Unicaja edges Montepaschi in overtime thriller

Unicaja Malaga rallied from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit to snatch a dramatic 91-89 overtime victory over Montepaschi Siena at Martin Carpena Arena on Friday night. Earl Calloway and James Gist were Unicaja’s heroes: Calloway scored a game-winning driving layup with 17 seconds left in overtime and Gist blocked Marcelus Kemp’s late attempt to send game into second extra session. With the dramatic win, Unicaja climbs into second place in the Group B standings with a 2-1 record, while Siena remains the only winless team in the group after three games. The Italian champions used 9 first-half three-pointers and 4 more triples in the third quarter to build a 59-73 lead, but Unicaja went on a 14-0 run that tied the game at 73-73. Bobby Brown forced overtime with 5.5 seconds left in regulation with a lovely floater, but it was Calloway and Gist who had the last laugh in overtime. Calloway scored 12 points of his 15 points in the fourth-quarter run and overtime and Marcus Williams also scored 15, connecting on 4 of 7 three-point shots while dishing 6 assists. Gist added 13 points, Krunoslav Simon finished with 11 and Luka Zoric had 10 points for Unicaja. Brown led Siena with game-high 22 points along with 6 assists, Marcelus Kemp scored 16, Moss finished with 15. Tomas Ress 11 and Viktor Sanikidze garbbed 13 rebounds in defeat. 

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