Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 27 was a derby match between two teams from Spain. Eleventh ranked Real Madrid won against visiting FC Barcelona (14-13)

96-91. Real Madrid made 29-of-37 free shots (78.4 percent) during the game, while Barca only scored twelve points from the stripe. 27 personal fouls committed by Barca helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for Croatian Mario Hezonja (202-1995) who led his team to a victory with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Swingman Alberto Abalde (202-1995) contributed with 16 points and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Joel Parra (202-2000) answered with 20 points and 7 rebounds for Barca. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Defending Spanish champion moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Barca. Real Madrid is looking forward to face higher ranked Panathinaikos (#3) in Athens in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Barca will play on the road against ALBA (#18) in Berlin and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Turkish Fenerbahce (17-9) against seventeenth ranked Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv (7-20) on Thursday night. Visiting Fenerbahce was defeated by Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Tel Aviv 94-76. It was a great evening for power forward Roman Sorkin (209-1996, college: Oregon) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 5 rebounds. Jimmy Clark III helped adding 7 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. The best for the losing side was American forward Nigel Hayes-Davis (203-1994, college: Wisconsin) with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Fenerbahce's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Defending Israeli champion moved-up to sixteenth place, which they share with Virtus. Defending Turkish champion Fenerbahce keeps the second position with nine games lost. M.Tel-Aviv will play against higher ranked ASVEL (#14) in Villeurbanne in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Fenerbahce will play on the road against Milano (#9) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked German Bayern Muenchen (16-11) against seventh ranked French Paris Basket (16-10) on Thursday night. Visiting Bayern Muenchen was defeated by Paris Basket in a tough game in Paris 88-93. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Bayern Muenchen. It was an exceptional evening for TJ Shorts who led the winners and scored 27 points. Carsen Edwards came up with 29 points and 5 rebounds for Bayern in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Paris moved-up to fourth place. Defending German champion Bayern dropped to the fifth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Monaco and Crvena zvezda. Paris will meet at home Monaco (#6) in the next round. Bayern will play against Crvena zvezda and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 27: Zalgiris beat Crvena zvezda on the road 86-80. Milano won against Monaco on its own court 86-80. Bottom-ranked ALBA was outscored by Anadolu Efes in Istanbul 98-73. Virtus were rolled over Olympiacos at home 70-92. Baskonia was defeated by Partizan on the opponent's court 86-73. ASVEL lost to Greek defending champion Panathinaikos in a home game 93-96.
The most impressive performance of 27th round was 24 points and 6 assists by Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos.

Crvena zvezda - Zalgiris 80-86

There was a surprise result when twelfth ranked Lithuanian Zalgiris (13-14) beat 4th placed Serbian Crvena zvezda (16-11) in Beograd

86-80

on Thursday.

Zalgiris

had a

21-9

advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 56.5 percentage. It was an exceptional evening for French point guard Sylvain Francisco (185-1997) who led the winners and scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Serbian power forward Alen Smailagic (208-2000) accounted for 15 points (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winning side. Nemanja Nedovic (192-1991) came up with 14 points and 4 assists and center Filip Petrusev (211-2000, college: Gonzaga) added 16 points respectively for

Crvena zvezda

in the defeat. Four

Crvena zvezda

players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.

Zalgiris

maintains twelfth place with

13-14

record, which they share with Anadolu Efes. Defending Serbian champion

Crvena zvezda

dropped to the fifth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Bayern and Monaco.

Zalgiris will meet Baskonia (#15) in the next round. Crvena zvezda will play against Bayern (#7) in Muenchen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Crvena zvezda: F.Petrusev 16+4reb, N.Nedovic 14+3reb+4ast, J.Bolomboy 12+5reb+1ast, C.Miller-McIntyre 11+2reb+4ast, Y.Dos Santos 10+1reb+3ast, N.Kalinic 9+5reb+3ast
Zalgiris: S.Francisco 25+6reb+4ast, A.Smailagic 15+3reb, D.Sirvydis 12+4reb+1ast, A.Butkevicius 8+2reb+3ast, I.Brazdeikis 7+4reb+4ast, B.Dunston 7+5reb+2ast

M.Tel-Aviv - Fenerbahce 94-76

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Turkish Fenerbahce (17-9) against seventeenth ranked Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv (7-20) on Thursday night. Visiting

Fenerbahce

was defeated by

Maccabi Tel-Aviv

in Tel Aviv

94-76

.

