Hapoel used 'commitment and togetherness' in dismissing Cedevita

Apart from a couple of possessions in the opening moments of the game, and one possession in the third quarter, Hapoel was in front and in control the entire night. J'Covan Brown ran the offense with pace, and Hapoel never really had problems scoring.

"We locked down on couple of defensive possessions, that helped us get Jaka Blazic and D.J. Stewart out of their rhythm", Hapoel head coach Danny Franco said. "That helped us make a run."

Blazic had 15 points in the first half, but only 3 in the third quarter. And once Hapoel put together those few defensive stops, the visitors pulled away to a double-digit margin thanks to a balanced the offense that Cedevita could not slow down.

Five Hapoel players scored in double figures and three more scored at least 7 points. One of them was Brown who paired 8 points with 9 assists. And the only scorer below that mark was center Kyle Alexander who had 4 points but 9 rebounds and 3 blocks.

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"It is about ourselves and how we are coming to the games", Franco said, referencing Hapoel's problems of finding its home away from home in Belgrade, and not having the entire team together.

But he said the offense, which is clicking, and the balance the team has found, is a product of a chemistry that they have.

"They are the guys who like to play together", Franco pointed out. "We have good chemistry, we have good guys, we have a lot of commitment. That togetherness is helping us a lot to win games."

Hapoel now sits alone in the third place in Group A with a 7-2 record despite being on the road in six of those games and has already put itself in good position to return to the playoffs in its second season in the competition.

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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv continued its winning ways, registering its third straight win on Wednesday, this time in the Slovenian capital where Hapoel took care of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 80-95.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2023-12-06T17:30:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball did not find much trouble to thrash Wolves Vilnius 79-110 in the Lithuanian capital to keep first place in Group A, now with a 9-1 record. Its perimeter players made the difference at Avia Solutions Group Arena. 


Paris star guards shined in Vilnius 

T.J. Shorts matched a personal-best with 24 points, hitting 7 of 12 two-pointers and 2 of 4 three-pointers. He set a new career high with 11 assists to just 1 turnover, getting his second double-double of the season. Shorts's extreme efficiency sharing the ball remains Paris's biggest key to its 9-1 start. In 10 games, Shorts has dished 76 assists and picked up just 17 turnovers.

Wolves led 13-9 early in the game until Shorts decided he had enough. He had 10 points in a 0-17 run that put Paris ahead for good, 13-26. Shorts amassed 13 points and 5 assists in the opening 15 minutes, leading Paris to a 22-47 margin.

"It is a lot of fun. When you have a good group of guys in the locker room and you are doing what you love every day, you see the results. It is a lot of smiles. It is a lot of being happy for each other and just having fun," Shorts said after the game. "We know we have a tough schedule but this is what we all signed up for. At the end of the week, you just want to finish strong and today, we were able to come home with the win."

Tj Shorts and Nadir Hifi each scored 24 points to lead Paris Basketball to a 79-110 victory over Wolves Vilnius.

Shorts, Hifi lead Paris to 79-110 victory

At that point of the game, Hifi had buried his third three-pointer to give Paris a 25-point lead. Hifi kept knocking down shots until he returned to the bench for good late in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with 24 points on 6-for-9 shooting from downtown, scoring in double-digits for the 10th time in as many games and reaching the 20-point mark for the fourth time this season. The 21-year-old has already buried 6 three-pointers twice this season.

Shorts and Hifi allowed Paris to get its seventh road win in as many games. Its fans are now in for a treat: Paris plays its next four games at home, and they will have a chance to see two of the most spectacular players in the competition way more often than before.

Wolves Vilnius v Paris Basketball (2023-12-06T17:00:00.000Z)

The visitors from Germany held on after a game-winning miracle shot by the hosts came a split-second too late.

