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Game Center: Buducnost, Turk Telekom strike on the road; Cluj, Cedevita, London, Besiktas shine at home
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Wednesday, November 12
Besiktas GAIN Istanbul 97-83 Dolomiti Energia Trento
Besiktas GAIN Istanbul claimed a 97-83 home win over Dolomiti Energia Trento at BJK GAIN Sports Complex to improve to 5-2 in Group B and remain undefeated at home. In a high-paced game, Trento held the momentum in the first half, building leads of up to 12 points. However, Besiktas came out aggressively in the third quarter and sealed the win. Brynton Lemar and Conor Morgan hit crucial three-pointers in the second half, driving the team’s comeback and helping secure the victory with their efficient scoring.
Conor Morgan led Besiktas with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for a PIR of 27 PIR, while Lemar added 23 points. Yigit Arslan scored 11 points and Jonah Matthews and Anthony Brown each contributed 10. For Trento, Khalif Battle led the scoring with 16 points and 4 rebounds, DJ Steward had 14 points and 9 assists, while Toto Forray and Selom Mawugbe each added 10 points.
U-BT Cluj-Napoca 110-86 BAXI Manresa
U-BT Cluj-Napoca thrashed BAXI Manresa 110-86 at Nove PG Arena in Turda, Romania, in Group A on Wednesday. Cluj improved to 4-3 in the standings while Manresa dropped to 3-4 with its third loss in a row. Cluj set a club record for most points in a non-overtime game, besting the 107 points it scored against Neptunas Klaipeda earlier this season.
Trey Woodbury led the winners with a career-high 26 points. Fatts Russell added 23 points and 8 assists, Mitchell Creek scored 14 points and Dusan Miletic paired 10 points with 12 rebounds for Cluj, which amassed a team PIR of 139 in this game, the second-best mark in the EuroCup this season. Alfonso Plummer paced Manresa with 17 points, Grant Golden added 16, Hugo Benitez and Louis Olinde each netted 13 and Agustin Ubal contributed 12 for the visitors.
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 93-65 Umana Reyer Venice
Cedevita improved to 5-2 in Group A after a smooth home win over Reyer after half a dozen home scorers finished in double figures. Umoja Gibson paced the hosts on 15 points, scoring all of them in the first half as Cedevita racked up a staggering 50 rebounds. Reyer dropped to 3-4.
A 10-3 run in the latter half of the first quarter allowed Cedevita to pull away into a 19-13 lead after the opening 10 minutes, having racked up 7 offensive boards and 15 in total. However, the visitors looked a different team early in the second as they turned the tide and jumped into a 25-30 lead, courtesy of some good shooting from downtown. A see-saw battle ensued and the home team ultimately engineered a 42-37 halftime advantage on the back Gibson, who pierced through Reyer’s defense almost at will.
Cedevita beefed up its defense in the third quarter and surged 57-44 ahead midway through the period, finding open looks on offense as the hosts went on a 12-1 run. Things went from bad to worse for Reyer as Cedevita’s lead soared to 69-51 ahead of the final 10 minutes. The home team enjoyed plain sailing for the remainder of the contest, delighting its fans with a rock solid performance to stay among the Group A leaders.
Lietkabelis Panevezys 74-100 Turk Telekom Ankara
Turk Telekom led by as many as 30 points with 3 minutes to go before finally grabbing a 74-100 victory at Lietkabelis on Wednesday night. Coach Erdem Can’s men led for the final 32 minutes of the contest as they notched their fifth straight win to improve to a 5-2 record, while Lietkabelis dropped its sixth straight and now has a 1-6 mark. The last time Turk Telekom reached the century mark in points came on December 14, 2022, when the team – which went on to reach the EuroCup Final that season – was led by Coach Can in his first spell in charge, putting up 102 points in a 102-74 victory over the London Lions.
Turk Telekom captain Dogus Ozdemiroglu finished with a career-high 19 points, along with 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Jordan Usher also scored 19 points to go with 6 assists, Jaleen Smith paired 13 points with 7 assists, and Turk Telekom’s center duo of Kyle Alexander and Kris Bankston poured in 10 points apiece. Michael Devoe had 8 points and 8 assists, too. For Lietkabelis, Augustine Rubit top scored with 20 points, followed by Kristian Kullamae with 10.
