From the very beginning, Olimpija imposed a fierce pace, quickly reached a double-digit advantage and managed to maintain it during most of the match. In the very finish, Bayern had the opportunity for a complete turnaround, but they did not use their chance and the team from Milan won.
In the first period, there was an equal fight, first led by the guest, so that Olimpija could turn it around. At the end of the quarter, Bayern took the lead again. However, they went on vacation with the home team leading – 24:22.
The second period brought a much better game of the team from Milan. Olympia players in the middle of this part of the game reached a double-digit advantage – 34:24, which they maintained until the end of the quarter – 50:40.
The sequel brought an even more relaxed game for the hosts, who scored from all positions, the guests failed to catch the connection and slowly lost the game. Olympia’s advantage was slowly growing, and in the middle of the period it was the maximum plus 16 – 63:47 until then.
Bayer approached the difference of 10 points at one point, but the host returned to plus 17 – 70:53. By the end of the third period, Olympia kept a high advantage – 72:58.
The guests managed to get to minus 11 after three minutes of play in the last period, but Olimpija quickly returned to – 80:65 and thus rejected this attempt by the guests.
Bayern did not give up, in the finish they started all or nothing and three minutes before the end they approached 83:77. Armani mini series 5: 0, regains the double-digit advantage.
However, with incomprehensible mistakes in the finish, Olympia brings Bayern back into the game. With a series of 10: 0, the Bavarians are approaching two points with a difference of 91:89. A foul in the home team’s attack followed and Bayern had the opportunity to fight for overtime or even victory.
Eight seconds before the end, a dead ball was awarded when Bayern was in attack. After the throw, the ball came to Shields, followed by a quick foul. Shields used one throw. The guests had an attack to equalize, but they missed a shot by three points and Armani still came to victory – 92:89.
The most efficient in the winning team was Shields with 34 points, Delaney added 16, and Hines 12. With Bayern, Reynolds had an effect of 19 points and 10 rebounds, Baldwin added 17, and Johnson 14.
In the duel with Zenit, Barcelona celebrated the result – 79:53, and qualified for the final tournament of the Euroleague.
After the initial balance of power and the uncertainty of the result, the host took the initiative and the advantage grew slightly, so that by the end of the period, Barcelona had a maximum plus nine – 23:14.
Barça continued in the same rhythm, quickly gaining a double-digit advantage – 28:16, which they maintained until the end of the period. At one point, she had a plus 16, to end the half with an advantage of 13 points difference, 43:30.
Barcelona slightly maintained the advantage in the continuation, they did not force much, but in the middle of the third period they had a plus 15 – 49:34. Zenit did not manage to catch the connection.
The host with a total series of 12: 0 goes to the big plus 23, 57:34. By the end of the third period, the guests managed to reduce the gap of 57:39.
However, Barcelona quickly returned plus 20, which they did not drop until the end of the match. Zenit simply did not have a solution for tonight’s moody Barcelona. The host routinely brought the match to an end for the final 79:53.
Higgins was the most efficient in the winning team with 15 points, followed by Calates with 12, Davis and Kurik added 11. The only double-digit team in the defeated team was Poitres with 11, Beron added nine.
Barcelona and Armani will play in the semifinals of the final Euroleague tournament. The first semifinal pair are CSKA from Moscow and Ephesus. The final tournament will be played on May 28 in Cologne.
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