Partizan survive a nail-biting battle against Slask Wroclaw / News - Basketnews.com

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Partizan NIS Belgrade (6-1) won their third straight contest in the 7DAYS EuroCup, barely edging out WKS Slask Wroclaw (1-6) at the Stark Arena 75-73 (22-15, 15-20, 17-17, 21-21).

Player of the Game EFF 18 Gregor Glas Points 18 Accuracy 7-16 Rebounds 3 Assists 5

It was a tight contest in the fourth quarter. Slask tied the game at 68 with four minutes to go. Kerem Kanter added five more points to put the visitors up by five (73-68).

But Aleksa Avramovic and Nemanja Dangubic responded with six quick points to help Partizan regain an advantage (74-73). Lukasz Kolenda had a chance to win it for Slask, but he lost the ball on a drive, and Partizan survived with a two-point victory.

Gregor Glas led Partizan with 18 points (5/8 2PT, 2/8 3PT, 2/2 FT), 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 turnover, and 18 PIR.

Slask gained an early lead in the first quarter (15-8), but Partizan closed the first period on a 14-0 run to gain a seven-point lead after one (22-15).

Their spurt continued in the second, helping the hosts gain a substantial advantage (30-17).

Partizan: Gregor Glas 18 (5 AST), Uros Trifunovic 12, Aleksa Avramovic 10, Zach LeDay 10 (7 REB).

Slask: Kerem Kanter 21 (8 REB), Aleksander Dziewa 12 (7 REB), Ivan Ramljak 12 (8 REB), Lukasz Kolenda 9 (8 AST).

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