The hosts came out strong, demonstrating their offensive strength in the first half and taking a double-digit lead (50-39) into halftime. After the break, Zalgiris tightened its defense and reduced Valencia's lead to just two points, 58-56, midway through the third quarter. The visitors later tied the game at 87-87 heading into the final minute. However, the Lithuanian team couldn't pull ahead as Brancou Badio hit a contested baseline jumper to put Valencia 89-87 ahead, and Jean Montero sealed the win from the free-throw line after Sylvain Francisco missed a potential game-winning three-pointer. Omari Moore led Valencia with 16 points in 21 minutes, Nate Reuvers followed him with 12 points on a perfect shooting night, while Badio added 11 and Jaime Pradilla 10 for the winners. Moses Wright neared a double-double with 20 points and 9 boards, Dustin Sleva contributed 14 points and Ignas Brazdeikis poured in 13 points on 3-of-3 from behind the arc in the losing effort. Read more at: ht...