EA7 Milano improved to 2-0 as they edged Darussafaka Dogus 81-80 in a thrilling EuroLeague encounter in Istanbul.
Milan Macvan starred with 19 points for the winners as the Italian side held on in the final seconds despite pressure from the hosts, who drop to 1-1.
“We had a really good approach to rebounding, and we won the game with that,” said Milano coach Jasmin Repesa.
“Sometimes the game comes down to making a play or not making a play, and at the very end we did not make those plays,” added Darussafaka coach David Blatt.
“We changed the line-up today but Milan responded and it still resulted in us not starting as well as we would have liked.”
Adrien Moerman led Darussafaka Dogus with 20 points on 4/7 three-point shooting.
Along with EA7 Milano, Real Madrid are also 2-0 after they overcame Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv on the road 89-82.
Real led for the majority for the contest until Maccabi suddenly narrowed the deficit to 85-82 in the final minutes. The Liga Endesa champions though held on.
Jaycee Carroll led Real with 18 points.
Brose Baskets secured their first win of the new EuroLeague season after narrowly beating Unics Kazan 89-86.
Nikos Zisis led the charge for the German champions with a double-double 16 points and 12 assists.
Keith Langford led all scorers with 24 points for Unics who remain winless after two games.
After defeat on opening night, Olympiacos got back on track with a convincing 88-63 win over Anadolu Efes in Piraeus.
Vassilis Spanoulis paced Olympiacos with 17 points Ashe reached 3,000 career EuroLeague points.
Cedi Osman paced Anadolu Efes with 22 points; a career high for him, but Anadolu drop to 0-2.
