ASVEL beat Baskonia in EuroLeague as Zalgiris of Kaunas win a third straight game
In round nine of the EuroLeague, Europe's top club basketball competition, ASVEL of Villeurbanne beat Baskonia 94:79 on 30 October, while Zalgiris Kaunas defeated Partizan Belgrade. Baskonia, with one win in nine games, sit last in the standings.
In round nine of the EuroLeague, Europe's top club basketball competition, French side ASVEL (Villeurbanne) beat Spain's Baskonia 94:79 at home on 30 October. Baskonia played without Kurucs and keep losing: they have just one win in nine games and are last, in 20th place. ASVEL have four wins from nine games.
ASVEL vs Baskonia
For the hosts, Tyrique Washington scored 21 points, while veteran Patty Mills added 20 and hit five of seven three-pointers. Baskonia's top scorer was Kenneth Faried with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Marcio Santos had 13. Baskonia's only win this season came earlier in the month against Milan (86:76).
Other games
Zalgiris Kaunas beat Partizan Belgrade 87:80 at home. Carsen Edwards scored 17 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and eight rebounds. Partizan's best was Nemanja Tanaskovic with 19. It was Zalgiris's fifth win of the season and third in a row.
Anadolu Efes of Istanbul won 83:68 against Panathinaikos of Athens, whose second loss of the season this was; the Athens side still lead the standings. Olympiacos of Piraeus defeated Olimpia Milano 84:78, and Barcelona beat Valencia 98:94. Besiktas of Istanbul won 103:101 away at Virtus Bologna, recovering from a four-point deficit late in the game; Lonnie Walker scored 30 points.
