By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Game-winning three banked by Marko Filipovity with just a couple of seconds to go threw Falco Szombathely to an 82-81 overtime win opposite to JDA Dijon at the Savaria Arena on Tuesday night.
Reigning MVP of the Round Zoltan Perl posted a game-high 16 points, three more teammates scored in double-digits. However, the hero of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season Gameday 8 contest, Filipovity did not join the pack, went to nine with his clinching bucket.
Perl, 24, grabbed the offensive rebound after his missed attempt from the charity stripe, dished his sixth assist to the 23-year-old Hungarian forward for the game-winning three and the 19th lead change in the exciting Group D matchup.
Now 4-0 at home, Gasper Okorn’s sits at 4-4. Laurent Legname’s dropped to 5-3, but retained the tiebreaker over the Hungarian champions with the slimmest possible margin of defeat at Szombathely and its 87-68 victory in Round 1.
Lamonte Ulmer poured a game-high 25 points in losing effort with 11/13 free throws. Alexandre Chassang’s was massive for the French outlet to overcome its sluggish start, ended up with 16 points to his name. Rasheed Sulaimon notched 15.
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Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League