NINERS Chemnitz 71-84 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
In a tightly contested game in which neither side ever earned a margin larger than 7 points during the first 39 minutes, and the lead changed hands nearly a dozen times, Buducnost Podgorica prevailed 71–84 over Chemnitz at Messe Chemnitz on Wednesday evening. The defeat was the hosts’ second straight, dropping them to 2–5, while Buducnost improved to 5–2 with its fourth consecutive victory.
Axel Bouteille led all scorers with season-high 26 points on 4-of-8 shooting from behind the arc, to which he added 9 rebounds for a PIR of 34. Juwan Morgan followed with 18 points and 7 boards, and Nikola Tanaskovic posted 12 and 7. Kevin Yevo paced Chemnitz with 20 points, Yordan Minchev added 11 and Nike Sibande poured in 10 in the losing effort.
London Lions 97-72 Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens
London Lions ran riot over Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens on Wednesday night, earning the 97-72 victory. Though the Panionios crowd was in full voice, creating a vibrant atmosphere that filled Copper Box Arena, their team struggled from the very beginning. London made the much brighter start, letting it fly from deep. Meanwhile, Panionios attempted to feed the ball inside to mixed results.
The Lions would not surrender their lead throughout, controlling every fact of the game until the very end. It quickly became a case of just how many points London would pile in. Joel Scott played the starring role, recording 6 boards to go with 18 points. He was helped by Amin Adamu and Kameron McGusty, who scored 13 and 12 respectively. Keron DeShields led Panionios with 17 points. The result moves Tautvydas Sabonis’ team to 3-4 for the season, while the visitors slide to 1-6 in their EuroCup group.
Tuesday, November 11
ratiopharm ulm 64-96 Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse retained first place in Group B by downing ratiopharm ulm 64-96 on the road in Round 7 on Tuesday. Bourg improved to 6-1 in the standings while Ulm dropped to 4-3.
Adam Mokoka led the winners with 23 points. Both Gach added 11 and Darius McGhee had 10 for Bourg. Christian Sengfelder paced Ulm with 15 points and Mohamed Diakite added 11 for the hosts. Bourg led 17-28 after 10 minutes, but Ulm rallied for a 36-34 edge midway through the second quarter. Mokoka helped the visitors to a 42-50 margin at the break and extend it to 47-68 with over 8 minutes remaining to cruise to a well-deserved road victory.
Aris Thessaloniki Betsson 76-86 Bahcesehir College Istanbul
Bahcesehir College Istanbul returned to its winning ways by prevailing a back and forth battle over Aris Thessaloniki Betsson 76-86 on the road in Group A. Aris temporarily built a 9-point advantage in the second quarter of a game with 15 lead changes and 11 ties.
Bahcesehir took control of the game with a 0-15 run in the fourth quarter to move to 6-1. Matthew Mitchell tallied 16 points to lead the way, Tyler Cavanaugh added 14 points and 8 rebounds and Mateusz Ponitka chipped in 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Bryce Jones scored 16 for Aris, which fell to 3-4 in the group.
Slask Wroclaw 92-81 Veolia Towers Hamburg
Slask compounded Hamburg’s misery by coming away with a 92-81 win on Tuesday night, which saw the Polish side improve to a 3-4 record and the German outfit remain winless through the first seven rounds. Hamburg got off to a fast start, leading for the majority of the first quarter and holding a 22-23 edge after 10 minutes. However, Slask grew into the game and was able to lead 49-46 lead into the break, then 69-65 after 30 minutes, before finally securing a 92-81 victory.
Slask’s Issuf Sanon was the game’s joint top scorer with 19 points, while the hosts also got good contributions from Jakub Urbaniak (17 points), Kadre Gray (15 points), Stefan Dordevic (14 points) and Noah Kirkwood (6 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists). Hamburg was led by the 19 points of Zacharie Perrin, followed by Justin Edler Davis with 14, LJ Thorpe with 13, Kenneth Ogbe with 12, and Niklas Wimberg with 10.
Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem 110-93 Neptunas Kleipeda
Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem erased a 14-point deficit to beat short-handed Neptunas Klaipeda 110-93 and extend its winning streak to four games in Group A thanks to a monster performance of 35 points by Cassius Winston. After 17 lead changes and 8 ties in the first half, Jerusalem grabbed control of the game with a 17-0 run spanning the final two quarters to improve to 5-3.
Jared Harper had 21 points and 8 assists and Anthony Lamb added 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Neptunas, which was without the departed James Karnik as well as leader Arnas Velicka, was up to the fight for about 25 minutes but could not grab a fourth straight win and fell to 3-4. Zane Waterman (18 points) and Arnas Berucka (17) both set career highs in points in the loss.