The London Lions grabbed their fifth win in the 2023-24 EuroCup and remained undefeated outside of the English capital by downing Beşiktaş J.K. 80-83. Shooting the ball better made the difference. 


London Lions's shooting percentages led to road victory at Beşiktaş J.K.

The London Lions grabbed its fifth win in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season and remained undefeated outside the English capital by downing Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 80-83. Shooting the ball better made the difference.

Indeed, Besiktas did plenty of things right to keep its chances alive until the final buzzer. The hosts outrebounded London 38-31 and grabbed 10 more boards than their opponents, 27-17, in the second half. Besiktas also forced London to commit 11 second-half turnovers after getting just 4 before the break.

Besiktas finished the game with 16 offensive boards and London only pulled down 3. There is a logical explanation to those numbers, which is simply that London made far more shots than its opponent and that proved to be the difference in the game.

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Besiktas hit 20 of 41 two-pointers (48.8%) and that number went down to 40%, 8-of-20, in the second half. The hosts also struggled from beyond the arc, burying just 10-of-33 three-pointers (30.3%). Those 44 missed shots were the key to the game; even though Besiktas did a fantastic job of getting second-chance opportunities, it was not enough.

On the other hand, London buried 19-of-31 two-pointers (61.3%) and hit half of its 22 attempts from beyond the arc. That's 23 missed shots against Besiktas's 44. London finished the game with more than 20 assists for the fifth time this season, dishing as many as 23. Matt Morgan had 7 while Jordan Taylor recorded 6.

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Matt Morgan of the London Lions in action against Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul in Round 7 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Petar Bozic's side are now a perfect 4-0 away from the English capital after beating Besiktas in Round 7.

London's shooting percentages led to road victory 

Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul v London Lions (2023-11-15T17:00:00.000Z)

The London Lions remained undefeated on the road in this season's EuroCup by downing Beşiktaş J.K. 80-83 at BJK Emlakjet Sports and Event Hall on Wednesday. 

London Lions hold off Beşiktaş J.K.'s comeback, 80-83

The London Lions remained undefeated on the road in Group A of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup by downing Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 80-83 at BJT Emlakjet Sports and Event Hall on Wednesday. Both teams now have a 5-2 record in Group A behind undefeated Paris Basketball (7-0). 

Gabe Olaseni paced the winners with 24 points on 10-of-15 two-pointers. Matt Morgan added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for London. Jonah Mathews and Matthew Mitchell led Besiktas with 19 points apiece. Angel Delgado added a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds, 8 of which came on the offensive end.

Game News

### Matt Morgan gave London an early lead

Olaseni scored London's opening 8 points, then Matt Morgan's driving layup gave the guests a 5-10 lead. Mathews stepped up for Besiktas and Angel Delgado's layup tied it at 12-12. Leyton Hammons hit a triple and fed Kerem Konan for a layup, good for a 17-15 Besiktas advantage. Matt Morgan and Conor Morgan each struck from beyond the arc to make London regain a 19-25 margin after 10 minutes.

### Three-pointers kept London in charge

Matt Morgan remained on fire early in the second quarter to boost the guests' lead to 21-30. Egehan Arna and Delgado fueled a 9-0 run that Mitchell capped with back-to-back jumpers, tying the game at 30-30. Mo Soluade and Conor Morgan each nailed a three-pointer to make Besiktas call a timeout at 35-40. Soluade and Olaseni allowed London to hold on to a 42-46 lead at halftime.

Game Videos

### London stopped Besiktas's comeback

Delgado and Derek Needham took over after the break, bringing Besiktas within 47-48. Belgado soon scored around the basket to tie it at 53-53. Luke Nelson hit a jumper, Olaseni added a layup and Soluade a three-pointer in a 0-10 run that made it a double-digit game, 53-63. Mathews and Needham brought Besiktas a bit closer, 59-68, after 30 minutes.

### Besiktas rallied, London won

Matt Morgan followed a wild three-point play with a stop-and-pop three-pointer that seemed to break the game open, 61-74, with over 8 minutes left. Yigit Arslan and Delgado stepped up for the hosts, Mitchell followed a three-pointer with a layup-plus-foul and Hammonds also struck from downtown for a 78-82 Besiktas deficit with 53.5 seconds left. Mitchell scored around the basket with 7.5 seconds remaining to make it 80-82, then Jordan Taylor split free throws, setting an 80-83 score, and Hammonds missed from downtown at the buzzer.

