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Game Center: Buducnost becomes fifth road team to win in Round 1
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Thursday, October 2
London Lions 59-86 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
Buducnost opened its 2025-26 EuroCup season with a comfortable 59-86 victory at the London Lions on Thursday night. The visitors dominated from the off at Copper Box Arena and led from start to finish, which allowed them to celebrate their first win of the campaign. Nikola Tanaskovic bagged a team-high 13 points, with Skylar Mays, Axel Bouteille and Rasheed Sulaimon netting 12 each. Kameron McGusty paced London with 13 points, 9 of which were scored in the fourth quarter.
Wednesday, October 1
Lietkabelis Panevezys 85-79 Besiktas GAIN Istanbul
Lietkabelis began its EuroCup season on a high note, claiming a home win over Besiktas 85-79 at Kalnapilio Arena. After missing out on the playoffs last year, the Lithuanian team made a strong statement to begin the new season. Lietkabelis had multiple players step up as Augustine Rubit finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Kristian Kullamae scored 17 points and also added 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Paulius Danusevicius chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Besiktas was led by Jonah Matthews with 15 points, while Devon Dotson added 14 points and Anthony Brown contributed 12 points.
U-BT Cluj-Napoca 90-98 Bahcesehir College Istanbul
Bahcesehir engineered a well-deserved 90-98 victory at Cluj in both teams' opening round of the EuroCup campaign after Malachi Flynn stood out for the visitors, who found an extra gear in the home stretch. Flynn poured a game-high 24 points for Bahcesehir and racked up 7 boards, while Hunter Hale added 16 points for the Turkish team which shot an impressive 13 of 26 from three-point range. Ismet Akpinar netted 13 points for the visiting team and Kenan Sipahi added 11, including a clutch three-pointer which put his outfit in a commanding position in the fourth quarter. At the other end, Fatts Russel led Cluj on 21 points. Iverson Molinar netted 20, Dusan Miletic amassed 17 and 7 boards while Mitch Creek posted 18 points for the home team, but the support cast was almost invisible as Bahcesehir prevailed thanks to a deep roster.
Panionios Athens 89-86 NINERS Chemnitz
Panionios celebrated its EuroCup return with a thrilling comeback victory in overtime after losing a big lead to beat debutant Chemnitz 89-86 at home. The Greek side, which was playing in its first EuroCup game in 11 years and eight months, wasted a 17-point lead but managed to rally from 13 points down late in the third quarter. Jaylen Hands buried two three-pointers in the final 34 seconds, including the game-winning triple with 6.4 seconds to go. Michalis Lountzis paced five Panionios players in double figures with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals while Giorgos Tsalmpouris had 15 points. Hands and Markel Starks both scored 11 points. For Chemnitz, Corey Davis scored 26 points and John Newman had 22 points.
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 76-69 BAXI Manresa
Cedevita Olimpija enjoyed a sweet EuroCup debut when it defeated visiting Manresa 76-69 at Arena Stozice on Wednesday evening. The hosts improved to 1-0 while the visitors start their debut campaign with a defeat. An 11-0 opening run allowed Cedevita to build a solid double-digit lead at halftime, 42-27, that went above 20 points in the second half. A late rally by Manresa cut the deficit to 5 points in the last period, but a three by Aleksej Nikolic with 27 seconds left secured the home win. Nikolic paced the winners with 17 points and 6 assists, Thomas Kennedy posted a double-double of 10 points and 11 boards, and Nikos Chougkaz added 10 and 9. Alex Reyes led Manresa with 16 points, Louis Olinde had 11, while Grant Golden and Hugo Benitez contributed 10 apiece for the losing side.
Dolomiti Energia Trento 48-79 Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse
In what was a low-scoring affair at the BTS Arena, Bourg earned a 31-point road victory against Trento, downing the Italian side 48-79. A shellshocked Trento will have to regroup after failing to make it to the 50-point mark in a brutal opening-round loss. Darius McGhee led the way for Bourg, scoring 22 points to go along with 5 boards, 3 dishes and 2 steals. Assemian Moulare played his part too, making momentum-swinging plays on his way to 11 points.
Tuesday, September 30
Turk Telekom Ankara 93-96 ratiopharm Ulm
Ulm recorded the first win of the 2025-26 EuroCup campaign after beating Turk Telekom 93-96 at Ankara Spor Salonu in the season’s curtain raiser. The German side were led all night long by Mark Smith, who starred on his EuroCup debut with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Tobias Jensen came up clutch for Ulm down the stretch with 3 timely three-pointers in the fourth quarter en route to 18 points, while Nelson Weidemann had 12 points, Christian Sengfelder netted 11, and Chris Ledlum paired 10 points with 8 boards. Turk Telekom’s top scorer was Jordan Usher with 24 points, followed by Jaleen Smith with 17, Kyle Allman with 14, Kris Bankston with 12, and Berkan Durmaz with 10.
Slask Wroclaw 95-85 Neptunas Klaipeda
Slask started the new EuroCup season with a solid 85-70 win over Neptunas at Centennial Hall. After a one-season absence from the EuroCup, team effort brought the victory to Slask in Round 1. Jakub Niziol posted 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners, which gave him a 26 PIR, while Kadre Gray added 21 points and 3 assists. Noah Kirkwood also contributed 14 points and 6 assists. Neptunas was paced by Arnas Velicka, who recorded a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists. James Karnik added 14 points and 6 rebounds, and Donatas Tarolis chipped in with 13 points and 5 boards.
Veolia Towers Hamburg 85-100 Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem opened its 2025-26 EuroCup season with an 85-100 road victory over Hamburg on Tuesday. Khadeen Carrington had the hot hand early and led six Jerusalem scorers in double figures with 19 points. Jared Harper added 16 points, while big men Austin Wiley and Justin Smith netted 14 apiece. Wiley also collected 11 boards. Anthony Lamb contributed 12 points and Roi Huber scored 10 in his EuroCup debut. Eric Reed and Carlos Stewart led the way for Hamburg with 21 points each in defeat. Osaro Rich scored 10 and Zacharie Perrin grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
Umana Reyer Venice 81-85 Aris Thessaloniki Betsson
Aris recorded a statement win in Round 1 by downing Reyer 81-85 on the road. Bryce Jones and Bryn Forbes combined for 44 of Aris’s points on the night, with the former scoring 26 points and the latter pouring in 18. It was an all-around performance by Jones as he also amassed 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. Ronnie Harrell, who returned to Aris this past summer, added 13 points and Stelios Poulianitis chipped in with 10. Reyer’s top scorer was Ky Bowman with 14 points, followed by Chris Horton with 13, and Kyle Wiltjer with 12.