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EuroLeague 07/03/2013, 21.01

Mirotic sets record, leads Madrid to OT victory

Big win for Real Madrid

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Nikola Mirotic was at his best in leading Real Madrid to a memorable 104-105 overtime victory over Zalgiris Kaunas at Zalgirio Arena on Thursday night. Mirotic forced overtime when he grabbed an offensive rebound and sank 2 free throws with 3.4 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 84-84. He then nailed a big three with 33 seconds left in overtime and added 2 more from the line to make it 94-101, essentially sealing a monumental victory. Mirotic finished with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. He set a new Euroleague record for free throws made and accuracy by going 18 for 18 from the line. The win kept Los Blancos in first place in Group E with a 9-1 record. Madrid will mathematically advance to the playoffs if Panathinaikos beats Unicaja Malaga on Friday. Jaycee Carroll added 21 points for the winners, Sergio Llull compiled 14 points and 5 assists, Rudy Fernandez scored 11 and Sergio Rodriguez tallied 10 points and 8 assists. Zalgiris, which led by as many as 14 in the third quarter and 7 with less than two minutes to go, dropped to 4-6 in losing to Madrid by 1 point for the second time. Tremmell Darden finished with 20 points for the Lithuanian champs, Mindaugas Kuzminskas scored 16, Ksistof Lavrinovic 14 and Oliver Lafayette had 13 points and 5 assists. 

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