Miroslav Raduljica

Simonovic leads Red Star to victory over Armani

BELGRADE - Red Star Belgrade defeated Italy's Armani Milan 83-70 (14-19, 23-13, 17-14, 29-24) at Belgrade's Kombank Arena in Euroleague Basketball Round 8 late Thursday.

Marko Simonovic excelled for Red Star with 23 pts, followed by Nate Wolters with 14 pts and six assists, while Milko Bjelica and Stefan Jovic added eight points each.

Laboral sweeps Panathinaikos in Euroleague

Panathinaikos crashed out of the Euroleague on Tuesday as Laboral Kutxa swept the Greek Cup holders with a 3-0 score in the best-of-five play-offs after an 84-75 victory in Athens.

Despite playing in front of a capacity crowd of home fans at the Olympic Sports Hall, Panathinaikos had the same problems in defense that condemned it to defeat in Game 1 of the series in Spain.