The starting five for ratiopharm Ulm scored 81 of their team's 103 points against CB Gran Canaria in Round 11 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

ratiopharm Ulm starters made the difference in OT win over CB Gran Canaria

To beat a team that had gone as many as 18 games without experiencing a defeat takes a lot of effort, and ratiopharm Ulm’s players had to step up their game to [beat Dreamland Gran Canaria 103-99 in overtime](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/ratiopharm-ulm-ends-cb-gran-canaria-winning-streak-ot-victory-103-99/) in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup campaign.

Eight Ulm players scored at least 5 points each against the best defense in the competition, but it was the starters who made the difference on Tuesday night by netting a combined 81 points.

### The starters certainly did their part

An extraordinary LJ Figueroa scored a game-high 19 points, having gone 5-for-5 from inside the arc and 3-for-7 from downtown. Despite missing a crucial basket that could have clinched the victory on the last possession of the fourth quarter, Juan Nunez produced a mature performance with 17 points. The 19-year-old prodigy went 6-for-7 on two-pointers and converted all 5 of his free throws, but he also recorded 6 assists for a game-high PIR of 26.

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In addition, Ulm fans saw Trevion Willams come to the fore when his team needed him most, despite a slow start to the game. The Ulm center struggled at the beginning and initially went 1-for-8 from the field, but he finished the game with 15 points and 14 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season.

“It just shows that if we stick together, we can beat everybody,” Williams said in post-game flash interview. “We showed character and it was a big-time \[win\] for us. \[Gran Canaria\] is a really good team, but we got the job done.”

Thomas Klepeisz and Karim Jallow also scored 15 points apiece, with some of their baskets being absolutely crucial for the hosts. The latter helped Ulm stay afloat early on in particular, having scored 10 of his team’s 20 points in the first quarter. As for Klepeisz, he was solid from beyond the arc again (4-for-9, 44.4%) and went 3-for-3 from the line, as well as registering 4 assists.

Gran Canaria's Ferran Bassas top-scored with 21 points in the previous meeting between with Ulm– his only double-digits night of the season. The visitors strive for physical dominance via the EuroCup's top rebounder, Trevion Williams, who recorded his seventh double-double of the 23/24 versus Trento.

ratiopharm Ulm-Dreamland Gran Canaria| Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

### Coming to the fore in big moments

Most importantly, the five starters demonstrated their leadership late in the game by scoring all 35 of their team’s points in the fourth quarter and overtime to secure an important win.

Having improved to an 8-3 record, Ulm will look to build on this victory next Tuesday, when it faces the 4-7 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys on the road in Round 12.

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LJ Figueroa of ratiopharm Ulm looks to score against Dreamland Gran Canaria in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The German side’s starting five combined for 81 of the team’s total 103 points.

Ulm starters made the difference in OT win over Gran Canaria

ratiopharm Ulm v Dreamland Gran Canaria (2023-12-12T18:00:00.000Z)

Aris B.C. beat Lietkabelis Panevezys 69-60 in Round 11 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season, which gave the Greek side's playoff hopes a big boost.

Aris B.C.’s defense gave no chance to point guard-less Lietkabelis Panevezys

Aris Midea Thessaloniki came into [its game with 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/aris-bc-downs-lietkabelis-panevezys-snaps-four-game-losing-skid/) as one of the most aggressive defenses in the BKT EuroCup. And Lietkabelis had no chance, as it could not handle Aris’s pressure without its top two point guards.

Aris forced 23 Lietkabelis turnovers en route to a 69-60 victory, which snapped a four-game losing skid and kept its playoff hopes alive with a 4-7 record. Ioannis Kastritis’s team had 10 steals and shut down Lietkabelis’s offense. 

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The one disappointment for the winners was not being able to win the tiebreaker as Lietkabelis won its home game with Aris by 10 points, just shy of the Greek side’s winning total on Tuesday night.

“We were 1 point off, but I’ll take the win. That’s better than the loss. We played hard. It’s important for the qualification so I’ll take it,” said Ronnie Harrell, who scored 18 points and had 5 steals to lead Aris.

“Of course you want everything, but on the other hand you have to be realistic and satisfied,” noted Coach Kastritis. “We are not in a place where we can underestimate any victory. We have said that for most of our games we will be the underdogs. We are happy about every win that we get.”

