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EuroLeague 15/11/2012, 23.07

Cedevita picks up second win in 2OT thriller against Zalgiris

Seconda vittoria consecutiva per la squadra croata

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Cedevita Zagreb earned its second consecutive victory –and its second ever in the Euroleague- in Group C on Thursday night and ended Zalgiris Kaunas’ unbeaten run in the 2012-13 season with a 108-106 double overtime victory at Drazen Petrovic Basketball Center in the Croatian capital. Bracey Wright and Vlado Ilievski played big roles as Cedevita came from behind to tie the game and force overtime, then Mickael Gelabale forced the second extra session with a follow-dunk before the hosts wrested control of the game. Gelabale led the hosts with 23 points and 10 rebounds, Wright added 20 points, Predrag Suput scored 18 and Ilievski 16.Zalgiris had come into the game with the chance to secure qualification for the Top 16, but will have to wait after losing in a marathon match. Darjus Lavrinovic paced the Lithuanian champs with 24 points, Marko Popovic scored 19, Paulius Jankunas and Rimas Kaukenas netted 15 each and Tremell Darden 11. 

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