(MENAFN- Kora) Alex tyus' strong rebound in the final seconds denied bayern a potential match-winning play at the audi dome in munich and left the home side with only slim hopes of qualifying for the final eight of the continental basketball competition while maccabi clinched a quarter-final spot.
The loss on friday left bayern with a 5-8 win-loss record in group f of the top 16 stage and they must win their final match against lokomotiv kuban who are also challenging for the quarter-finals and hope galatasaray lose at home to partizan belgrade if they are to advance.
In a tight match maccabi shut down bayern in the final two minutes of the third quarter and the first three of the final term to produce a 13-3 run.
That saw the israeli visitors build an 83-73 lead but the hosts surged late to be within three points with a minute remaining.
Bayern's malcolm delaney then drew a foul from tyrese rice of maccabi sank his first free throw and then knowing his team needed two points to draw and three to win deliberately missed his second shot from the line with 2.5 seconds left hoping to pull off a miraculous comeback.
But tyus got to the ball first and claimed a strong rebound to deny the home team and secure a final-eight berth for maccabi.
The israeli club rose to an 8-5 record and cannot be overhauled in third position in group f.
Rice top-scored for maccabi with 18 points while tyus (14 points nine rebounds) was also a strong contributor for the visitors.
Bryce taylor scored a game-high 22 points for bayern and delaney (17 points 10 assists) notched a double-double for the germans.
Galatasaray (6-7) sit fourth in group f after losing 86-85 to second-placed cska moscow and lokomotiv are fifth also with a 6-7 record after they were dismantled 81-55 by leaders real madrid.
In the other group f fixture partizan defeated zalgiris kaunas 77-67 while in group e olympiacos clinched a quarter-final spot with a 83-78 victory at anadolu efes.
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