M.Tel-Aviv

made 25-of-29 charity shots (86.2 percent) during the game.

M.Tel-Aviv

had a

28-16

advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Fenerbahce was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for power forward Roman Sorkin (209-1996, college: Oregon) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 5 rebounds. American guard Jimmy Clark III (191-2001, college: Duquesne, agency: Diamond Sports) helped adding 7 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Four

Maccabi Tel-Aviv

players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Nigel Hayes-Davis (203-1994, college: Wisconsin) with 12 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import forward Bonzie Colson Jr (198-1996, college: Notre Dame, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. Fenerbahce's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Defending Israeli champion moved-up to sixteenth place, which they share with Virtus. Defending Turkish champion

Fenerbahce

keeps the second position with nine games lost.

M.Tel-Aviv will play against higher ranked ASVEL (#14) in Villeurbanne in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Fenerbahce will play on the road against Milano (#9) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Fenerbahce: N.Hayes-Davis 12+6reb+2ast, W.Baldwin IV 12+2reb+2ast, B.Colson Jr. 11+7reb+2ast, T.Biberovic 9+6reb+1ast, A.Zagars 8+1reb+2ast, D.Hall 7+2reb+5ast
M.Tel-Aviv: R.Sorkin 21+5reb+2ast, J.Rivero 18+1reb+1ast, L.Randolph 16+1reb+1ast, J.DiBartolomeo 13+8reb+1ast, O.Mayer 7+2reb+6ast, J.Clark III 7+6reb+10ast

Milano - Monaco 86-80

There was an upset when higher ranked French Monaco (16-11) lost on the road to ninth ranked Italian Armani Milano (15-12)

86-80

on Thursday. It was an exceptional evening for Danish Shavon Shields (201-1994, college: Nebraska) who led the winners and scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Spanish Nikola Mirotic (208-1991) accounted for 22 points for the winning side. Guard Elie Okobo (191-1997) came up with 16 points and 6 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and American point guard Mike James (185-1990, college: Lamar) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively for

Monaco

in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending Italian champion moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Partizan. Defending French champion

Monaco

keeps the fifth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Bayern and Crvena zvezda.

Milano will meet at home league's second-placed Fenerbahce in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Monaco will play against Paris and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Monaco: E.Okobo 16+2reb+6ast, M.James 15+4reb+4ast, J.Loyd 9+3reb, M.Strazel 8+1reb+3ast, G.Papagiannis 7+2reb, P.Cornelie 7+3reb
Milano: N.Mirotic 22+4reb+2ast, S.Shields 19+9reb+5ast, Z.LeDay 10+7reb+1ast, F.Causeur 7+2reb, N.Mannion 7+3reb+3ast, A.Brooks 5+2reb

Paris - Bayern 93-88

Very important is a road loss of third ranked German Bayern Muenchen (16-11) against seventh ranked French Paris Basket (16-10) on Thursday night. Visiting

Bayern Muenchen

was defeated by

Paris Basket

in a tough game in Paris

88-93

. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Bayern Muenchen. It was an exceptional evening for American-North Macedonian point guard TJ Shorts (175-1997, college: UC Davis) who led the winners and scored 27 points. German point guard Maodo Lo (191-1992, college: Columbia) accounted for 14 points for the winning side. Shorts is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American guard Carsen Edwards (183-1998, college: Purdue) came up with 29 points and 5 rebounds and Andreas Obst (191-1996) added 20 points respectively for

Bayern

in the defeat. Four

Bayern

players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.

