By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Dubai defeated Zalgiris at home in the 11th round of the EuroLeague, with a 95-89 score, securing their second win in this double round of the competition.
Mfiondu Kabengele led the winning team with 21 points, Aleksa Avramovic added 16, and Filip Petrusev scored 14. On the other side, Azuolas Tubelis finished with 22 points, Sylvain Francisco had 15 points and nine assists, while Deividas Sirvidss contributed 12 points.
Dubai managed to complete a perfect double round, as they had beaten Crvena Zvezda at the same venue just three days earlier. Meanwhile, the Lithuanian giant suffered their second consecutive loss in the elite competition.
The team from Kaunas had a fantastic first quarter, scoring as many as 34 points and holding a double-digit lead (34-24).
However, the hosts rallied by halftime, and the third quarter proved key, with Dubai winning it 30-19 and ultimately closing the game out, although the visitors closed the gap to three points with 30 seconds remaining.
After 11 games, Dubai holds a 5-6 record, and next faces a tough challenge with an away game against Panathinaikos. On the other hand, Zalgiris now has seven wins and four losses, and will play Real in Madrid in their next match.