Union Olimpija Defeats Zalgiris for Seventh Win in Euroleague Season

Kaunas, 10 January - Slovenia's basketball champions Union Olimpija defeated Zalgiris from Kaunas 81:70 (20:17, 35:33, 56:43) in Thursday's Euroleague match played in the Lithuanian city. Olimpija from Ljubljana, playing in Group B, thus notched its seventh win out of ten matches played this season, placing itself on firm ground for a playoff birth.

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