The important is the victory
2nd Day TOP-16
Stadium: OAKA
Tickets:12.000
Partizan will not let Panathinaikos to take an easy victory. The Serbian team may lose from Panathinaikos, 67-65, for third time this season, but again gave a hard time to the European Champion. After the…heart attack in the first 35 minutes, the “green” found the solutions, to take the victory, in order not to have problems with their “ticket” for the next round.
Mike Batiste was the person who gave the win to his team, with two free throws at the last 19 seconds, and with his block to Milenko Tepic at the last second of the game. Vassilis Spanoulis scored 20 points and also Nikos Hatzivrettas was very good.
Partizan was better at the beginning and took the lead with 4-11 but then Panathinaikos made o “run” 12-0 and made the score 16-11. Kecman shined early while a three-pointer by Petar Bozic and a final basket by Uros Tripkovic gave Partizan a 21-23 edge after 10 minutes.
At the second period Panathinaikos tried to stay in charge but he couldn’t make it (34-40).
At the third period the problems were more. Partizan was ahead with 41-56 at 26th minute, but Becirovic gave the solutions for his team. In the last ten minutes Panathinaikos made his come back and with 2 free throws by Mike Batiste ath the last 19 seconds, and his block to Tepic at the last second Panathinaikos took a very crucial victory.
Scores by period: 21-23, 34-40, 49-56, 67-65
Panathinaikos: (Obradovic): Alvertis, Spanoulis 20(2), Becirovic 8, Batiste 9, Zizic, Hatzivrettas 3(1), Dikoudis 3, Diamantidis 9(1), Winston 9, Prcacin 2, Jasikevicius 4
Partizan (Vujosevic): Palacio 11, Tepic 9(2), Kecman 13(3), Borovniak, Tripkovic 7(1), Velicovic 5, Pekovic 7, Vitkovac 10(1), Bozic 3(1), Milosevic, Vranes