Two teams aiming to emerge from a slump go head-to-head as Aris pursue an upturn in offensive fortunes having lost four straight and netted more than 67 points in only one of its last six, whereas Lietkabelis have focus on at the back after conceding 88.6 ppg, the fourth-most in the tournament.

Aris Midea Thessaloniki-7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

### Lipkevicius, Sabeckis absences were notable

Lietkabelis went into the game with just 10 players including missing its best two point guards, Vytenis Lipkevicius and Donatas Sabeckis. Lietkabelis was already ranked 18th in the league in turnovers with 15.7 per game. But its 23 miscues were quite a bit more than usual.

But that is Aris’s game, as the Greek side ranks second in steals with 9.6 and turnovers forced at 17.2.

Without its point guards, Lietkabelis just could not get its offense going, having averaged 85.2 points per game, ranked eighth in the league. Instead, it is was Aris’s defense which ruled the day, conceding 6.2 points fewer than its average of 75.2 coming into the game, which had the team ranked third in the league.

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Roberts Blumbergs of Aris Midea Thessaloniki looks to score against 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The Greek side kept its playoff hopes alive with an important victory.

Aris’s defense gave no chance to point guard-less Lietkabelis

Aris Midea Thessaloniki v 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (2023-12-12T18:00:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball scored 100 points or more for the seventh time this season as it beat Reyer Venezia 100-70 in Round 11 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

Paris Basketball blows past Reyer Venezia, 100-70

Paris Basketball showed just why it is the Group A leader with a 100-70 blowout win against the visiting Umana Reyer Venice on Tuesday night in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season. Paris improved to a 10-1 record following this win while Reyer dropped to a 4-7 mark, with the Italian side sitting just outside the top six playoff spots.

Reyer battled for a quarter and a half and led 33-34 midway through the second quarter, but Paris went on a run that set a 51-39 scoreline at halftime. The French team led by as many as 32 points, 87-55, entering the final minute of the third quarter, before coasting its way to another win. The hosts had six scorers in double figures. Nadir Hifi scored 18 points in 19 minutes and Tyson Ward had 17 on 7-for-7 two-point shooting. TJ Shorts had 13 points and 6 assists, Collin Malcolm netted 12 points, Mehdy Ngouama added 11 and Justin Simon contributed 10. For Reyer, Jordan Parks scored 16 and Alexander O'Connell finished with 13.

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### A close game early on

Reyer got off to a good start, with Aamir Simms and Amedeo Tessitori hitting a triple apiece to make it 8-12. Paris answered with a 9-1 run, sparked by Hifi and capped by Malcolm's three-point play. But Rayjon Tucker's three-pointer sparked a 0-7 run and, despite Shorts netting 5 points for the hosts, Barry Brown's last-second coast-to-coast bucket tied it at 24-24 after 10 minutes. 

### Paris began to pull away

Simms and Parks scored inside for Reyer to go up 26-30 in the second, but Bandja Sy hit Paris's first three-pointer after the team had gone 0-for-10 until that point. Kyle Wiltjer's triple kept Reyer ahead, 33-34, but Hifi answered with back-to-back daggers from downtown, and Simon's three-point play helped make it 45-37. A pair of baskets from Shorts capped an 18-5 quarter-ending spurt, sending the teams into halftime with Paris up 51-39.

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### Reyer couldn't deal with Paris

Tessitori opened the second half with a three-pointer, but it was all Paris after that as the hosts scored 11 unanswered points, including a tip-in after a missed free throw from Leon Kratzer and a three-point play from Malcolm. A dunk from Sy opened a 62-42 scoreline, but the margin continued to grow as Hifi, Sy and Mikael Jantunen hit a three-pointer each. Then, a three-point play from Ngouama made it 76-51. After Simms made a basket for the visitors, Paris scored the next 9 points to go up by 32 points, 85-53. Wiltjer's back-to-back triples made it 87-61 at the end of three quarters. 

### Paris coasted to the win

The scoring slowed down in the fourth quarter. Paris managed to score just a single field goal in the first 5 minutes of the fourth, but Reyer only managed to close within 80-66, after which the margin grew again as Paris closed it out with another 100-point performance.