Paris

moved-up to fourth place. Defending German champion

Bayern

dropped to the fifth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Monaco and Crvena zvezda.

Paris will meet at home Monaco (#6) in the next round. Bayern will play against Crvena zvezda and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bayern: C.Edwards 29+5reb+2ast, A.Obst 20+1reb, S.Napier 14+5ast, J.Voigtmann 11+5reb+3ast, V.Lucic 4+8reb+1ast, E.Harris 4+1reb
Paris: T.Shorts 27+3reb+3ast, M.Lo 14+1reb+3ast, D.Hommes 12+2reb+1ast, M.Jantunen 9+3reb, T.Ward 9+6reb+2ast, N.Hifi 8+3reb

Real Madrid - Barca 96-91

The most interesting game of round 27 was a derby match between two teams from Spain. Eleventh ranked Real Madrid won against visiting FC Barcelona (14-13)

96-91

.

Real Madrid

made 29-of-37 free shots (78.4 percent) during the game, while

Barca

only scored twelve points from the stripe. 27 personal fouls committed by

Barca

helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for Croatian Mario Hezonja (202-1995) who led his team to a victory with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Swingman Alberto Abalde (202-1995) contributed with 16 points and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Joel Parra (202-2000) answered with 20 points and 7 rebounds and American swingman Justin Anderson (198-1993, college: Virginia, agency: Octagon Europe) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Barca. Four

Real Madrid

and five

Barca

players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Defending Spanish champion moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Barca.

Real Madrid is looking forward to face higher ranked Panathinaikos (#3) in Athens in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Barca will play on the road against ALBA (#18) in Berlin and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Barca: J.Parra 20+7reb, J.Parker 18+3reb+1ast, C.Metu 17+4reb+1ast, J.Anderson 15+7reb+3ast, D.Brizuela 10+3reb+2ast, T.Satoransky 7+3reb+4ast
Real Madrid: M.Hezonja 19+8reb+1ast, F.Campazzo 18+2reb+1ast, D.Musa 16+5reb+1ast, A.Abalde 16+1reb+5ast, S.Llull 7+2ast, B.Fernando 6+3reb+1ast

Anadolu Efes - ALBA 98-73

Very predictable result when thirteenth ranked Turkish Efes (13-14) rolled over bottom-ranked German ALBA Berlin (4-23) in Istanbul

98-73

on Friday.

Anadolu Efes

outrebounded

ALBA 32-20

including 22 on the defensive glass.

Anadolu Efes

looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Nigerian-American Jordan Nwora (203-1998, college: Louisville) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. French center Vincent Poirier (213-1993) accounted for 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Four Efes players scored in double figures. New Zealand-German center Yannick Wetzell (206-1996, college: SDSU) came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds and American center David McCormack (208-1999, college: Kansas) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for

ALBA

in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.

Anadolu Efes

moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Zalgiris.

ALBA

lost third consecutive game. They stay dead last with 23 lost games.

Anadolu Efes will meet at home Virtus (#16) in the next round. ALBA will play against Barca and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
ALBA: Y.Wetzell 20+5reb+1ast, D.McCormack 13+5reb+1ast, M.Thomas 10+1reb+2ast, M.Hermannsson 7+2ast, L.Olinde 6+1reb+1ast, G.Procida 6+1reb+1ast
Anadolu Efes: J.Nwora 18+7reb+1ast, R.Smits 17+1ast, V.Poirier 14+6reb+2ast, D.Willis 12+4reb, E.Bryant 12+3reb+3ast, P.Dozier Jr 9+2reb+2ast

Virtus BO - Olympiacos 70-92

Not a big story in a game when 16th ranked Italian Virtus Bologna (7-20) was outscored at home by first ranked Greek Olympiacos (20-7)

92-70

on Friday.

Olympiacos

outrebounded

Virtus 41-29

including a

31-20

advantage in defensive rebounds.