Conor Morgan of the London Lions has possession during his team's game against Besiktas Emlajket Istanbul in Round 7 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The English visitors improved to 5-2, while the Turkish hosts dropped to the same record.

London holds off Besiktas's comeback, 80-83

The seventh round of games in the 2023-24 EuroCup season has come to an end, with Paris Basketball and CB Gran Canaria being the only two unbeaten teams remaining in the competition.

EuroCup Game Center: Round 7 is in the books!

### Wednesday, November 15

[Wolves Vilnius 77-93 Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/wolves-vilnius-umana-reyer-venice/U2023/65/)

Reyer picked up its first road win of the season taking control early and running past Wolves on Wednesday night in the Lithuanian capital. With the win, Reyer improved to 3-4 in Group A for a share of sixth place, while the Wolves dropped to 3-3 in their debut BKT EuroCup campaign. Reyer spent all but couple of possessions in front, and broke the game open with a 5-18 run bridging the third and fourth quarters behind 24 points from Barry Brown. Adas Juskevicius was the top scorer for the hosts with 15 points.

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[Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 80-83 London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/besiktas-emlakjet-istanbul-london-lions/U2023/63/)

London remained undefeated on the road in Group A by downing Besiktas at BJK Emlakjet Sports and Event Hall on Wednesday. Both teams now have 5-2 records behind undefeated Paris Basketball (7-0). Gabe Olaseni paced the winners with 24 points on 10-of-15 two-pointer shooting and Matt Morgan added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for London. Jonah Mathews and Matthew Mitchell led Besiktas with 19 points apiece. 

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[Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 83-86 Veolia Hamburg Towers](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-veolia-towers-hamburg/U2023/64/)

Hamburg narrowly avoided a would-be historic collapse in beating Cedevita to claim its first victory of the season after nearly blowing a 28-point lead. In a battle of winless teams at the bottom of Group A, Hamburg was leading 42-70 late in the third quarter but Cedevita trimmed the deficit to one point in the waning seconds. The biggest comeback in BKT EuroCup history was 24 points on multiple occasions. Aljami Durham led the way with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Hamburg, which improved to 1-6. Cedevita is still looking for its first win at 0-7 despite Jaka Blazic scoring 24 points.

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[Dolomiti Energia Trento 60-98 U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dolomiti-energia-trento-u-bt-cluj-napoca/U2023/68/)

Cluj secured a comfortable road win at Trento to extend its winning streak to four games. The guests outplayed Trento and led throughout the 40 minutes to improve their record to 6-1. The Italian side saw its three-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 3-4. D.J. Seeley paired his game-high 21 points with 9 rebounds, while Karel Guzman recorded a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds, as well as 5 assists and 3 steals for a game-high PIR of 34. Andrejs Grazulis led the hosts with 15 points, having gone 5-for-6 from beyond the arc. 

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[Dreamland Gran Canaria 81-77 Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dreamland-gran-canaria-slask-wroclaw/U2023/69/)

Dreamland Gran Canaria failed to put away Slask Wroclaw and ended up sweating out an 81-77 home victory to remain undefeated in the BKT EuroCup. The reigning champion led 54-32 midway through the third quarter but watched as last-placed Slask took the fourth quarter 13-30 and cut the margin to just 4 points in the final minute.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🏀 Final:<br><br>🐥 Dreamland Gran Canaria 81<br>🟢 Slask Wroclaw 77<br><br>🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosGranca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VamosGranca</a> <a href="https://t.co/r5caUebHK4">pic.twitter.com/r5caUebHK4</a></p>&mdash; Dreamland Gran Canaria (@GranCanariaCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/GranCanariaCB/status/1724910525576839271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys 93-86 Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys-turk-telekom-ankara/U2023/70/)

Lietkabelis overcame a 12-point deficit late in the fourth quarter, then become the first team in the competition history to not allow a single point in overtime, as it downed Turk Telekom 93-86 in a Tuesday night thriller. Lietkabelis registered its second straight win, improving to 3-4 in Group A, while last season's runner-up Turk Telekom lost its fifth straight game, dropping to a 1-6 record. Gediminas Orelik was 8-for-14 from long range and finished with 31 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds for the winners. Tyrone Wallace scored 22 for Turk Telekom.

