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Yam Madar (Official site of Partizan Belgrade)
Besides the 69:88 victory of Maccabi Tel Aviv over Villerban, the third round of the Euroleague continued today (Thursday) with a number of interesting players. In the spotlight, Fenerbahçe kept a perfect record (4/4) after 77:79 over Valencia, Yam Medar and Partizan Belgrade ran over Bologna 62:90 and registered their first victory in the factory, Zelgiris beat Barcelona and Bayern Munich are still winless after losing to Milan .
Zalgiris Kovna – Barcelona 72:73
The Catalan team was hosted in Lithuania after winning its last two games in the factory, but lost tonight at the end of a close game after a great performance by ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv, Keenan Evans, who excelled with 18 points. After going into halftime with a nine-point deficit, the Spaniards held the Lithuanians to just 11 points and led by a point at the end of the third quarter, but in the last quarter the Zalgiris players scored two more points and took the victory. This is the second victory of the Lithuanians in the factory and the two teams now stand at a balance of 2:2.
Fenerbahce – Valencia 77:79
The Turks remained perfect in the factory (4/4) and in all the frames after another great performance by ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv, Scotty Wilvkin, who excelled with 20 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Nigel Haynes (17 points) and Jonathan Motley (16 points) also stood out. Although the Spaniards led at the break with a nine-point lead, the Turks turned around and finished the third quarter with an 11-point lead and managed to maintain the lead until the end. The Valencian team has a negative balance of 3:1 and will look to get back to business in the next round when they host Alba Berlin.
Partizan Belgrade – Virtus Bologna 62:90
After losing their first three games in the factory, the team from the capital of Serbia took out their nerves and ran over the Italian team after leading throughout the game. James Nunnally excelled with 20 points, Mathias Lasort and Danilo Adanjusic stood out with 14 points each. Yam Madar added 11 points and two assists. Both teams are after the game with a negative balance of 1:3.
