Basketball
Ibaka gives Bayern a boost, Edwards crushes Armani with 32 points
Great performance from Bayern Munich, who beat Armani 91:84 in overtime, after Serge Ibaka’s equalizing three-pointer and thanks to the orgies of Carsen Edwards, who scored 11 of his 32 points in overtime.
Bayern and Armani needed the extra five minutes to resolve their differences on matchday 12 of the EuroLeague. Pablo Lasso’s team was the one that smiled in the final, winning 91-84 (76-76) after Serge Ibaka gave them life with a game-winning 3-pointer 0.5 inches before the start of the game.
Ibaka played a starring role throughout the game and again posted a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds, but Carsen Edwards stole the MVP award from him after scoring 11 of his 32 points in overtime.
Somehow, Bayern climbed to 6-6 while Armani, who went to Germany without Nikola Mirotic, fell to 4-8. Savon Shields stood out from Ettore Messina’s team with 26 points.
2-7 points through surprise, 6-21 points through opponent’s mistakes, 18-0 points on second chances after Bayern collected 11 offensive rebounds.
THE REFEREES: Pukl, Obrknezevic, Petek
THE DECADES: 22-25, 44-39, 55-52, 76-76 (ff), 91-84
BAYERN MUNICH (Lasso): Wyler-Bubb 14 (2), Francisco 11 (1/5 3-pointers, 4 assists, 6 turnovers), Edwards 32 (7/11 2-pointers, 5/10 3-pointers, 3/3 shots ), Weidemann, Giffay 2, Radoncic 2, Bonga 5 (0/4 three-pointers, 6 rebounds), Ibaka 20 (5/8 two-pointers, 3/4 three-pointers, 1/1 shot, 12 rebounds), Brankovic, Booker 5 (9 rebounds), Gillespie.
ARMANI MILAN (Messina): Lo 3 (1), Poitres 4, Bortolani 2, Tonut 9 (1), Meli 10 (2), Ricci, Flacadori 5 (1), Hall 10 (2/6 threes), Shields 26 (3/5 2-pointers, 5/11 3-pointers, 5/5 shots), Hines 5, Vogtman 10 (2/6 3-pointers).
The team statistics of FC Bayern Munich: 23/36 2-pointers, 12/30 3-pointers, 9/10 shots, 44 rebounds (33 defensive + 11 offensive), 13 assists, 3 steals, 16 turnovers, 4 blocks.
Armani Milano team statistics: 17/33 2-pointers, 14/36 3-pointers, 8/8 shots, 22 rebounds (20 defensive + 2 offensive), 15 assists, 9 steals, 7 turnovers, 1 block.
The next games of the two teams: On matchday 13, Bayern play at SEF against Olympiakos (8/12, 9:15 p.m.), while Armani travels to Serbia to play against Partizan (7/12, 9:30 p.m.).
Source: sport 24
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