Barcelona edges Bayern in thriller

MVP Justin Doellman paced the winners with 16 points. Brad Oleson and two-time All-Euroleague center Ante Tomic each added 15 while former Turkish Airlines Euroleague MVP Juan Carlos Navarro had 12 and 8 assists for Barcelona. Nihad Djedovic led Bayern with 19 points against his former team. John Bryant added 16 and 11 rebounds, Lucca Staiger had 12 points while Dusko Savanovic and Heiko Schaffartzik each got 10 for the guests. A three-pointer by Oleson gave Barcelona an early 15-9 lead. Schaffartzik and Vasilije Micic allowed Bayern to get a 17-19 edge late in the first quarter. Savanovic followed a triple with a layup for a 25-28 Bayern lead. Three-pointers by Navarro, Bostjan Nachbar and Doellman gave Barcelona a 42-36 lead but Djedovic singlehandedly brought Bayern within 44-43 at halftime. Bryant struck from downtown and Djedovic added free throws to give Bayern its biggest lead, 54-59. Navarro, Oleson and Tomic fueled a 12-0 run which allowed Barcelona to get the lead for good, 68-59. Bryant and Djedovic managed to bring Bayern as close as 73-71 but back-to-back three-pointers by Oleson and Marcelinho Huertas allowed Barcelona to seal the outcome down the stretch.