Bulgarian international Alexander Vezenkov made an important contribution to a new victory for his Greek team Olympiacos in the Euroleague for men. On home court, Olympiacos narrowly defeated the last in the provisional standings Alba Berlin (Germany) with 90:85 (26:19, 18:22, 25:21, 21:23) in a contested match from the 17th round, decided at the very end, BTA reported.
Vezenkov finished the game with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist in 28 minutes as a starter, and also distinguished himself with four consecutive free throws at the very end, which sealed the success of the Greek giant. The most productive of his teammates was Mustafa Fall with 18 points, for the opponent Matt Thomas had 19.
After its second consecutive victory in the tournament, Olympiacos continues with an 11-6 record, and in the next round of the Euroleague it will visit Olimpia Milano.
The Serbian Red Star, with the American with a Bulgarian passport Cody Miller-McIntyre in the lineup, prevailed at home against the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv with 81:73 (21:15, 27:18, 12:21, 21:19). Miller-McIntyre had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 21 minutes on the court.
Red Star has a record of 9 wins and 8 losses so far.
In other matches from the 17th round played on Friday night, Anadolu Efes recorded a home win over Serbian Partizan with 86:77 (20:27, 13:11, 25:23, 28:16) in Turkey, and Lithuanian Zalgiris lost to French ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne with 72:78 (16:21, 20:22, 17:13, 19:22) at home.
Italian Virtus Bologna defeated Spanish Barcelona at home with 86:81 (23:15, 12:19, 30:31, 21:16), while another Italian team Armani Olimpia Milano suffered a defeat by the German Bayern Munich also at home with 78:79 (14:26, 25:14, 20:25, 19:14).
The 17th round Euroleague match between the Paris team and the Turkish Fenerbahce, which was supposed to be played in France on Thursday, was postponed earlier in the week.