Ulm escapes for season sweep of Trento 

ratiopharm Ulm solidified its chances of reaching the playoffs by holding on for a hard-fought 83-85 victory at Dolomiti Energia Trento and completing the season sweep of their Group B series. Ulm could never really put the hosts away and even just barely escaped a miraculous Trento win to improve to 7-3 with three wins in the last four games. L.J. Figueroa led Ulm with 20 points, Trevion Williams collected 15 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists and Karim Jallow chipped in 10 points for the German side. Trento has now dropped three of its last four games for a 4-6 record. Kamar Baldwin paced six players in double figures with 18 points and 6 assists and Andrejs Grazulis added 15 points and 6 rebounds.  

The game was close for the first 4 minutes, with Trento up 8-6. Ulm made the first run with the next 13 points, including three-pointers from Georginho De Paula and Jallow, to lead 8-19. Mattia Udom hit a three-pointer to snap a nearly 3 minute scoreless drought for Trento and Ulm was held to 2 free throws in the final 3 minutes of the quarter, but still led 13-21 when it finished. Williams scored the first 5 points of the second quarter as Ulm’s advantage grew to 13-26. Trento needed more than 2 minutes to finally score but then tallied the next 7 points make it 20-26. A Tobias Jensen three-pointer made it 20-31 for the road team, but Prentiss Hubb drained back-to-back triples and it was 26-33. After Baldwin hit for 8 points, Trento went into the break down just 42-43. 

Saliou Niang opened the scoring in the second half by putting the hosts ahead 44-43. Baldwin added a three-pointer and the 19-year-old Niang moved to 10 points – 10 more than his career total – and the hosts led 51-45. Ulm’s offense finally heated back up with the next seven points as Jallow’s three-point play made it 51-52. It went back and forth with 3 lead changes and 2 ties in the final 6 minutes and the score was even, 63-63, after 30 minutes. 

The game remained neck-and-neck with Grazulis scoring 5 points and Ulm teenager Pacome Dadiet picking up 4 points for a 68-69 lead with 6 minutes to go. Dakota Mathias added a triple for the guests, who moved ahead 68-74. Ulm managed a couple of defensive stops and Thomas Klepeisz’s long three-pointer extended the cushion to 70-79 with 3 minutes to play. Grazulis answered with 5 straight points and a free throw by Hubb trimmed it to 76-79. Figueroa’s tip-in was matched by a quick Baldwin score before Williams converted 2 free throws with 40 seconds left to leave Ulm up 78-83. Udom put back a miss and after Mathias converted just 1 of 2 free throws, Baldwin hit a corner triple to make it 83-84 with 3.9 seconds to go. With 3.0 seconds left, Mathias made the first free throw but intentionally missed the second. Trento grabbed the rebound and Baldwin banked in a long three-pointer but it was just after the buzzer – missing a chance for the game-winning miracle shot.  

Dolomiti Energia Trento v ratiopharm Ulm (2023-12-06T19:00:00.000Z)

Unbeaten Gran Canaria cruises past Aris, 93-65

Dreamland Gran Canaria kept its perfect record intact, with no-doubt-about-it 93-65 win over the visiting Aris Midea Thessaloniki on Wednesday night. Gran Canaria improved to a 10-0 record, keeping a two-game lead atop of the Group B standings, while Aris dropped to 3-7.

With Aris playing zone defense from the get-go, Gran Canaria hit 6 three-pointers in the first quarter to open a double-digit lead, then never allowed Aris to get closer than 9 points the rest of the way. The hosts blew the game wide open in the third quarter, and cruised to another win. Roko Prkacin paced the winners with 13 points and 8 rebounds. A.J. Slaughter, Miquel Salvo and Ben Lammers scored 11 apiece, while Sylven Landesberg finished with 10 points. Vassilis Toliopoulos scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half for Aris, and Silvio De Sousa was the other visitor in double figures with 10 points in defeat.

