EuroCup Group A Recap: Marcus Paige goes off with 8 threes in Partizan’s win

By Stefan Djordjevic / info@eurohoops.net

7DAYS EuroCup action in Group A continued with two Round 8 games as Partizan NIS and Bahcesehir grabbed respective wins.

Partizan grabbed a narrow 89-86 win at home against UNICS led by Marcus Paige who banked in game-high 25 points on 8-10 from the three-point territory.

Codi Miller-McIntyre added 15 and Rade Zagorac 14 points to help the squad grab the third win (3-3). For UNICS, which now holds a 4-3 record, Isaiah Canaan scored 19 and John Brown 16 points.

Meanwhile, Bahcesehir Koleji logged its first win (1-7) this season in EuroCup by getting past Joventut Badalona on the road with 87-77 on the scoreboard. This was the first loss for the Spaniards (5-1).

Jamal Jones was outstanding with 34 points on 7-8 for two and 6-8 for three while Ismet Akpinar scored 23. Alex Perez dished 13 assists to go with his four points.

The duel between JL Bourg and Reyer Venice was suspended due to COVID-19 positives and will be played at a later date.

Group A W L PTS+ PTS- +/-
1. Joventut Badalona 5 1 511 478 33
2. UNICS Kazan 4 3 588 568 20
3. JL Bourg en Bresse 3 1 344 319 25
4. Partizan NIS Belgrade 3 3 494 502 -8
5. Umana Reyer Venice 2 3 401 433 -32
6. Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul 1 7 627 665 -38
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