The third eternal derby this season, the first victory for the red and whites - and what a victory.
Red Star defeated Partizan in the 19th round of the Euroleague with phenomenal basketball during more than three and a half quarters - 88:72.
Janis Sferopoulos' team already had a plus 10 after the first 11 minutes, so that the home team's advantage would constantly grow, so the scoreboard in the "Belgrade Arena" after the first half showed a threatening 50:29.
A similar story was seen in the sequel, Zvezda had plus 23, and it maintained a high advantage until three minutes before the end when Partizan showed its character with a three-pointer by Frank Kaminski and after a long time was finally behind by one digit (77:68).
However, soon Rokas Gedraidis returned the triple and it was the beginning of the celebration in tonight's red-white Arena.
The most effective player for Zvezda was Nemanja Nedović with 16 points, Gedraitis and Freddy Gillespie scored 14 each, and Miloš Teodosić 13 (with seven assists)...
At Partizan, captain Kevin Panter was better than the others with 17.
Both teams were weakened tonight - the host was missing Luka Mitrović, while Partizan was without Zeko Ledej, and from earlier also without Aleksa Avramović.
Earlier this season, Partizan won twice against its biggest rival - in the Euroleague and the AdmiralBet ABA League.
It was exciting in Piraeus, where Olympiakos over Monaco reached the 11th triumph of the season - 75:73.
Shaquille McKissick scored two three-pointers in the finish, Alec Peters also scored and repelled the onslaught of the "princes" - in the end, Mike James missed a shot from the center to win.
In Lithuania, Fenerbahce outclassed Maccabi (109:74), while Asvel was better than Žalgiris in Villerban (93:79), thus ending a streak of 10 losses in the Euroleague.
Timote Luvavu was the most effective with 27 points, Keenan Evans stood out for the visitors with 21.
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