Nadir Hifi of Paris Basketball makes a pass against Umana Reyer Venezia in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Tuomas Iisalo's side simply had too much firepower for Neven Spahija's visitors.

Paris blows past Reyer, 100-70

Paris Basketball v Umana Reyer Venice (2023-12-12T19:30:00.000Z)

Veterans Patrick Richard and Andrija Stipanovic played major roles as U-BT Cluj-Napoca overcame the visiting Slask Wroclaw 80-76 in Round 11 of EuroCup.

Veteran experience helped U-BT Cluj-Napoca seal its eighth win

U-BT Cluj-Napoca did not shine but it got the job done, [beating and sweeping its season series against Slask Wroclaw, 80-76](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/ubt-cluj-napoca-battles-to-hold-off-slask-wroclaw-80-76/). The main things that helped Cluj get its eighth win of the season were its good start to the game and its good ball movement, which resulted in many easy close-range baskets.

That was especially evident early in the game, with big man Andrija Stipanovic scoring 10 quick points, all around the rim. Cluj made 8 two-point shots in the first quarter, while Slask had only 7 in the entire first half, as the visitors opened a double-digit lead.

### Cluj was careful with the ball... at first

Cluj had no turnovers in the first quarter, then dished 12 assists while committing 3 turnovers in the second. Bryce Jones was Cluj's main ball distributor in the first half, as he linked up with big men Stipanovic and Emanuel Cate.

Cluj boasts one of the best defenses in the competition, with just 79.6 ppg allowed, while Slask is next to last in scoring, with an average of just 76.2 points. DJ Seeley led the way with 24 points and 5 assists in the reverse fixture, but the hosts will be sure to respect the defensive abilities of Dusan Miletic.

U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Slask Wroclaw | Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

In the second half, however, Cluj failed to keep the same focus. Struggling from long range, Cluj shot 6-for-23 (26.1%) from behind the arc for the night, the hosts' offense slowed down while the resilient hosts kept melting the deficit.

"We relaxed a little in the second half, which shouldn't happen, and it almost cost us the win", Cluj head coach Mihai Silvasan said.

### Patrick Richard saw Cluj over the line

However, in the final 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, when Slask first tied the game, then took a slim 67-68 lead, veteran point guard Patrick Richard stepped up. In that span, Richard scored 8 points and dished 3 key assists, including finding Jarell Eddie on an open three-pointer to make it 70-68, before sending a long pass for a game-sealing basket from Stipanovic with 35 seconds to go.

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In the end, it was the experience of Richard, who finished with 12 points and 8 assists, as well as clutch baskets from Eddie and Stipanovic, that allowed the hosts to pull out this win.

With it, and its 8-3 record, Cluj remains firmly in the hunt for the top two spots in Group B.

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Patrick Richard of U-BT Cluj-Napoca in action against Slask Wroclaw in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Patrick Richard and Andrija Stipanovic played major roles in key parts of the game.

Veteran experience helped Cluj seal its eighth win

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v Slask Wroclaw (2023-12-12T17:00:00.000Z)

After 18 straight victories in the EuroCup, CB Gran Canaria fell to defeat at ratiopharm Ulm in Round 11 of the 2023-24 regular season.

ratiopharm Ulm ends CB Gran Canaria’s winning streak with OT victory, 103-99

ratiopharm Ulm grabbed a hugely impressive 103-99 win over Dreamland Gran Canaria in overtime to snap the Spanish side’s 18-game winning streak in the BKT EuroCup. The German side is now the only team that has beaten the reigning EuroCup champion in the 2023-24 season. It was a tight game at the ratiopharm arena, but Ulm went on a 7-0 run in overtime to seal its fifth home victory. The guests improved to an 8-3 record, while Gran Canaria dropped to 10-1.

LJ Figueroa paced Ulm with 19 points and Juan Nunez added 17. Thomas Klepeisz, Karim Jallow and Trevion Willams recorded 15 points each. Nicolas Brussino led Gran Canaria with 13 points, while Ferran Bassas and John Shurna scored 12 apiece. Ethan Happ netted 11, with Sylven Landesberg and Ben Lammers adding 10 each.