Aris started with zone defense, but Slaughter nailed back-to-back triples to get things started. Toliopoulos and De Sousa got Aris going and made it 11-13. Slaughter hit his third three-pointer and started a 14-0 run capped by back-to-back threes from Andrew Albicy and Salvo to make it 25-13. The hosts took a 12-point margin into the second quarter, where Toliopoulos scored 8 points to keep the hosts from running away with it. Prkacin made moves inside that kept Gran Canaria up 41-30 before Toliopoulos and Nicolas Brussino traded tree-pointers. Gran Canaria held a 49-38 advantage at the break.

The hosts used a three from Pierre Pelos and a three-point play from Brussino to extend the margin to 57-41 early in the third. Gran Canaria's defense was forcing turnovers and controlling the defensive boards, as Prkacin and Lammers extended the difference to 65-45. The quarter finished with Gran Canaria holding a firm 72-50 margin and the defending champs were well on their way to another win. The pace and scoring both slowed down as Gran Canaria was closing out the game, but the lead got as big as 91-61 before the final buzzer.

The defending champions continue to ride roughshod over Group B with another blowout win.

Dreamland Gran Canaria v Aris Midea Thessaloniki (2023-12-06T20:00:00.000Z)

Round 10 of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season was a good one to be away from home as an amazing eight road teams returned from their trips with victories!

Round 10: Eight road warriors returned home happy!

### Wednesday, December 6

[7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 81-83 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys-buducnost-voli-podgorica/U2023/98/)

Buducnost bounced back from a blowout loss last week to start the second half of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season with an 81-83 road victory over Lietkabelis. Buducnost’s new acquisition Yogi Ferrell hit 2 three-pointers and 4 free throws in the final 95 seconds as the guests improved to 4-6 in Group B after having lost five of their last six games - including a 27-point defeat in Round 9 at first-place Dreamland Gran Canaria. Marvin Jones led Buducnost with 16 points and Ferrell had 14 points in Buducnost’s first road win of the campaign. Lietkabelis dropped to 4-6 with a second straight loss. Gediminas Orelik and Deividas Sirvydas both scored 21 points and Vytenis Lipkevicius added 16 points in the defeat. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Pobjeda u Panevežisu!!! 🔵⚪️<br><br>🔷 Jones 18, Ferrell 11, Paul 11.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HukMora%C4%8De?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HukMorače</a> <a href="https://t.co/TY3GBTndW8">pic.twitter.com/TY3GBTndW8</a></p>&mdash; KK Budućnost VOLI (@KKBuducnostVOLI) <a href="https://twitter.com/KKBuducnostVOLI/status/1732476157851799991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

[Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-85 Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/besiktas-emlakjet-istanbul-joventut-badalona/U2023/95/)

Joventut Badalona won for the second game in succession by downing Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-85 BJK Emlakjet Sports & Event Hall on Wednesday evening. As a result of this triumph, Joventut improved to a 5-5 record in Group A, while Besiktas dropped to 6-4. Andres Feliz paced Joventut with 21 points while Kenny Chery and Andrew Andrews added 11 each. Besiktas got 28 points from Jonah Mathews and 22 from Derek Needham.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">💚🖤 FINAAAAL! GUANYEM A TURQUIA!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/BJK_Basketbol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BJK_Basketbol</a> 81-85 <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Penya1930</a><br><br>🎯 Andrés Feliz: 21 punts i 7 rebots<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badalona%C3%89sFutur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadalonaÉsFutur</a> <a href="https://t.co/5Cn1HAGADH">pic.twitter.com/5Cn1HAGADH</a></p>&mdash; Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930/status/1732477373608587588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

[Wolves Vilnius 79-110 Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/wolves-vilnius-paris-basketball/U2023/93/)

