Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv secured a vital 80-73 road over Olympiacos as they improve to 5-4 in the EuroLeague.
DJ Seeley posted a season-high 19 points as the Israeli side managed to keep the hosts at bay for the majority of the contest.
“We just came out here and played aggressive on defence from the jump and we set the tone for the game,” Seeley said. “We know we could play offense, but we struggled on defence in the beginning of the season.
“We all just got together and said the key to winning is defence, because we got a lot of players that can score, so we need to clamp down on defence.”
Zalgiris got a morale boosting victory as they aim to climb off the bottom of the EuroLeague. They scored a deserved 86-72 win at home to Brose Baskets.
The win improves the Lithuanian’s side’s record to 3-6, while Bamberg struggle on 2-7.
Zalgiris set season-highs with 11 three-pointers and 19 offensive rebounds, plus they were a near-perfect 17/18 from the free throw line.
Paulius Jankunas collected 23 points and nine rebounds.
Real Madrid stayed second in the EuroLeague with a hard-fought 89-75 win over Unics Kazan.
The hosts didn’t properly pull away from their Russian counterparts until the third quarter when they took a 62-55 lead and they never looked back.
Felipe Reyes led the winners with 16 points.
Fenerbahce prevailed 79-70 away to EA7 Milano in front of a packed house at the Mediolanum Forum.
The win took the EuroLeague runner-up’s record to 6-3, while Milan slipped to 4-5.
A powerful final quarter was the key, with Fenerbahce restricting Milan to just 7 points in the final 10 minutes to snap a two-game losing run on the road.
Kostas Sloukas was the outstanding performer, combining a game-high 18 points with seven rebounds and three assists.
Anadolu Efes comfortably overcame a poor Crvena Zvezda 100-79 in Istanbul as they continue their climb up the table.
The two teams were locked at 21-21 after the first ten minutes of play but as the game progressed, Anadolu’s consistency on offence never dropped and they gradually built their lead to secure the win.
