Djedovic, Renfroe lead FC Bayern Munich over Banvit and into Eighthfinals

FC Bayern Munich booked its ticket to the Eurocup Eighthfinals by defeating Banvit Bandirma 77-62 at home in Group G. Nihad Djedovic led the way for Bayern with 28 points and 6 rebounds, while Alex Renfroe collected 13 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists. Dusko Savanovic chipped in 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in the win, which pushed the home team to 4-1 in the Last 32. Banvit dropped to 3-2 in the group despite Adrien Moerman scoring 20 points, while Dominique Johnson picked up 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists and Courtney Fortson had 11 points in the loss.

Renfroe opened the scoring for Bayern and the hosts pushed the lead to 6-0. Moerman got Banvit on the scoring board with a three-pointer to start a 0-13 run, which featured another three from Moerman and 5 points from Johnson to lead 6-13. Djedovic snapped a nearly five-minute scoreless drought, but Moermann knocked down another triple and Fortson’s free throw had the guests ahead 8-17. After 4 straight Bayern points, Fortson knocked down a three and the gap was 14-20 after 10 minutes. Djedovic scored 8 points as Bayern opened the second quarter with a 10-0 surge to go up 24-20. Banvit started the quarter slowly as Fortson’s free throws were the guests’ first points after more than three minutes of play. A 7-1 Bayern spurt increased the advantage to 31-23 and it was 35-25 after a three-pointer from Djedovic. Banvit was able to trim the deficit to 39-35 after a Moerman triple and Johnson free throws. But Anton Gavel scored at the buzzer to give the hosts a 41-35 lead at the break.

Johnson started the second half with a three-pointer and Gasper Vidmar made it a 41-40 game. Renfroe’s free throws got Bayern going in the second half before a pair of baskets from Moerman put Banvit up 43-44. The lead switched hands with the next five scores. Renfroe made it 51-49 on a three-point play to start an 11-0 Bayern run to pull ahead 59-49. Jackie Carmichael was able to stop Banvit’s scoreless rut just before the end of the third quarter, which finished with Bayern up 59-51. Vidmar had the margin down to 59-53 to start the fourth quarter, but John Bryant and Savanovic converted back-to-back scores to make it a 10-point game again. Djedovic’s three-pointer increased the advantage to 68-55 midway through the fourth quarter. Fortson’s triple got the margin to 10 points, but Renfroe scored the next 4 points and Djedovic knocked down his third three-pointer to make it 75-60 with less than two minutes to play.