By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Four Turkish Airlines EuroLeague participants added to their respective preseason games on Sunday, including Partizan Mozzart Bet pulling away in the second half to take down promising newcomer to Italy’s LBA UnipolSai Trapani Shark, 89-61, in the Final of the Trapani International Tournament in Sicily. In a convincing display for the team coached by Zeljko Obradovic, Gabriel Iffe Lundberg stood out with 24 points to his name. As a precaution, Tyrique Jones sat out after an injury in the Semifinals against Bertram Derthona Tortona.
Lacking Nenad Dimitrijevic due to a minor injury, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan rallied from a seven-point deficit in the third quarter and edged out Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem, 83-81, in Vigevano. Shavon Shields tallied 22 points, including three triples, Zach LeDay added 16 points, and Nikola Mirotic put in six of his 13 points in the fourth quarter. For the losing side, Khadeen Carrington scored 14 points and Chris Johnson followed with 13 points.
Before a trip to Turkiye for the Gloria Cup, Zalgiris made short work of Sabah, 94-62, in Kaunas. Brady Manek combined 19 points and seven rebounds against the team coached by Rimas Kurtinaitis. The visitors, the first team from Azerbaijan in the Basketball Champions League, moved the training camp to Lithuania in recent days, preparing for the BCL Qualification Rounds.
Another EuroLeague outfit, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne was in the Final of the Ain Star Game and fell, 85-66, to host JL Bourg.
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