By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Partizan was the winner of the Serbian derby against Crvena Zvezda and prevailed 86-81. This is the latter’s first loss of the season, as they kept a perfect record for 20 whole weeks! Partizan, on the other hand, bettered to 16-5.
William Hatcher was the leader of the hosts with 20 points and excellent contribution throughout the game, while Vanja Marinkovic added 13.
For Zvezda, Luka Mitrovic scored 14, Milko Bjelica 11 and Charles Jenkins had 10.
Far from its usual defensive self, the visitors allowed Partizan to take control of the game and keep short leads, despite being head to head throughout it. When Zvezda approached to one point in the final period, the hosts reacted soon enough and expanded again, not allowing their rivals to turn the tables of the game.