Paris Basketball grabbed its seventh road win in Group A by overwhelming host Wolves Wilnius 79-110 in the Lithuanian capital. Paris improved to 9-1 in the Group A standings while Wolves dropped to 4-5. [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tj-shorts/012608/), and Nadir Hifi led the winners with 24 points apiece. Shorts added 11 assists for a double-double, picking up just 1 turnover. Leon Kratzer added 12 points for Paris, which had five others players with at least 8 points. Adas Juskevicius led Wolves with 15 points. Regimantas Miniotas added 10 for the hosts.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">DÉMONSTRATION 😤🫡<br><br>On avait à cœur de retrouver la victoire après la défaite à Monaco. C’est chose faite. Cap désormais sur le match face à l’ASVEL 💪 <a href="https://t.co/IGIIkIJTwh">pic.twitter.com/IGIIkIJTwh</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1732476798905045128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

[Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 80-95 Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv/U2023/94/)

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv made another step closer toward returning to the BKT EuroCup playoffs by downing Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 80-95 on Wednesday. Hapoel improved to 7-2 in third place in Group A, while Cedevita remained winless at 0-10. Hapoel controlled the game and was in the lead for majority of the night. Jaylen Hoard led the way with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Braian Angola scored 15, Idan Zalmanson scored 13, Xavier Munford 12 and Bar Timor had 11 points. For Cedevita, Jaka Blazic finished with 21 points. Karlo Matkovic added 19 points and 5 blocks.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A comfortable win for <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HapoelTLVBC</a> ✅<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZBwnelNwjf">pic.twitter.com/ZBwnelNwjf</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1732480955682632136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

[Dolomiti Energia Trento 83-85. ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dolomiti-energia-trento-ratiopharm-ulm/U2023/100/)

Ulm solidified its chances of reaching the playoffs by holding on for a hard-fought 83-85 victory and completing a season sweep of host Trento. Ulm just barely escaped a miraculous Trento push-back to lift its record to 7-3 in Group B. L.J. Figueroa led Ulm with 20 points, Trevion Williams collected 15 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists, and Karim Jallow chipped in 10 points. Trento fell to 4-6 with its third loss in four games. Kamar Baldwin paced six players in double figures with 18 points and 6 assists and Andrejs Grazulis added 15 points and 6 rebounds for Trento.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Eine Millisekunde rettet den Rückrundenauftakt 🏀🔥<br><br>In einem Last-Minute Showdown schlagen die Uuulmer Dolomiti Energia Trento und festigen Platz vier in der Gruppe B 💪🧡<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/uuulmer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#uuulmer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weareone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weareone</a> <a href="https://t.co/C4P44CSSax">pic.twitter.com/C4P44CSSax</a></p>&mdash; ratiopharm ulm (@ratiopharmulm) <a href="https://twitter.com/ratiopharmulm/status/1732508411009306688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

[Dreamland Gran Canaria 93-65 Aris Midea Thessaloniki](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dreamland-gran-canaria-aris-midea-thessaloniki/U2023/99/)

Gran Canaria soared to a perfect 10-0 record with a no-doubt-about-it 93-65 win over the visiting Aris, which fell to 3-7 in the Group B table. With Aris playing zone defense, Gran Canaria hit 6 three-pointers in the first quarter to open a double-digit lead, and never allowed the visitors closer than 9 points the rest of the way. Roko Prkacin paced the winners with 13 points and 8 rebound. A.J. Slaughter, Miquel Salvo and Ben Lammers scored 11 apiece, while Sylven Landesberg finished with 10. Vassilis Toliopoulos scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half for Aris, and Silvio De Sousa was the other Aris player in double figures with 10 points in defeat.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🏀 Final:<br><br>🐥 Dreamland Gran Canaria 93<br>⚫️ Aris Midea Thessaloniki 65<br><br>🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosGranca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VamosGranca</a> <a href="https://t.co/pnmN9FdcqK">pic.twitter.com/pnmN9FdcqK</a></p>&mdash; Dreamland Gran Canaria (@GranCanariaCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/GranCanariaCB/status/1732518880449298733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

### Tuesday, December 5

[Turk Telekom Ankara 95-84 U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/turk-telekom-basketbol-gets-back-on-the-right-track-against-ubt-cluj-napoca-95-84/)

