Joventut and Hapoel Jerusalem both fell to defeat
Domestic Cups: Cedevita Olimpija advances to final
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Slovenia: Cedevita can defend its trophy
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana leaned on a strong fourth quarter to beat Triglav 63-83 in the semifinals of the Slovenian Cup and reach the final. The winner of the last three editions of the Slovenian Cup, Cedevita held a 54-60 edge after 30 minutes but held Triglav to just 9 fourth-quarter points while scoring 23 itself.
The first two quarters were tight, too, with Cedevita leading 16-18 at the end of the first period and 37-44 at halftime, but Zvezdan Mitrovic's side pulled away in the fourth frame. Brynton Lemar was Cedevita's top scorer on the night with 14 points, followed by Gregor Glas and Bine Prepelic with 11 apiece.
Israel: Jerusalem loses in the final
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem had beaten Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in the last two Israeli Cup finals, but it suffered an 87-72 defeat in the final on Thursday night. Yonatan Alon's men were outscored by Maccabi in the first three quarters (20-15, 16-15, 30-14) and trailed 66-44 heading into the final frame. Despite Jerusalem winning the fourth period 21-28, it wasn't enough as Maccabi secured a well-earned win.
Maccabi's Rokas Jokubaitis starred with 20 points and 8 assists, Levi Randolph netted 19 points against his former team, and Jasiel Rivero paired 13 points with 8 rebounds. Jerusalem's Jared Harper had 23 points in defeat.
Spain: Joventut's dream is over
Joventut Badalona came into the Spanish Cup hoping to lift the trophy for the first time since 2008, but it wasn't to be as Unicaja Malaga came away with a 100-83 quarterfinal win in Gran Canaria.
Despite the two teams being deadlocked at 42-42 at halftime, Unicaja took control of the contest in the third period by outscoring Dani Miret's team 31-19 to make it 73-61 after 30 minutes. Joventut was unable to turn things around in the fourth as Unicaja won the quarter 27-22 to come away with the eventual 100-83 victory. Sam Dekker top scored with 23 points, with Devon Dotson adding 15 and Kassius Roberson and Ante Tomic both nettting 12.