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Although four games were postponed due to the Corona cases, the 20th round of the Euroleague still kicked off tonight (Tuesday) and at the center of Barcelona absorbed a dramatic 75:73 from Milan. Bayern Munich defeated Zalgiris 65:74 and Fenerbahce did not have a hard time on the way to 80:94 over Olympiacos.
Barcelona – Milan 75:73
A great game ended in a very close manner. In the first quarter neither team managed to escape and at the end of the first ten minutes the result was 14:14, but from here it continued to a game of momentum, as the Italians maintained a strong defense also in the second quarter and went down to the half with a 28:34 advantage. The Catalans did not raise a white flag, but looked like a team that came to win and recorded in the third quarter 13:26 on the way to a 47:54 lead before the last ten minutes. The Italians responded with an equally crazy fourth quarter, when at the end Nicolas Provitola still had a chance to give a dramatic victory with the buzzer, but he missed and Milan recorded a prestigious away win. Kyle Kuric excelled with 22 points in the losing streak, which suffered its fourth loss in the Euroleague. Sergio Rodriguez contributed 18 points to the winner, who achieved her 11th victory in the factory this season.
Bayern Munich – Zalgiris 65:74
After a relatively close first half in which both teams struggled to generate momentum, the hosts provided an offensive third quarter, in which they scored 27 points and a defensive fourth quarter, during which they conceded just 11 points, en route to an important victory. Eugenie Jermaz excelled for the Germans and contributed 16 points to his team’s eighth victory this season at the factory. On the other hand, Josh Nevo’s 14 points were not enough for the Lithuanian team, which is in last place with 14 losses.
Fenerbahce – Olympiacos 80:94
The first quarter actually belonged to the Greeks, who finished it with a 11:17 advantage and at the end of the half the advantage still belonged to the visitors, who led 36:39, but from that moment on the Turks took control of the match. In the third quarter the host recorded 20:30 on the way to the lead before the last ten minutes during which the guest failed to recover. In her eighth win of the season, it was Mali Mahmutoglou who led Fenerbahce with 17 points. On the other side, ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv, Tyler Dorsey, contributed 14 points, but failed to prevent the sixth loss of Olympiacos in the Euroleague.
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