There are three games on Tuesday and seven on Wednesday
Game Center: Valencia, Bourg, Wolves are Wednesday's road warriors
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Wednesday, November 6
Turk Telekom Ankara 99-80 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Turk Telekom Ankara snapped a three-game skid and improved to 4-3 in Group B with an emphatic 99-80 home win over U-BT Cluj-Napoca, thanks to a blistering performance from Anthony Brown who posted a career high 39 points to go with 7 assists and 4 boards. Braian Angola racked up 21 points and 8 rebounds while Yoan Makoundou added 18 points for Turk Telekom. Zavier Simpson shined with 22 points, 9 assists and 6 boards and Zach Hankins chipped in with 20 points for Cluj, which slipped to 3-4 record.
7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 91-68 Veolia Towers Hamburg
7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys clicked on all cylinders in beating the visiting Veolia Towers Hamburg 91-68, registering its second straight win and improving to 2-4 record in Group B. Lietkabelis took control with an 11-2 run bridging first and second quarters and never looked back. Mantas Rubstavicius led six Lietkabelis's scorers in double figures with 22 points, while Andrija Stipanovic shined with 11 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds in a victory. Kur Kuath had 10 points for Hamburg, which dropped to 1-6 on the season, sitting in the last place in the group.
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 83-90 Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse returned to winning ways in Group B by downing Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 83-90 in the Slovenian capital. In a cloe affair, and game tied at 80-80, Bourg went on a 0-8 run to get victory and improve to 5-2. Xavier Castaneda paced the winners with 16 points, while Jean-Marc Pansa added 14. Jaka Blazic led Cedevita with 23 points, as the team dropped to 4-3 record.
Aris Midea Thessaloniki 59-63 Valencia Basket
Valencia Basket outfought Aris Midea Thessaloniki, 59-63, to stay perfect at the top of Group B with a 6-0 record. Valencia led for most of the second half but Aris never gave up, and the outcome was only settled in the final minute. Semi Ojeleye paced Valencia with a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Xabi Lopez-Arostegui added 10 points. Joshua Roberts also bagged a double-double for Aris with 10 points and 12 boards, as the Greek team dropped to 2-5
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 94-66 Umana Reyer Venice
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem overcame important absences to cruise past an injury-hit Umana Reyer Venice by grabbing a comfortable 94-66 victory. Jerusalem pulled away in the second and never looked back despite missing Jared Harper, Nimrod Levi, Austin Wiley, Justin Smith and Kenneth Smith. Noam Dovrat paced his team with 17 points while Khadeen Carrington netted 16 as Jerusalem improved to 5-2. Kyle Wiltjer netted 18 points for Reyer, which now sits at 2-5 record in Group B.
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 105-100 ratiopharm Ulm
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica snapped a two-game losing streak by knocking off ratiopharm Ulm 105-100 in an overtime thriller at home. Buducnost wasted a 13-point fourth-quarter lead as the game went to overtime where Yogi Ferrell knocked down the game-winning three-pointer with 10 seconds to go. Buducnost improved to 3-4 in Group A and also ended its four-game losing skid against Ulm with its last win over the German side dating back to October 20, 2021. Fletcher Magee was Buducnost’s leading scorer with 23 points. Justinian Jessup scored 25 points for Ulm, which fell to 4-3 with its third loss in the last four games - all of the defeats coming on the road and all of them conceding more than 100 points.
Dreamland Gran Canaria 66-68 Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius
The Wolves improved to 4-3 in the standings after scoring a 66-68 road win over Dreamland Gran Canaria on Wednesday. Gran Canaria dropped to 5-2. Kristupas Zemaitis led the winners with 13 points. Anthony Cowan added 10 for the Wolves. John Shurna led Gran Canaria with 12 points, Andrew Albicy added 11 and Joe Thomasson 10.
Tuesday, November 5
Trefl Sopot 79-100 Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul
Besiktas improved to 4-3 in Group A after blistering shooting from deep helped it past Trefl. Jonah Mathews led the charge with a game-high 21 points and Yigit Arslan added 19 for the visitors, who found an extra gear in the last few minutes to break Sopot down after leading for the lion’s share of the contest. Trefl, which is still winless as the Polish outfit dropped to 0-7, was paced by Andy van Vleet who had 15 points.
Dolomiti Energia Trento 87-85 Joventut Badalona
Trento rallied from 13 points down in the final 6 minutes to shock Joventut at home on Tuesday. Trento trailed by 16 points midway through the second quarter before getting close only to fall back behind by double figures. The hosts took advantage of Joventut collapsing in the closing minutes to improve to 3-4 this season, including a 3-1 mark at home. Anthony Lamb scored 22 points in the win. Joventut crashed to its fourth straight loss in Group A play for a 2-5 record - and just two wins in its last 10 regular season games dating back to last season. Ante Tomic collected a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds but committed 2 turnovers and an unsportsmanlike foul in the final 2 minutes.
Bahcesehir College Istanbul 90-82 Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv
Bahcesehir grabbed a key win by overcoming Hapoel in a game relocated to Belgrade. The Turkish team stayed atop of Group A at 7-1, while Hapoel dropped to 4-3. A closely contested first half was followed by Bahcesehir slowly pulling away, establishing a double-digit lead early in the fourth which eventually proved decisive. Jaleen Smith came close to a EuroCup record with 15 assists, while Sehmus Hazer scored a career-high 23 points. Patrick Beverley led Hapoel with 18 points and 8 assists.