Turk Telekom Ankara got back to winning ways for the first time since Round 2 by beating U-BT Cluj-Napoca 95-84 at Ankara Spor Salonu in Round 10 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season. With this victory on Tuesday evening, Turk Telekom improved to 2-8, while dropped to 7-3.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Parkeden galibiyetle ayrılıyoruz! 💙🤍<br><br>Maç sonucu: Türk Telekom 95 - 84 U-BT Cluj-Napoca<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AimToGlory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AimToGlory</a> <a href="https://t.co/nxHLKCLhkn">pic.twitter.com/nxHLKCLhkn</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1732113742274461785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Veolia Towers Hamburg 83-97 Prometey Slobozhanske](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/bc-prometey-dominates-hamburg-towers-on-the-road-83-97/)

Prometey Slobozhnske bounced back from its road loss against Joventut Badalona last week by clinching an 83-97 win against Veolia Towers Hamburg in Round 10 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season at [Edel-Optics.De](http://Edel-Optics.De) Arena on Tuesday night. Prometey nudged ahead early and grabbed a double-digit advantage in the first period, then maintained its lead the rest of the way.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A dominant W for <a href="https://twitter.com/BcPrometey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BcPrometey</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/aOF2o277IP">pic.twitter.com/aOF2o277IP</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1732134805905555499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Slask Wroclaw 63-72 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/jl-bourg-en-bresse-beats-an-undermanned-slask-wroclaw-63-72/)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse extended its winning streak to four games after beating Slask Wroclaw 63-72 at Hala Orbita in Round 10 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season. The visitors were in control of the game from start to finish against a Slask side that took to the court without star players Kendale McCullum and Jakub Niziol. Bourg improved to an 8-2 record, while Slask dropped to 2-8.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">VICTOIRE ✅<a href="https://twitter.com/WKS_SlaskBasket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WKS_SlaskBasket</a> 63 ⚡️ 72 JL Bourg<br><br>Match maitrisé jusqu&#39;au bout, les bressans commencent parfaitement cette phase retour. Victoire à Wroclaw ! 🤩<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeRedy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeRedy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eurocup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Eurocup</a> <a href="https://t.co/Eq3ZVZowOi">pic.twitter.com/Eq3ZVZowOi</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1732140329225027936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Umana Reyer Venice 91-95 London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/london-lions-fight-for-a-hard-earned-win-at-reyer-venezia-91-95/)

The London Lions continued their momentum in the BKT EuroCup by defeating Umana Reyer Venice 91-95 at Palasport Taliercio on Tuesday night. With its fifth straight win in the EuroCup, London improved to 8-2 overall and 5-0 on the road, while Reyer fell to a 4-6 record.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VENICE W 🔥🔥🔥<br><br>We’re now 8-2 in <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreLondon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreLondon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/HkNFem88vT">pic.twitter.com/HkNFem88vT</a></p>&mdash; London Lions (@LondonLions) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions/status/1732151499814248678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2023-12-06T17:00:00.000Z)

Turk Telekom Ankara v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023-12-05T17:00:00.000Z)

Slask Wroclaw v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2023-12-05T19:00:00.000Z)

Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul v Joventut Badalona (2023-12-06T17:00:00.000Z)

Umana Reyer Venice v London Lions (2023-12-05T19:00:00.000Z)

Veolia Towers Hamburg v Prometey Slobozhanske (2023-12-05T18:30:00.000Z)

Joventut Badalona improved to 5-5 in the 2023-24 EuroCup season after beating Beşiktaş Basketbol 81-85 in Round 10.

Joventut Badalona grabs impressive road win at Beşiktaş Basketbol, 81-85

Joventut Badalona secured its second win in a row by downing Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-85 at BJK Emlakjet Sports & Event Hall in Round 10 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season on Wednesday evening. As a result of this triumph, Joventut improved to a 5-5 record in Group A, while Besiktas dropped to 6-4.

