Giovan Peñaro's team also needs help from Bosnia to stay in the top spot, as a victory over Dubai on Tuesday would allow them to host Igokea in the play-in instead of visiting them.
The best team after the Top 8 phase will play the team from the play-in in the quarterfinals, and in the semifinals with the winner of the series Buducnost – Cluj. The second-placed team would play Red Star in the already seen semifinals…
Partizan led almost the entire time, and it seemed like everything was over when they gained a plus 19 (58:39) midway through the 3rd quarter. Red Star, however, came close to 64:62 with a 23:6 run, but never came that close again.
Saša Obradović spared only Jared Butler from his best players, but he also limited the minutes of other leaders to a maximum of 28, which is understandable, since they are already away to Barcelona in the Euroleague play-offs on Tuesday.
Before the start of the match, Partizan fans performed a choreography in honor of the late coach Duško Vujošević.
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