Kalinic drops 20 points, as Crvena Zvezda shut down Bayern in the fourth / News - Basketnews.com

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Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade (7-9) edged out FC Bayern Munich (7-9) 81-78 (20-21, 26-24, 19-22, 16-11) and recovered after the hard-fought loss against Barca on Tuesday.

Player of the Game EFF 24 Nikola Kalinic Points 20 Accuracy 8-14 Rebounds 7 Assists 4

The game was extremely close in the first three quarters, going back and forth. The kind of similar scenario occurred in the last 10 minutes of the match.

Crvena Zvezda organized a 9-0 run in the mid-fourth quarter. Nikola Kalinic and Luka Mitrovic scored a couple of two-pointers while Branko Lazic added a three and Red Star were in front by 8 points (78-70).

Nick Weiler-Babb responded with two free throws (72-78). Later, both clubs were struggling to score while Nikola Kalinic interrupted the silence (80-72) with 2:20 to play.

The squads stopped on the offensive end once again, as Nick Weiler-Babb hit a trey (75-80) with 23 seconds to go. Luka Mitrovic converted one shot from the line (81-75) while Ognjen Jaramaz drained a corner trey with 3 seconds left on the clock (78-81). Bayern did not use the foul tactic and Zvezda got a tough win at home.

Nikola Kalinic guided the path for Crvena Zvezda, recording 20 points (8/14 2PT, 4/5 FT), 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 turnover, 1 block, 5 drawn fouls, and 24 PIR.

Another Serbian athlete Vladimir Lucic was a top performer for the losing side. Bayern's forward posted 21 points (3/6 2PT, 4/9 3PT, 3/3 FT), 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 1 block, 7 drawn fouls, and 25 PIR.

Crvena Zvezda: Nikola Kalinic 20 (7 REB, 4 AST), Branko Lazic 12, Nikola Ivanovic 11, Ognjen Dobric 9, Luka Mitrovic 9 (3 REB, 8 AST, 16 PIR).

Bayern: Vladimir Lucic 21 (4 REB), Nick Weiler-Babb 16 (6 REB, 5 AST, 23 PIR), Othello Hunter 11 (10 REB, 19 PIR), Ognjen Jaramaz 11, Deshaun Thomas 9.

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