Žalgiris 87-80 Partizan: Jonas Valančiūnas has 16 points and eight rebounds as Partizan lose twice on the road this week

Žalgiris beat Partizan 87-80 at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas on Friday in EuroLeague round 9, according to the official box score and Eurohoops. The game tipped off at 6pm GMT.

Jonas Valančiūnas had 16 points, eight rebounds and a performance index rating (PIR) of 25, his highest since returning to Žalgiris, Eurohoops reported. Carsen Edwards led the hosts with 17 points and Azuolas Tubelis added 11.

Žalgiris led 44-40 at half-time and extended the lead to 16 points early in the fourth quarter. Partizan responded through Nikola Tanasković and Luka Vildoza, and five straight points from Ethan Thompson brought them within 77-73 with 3:47 left, according to Eurohoops. Edwards then made free throws late on.

Tanasković scored 19 points for Partizan, Thompson 15 and Vildoza 14. Carlik Jones had seven points and seven assists.

Partizan lost at ASVEL on Wednesday, so they finished their week of two away games with two defeats, Eurohoops said. Žalgiris are 5-4 and Partizan 4-5.

See also: EuroLeague round 8 Wednesday · Partizan 85-82 Crvena Zvezda