Eurocup's Round 5 most important game was the defeat of Romanian Ploiesti (3-2). They were defeated by Serbian Partizan 76-69 on Wednesday night.
Ploiesti was trailing by 5 points at halftime but managed to get 4-point lead after three quarters before a 22-11 charge of Partizan, which allowed them to win the game. They made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game.
Center Djorde Gagic stepped up and scored 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. He's been named MVP of the match.
Defending Serbian champion left moved up to fifth place in Group E, which they share with Hapoel J-M. Defending Romanian champion Ploiesti dropped to the third position with two games lost. Ploiesti will play next round against strong Krasny Oktyabr. Partizan will try to continue on its current victory against first ranked Lietuvos rytas in Vilnius.