Alba Berlin escapes from Kragujeavc with overtime win

Alba Berlin escaped from Jezero Arena in Kragujevac with a 75-85 overtime win over Radnicki to remain undefeated in Group N. Reggie Redding tied the game at the end of regulation, while Vojdan Stojanovski opened a final 10-0 run for Alba to get the win. Cliff Hammonds collected 21 points on 3-of-4 shooting from long distance. Stojanovski scored 14, Leon Radosevic added 11 and Redding 10 for the winners. Marko Marinovic was the main contributor for Radnicki with 15 points and 8 assists, Stefan Bircevic and Sava Lesic drained 14 points each.

Alba opened the game with 5 points in a row, then increased the margin to 8-17 with back-to-back layups by forward Levon Kendall. Late in the quarter, after Stojanovski and Marinovic exchanged three-pointers, the home team got closer, 17-22. Radosevic beat the buzzer from mid-range to go on 19-25. Stojanovski hit from downtown and gave a 24-29 advantage to Alba, while a Marinovic jumper from mid-range put Radnicki in front 30-29. The teams took the lead with slim margins and just in the last two minutes, a Dusan Mladjan triple and a three-point-play completed by Radenko Pilcevic extended the cushion to 40-34 as the half finished. Hammonds tied at 42-42 with free throws at the midway point of the third quarter, and Jonas Wohlfarth with a put back gave an advantage to Alba, before a three-point-play completed by Nikola Kalinic tied it again at 47-47. Lesic’s dunk put in front Radnicki, while free throws scored by Marinovic and Kendall tied the game again at 52-52 after 30 minutes. The teams exchanged leads five times early in the last quarter, before a triple from Hammonds and Radosevic’s layup seemed to raise the guests' confidence, 61-66. Radosevic again from mid-range made it 62-68, but 8 consecutive points for Radnicki put them in front on 70-68 after a free throw nailed by Bircevic. Both sides missed attempts from the foul line; only Redding was perfect with 12 seconds left for another tie 71-71. Stefan Jovic missed the potential three to win the game, sending the teams to the overtime. Jovic opened the extra session splitting free throws, but Hammond hit a jumper for a 72-73 Alba advantage and then the guests never looked back. Lesic tied it at 75-75, but Stojanovski answered from downtown a few seconds later and King also from long distance in a final 0-10 run for the victory.