Kyle Kuric and Barcelona's unbelievable late run stuns Bayern / News - Basketnews.com

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FC Barcelona (18-5) hosted FC Bayern Munich (11-12) and ended the German's three-game winning streak at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, beating them 71-66 (9-9, 19-20, 17-12, 26-25).

Player of the Game EFF 22 Kyle Kuric Points 20 Accuracy 7-9 Rebounds 3 Assists 0

Vladimir Lucic started the fourth quarter with six unanswered points, Corey Walden added a 3-pointer as Bayern gained a three-point advantage (50-47). Nick Weiler-Babb added a deep shot to give Bayern a five-point lead (61-56).

But that's when Barcelona started showing their power, going on an incredible 15-2 run, sparked by Kyle Kuric and Nikola Mirotic. Barca blew away the visiting Germans, coming away with a five-point victory.

Kuric led his team with 20 points (3/5 2PT, 4/4 3PT, 2/2 FT), 3 rebounds, and 22 PIR. Mirotic added 13 points (4/6 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT), 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, and 22 PIR.

On the opposing side, Vladimir Lucic finished with 16 points (2/4 2PT, 3/6 3PT, 3/3 FT), 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 turnover, and 16 PIR.

Both teams kicked off to an extremely slow start, only scoring nine points each in the first period. They turned up their offensive games in the second, going back and forth in the second, resulting in nine lead changes. However, the visitors managed to go into halftime with a narrow advantage (29-28).

Deshaun Thomas gave Bayern a four-point cushion in the third (37-33), but Barca retaliated with an 8-0 run, regaining the advantage. Rokas Jokubaitis closed the period out with two last-second free throws to put the hosts up by four going into the fourth (45-51).

Only Pierre Oriola (hip) and Alex Abrines (knee) were out of the lineup for Barcelona. Darrun Hilliard (knee), Nihad Djedovid, and Paul Zipser were absent for Bayern.

Barcelona: Kyle Kuric 20, Nikola Mirotic 13 (6 REB), Dante Exum 9 (5 REB), Nick Calathes 8 (5 REB, 4 AST), Brandon Davies 8, Rolands Smits 6.

Bayern: Vladimir Lucic 16, Ognjen Jaramaz 15, Deshaun Thomas 9, Nick Weiler-Babb 9 (5 REB), Corey Walden 5.

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