### A back and forth start

Pierre Pelos opened the scoring from beyond the arc but Jallow responded with a triple of his own. Nunez and Pelos exchanged baskets before a Happ bucket was followed by a Jovan Kljajic three-point play for a 5-10 Gran Canaria lead. Jallow took his tally to 7 early points with back-to-back dunks and Nunez drove to the basket to put Ulm ahead, 11-10. Bassas and Happ responded on the other end to bring Gran Canaria back in front, 13-14. Then, Jallow and Shurna, who returned to action after recovering from an injury, exchanged triples before Miquel Salvo drilled one of his own, making it 18-20.

### Gran Canaria stepped up late to lead at halftime

The guests took a 20-24 cushion into the second quarter, but Figueroa nailed a triple before slamming home a dunk in transition to give Ulm a 1-point lead. Klepeisz netted back-to-back triples, but Bassas scored from behind the arc to bring Gran Canaria within 34-31 midway through the second quarter. Brussino opened his account with a three-pointer and Roko Prkacin sank a bucket in transition to tie the game, 36-36. Shurna’s second triple of the night was followed by a Nunez layup before Nicolas Bretzel scored a bucket to make it 42-39. Landesberg scored 5 five points to inspire Gran Canaria to a 0-7 run and then netted a triple from the corner to give his team a 44-49 lead heading into halftime.

### Ulm flipped the script

Klepeisz hit his third triple of the game and Nunez scored an open layup to bring Ulm within 51-52. Then, AJ Slaughter scored a basket and completed a three-point play to give the Spanish side a 51-57 cushion. Yet, Ulm went on a 9-0 surge to take the lead again, before Salvo hit 2 free throws to end the German team’s momentum and tie it at 59-59. A Pacome Dadiet triple was followed by a Figueroa basket in transition for a 64-59 Ulm cushion.

### Gran Canaria forced an extra period

A Shurna triple just before the third-quarter buzzer brought Gran Canaria within 68-66. Landesberg hit a long two-pointer and Lammers made a basket on the break to put the guests ahead 68-70 early in the fourth quarter. What followed was an exchange of blows, with Albicy hitting a triple to tie it, 75-75. A Williams put-back was followed by a Lammers jumper, but Nunez then attacked the basket and took his tally to 10 points, 80-77. Lammers dunked off a Brussino bounce pass before the latter drilled a triple to put Gran Canaria ahead again, 80-82. Williams made a couple of free throws and then scored a basket for an 84-83 Ulm lead with 01:51 left on the clock. The Ulm center took his tally to 13 points to make it 86-83, but Brussino hit a big three-pointer to tie it. Nunez didn’t manage to sink a floater in the last possession and the game went to overtime.

### Ulm held its nerve in overtime

Figueroa nailed a triple in transition, Klepeisz hit 2 from the line and then Nunez got his sixth basket of the night for a 7-0 Ulm run, 93-86. Bassas hit a triple, but Jallow and Williams responded with a bucket each, 98-91. Then, Nunez went 3-of-3 from the charity stripe to make it 101-93 with less than a minute to go and practically put the game to bed, despite Gran Canaria’s last attempt to fight back.

Pacome Dadiet of ratiopharm Ulm looks to score against Dreamland Gran Canaria in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

After a run of 18 straight wins, the Spanish side finally fell on its sword at ratiopharm arena.

Ulm ends Gran Canaria’s winning streak with OT victory, 103-99

Aris B.C. has given its playoff hopes a boost in the EuroCup by beating Lietkabelis Panevezys 69-60 in Round 11 of the 2023-24 regular season.

Aris B.C. downs Lietkabelis Panevezys at home, 69-60, snaps four-game losing skid 

Aris Midea Thessaloniki grabbed a crucial victory in the fight to stay in the race for the BKT EuroCup Playoffs by defeating 7bet-Lietkabelis Paneveyzs at home, 69-60, to snap a four-game losing streak. Aris finished the game on a 13-3 run, but it was unable to make up the difference from the first matchup — an 84-74 Lietkabelis home win — which means the Lithuanian side holds the tiebreaker between the teams.