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[Prometey Slobozhanske 98-89 Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/prometey-outguns-hapoel-in-group-a-98-89/)

Prometey returned to winning ways by downing Hapoel 98-89 in Riga, Latvia, on Tuesday. Prometey improved to 3-4 in Group A while Hapoel dropped to 4-2. Tai Odiase paced the winners with 19 points and Davon Reed contributed 16. Braian Angola led Hapoel with 18 points and J'Cowan Brown and Jaylen Hoard each had 15 in defeat.

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[ratiopharm Ulm 84-67 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/ratiopharm-ulm-buducnost-voli-podgorica/U2023/67/)

Ulm clinched its fifth win by defeating visiting Buducnost at ratiopharm arena on Tuesday night. The game was tied at halftime, 37-37, but Ulm gave up only 2 field goals and 11 points in the third quarter, building a double-digit advantage that grew to 18 points, 75-57, entering crunch time. Trevion Williams posted a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Ulm, which improved to 5-2. Dakota Mathias followed with 13 points. Buducnost was paced by Yoan Makoundou, who was the game’s top scorer with 17 points, 13 of which came in the first half.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Emotionaler Heimsieg 🏀🧡<br><br>Mit einem 84:67 Heimerfolg über Buducnost VOLI Podgorica bleiben wir im EuroCup in heimischer Arena ungeschlagen. Die Rückkehr von Meisterheld Brandon Paul sorgte im Vorfeld der Partie für viel Emotionen in Form von Freude aber auch Tränen. 🧡 <a href="https://t.co/kN98Cmihl8">pic.twitter.com/kN98Cmihl8</a></p>&mdash; ratiopharm ulm (@ratiopharmulm) <a href="https://twitter.com/ratiopharmulm/status/1724524249367351329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse 72-65 Aris Midea Thessaloniki](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse-aris-midea-thessaloniki/U2023/66/)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse started and finished strong to turn back visiting Aris Midea Thessaloniki with a 72-65 decision on Tuesday. Bourg improved to 5-2 to retain a share of second place in Group B with a perfect 4-0 home mark. Aris fell to 3-4 despite having rallied to take a brief lad after falling behind on the scoreboard 11-0 after tipoff and 23-4 late in the first quarter. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙴 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️<br><br>JL Bourg 72 🆚 65 <a href="https://twitter.com/ARISBCgr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ARISBCgr</a><br><br>Plus de peur que de mal ! Sur son parquet, la JL renoue ce soir avec la victoire !! 🤩 <a href="https://t.co/rw6w1guUYq">pic.twitter.com/rw6w1guUYq</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1724524936641790194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Joventut Badalona 94-101 Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/joventut-badalona-paris-basketball/U2023/62/)

Paris remained unbeaten after a dramatic overtime road win in Badalona on Tuesday night. T.J. Shorts sent the game into overtime with a pair of free throws with 5.6 seconds left in regulation, and Nadir Hifi scored 7 of his game-high 27 points in overtime to improve Paris to 7-0 atop of Group A, while Joventut dropped to 3-4 in the standings. Malcolm finished with 18 points, Shorts with 13 points and 9 assists, and Tyson Ward collected 13 points plus 9 rebounds in a victory. Veteran playmaker Kenny Chery paced Joventut with 18 points, while 17-year-old Michael Ruzic shined with 17 points and 5 rebounds.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Au bout de la nuit mais on rentre avec la WINNNNN 😤<br><br>Menée de 7 points à 2 minutes de la fin, l’équipe a montré une force de caractère une nouvelle fois incroyable pour l’emporter dans une salle hostile qui a finie silencieuse 🤫<br><br>7/7 job done on rentre à la maison 🫡🏠 <a href="https://t.co/68FvBWCORA">pic.twitter.com/68FvBWCORA</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1724548829813325855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Round 7 of the BKT EuroCup is officially in the books, with Paris and Gran Canaria still going strong with 7-0 records.

