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Game Center: Valencia joins seven home winners in Round 4
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Thursday, October 17
Valencia Basket 105-83 Umana Reyer Venice
Valencia Basket grabbed its fourth win in as many games in the BKT EuroCup after defeating 105-83 Umana Reyer Venice at La Fontenta on Thursday evening. Despite missing Chris Jones and Stefan Jovic at point guard, the hosts managed to take control of the game early in the second quarter and never looked back. Valencia improved to 4-0 as Reyer, which was without injured players Xavier Munford, Tyler Ennis, Jordan Parks and Davide Casarin, dropped to 1-3 after losing three in a row.
Wednesday, October 16
Bahcesehir College Istanbul 110-70 Dolomiti Energia Trento
Bahcesehir bounced back from its close loss last week to roll to a 110-70 home victory over Trento in Group A. After falling in Round 3 to Gran Canaria, Bahcesehir blew the game open against the Italian side with a club-record 37 points in the second quarter, leading to a club record 63 points in the first half and 110 total points, another club record. The Turkish side improved to 3-1 thanks to five players scoring in double figures. Tai Odiase led the way with 24 points, CJ Massinburg had 20 points, Axel Bouteille 12 and Marko Simonovic and Tyler Cavanaugh both chipped in 10 points. Trento fell to 1-3 despite Jordan Ford tallying 16 points and Anthony Lamb and Jordan Bayehe both adding 13 points
Aris Midea Thessaloniki 68-78 Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem came away with a 68-78 victory at Aris in Round 3 of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season on Wednesday evening. The visitors got off to a solid start and took a 17-23 lead into the second quarter, but Aris held Jerusalem to 9 points and turned the game around for a 39-32 cushion at halftime. Aris even took a double-digit lead (45-35) midway through the third quarter, but the Israeli side outscored the Greeks 29-46 in the second half. With this win, Jerusalem extended its winning streak to three games and improved its record to 3-1. Meanwhile, Aris dropped to 1-3 following its second home loss.
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 92-83 Trefl Sopot
Buducnost managed to clinch its first home win of the BKT EuroCup season after downing Trefl 86-74 at Moraca on Wednesday night. A terrific second quarter, in which the home team left Trefl scoreless for more than seven minutes, set the foundations for the victory. The hosts got their second in a row to improve to 2-2, while the visitors remain winless after four rounds.
Joventut Badalona 63-86 Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius
Tuesday, October 15
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 76-62 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys
Cedevita returned to winning ways in Group B by downing Lietkabelis at Stozice Arena in the Slovenian capital on Wednesday. Cedevita improved to 3-1 in the standings after leading from start to finish. Lietkabelis dropped to 0-4. Devin Robinson led the winners with 17 points and Jaka Blazic added 14. Mantas Rubstavicius paced Lietkabelis with 13 points and Marko Pecarski posted a double-double.
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 79-66 Dreamland Gran Canaria
Hapoel led by double figures for most of the second half in recording a convincing victory over previously unbeaten Gran Canaria at Samokov Arena in southwestern Bulgaria on Tuesday. The result left both teams with 3-1 records atop Group A. Patrick Beverley led a balanced Hapoel attack with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals and Tomer Ginat scored 14 for the winners. Caleb Homesley paced Gran Canaria with 17 points, while John Shurna collected 5 rebounds for Gran Canaria to move into sole possession of eighth place on the EuroCup’s career rebounding charts with 474.
Veolia Towers Hamburg 67-103 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
In a clash of two previously winless teams in Group B, visiting Cluj beat Hamburg. Cluj improved to 1-3 in the group, while Hamburg registered its fourth loss in as many games this season. Zavier Simpson paced the winners with 28 points and 8 assists and Adam Mokoka had 13 points. Jordan Barnett scored 15 points in defeat.
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 67-63 Turk Telekom Ankara
In a clash of previously undefeated teams in Group B, Bourg edged Turk Telekom on Tuesday night. Bourg improved to 4-0, while Turk Telekom dropped to 3-1. After a series of lead changes late in the third and early in the fourth quarter, a triple from Maxime Courby gave Bourg 55-53 advantage and the hosts held that lead for good. Bourg prevailed thanks to its defense, which allowed only one field goal over a span of 4 minutes late in the game. Offensively, Bourg had three players with 10 points – Maksim Salash, Adrian Nelson and Xavier Casteneda. Meanwhile, Anthony Brown scored 20 for the visitors.
Monday, October 14
Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 107-74 ratiopharm Ulm
Besiktas blasted Ulm in a rare Monday contest at Besiktas Fibabanka Sports Complex. The winners led from tip to buzzer while establishing several club records, including most points scored. The result lifted Besiktas’s record to 2-2 in Group A and handed Ulm its first loss. Kyle Allman led six Besiktas scorers in double figures with 16 points and Jonah Mathews and Dustin Sleva added 15 apiece. Ulm’s top performers were its teenage stars as Noa Essengue scored a game-high 19 points and Ben Saraf tallied 16 points, 5 assists and 3 steals.