Ronnie Harrell scored 18 points to lead the way for Aris, which is now 4-7 in Group B. Vassilis Toliopoulos added 16 points and Roberto Gallinat chipped in 13 points. Lietkabelis has now lost three straight to fall to 4-7. The Lithuanian club could not take advantage of Deividas Sirvydis scoring 16 points, as it committed 23 turnovers.

### The threeball aided Aris

Lietkabelis had just 10 players on the night, with two of the missing players being its top two point guards, Vytenis Lipkevicius and Donatas Sabeckis. Roberts Blumbergs scored Aris’s first 5 points for a 5-2 early score and Gediminas Orelik’s three-pointer gave the guests their first lead, 5-7. The game went back and forth with seven lead changes as Gallinat hit 2 three-pointers and Harrell had 1 as Aris moved ahead, 18-14. The score was 18-16 after 10 minutes.

### Lietkabelis had two 3-minute dry spells

Marcus Carr’s three-point play started the second quarter and Gallinat drained a triple. Aris went ahead 24-16 as it took Lietkabelis more than 3 minutes to score. Nikola Popovic answered with the next 4 points, only to have Harrell and Toliopoulos hit triples to make it 30-20. Lietkabelis went scoreless for more than 3 minutes until an Orelik triple, but another Harrell three-pointer had the hosts up 35-24 at intermission.

### Lietkabelis fought back after the break

Sirvydis scored Lietkabelis’s first 5 points of the second half and Aris’s scoring woes early on allowed the guests get within 37-34 on Martynas Varnas’s layup. Harrell responded with a couple of layups for Aris, but Sirvydis converted a three-point play and Lietkabelis was down just 41-40. Silvio de Sousa punched back with the next 4 points, with Aris leading 47-44 after 30 minutes.

### Aris saw the win over the line

De Sousa continued his strong stretch with a layup and jumper as Aris grabbed a 51-44 lead. Lietkabelis needed more than 2 minutes to score, but Stefan Bircevic and Sirvydis both knocked down three-pointers to close the gap to 51-50. An unsportsmanlike foul on Gallinat resulted in a Varnas free throw, before a second Bircevic triple saw Lietkabelis take the lead, 53-54. After Toliopoulos and Varnas both hit triples, Aris made 4 free throws and Harrell pushed the margin to 62-57. Lietkabelis only scored one basket in the final 3 minutes and 2 turnovers by the guests in the final minute allowed Gallinat’s layup with 19 seconds to secure the win at 66-59. Aris was still hoping to maybe take the tiebreaker, but Sirvydis converted 1 free throw with 9 seconds left.

Vassilis Toliopoulos of Aris Midea Thessaloniki in action against 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The Greek side's playoff hopes were helped by securing this victory.

Aris downs Lietkabelis at home, 69-60, snaps four-game losing skid 

Braian Angola enjoyed yet another impressive display in his first full season in the EuroCup by stepping up for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. on the road at BC Wolves.

Braian Angola’s all-round performance helped Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. down BC Wolves

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv notched its fourth straight win in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season by [downing Wolves Vilnius 81-89 in Round 11](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/hapoel-tel-aviv-bc-shows-its-quality-against-bc-wolves-81-89/), with [Braian Angola](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/braian-angola/010465/) once again showing why he is one of the competition’s most exciting players.

The 29-year-old, playing in his first full season in the EuroCup, had another solid all-round game for Hapoel, posting 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 0 turnovers. That final stat is particularly interesting on a night that saw the Israeli side commit 18 turnovers, the same total as the Wolves.

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### Braian Angola made winning plays

 

Angola hit the first triple of the night at Avia Solutions Group Arena to make it 2-5, before then knocking down another shot from behind the arc after having grabbed a defensive board at the other end, 7-10. The Colombian played the remainder of the first quarter and then the last 4:48 minutes of the second.

 

Once 20 minutes were in the books, Angola had ended the first half with 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Not spectacular numbers, but it shows how he impacted the game in many different ways, with Hapoel leading 38-46 at the break.

 

In the third quarter, Angola added a triple and a mid-range jumper as he moved to double digits in points, with the latter basket helping keep Hapoel in the driving seat, 53-57. Yet, it was in the fourth quarter where he really put his fingerprints on proceedings.

