A physical battle of wills between two of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's hottest teams turned on late, great shot making by a rookie as Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade defeated visiting Zalgiris Kaunas 77-65 on Friday. With its fourth victory in the last six games, Zvezda's record rose to 7-9. Zalgiris, which fell to 10-6, was denied a sixth consecutive win, which would have been a club record.