A record-breaking 73-point first half did the trick 


Valencia thrashes Cluj at home, 108-80! 

Valencia Basket remained undefeated in Group B by downing U-BT Cluj-Napoca 108-80 at La Fonteta in Round 12 on Wednesday. Valencia improved to 11-0 in the standings and set a record for most points in a half, leading 73-47 at the break. Cluj dropped to 6-6. 

Josep Puerto, Jean Montero and Semi Ojeleye paced Valencia with 14 points apiece. Amida Brimah added 13, Jaime Pradilla and Brancou Badio each had 11 while Nate Sestina and Chris Jones got 10 apiece for Valencia. Sasu Salin led Cluj with 18 points. Zavier Simpson had 13 while De'Shawn Stephens added 12 for the guests.

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Karel Guzman got Cluj going with a close basket. Puerto erased it with a fallaway jumper and added a layup in transition and a power basket for a 6-2 Valencia lead. Stefan Jovic soon capped a 10-0 run with a driving layup. Salin struck 3 times from downtown and then Zach Hankins's layup gave Cluj a 12-13 lead. Badio buried a triple that Simpson matched with an acrobatic layup-plus-foul. Sestina nailed a jump hook, getting help from Pradilla to put Valencia ahead, 20-18. Ojeleye sank a corner triple, but Stephenson and Adam Mokoka drew Cluj closer, 23-22. Ojeleye erased DJ Seeley's jumper with a layup and hit a close shot for a 27-24 score. Pradilla struck from beyond the arc, then Montero made free throws and a step-back three-pointer that gave the hosts a 35-26 lead after 10 minutes. 

Montero insisted from three-point range early in the second quarter and Puerto's Euro-step layup make Cluj call timeout at 40-26. Montero scored again and fed Brimah for a fastbreak layup. Badio soon addad a triple that Brimah followed with a wild alley-oop slam that broke the game open, 49-29. Mokoka scored around the basket, Puerto answered from downtown and Simpson brought the guests within 54-33. Jones and Ojeleye kept pacing Valencia, then Sestina hit another jump hook to boost his team's lead to 61-35. Guzman downed a three-pointer and Mareks Mejeris added a layup-plus-foul but Valencia kept rolling. Matt Costello hit a jumper, then Sestina and Jovic each nailed a three-pointer for a 73-41 lead. Stephens, Guzman and Salin brought Cluj within 73-47 at halftime. 

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Jones buried a three-pointer soon after the break and Badio added a fastbreak layup for a 78-49 Valencia lead. Stephens followed a jump hook with a fastbreak layup to get Cluj closer, 78-54. Brimah took over with an alley-oop slam and followed Salin's triple with a close jumper. Stephens scored in transition and Gediminas Orelik struck from beyond the arc to bring Cluj within 82-62. Jovic banked in a floater and Sestina added a bomb from downtown to make it 87-62. Mejeris finished a four-chance Cluj offense with a tip-in and Mokoka downed a six-meter jumper. Ojeleye sank a step-back jumper to fix the score at 89-66 through three quarters.

Mokoka sank an eight-meter bomb early in the fourth quarter. Badio answered with a three-point play and Pradilla's jump hook made it a 25-point game. Pradilla scored twice in the paint and Ojeleye buried a corner triple, helping Valencia go past the 100-point mark for the seventh time this season, 101-73. Simpson fired in a jumper and Hankins scored around the basket but everything was said and done. Valencia had plenty of time to celebrate yet another win in high-scoring fashion, taking another step forward to locking up a playoff spot.

A record 73-point first half did the trick 


Valencia thrashes Cluj at home, 108-80

Valencia Basket v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2024-12-18T19:30:00.000Z)

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv needed extra minutes, but managed to beat Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 109-101 in their contest at Samokov Arena on Wednesday. Both team now hold a 7-5 record in Group A, but Hapoel has swept their regular-season series.

Hapoel goes OT to down Besiktas, 109-101

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv needed extra minutes, but managed to beat Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 109-101 at Samokov Arena in Bulgaria on Wednesday. Both team now hold 7-5 records in Group A, but Hapoel has swept their regular-season series.

Hapoel seemed in control and had a 10-point lead late in the fourth quarter, but Besiktas finished the regulation with a 2-12 run to send the game into overtime. However, Hapoel scored the first 12 points in the extra session to claim an important win. 