Game Center: Road wins for Reyer, London, Hamburg, Cluj; Granca remains unbeaten

7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Turk Telekom Ankara (2023-11-14T17:00:00.000Z)

Dreamland Gran Canaria v Slask Wroclaw (2023-11-15T20:00:00.000Z)

Dolomiti Energia Trento v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023-11-15T19:00:00.000Z)

ratiopharm Ulm v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2023-11-14T18:30:00.000Z)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse v Aris Midea Thessaloniki (2023-11-14T18:30:00.000Z)

Wolves Vilnius v Umana Reyer Venice (2023-11-15T17:00:00.000Z)

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2023-11-15T17:30:00.000Z)

Joventut Badalona v Paris Basketball (2023-11-14T19:30:00.000Z)

Prometey Slobozhanske v Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2023-11-14T17:00:00.000Z)

Second place is at stake in Group A of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season on Wednesday as Besiktas and London put their opposing strengths to the test.

Besiktas vs. Lions is a strength-on-strength collision

The early part of the new BKT EuroCup season has produced many pleasant surprises. Among them, sitting in the top part of Group A, are [two teams squaring off on Wednesday in Round 7, Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul (5-1) and London Lions (4-2)](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/besiktas-emlakjet-istanbul-london-lions/U2023/63/).

Besiktas, the only 4-0 team at home this season, will attempt to continue protecting the floor at BJL EmlakJet Sports & Event Hall against a visitor that holds a perfect 3-0 road record. That's a scenario that not many envisioned before this campaign tipped off.

Besiktas returned to the EuroCup this season after a seven-year hiatus. Over the summer, knowing it needed chemistry and tuning, Besiktas built a largely new roster head by former EuroCup Coach of the Year Dusan Alimpijevic, another newcomer to the club.

So, when Besiktas stunned Joventut Badalona for a 62-63 road triumph in the opening round, many people saw it as a big early-season upset more than anything else. 

Besiktas highlights through first six rounds of the 2023-24 regular season

Mathews and Mitchell have led Besiktas to 5-1 record

Now that the Turkish side has a 5-1 record in Group A, that win over Joventut seems less and less like an upset. All Besiktas has done since then is continue to win and dominate on defense.

Entering this Round 7 contest, Besiktas ranks second in points-against defense, allow just 72.3 points, while holding opponents to a competition lows of 14.0 assists and 29.4% three-point shooting. 

The only loss Besiktas has suffered so far this season was an improbable 90-88 defeat at Wolves Vilnius, where it squandered a seven-point lead in the game's final 20 seconds.

Wednesday brings one of the biggest tests for Besiktas because on the opposite side will be the Lions, road winners already against two of last season's semifinalists, Prometey Slobozhanske and Joventut. The latter road win a week ago was the perfect bounce-back from home losses to Paris Basketball and Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv.

Besiktas has not shined on offense this season; just six teams score fewer than its 80.0 points per game. [Jonah Mathews](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jonah-mathews/011936/) is averaging 15.3 points and [Matthew Mitchell](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/matthew-mitchell/012622/) 14.0, while [Angel Delgado](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/angel-delgado/012647/) has been a force in the paint with 11.8 points and 8.2 rebounds. The team has no player averaging more than 3.3 assists.

Top plays by the London Lions through the first six rounds of the 2023-24 regular season.

London Lions have dominated on offense

Meanwhile, the main strengths of the London Lions, coached by Alimpijevic's Serbian countryman Petar Bozic, is their offense. Indeed, the Lions rank second with both 92.3 points and 22.5 assists this season, the exact categories that Besiktas excels at stopping.

[Matthew Morgan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/matthew-morgan/012585/) has starred for the Lions, averaging 19.0 points and 3.7 assist. Gabe Olaseni has been huge under the basket with 14.3 points and 7.8 rebounds along with 2.7 assists. And [Donte Grantham](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/donte-grantham/012586/) is right behind, averaging 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists. Veteran playmakers [Tarik Phillip](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tarik-phillip/009649/) and [Jordan Taylor](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jordan-taylor/005247/) combine to average 9.2 assists.

What made London's success even more notable was the absence of [Sam Dekker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/sam-dekker/009672/) in four of six games this season. He has since posted 18.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

The Lions arrive to Istanbul with rising confidence and an offense that is clicking. Besiktas entered the season needing to learn a lot, but already has a top grade in winning games.