Andres Feliz led the way for Joventut with a team-high 21 points, with Andrew Andrews and Pep Busquets adding 11 points apiece. Tyler Cook had 10 points, too. For Besiktas, Jonah Mathews exploded for a game-high 28 points, hitting 6 three-pointers, but it came in a defeat. Derek Needham was the only other Besiktas player to hit double figures, netting 22 points.

### Not much to separate the teams at first

In what was a well-fought first quarter, it became a back-and-forth affair. Joventut managed to take an early 5-point lead thanks to 5 straight points from Busquets, 4-9, but Mathews started to find his groove to ensure Besiktas trailed by just 1 point, 14-15, after the opening 10 minutes.

### Joventut responded after a Besiktas push

Besiktas took the lead for the second time in the game when Mathews knocked down a three, 17-15, to open the second quarter. Just like in the first quarter, neither side backed down and that resulted in the scoreline swinging from one team to the other. However, with 2:50 remaining, Joventut set a game-high lead, 27-34, after going on a 0-10 run. Besiktas ended up pulling it close, 33-34, but 3 free throws by Pau Ribas with 1 second left meant it was a 33-37 ballgame at halftime.

### The battle continued in the third

Despite some heroics from both Mathews for Besiktas and Feliz for Joventut, there was nothing to separate the two teams, 44-44, with 6:47 to go. Feliz then began to get some help from Andrews, 51-54, before the Dominican Republic international made it 51-56. Kerem Konan and Berk Ugurlu cut it to 55-58, but a dunk by Cook and then two successive 1-of-2 trips to the line ensured Joventut led by 7 points, 55-62, after 30 minutes.

### Joventut saw the win over the line

Cook started the fourth quarter in a similar manner to how he finished the third: by scoring a dunk, which set the biggest lead of the game, 55-64. Kenny Chery, who had a quiet point up until this point, then emerged with back-to-back threes to make it an 11-point game, 60-71, with 7:44 to go. But, Besiktas kept fighting back through Needham, Egehan Arna and Mathews, before Matthew Mitchell cut it to a 2-point contest, 75-77, with 2:37 remaining. Down the stretch, Andrews and Feliz stepped up to the plate, making it 75-81, but Mathews gave Besiktas hope, 78-81, with a triple to move to 28 points. With 20 seconds to go, Ribas showed his experience from the line by going 2-for-2, before Needham’s three made it 81-83. But Ribas once again stayed focused by knocking down 2 free throws as Joventut came away with an 81-85 win.

Tyler Cook in action for Joventut Badalona against Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul in Round 10 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The Spanish team improved its playoff hopes by notching its second straight victory.

Joventut grabs impressive road win at Besiktas, 81-85

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica bounced back from a blowout loss last week to start the second half of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season with an 81-83 road victory over 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys. 

Buducnost outlasts Lietkabelis 81-83 for first road win

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica bounced back from a blowout loss last week to start the second half of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season with an 81-83 road victory over 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys. New acquisition Yogi Ferrell hit 2 three-pointers and 4 free throws in the final 95 seconds as Buducnost improved to 4-6 in Group B after having lost five of its last six games, including a 27-point defeat in Round 9 at first-place Dreamland Gran Canaria. Marvin Jones led the winners with 16 points and Ferrell had 14 points. Lietkabelis dropped to 4-6 with a second straight loss after having won three in a row. Gediminas Orelik and Deividas Sirvydas both scored 21 points and Vytenis Lipkevicius added 16 points in the defeat. 