Antonio Blakeney led the winners with 27 points, and Johnathan Motley had 20 for Hapoel. Yam Madar scored 16, and Marcus Foster had 13 in victory. Kyle Allman netted 26 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists for Besiktas. Jonah Mathews netted 16 points, Dustin Sleva 14 and Emanuel Terry 11 in defeat.

The teams traded baskets early with Kerem Konan scoring twice for the visitors and Motley twice for Hapoel. Allman netted a triple for Besiktas and Derek Needham's basket made it 10-12. But a three-point play by Tomer Ginat got Hapoel in front before Madar and Motley opened a 20-14 lead. Mathews made a jumper and Terry scored inside, but Motley made sure Hapoel led 25-21 after 10 minutes.

Hapoel pulled away to a double-digit margin early in the second behind Blakeney, who drove for a reverse layup and sank back-to-back triples to make it 37-27. Allman scored 6 points, including a triple to cut it to 39-33. Blakeney had his third triple and Joe Ragland a three-point play to open a 45-33 advantage, but Besiktas answered with back-to-back threes from Allman and Sleva, halving the deficit, before Hapoel took a 49-41 lead into halftime.

Terry scored twice inside to keep Besiktas's deficit in single digits, but a triple from Ish Wainright made it 56-47. Terry scored again, followed by jumpers from Allman and Mathews that cut it to 58-53. Foster hit a three-pointer and Motley scored from close range to push the margin to 63-54. Besiktas answered with a 2-11 run, during which Needham and Kelan Martin each made a triple to help tie it at 65-65. Ginat and Blakeney helped Hapoel take a 71-69 edge into the fourth quarter.

Mathews hit a tough shot to give Besiktas a lead, 71-72, but Madar strung together a three-pointer, a three-point play and a short jumper to restore a 7-point margin. Allman and Needham each hit a mid-range jumper, and Martin's driving basket cut it to 83-78 midway through the fourth. However, Blakeney answered with back-to-back triples, his fourth and fifth on as many attempts, as Hapoel opened an 89-78 lead. Allman and Sleva kept the hope alive for Besiktas, then Arslan hit back-to-back threes within 15 seconds, including one in transition to cut it to 93-89 with 1:46 to go. Allman took it to the rim to get within 93-91 and Besiktas tied it at 93-93 with 2 free throws from Sleva after an offensive board with 21.7 to go, sending the game into overtime.

In the extra session, Blakeney scored the first 5 points and Foster the next 5, while Hapoel kept the visitors without a basket in the first 3 minutes. Motley scored inside to make it 105-93, and Hapoel closed out the game.

After squandering a double-digit lead late in the fourth, Hapoel secured the win in the extra session

Hapoel goes to OT to beat Besiktas, 109-101

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (2024-12-18T18:00:00.000Z)

ratiopharm Ulm held its nerve before racing away to a 114-91 win over BC Wolves in Round 12 of the 2024-25 EuroCup season.

Ulm carried lessons learned from domestic league loss to record-setting win

[ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/ulm/) fans had to be thinking, ‘Oh, no. Not again’ after wasting a commanding lead in a big game and ending up losing. But the German side took the lessons it learned from a disappointing domestic league loss on Saturday and turned them into a record-setting performance in the BKT EuroCup.

[Ulm torched Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius 114-91](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/ulm-sets-club-scoring-record-in-114-91-victory-over-wolves/) for its fourth straight win as well as a new single-game club scoring record, topping the 110 points the team scored against JL Bourg en Bresse almost exactly two years ago.

“We played two quarters of good defense - in the first and third periods - and we had six players in double figures and we had 22 assists and 12 turnovers. That is pretty good,” said Ulm coach Ty Harrelson. “It’s nice to get a sweep of a quality team like Wolves.”

Ulm came into the home contest with a three-game winning streak in the EuroCup, but Harrelson’s men surrendered a 19-point third-quarter lead in a matchup of first- and second-place teams against MLP Academics Heidelberg and ended up losing 67-69 at home to give up first place in the standings.

Ulm raced out to a 25-point lead against Wolves (45-20) after just 13 minutes of action. The guests fought back into the game and even trimmed the gap to 59-51 early in the second half. But Ulm would not lose another important game in the same manner and regained control with a 22-2 run.

“Being in that situation in back-to-back games where we have big leads in the first half and then a run right before the halftime, I like to think we learned a little bit of a lesson. You can’t expect to win against teams at this level without playing for 40 minutes,” Harrelson said.

