Taylor leads Bayern Munich over Zalgiris

Bayern Munich defeated Zalgiris Kaunas 79-73 to claim sole possession of fourth place in Group F. The victory was Bayern’s second straight win and improved the team’s record to 4-4. It wasn’t easy, however, the hosts trailed for much of the first three quarters before turning it on late to pull away with a 79-73 fourth quarter. Bryce Taylor scored 11 of his game-high 22 points in the final 10 minutes to pace the winners. John Bryant added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Bayern, which benefitted from outrebounding Zalgiris 41-28. Malcolm Delaney scored 11 and dished 6 assists, Robin Benzing also scored 11 and Boris Savovic netted 10. Robertas Javtokas paced Zalgiris with 18 points, Sarunas Jasikevicius was perfect on 3 tries from downtown en route to 15 points and 4 assists and Marty Pocius added 11 points in defeat.