By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Partizan beat Baskonia 80–66 at Belgrade Arena in Round 11 of the EuroLeague. The hosts led 65–60 heading into the fourth quarter and held Baskonia to six points in the final period, with Alessandro Pajola hitting two late three-pointers to put the game away.
Returning from injury against his former team, Tonye Jekiri posted 17 points and six rebounds, earning his best EuroLeague performance index rating for Partizan with 25 in under 21 minutes. Carlik Jones added 16 points, six assists and four rebounds, while Nikola Tanasković scored 14 and Pajola finished with nine.
Chris Duarte led Baskonia with 15 points, and former Partizan forward Rodions Kurucs added 10 as the visitors fell to 1–10. Partizan were without Lamar Stevens, while incoming signing Chris Silva watched from the stands ahead of his medical on Thursday.
EuroLeague Round 11
Wednesday
Partizan – Baskonia 80-66
Paris Basketball – Fenerbahce
Thursday
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel Tel Aviv
Olympiacos – Dubai Basketball
Valencia Basket – Bayern Munich
Olimpia Milano – Zalgiris Kaunas
Real Madrid – Crvena Zvezda
Friday
Anadolu Efes – Virtus Bologna
Panathinaikos – Barcelona
ASVEL – Besiktas
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