“Everything was there. We got back on track. We had a bad half in our last game and our guys definitely wanted to finish it today. I am really proud of them.”

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 🗣🧡<br>Was für ein Offensivspektakel! Unsere Uuulmer sichern sich kurz vor Weihnachten mit einem Endstand von 114:91 den verdienten Sieg! 🏀🔥<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> | 📸Harry Langer <a href="https://t.co/QkGbmPnzjK">pic.twitter.com/QkGbmPnzjK</a></p>&mdash; ratiopharm ulm (@ratiopharmulm) <a href="https://twitter.com/ratiopharmulm/status/1869474385888956545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

One of the top performers against Wolves was Brazilian big man [Marcio Santos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/marcio-santos/013289/), who started off hot with 10 of the team’s first 19 points. He ended with a team-high 20 points including 3 of 3 on three-pointers.

“They are different leagues but the other one \[the loss against Heidelberg\] hurt because it was for first place. Today we brought the energy, that excitement for the game and this was the result,” Santos said. 

Ulm has scored 100+ points in back-to-back EuroCup games and is ready to show it can challenge for the crown – especially after its disappointment over the weekend.

Ty Harrelson's men suffered a deflating weekend defeat in Germany but turned those lessons into a historic night

ratiopharm Ulm v Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius (2024-12-18T18:00:00.000Z)

The 12th round of the EuroCup season is here, with the race for the playoffs starting to heat up.

Game Center: Round 12 is here

## Wednesday, December 18

### [Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 74-80 Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-turk-telekom-ankara/U2024/119/)

Turk Telekom took an important step forward in the race to reach the playoffs from Group B by topping Cedevita in the Slovenian capital on Wednesday. Both teams now have 7-5 records in the standings. Turk Telekom has a 2-0 record against Cedevita, which could be critical for both teams in tie-break situations. Yoan Makoundou led the winners with 22 points while Kyle Alexander totaled 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 6 blocks. Devin Robinson paced Cedevita with 23 points. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Slovenya&#39;da galibiyet bizim 💪🏻<br><br>Maç sonucu: Cedevita Olimpija 74 - 80 Türk Telekom<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kaizen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kaizen</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreHereForAReason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreHereForAReason</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/odhgGOeuy1">pic.twitter.com/odhgGOeuy1</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1869465833015267592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 110-108 Dolomiti Energia Trento](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/buducnost-voli-podgorica-dolomiti-energia-trento/U2024/115/#boxscore)

Buducnost managed hold off Trento in overtime. Both teams came into Round 12 with identical records, yet this result means Buducnost improves to 5-7 while Trento fell to 4-8. Kenan Kamenjas was Buducnost’s star performer with an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double, while Rasheed Sulaimon netted a team-high 19 points. For Trento, Jordan Ford had a game-high 20 points and Myles Cane scored 19.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Sa neba ću, da bodrim te...💙🤍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hukmora%C4%8De?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#hukmorače</a> <a href="https://t.co/S48TG5wFYV">pic.twitter.com/S48TG5wFYV</a></p>&mdash; KK Budućnost VOLI (@KKBuducnostVOLI) <a href="https://twitter.com/KKBuducnostVOLI/status/1869473116717711788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [ratiopharm Ulm 114-91 Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/ratiopharm-ulm-wolves-twinsbet-vilnius/U2024/112/)

Ulm continued to apply pressure on the top teams in Group A by setting a club scoring record in a victory over Wolves to extend its winning streak to four games. Ulm saw its 25-point lead drop to 8 points early in the second half and then went on a 22-2 run to decide the game. Ulm improved to 8-4 in the group including 4-1 at home. Marcio Santos led Ulm with 20 points while Alfonso Plummer scored 15. Wolves have now lost three of the last four games for a 6-6 record. Anthony Cowan was Wolves’ top scorer with 15 points.

