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Jana Veselá's three pointer kicked off the best phase of Ros Casares as the overcame a battling prague side

Ros Casares avenged their home defeat to ZVVZ USK Prague by winning the rematch in the Czech Republic on Wednesday.

In an important Group A game, Sancho Lyttle led a balanced Ros attack with 12 points as the visitors prevailed, 81-70.

Prague had a 44-39 lead in the last minute of the first half after two free-throws by Frida Eldebrink.

The Swede had nine points in the first half.

But Ros got their noses in front to stay with 2:50 to go in the third quarter when Czech Republic international Jana Vesela buried a three-pointer.

That started a run for the Spanish team that put it in command.

Maya Moore, Ann Wauters and Eshaya Murphy followed with jumpers for a 60-52 Ros lead.

The visitors went in front by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter before settling for an 11-point triumph.

Eva Viteckova had 17 points for Prague, but it wasn't enough to prevent Lubor Blazek's team from dropping to 6-5.

Prague are in fifth place, behind Bourges who prevailed 65-49 over Lotos Gdynia to improve to 6-5.

Ros, meanwhile, leapfrogged Galatasaray back into first place with both sides 9-2.

The Spaniards hammered Gala in their first encounter in Turkey.