All signs point to a fun contest on Wednesday in Istanbul. 

The BKT EuroCup's top off-the-bench scorer in total points, Nadir Hifi of Paris Basketball, is barely 21 years old and boasts incredible shooting percentages.

The stars of Paris and young Nadir Hifi are rising quickly together

Another round, another stellar performance by a 21-year-old [Nadir Hifi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/nadir-hifi/012640/), who [led Paris Basketball to a thrilling 94-101 overtime win at Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/joventut-badalona-paris-basketball/U2023/62/) on Tuesday.

Hifi has taken the BKT EuroCup by storm this season, scoring in double figures in every game as Paris has zoomed to a 7-0 record, already two victories ahead of any other team in Group A.

The 1.85-meter guard already had a pair of 20-point performances entering Round 7, but Tuesday night in Badalona proved to be Hifi's best and most consequential performance to date.

He netted 27 points against Joventut, sinking 6 of 12 three-pointers, both highs so far in his rookie EuroCup season. He also made 3 of 5 two-pointers, pulled down 5 rebounds, including 4 on the offensive end, dished 2 assists and picked up 2 steals. All of that in 26 minutes off the bench.

"I was in a good rhythm," he said with a smile after the win. 

Hifi was already at 21 points with 4 minutes to go in the third quarter, having shot 5-for-8 from long range until then. He failed to score another basket in regulation, but that did not stop him from shining in overtime, when he posted the first 6 points for his team. His sixth triple fell on the opening possession of overtime, then a couple of minutes later Hifi converted a three-point play that showed his quickness and toughness on the fastbreak.

Nadir Hifi Top Plays vs. Joventut Badalona, 11/14/2023

The theme of the night, however, was his three-point shooting.

"My guys got me open, so I took my shots that like I usually take, and I made them", he explained.

Hifi certainly has not been shy about taking the shots this season. Only two players this season have attempted more three-pointers than Hifi's 47, which comes out to 6.7 three-point attempts per game. More importantly, he has been making them at a 40.4% rate.

Paris has done a good job shooting from long range this season, and arrived into Round 7 as one of the best three-point shooting teams in the competition. But Paris struggled against Joventut, making 11 triples but on 34 attempts (32.4%).

Remove Hifi's long-range efforts, and the rest of the team went 5-of-22 (22.7%) against Joventut. It certainly made Hifi's three-point performance all more important and was the key in another Paris victory.

Hifi is now averaging 17.4 points in under 24 minutes on the floor, ranking sixth in scoring overall and tied for first on points per 40 minutes (29.6). Except Hifi, no other player in the EuroCup's top 35 scorers so far can boast shooting higher than 60% on two-pointers, 40% on three-pointers and 90% on free throws.

That's remarkable for any player, but especially for a young rookie playing his first seven games international competition.

The Lietkabelis forward tied a club record for scoring and made the biggest shots to lift his team to a come-from-behind overtime win.

Gediminas Orelik did 'his job' on a record-setting night

It was a performance for the ages. Or at least it felt like such.

On Tuesday night, [Gediminas Orelik](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/gediminas-orelik/002012/) almost single-handedly shot 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys to [a thrilling come-from-behind 93-86 overtime win over Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys-turk-telekom-ankara/U2023/70/).

"Orelik is a player", Lietkabelis head coach Nenad Canak simply explained after a victory. "That means he is a basketball player, who knows everything."

The 33-year-old veteran, who made his EuroCup debut back in the 2009-10 season, earned this praise from his head coach after the best scoring night of his career. However, the spectacular fashion in which Orelik did it, and the timing of the shots he made, is what made it so memorable.

Orelik scored 14 of his career-best 31 points in the final 92 seconds of regulation, and overtime. He achieved it by knocking down a career-high 8 three-pointers.

"Did I make 8? ", Orelik asked with a smile in a post-game interview. "I did not know, I was just shooting my shots and they were falling in. I am happy for that, It is my job to make shots."

It was the most three-pointers made by a player in a single game since Josh Adams nailed 10 for Virtus Segafredo Bologna on December 22, 2020. Orelik also tied a club record in scoring, but was 1 three-pointer shy of the club record.

