EuroCup Group D Roundup: Giorgi Shermadini, Unicaja Malaga dominant over Rytas Vilnius

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Giorgi Shermadini scored 23 points with 9/10 shots in 21 minutes and grabbed five rebounds as Unicaja Malaga beat Rytas Vilnius 95 – 76 to capture its fifth win in a row in the 2018-2019 EuroCup and check a ticket to the next round.

Mathias Lessort, Shermadini’s frontline partner, was also close to unstoppable since he added 18 points with 8/8 from the field in the 19 minutes he spent on the floor. He had some key baskets at the beginning of the third quarter, a stretch that pretty much decided the final outcome.

Rytas was up 43 – 48 at halftime but Malaga made a complete turnaround with a 16 – 0 run at the beginning of the second half. The Spanish team closed the period with a 16-point advantage, 71 – 55 and never lost control of the game.

DJ Seeley was the top performer for Rytas with 15 points and four assists for a team-high 19 PIR.

Malaga is tied with Unics Kazan at the top. The latter prevailed 90 – 73 over Mornar Bar with Raymar Morgan scoring 22 points.

Uros Lukovic had a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds for the losing squad that see their Top 16 hopes getting faded. Bobby Brown wasn’t on the active roster of the team.

On Tuesday (6/11), Erik Murphy torched Fiat Turin with 33 points (plus seven boards) to give Fraport Skyliners an 85 – 75 win on the road.

Group D Standings:

Position Team % Victory GP GW GL PTS + PTS – GA
1 UNICS Kazan 83.33 6 5 1 528 460 1.1478
2 Unicaja Malaga 83.33 6 5 1 541 489 1.1063
3 Fraport Skyliners 66.67 6 4 2 485 470 1.0319
4 Rytas Vilnius 50 6 3 3 468 471 0.9936
5 Mornar Bar 16.67 6 1 5 460 553 0.8318
6 Fiat Torino 0 6 0 6 501 540 0.9277
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