Partizan Beats Crvena Zvezda 85–82 in Overtime
Alessandro Pajola hits a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left after Zvezda erases an 18-point lead, and Carlik Jones scores 26
Partizan led by 18 early in the third quarter and was still up 68–53 in the fourth. Crvena Zvezda won the fourth quarter 25–10, and Jared Butler tied the game at 75 with 1:35 left in regulation.
Partizan missed four straight free throws after that, and Kevarrius Hayes blocked a Chris Jones drive with five seconds left to force overtime.
Zvezda led 81–77 and 82–79 in the extra period. Carlik Jones tied it with a 3-pointer, and Alessandro Pajola hit the winner from Arijan Lakic's pass. Zvezda did not get a shot off on its last possession.
Carlik Jones finished with 26 points and five assists. Chris Jones scored 22 for Zvezda, and Jordan Nwora had 16 points and eight rebounds. Zvezda made 20 of 27 free throws, and Partizan made 12 of 18.
The win ended Partizan's three-game losing streak and Zvezda's four-game winning streak. Both teams are 4–3.
Alessandro Pajola hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left in overtime, and Partizan beat Crvena Zvezda 85–82 in the Belgrade derby after watching an 18-point lead disappear.
Joan Peñarroya's Partizan went up 20–6 in the first quarter and led 31–21 after it. The lead was 52–38 at halftime, and two Carlik Jones free throws made it 56–38 early in the third quarter. Partizan took a 65–50 lead into the fourth, and Luca Vildoza's 3-pointer made it 68–53.
Ibon Navarro's Zvezda then won the fourth quarter 25–10. Semi Ojeleye made four straight free throws, and Jordan Nwora hit two 3-pointers in the run, the second for 73–69. Jared Butler scored twice in the last two and a half minutes, and his second basket tied the game at 75 with 1:35 left.
Partizan missed four straight free throws after that, two by Kevarrius Hayes and two by Pajola. Nwora missed a 3-pointer for Zvezda, and Carlik Jones missed a shot for Partizan. With five seconds left, Hayes blocked a Chris Jones drive, and Carlik Jones missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Chris Jones scored the first basket of overtime on a putback, and his basket with 2:07 left put Zvezda up 81–77. Carlik Jones answered with a basket, and Ebuka Izundu made one of two free throws for 82–79. Carlik Jones then grabbed the rebound of a Vildoza miss and hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 82 with 1:02 left.
Nick Weiler-Babb missed a 3-pointer for Zvezda, and Pajola hit the winner from Arijan Lakic's pass. Partizan chose not to foul on the last possession, and Zvezda never got a shot off.
Carlik Jones finished with 26 points on 10-of-17 shooting, five assists and a PIR, the league's efficiency rating, of 28. Lamar Stevens scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and Hayes had 13 points, eight rebounds, four of them offensive, and three blocks. Vildoza scored eight and Pajola seven.
Chris Jones led Zvezda with 22 points and four assists. Nwora had 16 points and eight rebounds, and Ojeleye scored 13, nine of them from the free-throw line. David Kramer added seven.
Partizan made 26 of 38 two-point shots and seven of 27 3-pointers. Zvezda made eight of 24 from 3-point range and 20 of 27 free throws, to Partizan's 12 of 18. Partizan outrebounded Zvezda 38–35 and committed 15 turnovers to Zvezda's 14.
The win ended Partizan's three-game losing streak and Zvezda's four-game winning streak, and it was Partizan's third straight EuroLeague derby win. Both teams are 4–3.