Cedevita makes a winning EuroCup exit

In a game that did not matter much in the final standings, Cedevita Zagreb finished its 7DAYS EuroCup campaign on a winning note by downing previously-qualified Unicaja Malaga 74-71 in the Croatian capital on Wednesday. Unicaja knew it would finish second in Group H regardless of the outcome of this game, and will next face FC Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals. Cedevita finished Group H with 2-4 record. Marko Arapovic scored 14 points to pace Cedevita, Dzanan Musa scored all 12 of his points in the first half and grabbed 7 rebounds, while Toni Katic and John Shurna chipped in with 11 point apiece. Dejan Musli collected 18 points and 7 rebounds for Unicaja, Nemanja Nedovic had 12 points and Kyle Fogg netted 10 in defeat.

Five different scorers helped Cedevita to a 12-9 lead early on before back-to-back triples from Fogg and Jamar Smith helped Unicaja to an 18-19 lead after 10 minutes. A three-pointer from Arapovic gave Cedevita 25-21 early in the second, but triples from Nedovic and Alberto Diaz got Unicaja back in front, 31-33. Musli dominated inside for the visitors, but Musa hit a pair of three-pointers for Cedevita, which led 42-41 at halftime. A 10-0 run to open the third quarter, with Arapovic and Katic in main roles, had Cedevtia up 52-41, but Unicaja replied, and with 6 points from Musli came within 55-53. In his EuroCup debut, Roko Rogic scored to end the third quarter and open the fourth at 59-53. Fogg and Katic traded triples and the latter fed Shurna for a basket that opened a 66-59 advantage with four minutes left. Fogg, Nedovic and Alen Omic got Unicaja within a single possession, but a basket by Tomas sealed the victory for the hosts.