITA - Alba Berlin 75:73 (22:21, 16:15, 18:14, 19:23)
Benite 17, Cobbs 15 | Giedraitis 14, Siva and Hermansson 11.

Group A, Wednesday, 10.10.2018:

AS Monaco – CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 63:66 (6:17, 18:12, 20:8, 19:29)
Kikanović 22, Hummer 11 | Ragland & Perperoglou 13

Group D, Wednesday, 10.10.2018:

Fiat Turin - MORNAR 80:84 (23:23, 17:32, 22:9, 18:20)
Taylor 23, Wilson 14 | Luković 19, Mićović 13.

Other games, Group C, Round 1, Tuesday, 9.10.2018:

PARTIZAN NIS – Zenit St. Petersburg 89:82 (21:22, 18:24, 26:19, 24:17)
Zagorac & Landale 16 | Uthoff 25, Reynolds 16.

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