By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Unicaja Malaga got the 84-78 road win over Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt and become the second team of the group that booked their tickets for the 7Days EuroCup Top16 after Unics Kazan.
Despite missing injured Jaime Fernandez, Dragan Milosavljevic led the way with 16 points, Kyle Wiltjer added 11 points and Brian Roberts chipped in eight points.
All of them had big plays down the stretch and Giorgi Shermandini also scored 11 points for the winning side. Trae Bell-Haynes scored 22 points, but they were not enough.
Meanwhile, Sane Landing had 23 points for Mornar Bar in the 86-83 win over FIAT Turin. Bronson Koenig added 16 crucial points and new addition Bobby Brown scored 11. Despite 24 points by Victor Rudd for Turin, the team of coach Larry Brown has a disappointing EuroCup season with a 0-7 record so far.
On Tuesday, UNICS Kazan beat Rytas Vilnius and got an 81-87 road victory for its third straight win.
| Group D | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. UNICS Kazan (qualified) | 6 | 1 | 605 | 529 | 76 |
| 2. Unicaja Malaga (qualified) | 6 | 1 | 613 | 557 | 56 |
| 3. Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt | 4 | 3 | 550 | 544 | 6 |
| 4. Rytas Vilnius | 3 | 4 | 549 | 558 | -9 |
| 5. Mornar Bar | 2 | 5 | 546 | 636 | -90 |
| 6. Fiat Turin | 0 | 7 | 574 | 613 | -39 |