By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With 34 seconds remaining, Reggie Redding hit the game-winning basket, completing a comeback from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit for Bayern Munich that beat Zenit St. Petersburg 80 – 78 on the road.
Redding finished with a game-high 18 points plus 4 rebounds. Devin Booker posted a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds while Stefan Jovic contributed 14 points and 7 assists for Bayern that climbed to the top of Group F with 3 – 1.
Zenit was up 66 – 52 two minutes into the fourth period but crumbled down defensively and fell to 2-2. Evgeny Voronov was the team’s top scorer with 17 points.
Earlier, Lietuvos Rytas routed Fiat Turin behind a powerful performance by 20-year-old Martynas Echodas.
EuroCup Group F Standings:
| GROUP F | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC BAYERN MUNICH | 3 | 1 | 353 | 304 | 49 |
| ZENIT ST PETERSBURG | 2 | 2 | 349 | 355 | -6 |
| FIAT TURIN | 2 | 2 | 325 | 349 | -24 |
| LIETUVOS RYTAS VILNIUS | 1 | 3 | 321 | 340 | -19 |