The \"black and white\" thus recorded their sixth consecutive triumph in the elite competition and now have a score of 15-20, while the \"red and white\", for whom this match had a much greater significance in terms of results, remained at 19-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With this celebration, Partizan got revenge on their big rival for their recent defeat in the ABA League, and it was also the second time this season that they were better than Red Star in the Euroleague, after previously celebrating as the home team with a score of 79:76.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guests managed to control the racket and rebound, and in the end they had seven more rebounds than their rivals (36-29). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As reported by Serbian media, before the start of the match, there was a clash between Red Star fans and the police in front of the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first quarter was a basket-for-basket affair, with Partizan holding a minimal lead after ten minutes \u2013 21:20. With a 12:2 run on the wings of Sterling Brown, Giovan Pe\u00f1aroja's team went up nine points midway through the second quarter \u2013 33:24. A period of many mistakes on both sides followed, and Red Star managed to pull away from the game and equalize by halftime (38:38). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \"Red and Whites\" opened the third period better and with a 4:0 run gained the maximum plus four \u2013 42:38. Partizan responded with an 11:1 run and turned it around to 49:43, and before the decisive period Karlik Jones and his teammates entered with a plus possession \u2013 58:55.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the first time, one team gained a double-digit lead with eight minutes left, when Isak Bonga hit a three-pointer for 67:57, and the same player then made two more, and after Niko Kalates' three-pointer, the scoreboard read 72:57. After Bonga's new three-pointer, the \"black and white\" had a maximum plus 16 \u2013 75:59. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team from Humska seemed to be in control of the situation on the court, but then Cody Miller-McIntyre \"appeared\" and with a few good moves reduced the lead to 80:70, and then Ebuka Izundu hit three of four shots for minus seven - 80:73 with two and a half minutes left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rivals' 8:0 run was interrupted by Karlk Jones from the penalty spot, but McIntyre, Izundu and Moneke from the penalty spot brought the team closer to just a possession of the deficit after Calathes missed two throws and then made strides in his own half \u2013 82:79 with a minute left. The home team had a chance to reduce the deficit further, but Butler missed, and then Jones on the other side made an unreal shot from the ground under a foul, and then after a short interruption due to throwing objects onto the floor, he also made an additional throw for 85:79. <\/p>\n\n\n\n