Crazy atmosphere in Badalona lifts Joventut over Partizan Belgrade / News - Basketnews.com

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Spanish side Joventut Badalona (10-2) got their sixth win in a row in Eurocup in the big match against Partizan Belgrade (8-4) with the final score of 90-80 (16-27, 25-15, 28-17, 23-25)

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Back-to-back three-pointers from Guillem Vives gave Badalona a twelve-point lead (87-75), with the Spanish side shooting 50% from three-point.

Badalona's energy was all over the court also in the final quarter. The Spanish side kept shooting really well from outside, while Partizan struggled to find solutions on the perimeter. Two straight three-pointers from Brandon Paul gave Badalona their best lead of the game (81-68).

In the second half, Badalona put all his defensive energy inside the game, creating an impressive atmosphere inside the building. The game started to be much more physical and technical fouls were given in abundance during the third period. The Spanish side, at the end of the period, reached their best lead (67-57)

After a good start by Partizan, who was up by 15 points (31-16), Joventut started to climb back, and thanks to Pau Ribas and Derek Willis they were able to cut Partizan's lead to just three points (38-35). Partizan finished the half up only by one point (42-41).

In the first quarter, Partizan Belgrade dominated the game behind the performance of Kevin Punter, who had 10 points in the first 10 minutes. The team coached by Zeljko Obradovic was up by 9 after the first quarter (26-17).

Derek Willis was the top scorer for Badalona with 19 points (3/5 2PT, 4/5 3PT, 1/2 FT), 7 rebounds, and 1 assist.

For Partizan Belgrade, instead, the top scorer was Mathias Lessort with 20 points (6/9 2Pt, 8/10 FT), 8 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Joventut Badalona: Derek Willis 19 (7 REB), Pau Ribas 15, Brandon Paul 13, Guillem Vives 13, Simon Birgander 12

Partizan Belgrade: Mathias Lessort 20 (8 REB), Kevin Punter 19, Zach LeDay 15 (6 REB)

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