JERUSALEM, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Jimmy Clark hit a buzzer-beater to give Maccabi Tel Aviv a dramatic 95-93 home win over Partizan Belgrade on Tuesday night in the 26th round of the EuroLeague.
The win lifted Maccabi to an 11-15 record, keeping the team in contention for a play-in spot, while Partizan dropped to 8-18.
Playing in front of 11,000 fans at the Menora Mivtachim Arena, Maccabi led 27-22 after the first quarter behind Iffe Lundberg and Clark.
The hosts quickly stretched the lead to 10 points in the second quarter, but Dylan Osetkowski sparked a Partizan comeback that gave the visitors a 50-48 halftime lead.
Partizan remained ahead 77-72 after three quarters, with Sterling Brown hitting key three-pointers.
The final quarter was tight throughout. Marcio Santos tied the game at 91-91 from the line with 30 seconds remaining. Clark put Maccabi ahead 93-91 with 17 seconds to go, Bruno Fernando tied it at 93-93 with four seconds left, before Clark sealed the win.
Clark and Lundberg led Maccabi with 21 points each, while Santos added 17. Brown scored 19 for Partizan, with Fernando and Osetkowski adding 17 apiece.
Elsewhere, Fenerbahce strengthened its hold on first place with an 82-78 win at Barcelona to improve to 18-7.
Teams ranked second through sixth before the 26th round all suffered losses: Olympiacos lost 98-108 in overtime in Dubai, Hapoel Tel Aviv was beaten 75-87 by Red Star in Belgrade, Real Madrid lost 81-82 to Panathinaikos in Greece, Valencia fell 90-107 to Anadolu Efes in Turkiye.
These results created a rare situation, in which all teams between second and eighth now have 16 wins each.
In other games, Zalgiris Kaunas beat Monaco 104-87, Bayern Munich edged Paris 81-75, and Olimpia Milano beat Baskonia 109-89. The round concludes on Wednesday with Virtus Bologna hosting Lyon-Villeurbanne. ■
