EL: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet suffer their first loss of the season

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet suffered their first loss of the EuroLeague season tonight following a heartbreaking thriller against Spanish giants Barcelona. 

It was a game to remember in Belgrade, both teams battled it out back and forth tonight hungry for the win. Neither team could pull away with the lead tonight, it was a close one right until the final buzzer. Late in regulation, Crvena zvezda held a 1-point lead then former Partizan Mozzart Bet captain, Kevin Punter hit a crucial three-pointer to take a 2-point lead with just 9 seconds remaining in the game. Yago Dos Santos, the hero for the red-and-whites tonight, made sure his team was still in the game, he took advantage of the mismatch with Jabari Parker and blew by him for the easy layup to send the game into OT. In the overtime period, Kevin Punter's late-game heroics led the Catalonians to an important road win. 

Yago Dos Santos was absolutely terrific tonight for Crvena zvezda Meridianbet, he finished the game with 23 points on 7/11 shooting from the field. Kevin Punter did what he does best for Barcelona, he dropped 26 points on 10/13 shooting while dishing out 3 assists and getting 4 steals to lead his team to victory. 

2024/25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 4, Thursday, October 17, 2024:

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv – PARTIZAN MOZZART BET 79:91 (27:28, 19:14, 18:24, 15:25)
Randolph 19, Rivero 15 | Brown 20, Bonga 14.

Friday, October 18, 2024:

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet – BARCELONA 94:98 (25:26, 22:18, 19:19, 18:21, 10:14)
Dos Santos 23, Kalinić 19 | Punter 26, Vesely 19