The home team’s head coach lauded his men for a workmanlike performance against a more fancied rival
Neven Spahija hailed huge defensive effort as Reyer overpowered Turk Telekom
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Umana Reyer Venice came out on top against Turk Telekom Ankara, 75-67, on the back of ironclad defense throughout a matchup that resembled an arm-wrestling contest, as baskets were hard to come by in a physical battle which forced poor shooting from both sides.
Having had the dubious honor of making 0 of 20 shots from deep between them in the first half, the two sides produced better and more entertaining basketball in the second, with Reyer ultimately prevailing thanks to racking up a staggering 50 rebounds and dishing out 24 assists.
The home team’s head coach Neven Spahija heaped praise on his men after the game, as Reyer rekindled its post-season hopes by improving to 3-5 while Turk Telekom slipped to 4-4.
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Umana Reyer Venice-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Jones Airlines! | Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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A vicious alley-oop from Kabengele! Magic Moment
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A monster one-handed jam by Makoundou! Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-FC Barcelona | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Alex Abrines: 'I was mad, I was mad at us'
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Metu's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Metu destroys the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Vesely’s dunk…and one! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tyrique Jones throws it down in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hapoel Yahav Bank Jerusalem-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Parks stops Zoosman! Magic Moment
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A monster dunk by Anthony Brown! Magic Moment
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Two-handed dunk by Makoundou! Magic Moment
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Fine dunk by Kabengele! Magic Moment
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Great dunk by Kabengele! Magic Moment
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Veolia Hamburg Towers-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Makoundou throws it down! Magic Moment
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Valencia Basket | Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Makoundou stops Lopez-Arostegui! Magic Moment
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Brown's huge dunk! Magic Moment
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Umana Reyer Venice-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Valencia Basket-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Umana Reyer Venice-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Makoundou posterizes Beringer! Magic Moment of the Night
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Kabengele has no mercy! Magic Moment
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Makoundou’s two-handed put-back slam! Magic Moment
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Kabengele with the circus shot! Magic Moment
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Durmaz with a terrific put-back slam! Magic Moment
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Alexander slams home a powerful dunk! Magic Moment
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Makoundou posterizes Beringer! Magic Moment
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Kabengele finishes tough alley-oop!
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Umana Reyer Venice-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Simms puts it back!
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Magic Moment: Parks's alley-oop dunk!
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Turk Telekom Ankara-7bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Alexander with a spectacular dunk!
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London Lions-Turk Telekom Ankara | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Marco Spissu | Round 18 MVP | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Slask Wroclaw-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Jones rejects Miletic!
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Magic Moment: The circus has come to town in Hamburg!
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Magic Moment: Tessitori threads the needle for a Tucker score!
“Today we won the game with defense as we had very poor shooting percentages, but at least we hit 3 threes in the second half and we totaled 50 rebounds, which I haven’t seen in a long time,” Spahija said in his post-game comments. “Winning always makes good chemistry and positive vibes for the future.
“We need to have better shooting percentages but when it doesn’t work you need to play defense and that’s what we did. Congratulations to the players for an amazing effort, we kept a team like Turk Telekom down to just 67 points.”
Reyer finished on a mere 3-of-21 from downtown but restricted Turk Telekom to 4-of-19, while the Italian side also allowed its rival only 21 boards and just 12 assists.
Rodney McGruder led the scoring charge with a game-high 20 points and big man Mfiondu Kabengele was all over the floor for Reyer, having racked up a tied career-high 15 rebounds to go with 10 points and 5 assists.
“It was a good effort and everybody competed hard. We now need to stay healthy, get good practices in and build consistency,” said Kabengele, who lit up the contest with a ferocious alley-oop in the fourth quarter which galvanized the vocal home fans.
In Round 9, Reyer visits 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys while Turk Telekom is at home to Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem.