Barcelona beat EuroLeague leaders Crvena Zvezda 98-94 in overtime

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Spanish powerhouse Barcelona beat Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leaders Serbian Crvena Zvezda 98-94 in overtime Friday.

The game was tied at 84-84 before it finished in overtime.

Czech center Jan Vesely led the Spanish side to victory with 19 points at Belgrade Arena.

Crvena Zvezda’s Brazilian guard Yago Dos Santos’ 23 points was not enough for the Serbian club.

Crvena Zvezda remain atop of the standings at 301, while Barcelona are just behind with a points difference.

Anadolu Efes came back from 15 points down to beat Olympiacos 91-89

Turkish team Anadolu Efes came back from 15 points down to beat Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus 91-89 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 4 clash Friday.

US guard Shane Larkin rallied the hosts to the win with 24 points at Istanbul’s Basketball Development Center.

French forward Evan Fournier’s 20 points were not enough for the Greek side.

Olympiacos is in the seventh spot at 2-2 while Anadolu Efes climbed to ninth at 2-2 with a points difference.

Friday’s EuroLeague
results:

Monaco vs. Virtus Segafredo Bologna: 101-85

Anadolu Efes vs. Olympiacos Piraeus: 91-89

Barcelona vs. Crvena Zvezda: 94-98

ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz: 76-69

Source: Anadolu Agency