Braian Angola had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 0 turnovers as Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv beat Wolves Vilnius 81-89 in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Braian Angola's highlights vs. Wolves

### Hapoel had Angola to thank for its win

 

With the game on the line in the fourth quarter, Angola appeared with a triple to make it 62-65 after Hapoel and the Wolves were tied 62-62 after 30 minutes. Then, he linked up with Jaylen Hoard for an alley-oop, 64-67, before hitting a stepback jumper over the outstretched arm of Christian Mekowulu, 64-69. That all came in the first 1:44 of the final period.

 

Angola wasn’t done there. With 5:01 left, Angola raced back and put enough pressure on Tre’Shawn Thurman that the Wolves player ended up missing a layup, which would’ve tied the game at 74-74. Hoard then went 1-of-2 from the charity stripe, 72-75, before Angola dished a beautiful assist to Tomer Ginat for an easy layup, 72-77.

 

What’s more, just when it looked like Angola’s work was done and Hapoel’s fourth successive win was in the bag, he appeared once more to put the cherry on top of the cake. With just 10 seconds to go, Angola knocked down a couple of free throws to make it 81-89 in what was the last score of the game. That meant his final numbers stood at 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 0 turnovers. Not a bad night’s work for Hapoel’s No. 11.

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Braian Angola of Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv goes to score a layup against Wolves Vilnius in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The 29-year-old continues to impress in his rookie EuroCup season.

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Wolves Vilnius v Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2023-12-12T17:00:00.000Z)

Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. won for the fourth game in a row in the EuroCup by beating BC Wolves 81-89, which is the Lithuanian side's third straight defeat in the competition.

Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. shows its quality against BC Wolves, 81-89

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv pulled away from a valiant Wolves Vilnius in the fourth quarter to win 81-89 at Avia Solutions Group Arena in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season. Thanks to this victory, Hapoel improved to an 8-2 record in Group A, whereas the Wolves dropped to a 4-6 mark.

Jaylen Hoard paced Hapoel with a game-high 20 points. Braian Angola added 18, Xavier Munford chipped in with 16, Tomer Ginat had 13 and J’Covan Brown finished with 10. For the Wolves, Christian Mekowulu and Tre’Shawn Thurman, who fouled out late in the fourth quarter, had a team-high 14 points apiece. Three Wolves players – Eigirdas Zukauskas, Vaidas Kariniauskas and Kristupas Zemaitis – all had 11 points each, too.

### A slow burner in the first quarter

The score was just 4-5 after 3 minutes of play, but Jeffery Taylor came into the game with 5:57 to go in the first quarter in what was his first appearance of the season. The 2017-18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion with Real Madrid made an instant impact, too, knocking down a three to make it 7-5. Hapoel soon began to take control, with Angola and Brown knocking down a triple apiece, 8-13, but Kariniauskas's attempted alley-oop pass-turned-shot went in and set a 17-19 score after 10 minutes.

### Wolves refused to let Hapoel pull away

A bit of a three-point contest opened the second quarter, with three of the first four makes — one for Hapoel, two for the Wolves — coming from behind the arc, 23-24. The two teams continued to go back and forth, with Mekowulu causing problems inside for Hapoel, but a Munford-inspired end to the second quarter saw him score 10 points in 3:32. That allowed the visitors to open a game-high 9-point lead, 35-44. Zukauskas's triple cut the difference, 38-44, but Idan Zalmanson beat the halftime buzzer with a mid-range jumper from the right wing.

### Hapoel always had an answer for the Wolves

Hapoel seemed to keep finding ways to maintain its lead, but it had to work very hard to do so. Regimantas Miniotas scored the Wolves' first two field goals of the second half, following a couple of free throws by Thurman, to make it 44-48. But, Hapoel had a response every time, with Ginat scoring a layup and Angola knocking down a three, 44-53. Back-to-back triples by Thurman and Zukauskas brought the Wolves close again, 53-55, before another surge from the visitors. Eventually, with 1:24 to go, the Wolves tied the game at 61-61 after Kariniauskas three-point play. The Wolves even had the chance to enter the final period with the lead, but Arnas Berucka went 1-of-4 from the line on two trips, meaning it was 62-62 after 30 minutes.