Sirvydis opened the scoring with a three-pointer for the hosts and Buducnost needed more than 2 minutes before finally scoring on McKinley Wright’s free throws. It was 7-2 before the guests finally hit their first basket through Vladimir Mihailovic. Lipkevicius added a triple of his own and Lietkabelis was up 12-6. Buducnost went on a 0-6 run over more than 2 minutes to even the game 12-12. Buducnost twice more tied the game before a Martynas Varnas triple helped Lietkabelis lead 21-18 after 10 minutes.  After Lietkabelis scored the first points of the second quarter, Andrija Slavkovic hit 4 points in a 0-6 spurt to give Buducnost its first lead 23-24. Three lead changes were followed by a Sirvydas triple and the home side led 30-26. Nearly 4 minutes of scoreless defense got Buducnost level and it was 32-35 after Jones scored. The guests led 37-39 at the break.

Lietkabelis kept Buducnost off the board for the first 3 minutes of the second half and moved ahead 43-39. Buducnost would not let the hosts pull away, however, as Brandon Paul hit 2 three-pointers in a 2-11 surge to lead 45-50. A Mihailovic triple and Jones floater extended the cushion to 52-59 and Buducnost was up 54-61 after 30 minutes.  The advantage swelled to 54-63 after Ferrell’s score to start the final frame. However, Orelik knocked down 2 three-pointers and Lietkabelis pulled within 61-66. Sirvydis did not let his team go down without a fight, putting back an offensive rebound and hitting a layup to make it 66-68 with 3 minutes to play. A triple by Varnas pulled the hosts within 71-72 with 113 seconds left. Ferrell countered with 2 three-pointers and Buducnost was up 71-78 with 36 seconds remaining. Lietkabelis was not done, as Orelik and Sirvydis downed three-pointers on either side of 2 free throws by Ferrell, and suddenly it was 78-80. Ferrell added 2more foul shots with 18 seconds, however, and those proved good enough for the win.

It took the help of a new roster addition, but Buducnost found success away from home for the first time this season.

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv made another step closer toward returning to the BKT EuroCup Playoffs by downing Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 80-95 on Wednesday. 

Hapoel gets past Cedevita Olimpija, 80-95

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv made another step closer toward returning to the BKT EuroCup Playoffs by downing Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 80-95 on Wednesday. Hapoel lifted its record to 7-2 and retained third place in Group A, while Cedevita remained winless at 0-10.

Hapoel led for most of the night until Cedevita made a third-quarter run behind Jaka Blazic and Karlo Matkovic to take a 54-53 lead. But Hapoel answered with a 0-7 run, opened a double-digit lead before the end of the third quarter and cruised to victory. Jaylen Hoard led five double-digit Hapoel scorers with 17 points. Braian Angola scored 15, Idan Zalmanson 13, Xavier Munford 12 and Bar Timor 11, while J'Covan Brown added 8 points and 9 assists. For Cedevita, Blazic finished with 21 points and 8 rebounds.  Matkovic had 19 point and 5 blocks. D.J. Stewart collected 14 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds, while Gregor Glas finished with 11 points in defeat.

Hapoel controlled the game and was in the lead for majority of the night. Cedevita made a run in the third quarter behind Jaka Blazic and Karlo Matkovic to take a 54-53 lead, but Hapoel answered with a 0-7 run, opened a double-digit lead before the end of the third quarter and cruised to victory. Hapoel had five scorers in double figures, as Jaylen Hoard led the way with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Braian Angola scored 15, Idan Zalmanson scored 13, Xavier Munford 12 and Bar Timor had 11 points, while J'Covan Brown had 8 points and 9 assists. Blazic finished with 21 points and 8 rebouns, Matkovic had 19 point and 5 blocks, D.J. Stewart collected 14 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds, while Gregor Glas finished with 11 points in defeat.

The game had at fast pace from the start, with Matkovic dunking on a fastbreak and delivering a block to help the hosts to a 9-6 lead. Angola responded, nailing a triple before Hoard strung together 7 points to open an 11-18 lead for the visitors. Cedevita finished the quarter with a triple from Stewart and a three-point play from Glas to pull within 17-18. Timor took it to the rim twice early in the second quarter, and after another triple from Stewart, Idan Zalmanson scored twice to open a 22-28 Hapoel advantage. The hosts countered with 6 consecutive points, including another three-point play from Glas, but triples from John Holland and Munford filled a 2-12 run capped by Tomer Ginat's fastbreak basket to make it 30-40. Blazic stopped the bleeding with a tough corner triple. He and Matkovic combined for 8 more points in the final 2 minutes of the quarter to cut the difference to 41-45 at the break.

