Although the match ultimately ended in a draw, the visitors never dominated the match. Kotsar opened the game’s scoring, scoring two points under the basket. With just over four minutes remaining, Baskonia led 10:2. They controlled the first half, taking a 13-point lead into the second quarter.
Crvena zvazda equalized for the first time since the start of the match at the end of the third quarter, when Rokas Giedraitis made a free throw for the score 62:62. However, Baskonia restored a five-point lead before the last ten minutes. .
With 1:49 remaining, the home team led 84:74 after Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos’ triple, but the Belgrade club responded with an 11:1 lead, restoring the tie with Giedraitis’ triple 9.8 seconds away from the end.
Baskonia took a timeout, after returning to the court Giedraitis fouled their offensive line, sending Tadas Sedekerskis to the free throw line. The 25-year-old Lithuanian made no mistakes on either shot: 87:85 for the Spanish club. Giedraitis can try one last time out of three, but his shot, quite free but long, still ends up outside the circle.
Sedekerskis was the most effective of the winning team with 18 points and eight rebounds, Markus Howard added 17, Chima Moneke 15 and Rogkavopoulos 14 points. Kotsar, on the court for almost 28 minutes, scored six points, three rebounds and one assist. He made two of five shots from the field and missed two shots from beyond the free throw line. Raieste got 1.50 of the game, a missed triple was recorded. Giedraitis, top scorer with 24 points, was the most effective of the visiting team.
“Of course we like these games. Beating such a strong opponent in the last seconds gives us more confidence,” Sedekerskis, who was chosen as the best player of the match, said after the match.
“We were lucky today. If Rokas’ last pitch had hit, we would have lost. We fought, but both teams deserved to win,” Baskonia coach Dusko Ivanovic said.
Baskonia is in fifth place in the main EuroLeague tournament with eight wins and five losses, led by defending champions Real Madrid, who have won 12 of 13 games. Crvena zvezda sits in 15th place with four wins and nine losses.
2023-12-08 22:08:48
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