### [Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 109-101 Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv-besiktas-fibabanka-istanbul/U2024/113/#boxscore)

Hapoel needed overtime before beating Besiktas at Samokov Arena in Bulgaria. Both team now hold 7-5 records in Group A, but Hapoel has swept their regular-season series. Hapoel seemed in control and had a 10-point lead late in the fourth quarter, but Besiktas finished the regulation with a 2-12 run to send the game into overtime. However, Hapoel scored the first 12 points in the extra session to claim an important win. Antonio Blakeney led the winners with 27 points and Johnathan Motley had 20 for Hapoel. Kyle Allman netted 26 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists for Besiktas.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hapoel Tel Aviv win in OT against Besiktas!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/KCMBuHqvc2">pic.twitter.com/KCMBuHqvc2</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1869481806590038508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Valencia Basket 108-80 U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/valencia-basket-u-bt-cluj-napoca/U2024/117/)

Valencia remained undefeated by downing Cluj at La Fonteta. Valencia improved to 11-0 in the standings and set a record for most points in a half, leading 73-47 at the break. Cluj dropped to 6-6. Josep Puerto, Jean Montero and Semi Ojeleye paced Valencia with 14 points apiece. Sasu Salin led Cluj with 18 points. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Unbeaten. 11-0<a href="https://twitter.com/valenciabasket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@valenciabasket</a> <a href="https://t.co/DFeycHD6p2">pic.twitter.com/DFeycHD6p2</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1869492785923162600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Joventut Badalona 92-89 Trefl Sopot](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/joventut-badalona-trefl-sopot/U2024/111/#boxscore)

Joventut snapped a three-game losing streak thanks to a win over visiting Trefl at Palau Olimpic. The hosts, who improved to 4-8 to keep dreaming of extending their season to the playoffs, saw Trefl come back from a 44-17 deficit early in the second quarter and had to wait till the final whistle to secure the outcome. With this loss, Sopot chained together 12 defeats in as many games and remains last in Group A. Yannick Kraag scored 17 of his total 20 points in the first half to lead the winners and Devon Dotson followed with 14 points and 6 assists. Jaroslaw Zyskowski paced Sopot with 25 points.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🔒 FINAL A L&#39;OLÍMPIC I VICTÒRIAAA!<a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Penya1930</a> 92-89 <a href="https://twitter.com/treflsopot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@treflsopot</a><br> <br>🎯 Yannick Kraag: 20 punts<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badalona%C3%89sFutur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadalonaÉsFutur</a> <a href="https://t.co/DSYJd97tI3">pic.twitter.com/DSYJd97tI3</a></p>&mdash; Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930/status/1869494427770888495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 99-102 Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/cosea-jl-bourg-en-bresse-umana-reyer-venice/U2024/118/)

Reyer got back to winning ways by defeating Bourg on the road at Ekinox. The game was knotted at halftime before the visitors tightened up their defense and outscored Bourg 9-27 in the third to take an 18-point lead into the closing quarter. But the hosts pulled off an incredible comeback to get back in front, 89-88, midway through the fourth. Reyer showed character and turned the game around to improve its record to 6-6 – the same as Bourg following its home loss. Mfiondu Tshimanga Kabengele led all scorers with 26 points plus 10 rebounds for yet another double-double and Jordan Parks chipped in with a double-double of his own by recording 13 points and 10 boards for the winners. Jordan Usher paced Bourg with 24 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">I leoni espugnano l&#39;Ekinox ❤️‍🔥 Tanta anima orogranata in campo!<br>Sempre insieme <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/finoallafine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#finoallafine</a>! <a href="https://t.co/btUI8gIAin">pic.twitter.com/btUI8gIAin</a></p>&mdash; Reyer Venezia (@REYER1872) <a href="https://twitter.com/REYER1872/status/1869499044307095825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

## Tuesday, December 17

### [Bahcesehir College Istanbul 73-65 Dreamland Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/bahcesehir-college-istanbul-dreamland-gran-canaria/U2024/114/)

In a battle for first place in Group A, Bahcesehir downed Gran Canaria 73-65 at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall in Round 12 on Tuesday. Bahcesehir improved to 10-2 and earned the tiebreak advantage over Gran Canaria, which dropped to 9-3. Tai Odiase led the winners with 16 points. Axel Bouteille added 15 and Mateusz Ponitka 11. Joe Thomasson paced Gran Canaria with 17 points.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">😉 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩!<br><br>BKT EuroCup | A Grubu 12. Maç | Maç Sonucu | Bahçeşehir Koleji 73 - 65 Dreamland Gran Canaria<br><br>•⁠ ⁠Tai Odiase: 16 sayı, 5 ribaund, 2 asist<br>•⁠ ⁠Axel Bouteille: 15 sayı, 5 ribaund, 2 asist<br>•⁠… <a href="https://t.co/lsy2KZUtiZ">pic.twitter.com/lsy2KZUtiZ</a></p>&mdash; Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü (@BKBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BKBasketbol/status/1869077054018273651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Aris Midea Thessaloniki 81-66 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/aris-midea-thessaloniki-7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys/U2024/120/)

Aris stepped up in the second half to take control of the game, scoring 49 points after the break and holding Lietkabelis to just 12 fourth-quarter points. Trey Woodbury led the way for Aris with a game-high 25 points, followed by Sharife Cooper with 12, D'Moi Hodge with 11 and Landers Nolley with 10. Lietkabelis's highest scorer was Martynas Varnas with 11, while Dovis Bickauskis and Georgios Kalaitzakis had 10 apiece.