Gediminas Orelik lifted Lietkabelis with 8 three-pointers

Liektabelis trailed 62-77 with 6:55 to go in the fourth quarter when Orelik made a pair of free throws. He did not score another point until 1:32 left in regulation, with his team down 75-86.

But he hit back-to-back-to-back triples in exactly 60 seconds, his fifth, sixth and seventh three-pointer, before Donatas Sebeckis sent the game to overtime with a last-second basket.

In the extra session, there were no baskets for the opening 4 minutes and 23 seconds before, you guessed it, Orelik nailed his eighth three-pointer. He followed it up with a runner in the paint, his only two-point shot of the night, to seal the deal. Turk Telekom became the first team in competition history that failed to score in overtime, and huge celebrations at the Kalnapilio Arena could start.

"That was a crazy game", Orelik said. "In overtime, I saw we have emotions, but the energy was dead. We gave everything today."

Orelik has now scored in double-digits and made multiple three-pointers in each of the seven games this season. Averaging 3.9 triples per game, he is knocking them down at an impressive 45.0% accuracy.

All these numbers would matter a lot less if Lietkabelis did not pull out a win on Tuesday night. But now, with a 3-4 record and the winners of two straight, the red-hot Orelik and his teammates are very much alive, and on the way up, in the race for the playoffs.

Paris Basketball became the first BKT EuroCup team to seven wins this season, and kept its perfect record safe after a rollercoaster night in Badalona.

Unbeaten Paris showed 'guts' in OT win

On a night when a depleted Joventut Badalona was forced to give big minutes to its teenagers because guards Andres Feliz and Pau Ribas, and big men Ante Tomic and Vladimir Brodziansky were all unavailable due to injuries, Paris Basketball seemed to have taken control early. The visitors opened a 32-46 lead in the second quarter and still led by double digits midway through the third, only to see it all slip away.

"Huge respect to Joventut in this situation," Paris head coach Tuomas Ilsalo pointed out after the game.

"They have a lot of injuries, but the young guys really stepped up, gave them great energy, played with great confidence. We were really on the ropes over there."

Paris found itself down 80-73 with 5 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, and on the wrong end of a 21-6 run. But even though Paris had struggled offensively, especially shooting just 30.0% from downtown, it found a way to send the game into overtime. In the extra session, Paris took the lead and never relinquished it.

This is Paris's second win this season that has come in extra sessions, after it edged London Lions 102-106 in double-overtime, also on the road, in Round 4. In that game, Paris allowed a buzzer-beating game-tying triple at the end of regulation, and trailed by 5 points in the second OT, but did not allow another basket for almost 4 minutes, ending the game on a 0-9 run.

"This group has a lot of guts, has a lot of confidence," Ilsalo pointed out after the win in Badalona. "In the end, we were able to make the plays we needed."

No team has been as dominant as Paris this season, which has already won five games on the road. The team also has had three wins of 27 or more points plus a 17-point road triumph.

And while those blowout wins are more impressive, learning to survive close games is what takes teams on a long runs to contend for trophies.

After seven games this season, Paris has been doing a lot of both.

ratiopharm Ulm came away with an 84-67 win against Buducnost VOLI in Round 7 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season, with the German side leaning on its defense to secure the win.

ratiopharm Ulm relied on defense to control Buducnost VOLI

ratiopharm Ulm bounced back from a defeat at U-BT Cluj-Napoca in Round 6 by securing a convincing 84-67 win against the visiting Buducnost VOLI Podgorica in Round 7 on Tuesday night.

Despite an amazing start from the perimeter in the first quarter, going 5-of-7 from behind the arc, Ulm reached halftime with the game tied, 37-37. After the break, it managed to take control of the game through defense, allowing only 22 points in the first 18 minutes of the second half.

“I think we were pretty good defensively in the second half,” Ulm head coach Anton Gavel stated in the press conference. “We applied pressure, especially we could stop the movement of \[McKinley\] Wright, his shooting and scoring ability. \[Yoan\] Makoundou hurt us big time in the first half, but I think we were better \[against him\] in the second half. We controlled the rebounds a little bit more and that was important.”