Hapoel scored on its first four trips of the third quarter to double the margin, but Matkovic scored 7 points, and then a fastbreak layup from Blazic got Cedevita in front 54-53. Angola answered with a three-pointer on the ensuing possession, and Hapoel kept running in transition at any opportunity. Fastbreak baskets from Brown and Hoard restored a 54-60 advantage. Hapoel did not stop there, but put together another 0-7 run capped by another Angola triple that made it 57-69. The visitors took a 10-point margin into the final quarter, and a fastreak basket by Angola made it 59-72 after just 81 seconds. A quick 5 points from Zalmanson, including a three-point play, opened a 62-77 advantage, and Hapoel never let the hosts into the game again even though Blazic, Luka Scuka and Glas each hit a three-pointer for the hosts. Hapoel was scoring with ease through Brown, Hoard and Timor, extending the margin to 70-86 before closing out the game.

Hapoel kept is strong start in Group A going with another road win on Wednesday.

Paris Basketball grabbed its seventh road win in Group A by overwhelming Wolves Wilnius 79-110 in the Lithuanian capital on Wednesday. Paris improved to 9-1 in the standings while Wolves dropped to 4-5. 


Paris thrashes Wolves for ninth win, 79-110!

T.J. Shorts and Nadir Hifi led the winners with 24 points apiece. Shorts added 11 assists for a double-double, picking up just 1 turnover. Leon Kratzer added 12 points for Paris, which had five others players with at least 8 points. Adas Juskevicius led Wolves with 15 points. Regimantas Miniotas added 10 for the hosts.

### Paris built double-digit lead 

Miniotas got Wolves going with a triple, getting help from Djordje Gagic and Juskevicius to build a 11-5 lead. Hifi and Collin Malcolm stepped up for Paris, Mikael Jantunen buried a three-pointer and Shorts's floater put the guests back ahead, 13-14. Shorts struck twice from downtown, Kratzer added a tip-in and Tyson Ward's coast-to-coast layup boosted Paris's lead to 13-24 after 10 minutes. 

### Paris took off 

Shorts capped a 0-17 Paris run with a driving layup. Gagic and Kratzer exchanged dunks, then Bandja Sy's corner triple made it a 18-point game, 15-33. Shorts kept pacing Paris and Hifi buried a couple of three-pointers to break the game open, 19-44. Hifi struck from beyond the arc and added a jumper, boosting his team's lead to 26-51. Arnas Berucka and Vaidas Karinauskas brought Wolves closer, 35-58, at halftime. 

### Shorts stopped Wolves' comeback

Kratzer took over with an alley-oop slam and Malcolm added a fastbreak layup to boost the guests' margin to 35-62. Tre'Shawn Thurman and Gagic quickly answered to give Wolves hope at 46-64, after an 11-2 run. Shorts followed a floater with a jumper, getting help from Hifi to restore a 50-74 Paris margin. Kratzer dunked again and an unstoppable Shorts kept Paris way out of trouble, 58-81, after 30 minutes. 

### Paris rounded near-perfect night

Paris opted to slow down its offense early in the fourth quarter, trying to run the game clock down, but kept finding good scoring option, finding Kratzer down low. Hifi sealed the outcome with his fifth three-pointer, 67-91, as even when Wolves kept trying until the final buzzer, Paris had cruised to yet another well-deserved road win. 

Paris Basketball grabbed its seventh road win in Group A by overwhelming Wolves Wilnius 79-110 in the Lithuanian capital on Wednesday. Paris improved to 9-1 in the standings while Wolves dropped to 4-5. 

