By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Partizan Belgrade completed a major turnaround in the EuroCup regular season by beating Turk Telekom 87 – 72 a win that sends them to the Top 16 stage of the competition. The Turkish team was eliminated with this result.
Rade Zagorac scored a team-high 18 points, dished out five assists and stole the ball four times for 25 PIR. Djordje Gagic added 13 points and nine points for Partizan that needed a win with two points in order to advance but defeated its opponents in a much more impressive manner.
Vladimir Stimac (game-high 21 points and nine rebounds) and Kenny Gabriel (16 points, six rebounds) stood out from Turk Telekom that saw its maiden EuroCup season coming to an early end.
Standings:
| Group C | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Valencia Basket (qualified) | 8 | 2 | 846 | 759 | 87 |
| 2. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (qualified) | 7 | 3 | 781 | 732 | 49 |
| 3. Partizan NIS Belgrade (qualified) | 4 | 6 | 756 | 771 | -15 |
| 4. Zenit St Petersburg (qualified) | 4 | 6 | 840 | 823 | 17 |
| 5. Turk Telekom Ankara | 4 | 6 | 766 | 819 | -53 |
| 6. Dolomiti Energia Trento | 3 | 7 | 745 | 830 | -85 |
Photo: ABA League