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London Towers fell to an 89-98 defeat at home to Italian giants Verona in the
Euroleague on Thursday night, a result which means that the BBL outfit will not advance to the latter stages of the competition.However Nick Nurse's men, who lost 102-76 in the return leg in Italy earlier in the campaign, put up a spirited display and were well in with a chance for the first three quarters, matching their Italian counterparts almost basket for basket.
With the score tied at 63-63 going into the final period, Verona picked up the
pace, starting the quarter with eight unanswered points and extending their lead to as many as 17 points.Kendrick Warren was Towers' best scorer with 20 points, but it was Verona's Henry Williams who led the scoring with 23 points.
In the same group, troubled PAOK were defeated 91-102 at home to FC Barcelona while Buducnost overcame Frankfurt Skyliners 79-73.
Elswehere Tony Dorsey racked up 25 points in Hapoel Jerusalem's 106-71 win against Ovarense while fellow England international Andy Betts led AEK Athens with 18 as they overcame St. Petersburg 84-73.
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