Olympiacos

looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by

Virtus

' players. It was an exceptional evening for Bulgarian forward Aleksandar Vezenkov (204-1995) who led the winners and scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. American Alec Peters (206-1995, college: Valpo) accounted for 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Five Olympiacos players scored in double figures. French swingman Isaia Cordinier (197-1996) came up with 15 points and 6 rebounds and Senegalese-Italian forward Mouhamet Diouf (208-2001) added 9 points and 8 rebounds respectively for

Virtus

in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.

Olympiacos

have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with

20-7

record.

Virtus

lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixteenth position with 20 games lost. They share it with M.Tel-Aviv.

Olympiacos will meet at home Partizan (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Virtus will play against Anadolu Efes (#13) in Istanbul and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Virtus BO: I.Cordinier 15+6reb+3ast, D.Hackett 10+2reb+4ast, M.Diouf 9+8reb+1ast, M.Morgan 7+2reb+4ast, N.Akele 7+4reb, A.Zizic 6+1ast
Olympiacos: A.Vezenkov 12+8reb+1ast, M.Fall 12+5reb+1ast, A.Peters 12+6reb+2ast, N.Milutinov 12+7reb, E.Fournier 12+1reb+6ast, K.Papanikolaou 11+5reb+3ast

Partizan - Baskonia 86-73

Everything went according to plan when ninth ranked Serbian Partizan (15-12) defeated 15th ranked Spanish Baskonia (11-16) in Beograd

86-73

on Friday.

Partizan

looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when

Partizan

made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for South Sudanese point guard Carlik Jones (185-1997, college: Louisville) who led the winners and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). American guard Sterling Brown (197-1995, college: SMU) accounted for 19 points for the winning side. American guard Trent Forrest (194-1998, college: FSU) came up with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and French swingman Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (198-1995) added 11 points respectively for

Baskonia

in the defeat. Four

Baskonia

players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.

Partizan

have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Milano.

Baskonia

at the other side dropped to the fourteenth position with 16 games lost. They share it with ASVEL.

Partizan will meet league's leader Olympiacos in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Baskonia will play against Zalgiris (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Baskonia: T.Luwawu-Cabarrot 11+4reb+3ast, N.Rogkavopoulos 11+7reb, T.Forrest 10+7reb+6ast, L.Samanic 10+2reb+1ast, C.Moneke 9+3reb+2ast, D.Hall 9+3reb
Partizan: C.Jones 21+6reb+6ast, S.Brown 19+4reb+3ast, I.Mike 9+3reb+2ast, G.Lundberg 8+4ast, B.Davies 8+5reb+3ast, V.Marinkovic 8+2reb

ASVEL - Panathinaikos 93-96

There was no surprise when 14th ranked French ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (11-16) was edged at home by third ranked Greek Panathinaikos (17-10)

96-93

on Friday.

Panathinaikos

looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American Kendrick Nunn (194-1995, college: Oakland) who led the winners and scored 24 points and 6 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Spanish Juancho Hernangomez (206-1995) accounted for 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Forward Melvin Ajinca (202-2004) came up with 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and point guard Theo Maledon (192-2001) added 10 points and 11 assists respectively for

ASVEL

in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.

Panathinaikos

have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending Greek champion maintains third place with

17-10

record having just three points less than leader Olympiacos.

ASVEL

lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 16 games lost. They share it with Baskonia.

Panathinaikos will meet at home Real Madrid (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. ASVEL will play against M.Tel-Aviv (#17) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
ASVEL: M.Ajinca 18+5reb+3ast, N.Sako 17+4reb, N.De Colo 16+1reb+5ast, S.Harrison 12, T.Maledon 10+2reb+11ast, A.Roberson 8+7reb+1ast
Panathinaikos: K.Nunn 24+3reb+6ast, J.Hernangomez 15+9reb+2ast, K.Mitoglou 14, K.Sloukas 12+5reb+6ast, L.Brown 8+6reb+5ast, C.Osman 6+2reb+1ast