KK Igokea Partizan did just enough to beat Bakken Bears over two legs and advance to the next phase of the EuroCup.
After a 68-62 success in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Partizan progressed after tying the second leg 71-71.
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Nicolai Iversen had eight points and nine rebounds for Bakken Bears.
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They found themselves in a dogfight with 5:18 remaining in the Tuesday’s game, however, after Andreas Jakobsen connected from long range to give Bakken a 63-59 lead on the night.
That basket left them just two points behind in the tie.
Djordje Djogo replied with a three-ball for Partizan, though, and Nikola Vucurovic added a lay-up to steady the nerves.
Nicolai Iversen dunked to put the Bears back into a 65-64 lead with just over three minutes to go but the visitors always had an answer on offense.
Kendrick Johnson went in for a lay-up and Lawrence Wright followed with a dunk for a 68-65 Partizan lead in the game and a nine-point advantage on aggregate.
The game would ended up finishing in a 71-71 tie.
Wright finished with a game-high 23 points for the winners while the man Bakken singled out as the key to Partizan success, guard Aleksandar Subara , had 11 points but missed all five of his shots from behind the arc.
Subara also dished out four assists.
Next up for KK Igokea Partizan is an Elimination Round tie with Ukrainian side Khimik Yuzhny.