Zalgiris Kaunas (13-1) needed a difficult Edgaras Ulanovas shot to force overtime and a double-double (14 points, 16 rebounds) Tyler Cavanaugh performance to down hosts Juventus (6-8) 78-71 (21-16, 15-15, 15-14, 15-21, 12-5) .
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Panathinaikos AthensDespite trailing at half-time and at the end of the third quarter, Zalgiris looked confident down the final stretch. However, Juventus saw Jaylin Arlington (20 points) and Patrick Miller (17 points) put their team ahead (66-64).
The hosts had another chance to win it, but Miller missed and Zalgiris took the best out of the opportunity in overtime. Cavanaugh, Lekavicius and Josh Nebo were the Lithuanian champs' extra-time scorers.
Juventus Utena: Jaylin Arlington 20 (6/12 FG, 7/7 FT, 5 REB, 5 AST), Patrick Miller 17 (6/16 FG, 5/6 FT, 5 REB), Rokas Gystys 15 (5/7 FG, 5/7 FT).
Zalgiris Kaunas: Tyler Cavanaugh 14 (4/10 FG, 3/3 FT, 16 REB), Lukas Lekavicius 13 (3 AST, 4 TO), Edgaras Ulanovas 12 (5/14 FG, 2/5 FT), Joshua Nebo 10.
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