EuroLeague: Milano complete a perfect double week, PAO defeat Barca / News - Basketnews.com

The EuroLeague double week concludes alongside Round 31 with 5 games on the schedule: Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Virtus Segafredo Bologna, AS Monaco-Valencia Basket, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-FC Barcelona, FC Bayern Munich-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.

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Round 31 of the EuroLeague will conclude with five games that will have serious implications for the post-season.

The night commenced as Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade hosted Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Having lost 6 of its last games, the Serbian team rebounded and reached a blowout win against Virtus thanks to a strong scoring performance from Nemanja Nedovic.

At the same time, AS Monaco and Valencia Basket went toe-to-toe in a close game in which Monaco eventually prevailed. With the win, Monaco rebounded from a heavy loss in Round 30 and strengthened its claim to the homecourt advantage.

The blockbuster of the night took take place as a packed OAKA saw a match-up between Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and FC Barcelona. Even though the Greek team was behind by double digits at the end of the first half, an electrifying performance in the third and fourth quarters, as well as support from the OAKA, helped to propel Panathinaikos into an important win.

Later on, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv visited FC Bayern Munich in yet another crucial game. Bayern completed a nightmarish double week and received a huge blow to its play-in chances. On the other hand, Maccabi strengthened its position for the post-season phase.

The night was capped off between EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Although Olimpia Milano dominated the first quarter in particular and maintained its lead, Fenerbahce gradually came back. In the end, a fumbled ball helped the Italian team clinch a much-needed victory for the play-in contention.

All EuroLeague matches are broadcast onEuroLeague TV.

Completed games:

Olimpia Milano 77-76 Fenerbahce

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Panathinaikos 89-81 Barcelona

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Bayern 74-89 Maccabi

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Crvena Zvezda 94-79 Virtus

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Monaco 79-78 Valencia

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