### The visitors' quality came to the fore

Angola made an immediate impact to start the fourth, scoring a three-pointer, dishing an alley-oop assist and scoring a stepback jumper to put Hapoel ahead by 5, 64-69. The hosts bounced back yet again, though, as managed to take the lead, 71-70, after a Mekowulu layup. That seemed to wake up Hapoel again, as the Israeli side took the lead again on a deep Brown two-pointer, 71-72, and never trailed again. The Wolves kept fighting the rest of the way, but with Thurman fouling out with 2:58 left, the task was always going to be tough. Taylor's layup made it 79-84 with 1:33 to go, then missed a three on the Wolves' next possession, which would have made it 82-84, but instead Ginat scored a layup to pull the visitors ahead by 7, 79-86. Hapoel saw the win over the line in the final 33 seconds, coming away with an 81-89 triumph.

Xavier Munford of Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv attempts an acrobatic shot against Wolves Vilnius in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The Israeli side won its fourth game in a row, while the hosts lost for the third straight game, all of which have been at home.

Hapoel shows its quality down the stretch against the Wolves, 81-89

U-BT Cluj-Napoca beat Slask Wroclaw 80-76 in Round 11 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season, which improved the hosts' record to 8-3 and saw the visitors drop to 1-10.

U-BT Cluj-Napoca battles to hold off Slask Wroclaw, 80-76

U-BT Cluj-Napoca got back to winning ways on Tuesday night, as it held on to an 80-76 win over Slask Wroclaw, which is in last place in Group B. This win improved Cluj to a 8-3 record, good enough for at least a share of the third place in Group B when Round 11 ends, while Slask dropped to a 1-10 mark.

Cluj controlled the majority of the game and led by as many as 14 points in the second quarter, but Slask erased the deficit in the second half and even went in front, 67-68, with 4 minutes to go. But Cluj replied with a 9-1 run, before the hosts closed out the game. 

Andrija Stipanovic paced the winners with 19 points, Patrick Richard finished with 12 points and 8 assists, and Adam Mokoka scored 11 for Cluj. Dusan Miletic collected 16 points and 8 rebounds for Slask, while Daniel Golebiowski and Andrii Voinalovych scored 13 apiece.

### A strong start from Cluj

Cluj took control from the get-go, with Stipanovic scoring 10 points as the hosts opened a 15-4 lead. Slask struggled for the first 5 minutes before Voinalovych hit a pair of triples, but Jarell Eddie hit one from downtown for Cluj, helping it to a 20-13 lead after 10 minutes. 

### Breathing room for Cluj at halftime

Cluj went on to score the first 6 points of the second, taking the issue inside every time, and Emanuel Cate made it 26-13. Hassani Gravett and Golebiowski stopped the bleeding, but Mihai Maciuca and Mokoka hit a three apiece for Cluj to extend the margin to 34-20. However, Slask did not let the hosts pull away, as Golebiowski and Aleksander Wisniewski each knocked down a three-pointer to help the visitors cut it to 43-32 at halftime.

### Slask refused to roll over

Slask closed the gap some more immediately after the break with a three-point play from Artsiom Parakhouski, and a pair of baskets from Voinalovych helped make it 46-43. Mokoka and Stipanovic nudged Cluj further ahead as the teams traded blows, but Gravett beat the buzzer with an up-and-under layup to make it 57-53 after three quarters.

### A late scare, before going up a level

Michal Sitnik and Miletic scored more baskets inside to start the fourth and tie it at 57-57. Cluj restored the lead through Mokoka, but back-to-back threes from Miletic and Voinalovych tied it at 65-65, before Golebiowski's three-point play put the visitors in front, 67-68. But Eddie replied with his third three-pointer, then Richard's basket added to Cluj's tally. A layup from Stipanovic and a pair of foul shots from Richard capped a 9-1 run with 56 seconds to go, 76-69. The game was not over, however, as Slask used the hosts' mistakes to its advantage and scored 5 points in 18 seconds to make it a 2-point margin, but Stipanovic's fastbreak dunk iced the game.

Andrija Stipanovic of U-BT Cluj-Napoca shoots a shot against Slask Wroclaw in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The Romanian side solidified its playoff push with a hard-fought win in Round 11.