Inter Bratislava snatch victory at the buzzer; Sigal Prishtina cruise on the road
MUNICH (Germany) - Sigal Prishtina and Inter Bratislava both boosted their hopes of advancing to the Second Round after claiming their second wins on Tuesday.
MUNICH (Germany) - Sigal Prishtina and Inter Bratislava both boosted their hopes of advancing to the Second Round after claiming contrasting second wins on Tuesday.
Goran Bulatovic's coast-to-coast drive to the basket sealed a dramatic 94-93 triumph for Inter Bratislava away at PVSK-Veolia at the buzzer.
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Kenney Funderburk fired in 30 points along with 8 rebounds and 8 assists to help his side complete a double over the Hungarians as they improve to 2-2 in Group A.
The home side poured in 36 points in the opening 10 minutes before being pegged back as an exciting finish would ensue with the lead changing hands down the stretch. Bulatovic hit a three-pointer to make it 92-90 inside the final 90 seconds, and came up with the winner after PVSK-Veolia had edged ahead from the foul line.
Meanwhile, Divine Myles produced an incredible display with 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals to lead Sigal Prishtina past Apoel in a 107-80 victory on the road.
The Kosovan international played the full 40 minutes in the win, while Mikaile Tmusic tuned in with 23 points, while Fahro Alihodzic added 15 points and 10 rebounds for a fourth consecutive double-double from four appearances.
A 10-0 run helped the visitors take control in the first quarter as they went on to lead 31-23 and after seeing their advantage narrowly reduced by half-time, they powered further clear with a 28-9 third period.
Apoel were led by Dmitri Thompson's 22 points as they see their hopes of advancing all but fade without a win so far in Group C ahead of their final two games.
14 more games take place over Wednesday and Thursday to complete the action for Gameday 4.
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