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Milan has won the first EuroLeague game since October 20.

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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan terminated their disastrous EuroLeague stretch and got their first win after a nine-game losing streak.

Player of the Game EFF 30 Brandon Davies Points 15 Accuracy 6-11 Rebounds 6 Assists 7

Ettore Messina's squad defeated the hottest EuroLeague team Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, 71-67 (26-16, 17-13, 14-20, 14-18).

Dusko Ivanovic failed to improve the record for the best takeover in EuroLeague history.

He remained tied with Zvi Sherf, who successfully took over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2007-08 season. Both head coaches inspired their teams to six-game winning streaks.

Billy Baron-led Emporio Armani created an 18-point advantage in the mid-third quarter (55-37). However, Filip Petrusev was doing his best to keep his team afloat. Zvezda finished the third period with a 9-0 run and reduced their deficit to 8 points (49-57).

Nevertheless, Milan responded at the start of the last tally spurting 7-0 and leading 64-49. Everything looked in full control for Milan but Zvezda went on a massive 13-0 run and Red Star was trailing by just 2 points (64-66) with 1:19 to play.

Despite that, former Zvezda shooting guard -- Billy Baron -- connected from deep on the other end and gave Emporio Armani a five-point lead (69-64) which paved the way for a long-awaited win.

After the latter shot, Baron tried to calm down the Belgrade stands with hand gestures. He then immediately received 'F**k you Billy' chants from the Zvezda fans which were heard pretty clearly during the timeout.

Emporio Armani: Billy Baron 19, Brandon Davies 15 (6 REB, 7 AST, 30 PIR), Devon Hall 11.

Crvena Zvezda: Filip Petrusev 20 (11 REB, 28 PIR), Luca Vildoza 16 (6 AST), Nemanja Nedovic 12.

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