Unicaja survived Crvena Zvezda

2019-01-08T22:49:59+00:00 2019-01-08T22:49:59+00:00.

Aris Barkas

08/Jan/19 22:49

Eurohoops.net

Crvena Zvezda made a big comeback, but in the end, Unicaja Malaga prevailed.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

For most of the game, Unicaja Malaga was leading by a safe distance, but in the end, four free throws by Jaime Fernandez and two by Brian Roberts sealed the deal for the 79-74 win against Crvena Zvezda.

The two teams are now tied with a 1-1 record in Group G of the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 after a big fight. Zvezda was trailing by 14 points at halftime (51-37) and by 10 at the end of third (65-55), but managed to cut the lead to one point (73-72) with one minute left.

However, Unicaja finished the game with a 6-2 run with Roberts finishing the game with 11 points and Fernandez with 10. Former Zvezda player Mathias Lessort scored 16 points against his former team.

Veteran forward Stratos Perperoglou led the charge for Zvezda with 23 points.

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