Cedevita Zagreb shocks Maccabi Tel Aviv on the road

Cedevita Zagreb hit 14 three-pointers to silence Nokia Arena and stun reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 73-83 on Thursday night. The historic, first ever Euroleague road win improved Cedevita to 1-3 in Group B, while Maccabi dropped to 2-2. The visitors trailed only one all game – for 20 seconds in the first quarter – and then put together a 0-11 run for their first double-digit lead. Maccabi rallied behind Jeremy Pargo in the first half, and Sofoklis Schortsanitis at the start of the third quarter, tying it at 44-44. But the hosts never regained the lead as Fran Pilepic caught fire with 14 second-half points and Cedevita opened 51-62 margin before holding on by closing out the game with a 2-9 run. Roko Ukic finished with 17 points and 6 assists, Nemanja Gordic netted 16 on 4-for-6 three-point shooting. Cedevita also pulled down 14 offensive rebounds, as Mario Delas collected 10 points plus 9 boards, and Miro Bilan 10 points and 8 boards. Jeremy Pargo led Maccabi with 24 points, Devin Smith netted 14 and grabbed 7 rebounds, while Schortsanitis had 10 points in defeat.