Lithuanian Zalgiris secured a spot in the Euroleague men's basketball playoffs for the first time since 2023 after a home win over Paris with 85:79 in the final round of the regular season, BTA reported.
Moses Wright was the most useful for Zalgiris with 16 points and 18 rebounds, and Sylvain Francisco finished with 21 points.
Monaco ended the Euroleague regular season with a defeat against visiting APOEL with 105:85. The victory means that Monaco will finish the regular season in eighth place with a balance of 22-16. Apoel remained sixth in the table with 23-15 and lost its chance to keep home-field advantage in the playoffs.
Valencia secured second place in the standings by defeating Dubai 95:85 at the “Arena Husein Smajlović" in Zenica.
After securing its fifth win in six games, Valencia finished the regular season with a 25-13 record. Meanwhile, Dubai fell to 19-19, officially missing out on qualifying for the play-in tournament.
Panathinaikos finished the Euroleague regular season with a 97-62 victory over Turkey's Efes at the Telecom Center Athens in the Greek capital. Panathinaikos finished seventh in the regular season with 22 wins and 16 losses and will play in the play-in tournament. Efes finished the regular season in the penultimate 19th place with a record of 12-26.
Nikos Rogkavopoulos was the top scorer for the winners with 24 points, a new career high. Kendrick Nunn added 18 for the Greeks.
Barcelona secured a place in the play-in tournament with a convincing 95:69 victory over Bayern Munich. The Catalan team finished ninth after victories over Monaco and Panathinaikos and will face Red Star in their first round of the play-in tournament.
Will Clyburn was the most useful for the Catalans with 22 points and 7 rebounds.