Under new leadership following the departure of head coach Petar Mijovic, Buducnost seek a return to winning ways versus an Ulm roster that slipped up against Cluj, yet are armed with Juan Nuñez, who is prospering as one of the continent's hottest backcourt prospects.

ratiopharm Ulm-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

### Quietening Buducnost’s weapons

Gavel’s insight can be easily proved by the numbers, as Buducnost’s leading scorer this season, Wright, finished with just 5 points on 2-of-9 from the field, 4 turnovers and a PIR of 3, having previously averaged 13 points and 14 in PIR coming into this game. And even though Makoundou was the game’s top scorer with 17 points, just 4 of them came in the second half. In fact, he could only score in the last period.

Overall, Ulm reduced Buducnost’s production in the second half with great authority, as the visitors recorded a below-par 6-of-16 on two-pointers (37.5%) and 4-of-13 from deep (30.7%), way lower than it had averaged so far. As a result, Buducnost couldn’t even reach the 70-point mark, registering its second-lowest score of the season after finishing with 63 points against Aris Midea Thessaloniki last week.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Emotionaler Heimsieg 🏀🧡<br><br>Mit einem 84:67 Heimerfolg über Buducnost VOLI Podgorica bleiben wir im EuroCup in heimischer Arena ungeschlagen. Die Rückkehr von Meisterheld Brandon Paul sorgte im Vorfeld der Partie für viel Emotionen in Form von Freude aber auch Tränen. 🧡 <a href="https://t.co/kN98Cmihl8">pic.twitter.com/kN98Cmihl8</a></p>&mdash; ratiopharm ulm (@ratiopharmulm) <a href="https://twitter.com/ratiopharmulm/status/1724524249367351329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

For Ulm, it was its best defensive performance after giving up 80 points against Dolomiti Energia Trento, 111 against Dreamland Gran Canaria, 74 against 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys, 78 against Turk Telekom Ankara, 103 against Slask Wroclaw and 86 against from U-BT Cluj-Napoca.

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Juan Nunez of ratiopharm Ulm in action against Buducnost VOLI Podgorica in Round 8 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The German side improved to a 5-2 record in the BKT EuroCup, while the visitors dropped to 2-5 after losing four straight.

Ulm relied on defense to control Buducnost

Host Lietkabelis Panevezys did not allow a single point in the extra period to complete a rally against their coach's former team, Turk Telekom Ankara.

Lietkabelis won in overtime in history-making fashion

It had never happened in the 21-year old history of the BKT EuroCup that a team did not score a single point in overtime. That is, until Tuesday night, when 7bet-Lietkabelis Paneveyzs held Turk Telekom Ankara scoreless in the extra session as it pulled out a 93-86 win.

It was a unique overtime to start with, as neither team scored a single point for 4 minutes and 23 seconds before Gediminas Orelik nailed his eighth three-pointer of the night to break an 86-86 tie. Orelik then scored his only two-pointer of the game, with 13 seconds left, securing the hosts' win.

And it was a special victory, not just because of the overtime performance, but because Lietkabelis was down by 15 with 7 minutes left in regulation, and down by 12 with 2:15 to go in the fourth quarter.

"It is a very important win for us, we are still alive to advance to the playoffs," Lietkabelis head coach Nenad Canak said after the game in which he went against a team he helped put together. Canak was hired as Turk Telekom's head coach over the summer, but was dismissed after three rounds of the new EuroCup campaign.

He is now 2-1 on Lietkabelis's bench, which registered this win in an improbable fashion, scoring the final 18 points of this game, turning a 75-86 deficit into an overtime victory.

"Maybe in the first three quarters we did not deserve a victory, but the last quarter and overtime, we deserved it," said Orelik, who nailed 3 triples in the final 92 seconds of the regulation.

And even though Lietkabelis would not have won without Orelik's heroics, he was not the only hero. Nikola Popovic scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, Martynas Varnas was 4-for-7 from long range on his way to 17 points, and Donatas Sabeckis dished 10 assists, while scoring 10 points, including slaloming coast-to-coast to score a layup with 0.9 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime.

"I can only say 'thank you' to my guys. We were down 15 against that kind of a team, but we kept fighting", Coach Canakj stressed. "This is their win."

The home team did not allow a single point in the extra period to complete a rally against their coach's former team.