Showing that its pride went well beyond its chances to go further in the competition, Cibona VIP fought until the last seconds for its first Top 16 win on Thursday, getting a dramatic layup with 3 seconds left to beat Olympiacos in Athens by 68-70. Marko Popović, who joined Cibona just before the Top 16, was the author of the game-winning shot, a reverse layup as the 24-second clock expired. Cibona raised its Group D record to 1-4, tying Olympiacos. Andrija Žižić led the winners with 19 points and 7 rebounds, while Popović added 15 and Marijan Mance 13. For Olympiacos, Panagiotis Liadelis had 19 points, Dalibor Bagarić 16 and Ruben Wolkowysky 11.
Scorers for Olyimpiakos: Jurak 2, Gorenc 9, Liadelis 19, Tomić 4, Sklavos 5, Bagarić 16, Wolkowysky 11, Printezis 2; for Cibona Kus 3, Krasić 5, Žižić 10, Golemac 3, Štimac 3, Mance 13, Mamić 7, Poljak 2, Popović 15.
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