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Corey Walden scored 29 points and grabbed five rebounds as Partizan Belgrade beat Virtus Bologna 84 – 82 on the road after a comeback from 15 points down and became the first team from EuroCup Group E to advance to the quarterfinals.
Rade Zagorac hit the go-ahead basket for Partizan with 25 seconds left. It was the first time that the Serbian team went up in the match after the first minutes. Bologna controlled the first half and went up 52 – 37 early in the third period until the visiting squad began turning things around.
Milos Teodosic, Bologna’s top player with 24 points and 10 assists, was off-target in his 3-point attempt on the other end. Stefan Markovic had 17 points for Bologna and Julian Gamble 11 points plus six assists.
On Tuesday (4/2), Darussafaka routed Trento away from home.
Standings:
| Group E | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Partizan NIS Belgrade (qualified) | 4 | 1 | 398 | 343 | 55 |
| 2. Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 3 | 2 | 413 | 392 | 21 |
| 3. Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul | 3 | 2 | 362 | 358 | 4 |
| 4. Dolomiti Energia Trento | 0 | 5 | 338 | 418 | -80 |