By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Partizan NIS remained perfect through four games in all competitions since Saso Filipovski took over as head coach with the latest win, 78-75, reached against shorthanded Joventut Badalona Thursday evening in Belgrade.
Nemanja Gordic’s contribution amounted to a team-high 16 points. Codi Miller-McIntyre followed with 13 of his own, including a clutch bucket for the 76-72 lead with 28 seconds to go.
The delayed 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season Group A Round 6 contest featured a special guest in Zeljko Obradovic. The former coach of both teams surfaced at the Ranko Zeravica Sports Hall enjoying the game.
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The visitors missing several players the likes of Ante Tomic, Pau Ribas, and Nenad Dimitrijevic put up a fight down the stretch but the comeback attempt fell short. Shawn Dawson got to 19 points, Vladimir Brodziansky and Xabi López-Arostegui had 16 apiece.
In other Group A action, originally scheduled for Round 4, UNICS Kazan defeated JL Bourg, 86-74, on the road.
Isaiah Canaan with a game-high 23 points kept his side in control throughout the second half. Jamar Smith put up 20 points and Jordan Morgan added 17.
Kadeem Allen with 17 points behind 7/9 field goals was not enough for the French outlet.
| Group A | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Joventut Badalona | 5 | 2 | 586 | 556 | 30 |
| 2. UNICS Kazan | 5 | 3 | 674 | 642 | 32 |
| 3. Partizan NIS Belgrade | 4 | 3 | 572 | 577 | -5 |
| 4. JL Bourg en Bresse | 3 | 2 | 418 | 405 | 13 |
| 5. Umana Reyer Venice | 2 | 3 | 401 | 433 | -32 |
| 6. Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul | 1 | 7 | 627 | 665 | -38 |
Group C postponed action featured MoraBanc Andorra charging to the win, 82-69, against the Telenet Giants Antwerp.
David Jelinek poured a season-high 20 points in the Regular Season Round 7 affair. Oriol Pauli accounted for 11 points, nine rebounds, and four steals.
The winless opponents had Ibrahima Fall Faye at 22 points and Jalen Jenkins finished with 18.
| Group C | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Virtus Segafredo Bologna (qualified) | 6 | 0 | 521 | 450 | 71 |
| 2. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (qualified) | 6 | 2 | 728 | 639 | 89 |
| 3. AS Monaco | 4 | 2 | 492 | 446 | 46 |
| 4. MoraBanc Andorra | 3 | 3 | 432 | 435 | -3 |
| 5. Lietkabelis Panevezys | 1 | 5 | 430 | 506 | -76 |
| 6. Telenet Giants Antwerp | 0 | 8 | 575 | 702 | -127 |