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EuroLeague 23/01/2014, 22.28

Galatasaray beats Bayern Munich for its first Top 16 win

72-66 the final score

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Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul went on the road to pick up its first Top 16 win, holding off FC Bayern Munich 66-72 on Thursday night. Galatasaray improved to 1-3 for a share of at least the sixth place in Group F, while a second consecutive loss dropped Bayern to 2-2 and fourth place. The visitors took the lead from the get-go, racing to 13-25 margin after only seven minutes. The hosts slowly chipped away at the deficit and grabbed their first lead in the third quarter, 45-43. However, Carlos Arroyo led another Galatasaray’s charge, and with help from Zoran Erceg and Milan Macvan, the visitors held on for victory in front of large contingent of it fans in Munich’s Audi Dome. Arroyo netted 21 points, Erceg collected 19 points plus 10 rebounds, and Macvan had 14 points. Malcolm Delaney finished as Bayern’s top scorer with 12 points and Yassin Idbihi amassed 11 points plus 10 rebounds in only 17 minutes in defeat. 

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