The 12th round of the Euroleague continued tonight (Friday) with four particularly intriguing games. In the early match of the evening, the Euroleague champion Andolo Eps defeated Želgiris Kovna 60:86 and registered a fifth Euroleague victory in a row that brought it closer to the top four that includes Monaco, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Fenerbahçe.
In addition, Olympiakos abused Virtus Bologna 71:117 to the Greeks, Bayern Munich lost 78:53 to Baskonia on Spanish soil, and Barcelona lost at home to Villerban 75:74 at the end of a huge drama.
Andolo Eps – Zhelgiris Kovna 60:86
In the game itself, Ergin Atman’s team completely dominated the game and despite a second quarter in which the Lithuanians won 8:14, the holder of the Euroleague Cup knew how to recover at the start of the second half with a powerful quarter in which the Turks scored 30 points and left the opponent with only 15, and from there they cruised to an easy victory in the game that ended in the result 60:86.
Rodrigo Beauvois led the Andolo scorers with 20 points and 7 assists and got help from last season’s MVP, Vasile Micic who scored 19 points in the game. On the other hand, Tyler Cavanaugh tried to help Zalgiris with 15 points and 8 rebounds but was unable to prevent the Lithuanians from losing for the second time in a row.
Olympiakos – Virtus Bologna 71:117
The Greeks came to the game in Italy after a loss to Andolo Eps in the previous round, and took out their nerves on the new member of the Euroleague, Virtus Bologna in a game that ended in a huge defeat for the Italians. In the game itself, the team from Piraeus showed great shooting ability when they finished the first half with an unequivocal 35:61 advantage and in fact the Italian opponent was not a worthy opponent for the team of Giorgis Barzoukas from the opening ball until the end.
The ones who led the list of Olympiakos’ extensive scorers were Sasha Wezenkov who finished with 13 points and the huge Mustafa Pal who finished with 11 points in the game. On the other hand, Jordan Mickey led the Bologna scorers with 11 points.
Baskonia – Bayern Munich
The Basques managed to win for the second time in a row, this time against Trinquieri’s team which lost 78:53 in Spain. The hosts won three of the four quarters of the game and an impressive last quarter of 11:23 ended the story for the Germans who were still in the game at the beginning, but were defeated at the end 78:53.
Those who led Basconia to victory were Pierre Henry with 14 points and 10 assists, and Matt Costello who added 14 of his own. On the losing side, Andreas Obst led the German scorers with 12 points of his own.
Barcelona – Villerban 75:74
Charas’ group was surprised at home by T.J. Parker’s French team that won in Palau in Laugarna 74:75. In the game itself, the French looked the Spanish in the eye but were behind throughout most of the stages of the game, with a tremendous last quarter in which they kept the talented group from Catalonia to only 12 points, giving us a very prestigious away victory over one of the claimants to the crown of Europe this season.
The one who led the French to victory today was the star of the team, Nanado De Colo, who finished a huge game with 19 points and 3 assists, as well as Yusuf Pall, who scored 14 points but pulled down 18 rebounds. On the other hand, Nikola Mirotic