Real Madrid draw level with Partizan in EuroLeague quarter-final series

BELGRADE - Partizan Belgrade suffered an 85-78 (27-15, 18-27, 16-13, 24-23) home defeat to Real Madrid in the fourth game of the two teams' EuroLeague Basketball quarter-final series on Thursday evening.

The series is now tied at 2-2.

Before the game, tributes were paid to the victims of Wednesday's shooting in a primary school in downtown Belgrade.

Zach LeDay led the scoring for Partizan with 25 points and Giannis Papapetrou added 18.

Walter Tavares and Adam Hanga stood out for Real Madrid with 15 points each, and Dzanan Musa and Gabriel Deck added 14 points each.

Deck sustained a severe injury in the fourth quarter.

Real Madrid have drawn level with Partizan after losing the first two games of the series at home and winning the next two in Belgrade.

Whichever team wins three games will qualify for the EuroLeague Final Four tournament in Kaunas and play Barcelona in the semi-finals.

The decider will be played in Madrid next Wednesday.