Last week’s 65-97 home debacle against Anadolu Efes Istanbul had clearly rattled Partizan, as the home team made a jittery start against ALBA and shot a mere 1 of 7 from the floor in the opening exchanges. The visitors, who are looking incomparably more aggressive on defense under new head coach Pedro Calles, took a jittery first quarter 13-14 before Partizan found its range from deep in the second and turned the tide for good.

With offensive boards keeping Partizan afloat in the opening 10 minutes, Davies and Bonga led the charge in the second quarter and the hosts engineered a 40-34 halftime lead as they were roared on by a fervent home crowd, which again turned up in droves hoping to put some wind into their team’s sails. 

EUROLEAGUE | SPORTKLUB