Zavier Simpson starred with a club record 32 points for the winners
Cluj holds off Lietkabelis's comeback for 100-93 triumph
Game Report
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca recorded its second consecutive home win in Group B by thrashing 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 100-93 at home in Round 8 on Wednesday.
Cluj improved to 4-4 in the standings while Lietkabelis dropped to 2-5. Zavier Simpson led the winners with a club record 32 points plus 5 assists. Zach Hankins added 15 points, Sasu Salin scored 14 and D.J. Seeley added 12 for Cluj. Mantas Rubstavicius paced Lietkabelis with 25 points. Georgios Kalaitzakis netted 13, Oleksandr Kovliar and Andrija Stipanovic each had 11 and Martynas Varnas added 10 for the visitors.
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Hankins seals the win! Magic Moment
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Mokoka's big block! Magic Moment
- 00:41
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Mario Hezonja: 'We started to take care of business'
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Real Madrid-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tavares says no! Motorola Magic Moment
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Pajola's magic assist! Motorola Magic Moment
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Stipanovic sends Varnas dunking! Magic Moment
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Monster block by Mokoka! Magic Moment
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What a monster dunk by Guzman! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-U-BT-Cluj-Napoca | Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse| Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Pecarski’s monster block to on Castaneda! Magic Moment
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Stipanovic dunks in front of Pansa! Magic Moment
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Stipanovic with a brilliant behind-the-back assist! Magic Moment
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup p
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Valencia Basket | Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Guzman slams home a powerful dunk! Magic Moment
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Vasiliauskas dunks in traffic! Magic Moment
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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U-BT Cluj Napoca-Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-7bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Varnas rocks the rim with a reverse dunk!
- 03:51
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-London Lions | Quarterfinals Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Bryce Jones makes an impossible finish
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Magic Moment: Dekker beats the quarter buzzer
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2023-24 BKT EuroCup | Magic Moment of the Night: Maldunas dunks on the break!
- 03:51
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7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Adam Mokoka with a huge dunk!
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Maldunas dunks on transition!
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Emanuel Cate | Round 17 MVP | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Cate tips in the game winner
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Magic Moment: Cate swats Brussino
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Slask Wroclaw | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Lipkevicius with the sweet dish
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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ratiopharm Ulm-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 15 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse-7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 15 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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U-BT-Cluj-Napoca-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Dolomiti Energia Trento-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 13 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 13 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
Stipanovic and Rubstavicius combined for all the points in a 0-6 opening run. Simpson answered from downtown, igniting a 9-2 run that Hankins capped with a layup that gave Cluj a 9-8 lead. Rubstavicius insisted from beyond the arc. Seeley matched that with a three-point play and Simpson's jumper boosted his team's lead to 14-11. Hankins and Adam Mokoka each dunked and then Simpson improved on Marko Pecarski's tip-in with a layup-plus-foul. Mokoka scored around the basket and Simpson's triple made it a double-digit game, 27-16. Mihai Maciuca joined the three-point shootout and Gabrielius Maldunas brought Lietkabelis within 32-18 after 10 minutes.
DeShawn Stephens dunked early in the second quarter and Salin bettered Maldunas's second-chance layup with a bomb from beyond the arc for a 37-20 Cluj lead. Vytenis Lipkevicius struck twice from downtown, prompting the hosts to call timeout at 37-26. After Hankins and Stipanovic traded layups, Simpson and Stephens each added a three-point play and Rubstavicius's triple drew Lietkabelis within 45-31. Simpson found his third three-point play of the night and Mokoka added a layup in transition. Kalaitzakis stepped up for Lietkabelis, Varnas added a driving layup and Maldunas's buzzer-beating jump hook fixed the halftime score at 56-38.
Pecarski buried a wild fadeaway jumper soon after the break. Hankins and Seeley stepped up for the hosts, Pecarski banked in a close shot and Simpson made it 62-43. Rubstavicius tried to change things for Lietkabelis. Salin buried a catch-and-shoot corner triple and Seeley's fastbreak layup made it 67-46. Salin fixed a broken offense with a three-pointer, Rubstavicius and Hankins traded layups and Stipanovic drew the visitors within 73-50. Stephens scored off a steal to boost Cluj's lead to 76-51 after 30 minutes.
Kovliar hit a jumper early in the fourth quarter. Maciuca answered with a driving layup that Salin erased with a baseline jumper. Kovliar struck again from downtown and soon brought Lietkabelis closer, 82-59, with over 7 minutes left. Seeley buried one from beyond the arc, as Cluj started to use longer possessions to run the game clock down. Varnas struck twice from deep and Rubstavicius added a layup-plus-foul to give Lietkabelis hope, 87-72, midway through the fourth quarter. Kalaitzakis and Rubstavicius got the visitors even closer, 92-87, with 1:15 remaining. Simpson and Mareks Mejeris sealed the outcome down the stretch.
