First half lead not enough vs Fenerbahce 25
Zalgiris Kaunas led by 16 points in the first half vs Fenerbahce Istanbul, but couldn’t hold it and lost to the EuroLeague runner-up 75-82 at Zalgirio arena on Friday.
Kostas Sloukas poured in 20 points, Luigi Datome 11 and Jan Vesely 10 for the winners, who outscored their hosts 18-29 in the fourth quarter.
Zalgiris got 23 points from Nate Wolters, 14 each from Arturas Milaknis and Brandon Davies.
Milaknis and Wolters had 5 points each as Zalgiris led 10-4 but Datome matched to get Fenerbahce within 14-12. Leo Westermann and Antanas Kavaliauskas revived Zalgiris and Milaknis returned to beat the buzzer for a 25-18 lead after 10 minutes.
Davies upped the difference to double digits twice before Thomas Walkup and Wolters blew it up to 38-22. Sloukas led the visitors on a 0-9 run but Paulius Jankunas and Davies steadied Zalgiris to lead 42-34 at halftime.
Sloukas got Fenerbahce closer but Wolters answered before late shots by Marius Grigonis and Tyler Ennis left a 57-53 scoreboard after three quarters.
Sloukas hit a set-up triple and Datome the go-ahead one for Fenerbahce’s first lead at 61-63, Wolters answered in kind, but Ennis hit a triple and Joffrey Lauvergne an inside bucket as Fenerbahce soared ahead 64-72. Milaknis and Wolters kept it close from deep, but Sloukas and Ennis replied. Westermann’s triple made it 75-79 going into the final minute, but Ennis hit free throws and drew an offensive foul to settle the matter.
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