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### [Veolia Towers Hamburg 82-80 Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/veolia-towers-hamburg-hapoel-bank-yahav-jerusalem/U2024/116/)

Hamburg notched its third win of the EuroCup season by overcoming Jerusalem 82-80 in what was a very even game throughout. Jaizec Lottie netted 18 points, Kur Kuath had a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double, Brae Ivey and Niklas Wimberg scored 12 points apiece, and Johnathan Stove finished with 10 points. Jerusalem, which had just eight minutes play more than one minute, had Jared Harper net 26 points, Tarik Phillip score 13, Khadeen Carrington add 11, and Derek Ogbeide contribute 10.

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Game Center: While five teams win at home, Turk Telekom, Reyer strike on the road

Joventut Badalona v Trefl Sopot (2024-12-18T19:30:00.000Z)

Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse v Umana Reyer Venice (2024-12-18T19:30:00.000Z)

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Aris Midea Thessaloniki v 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (2024-12-17T18:00:00.000Z)

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica v Dolomiti Energia Trento (2024-12-18T17:30:00.000Z)

Bahcesehir College Istanbul v Dreamland Gran Canaria (2024-12-17T16:00:00.000Z)

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Basketball fans were treated to an offensive show in Montenegro as Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and Dolomiti Energia Trento combined for 218 points – the most in any BKT EuroCup game this season and joint 11th most all time.

Buducnost, Trento will remember their Round 12 meeting for some time

Basketball fans were treated to an offensive show in Montenegro as [Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/buducnost-voli-podgorica/bud/) and [Dolomiti Energia Trento](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/dolomiti-energia-trento/trn/) combined for 218 points – the most in any BKT EuroCup game this season and joint 11th most all time.

With the score finishing 110-108 in Buducnost’s favor after one overtime session, those 110 points are the most the hosts have ever scored in the EuroCup. Previously, Buducnost’s best scoring night saw it score 108 points in a [108-80 thrashing against Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/stats/db/U2020/126/#boxscore) on January 12, 2021.

For Trento, it also set a new scoring record with its 108 points. Before Wednesday night, the most points the Italian side had managed in a EuroCup game was [the 105 it scored on January 24, 2018, against… Buducnost](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/stats/db/U2017/150/#boxscore). That game went to double overtime, and guard [Toto Forray](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/toto-forray/006382/) was involved in both games.

The star man for Buducnost on the night was [Kenan Kamenjas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/kenan-kamenjas/008325/), who set a career high with a 34 PIR after posting an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double. He was one of six Buducnost players to get into double figures in scoring, while that was the case for five of the nine Trento players who stepped onto the floor, led by [Jordan Ford](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jordan-ford/013270/) with a game-high 20 points.

It was a game with plenty of ups and downs

Buducnost VOLI needed 45 minutes to beat Dolomiti Energia Trento in a 110-108 overtime thriller in Round 12.

Buducnost holds off Trento in an OT thriller, 110-108

It took 45 minutes, but Buducnost VOLI Podgorica managed to secure its fifth win of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season by downing Dolomiti Energia Trento 110-108 in overtime on Wednesday night. Both teams came into Round 12 with an identical 4-7 record, yet this result means Buducnost improved to 5-7 while Trento fell to 4-8.

Kenan Kamenjas was Buducnost’s star performer with an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double, while Rasheed Sulaimon netted a team-high 19 points, Juwan Morgan had 15, Fletcher Magee finished with 13, McKinley Wright poured in 12, and Yogi Ferrell chipped in with 11. For Trento, Jordan Ford had a game-high 20 points, Myles Cane scored 19, Eigirdas Zukauskas netted 17, Anthony Lamb added 16, and Andrea Pecchia had 10.

Kamenjas got Buducnost going by scoring 4 points to put the hosts 4-2 ahead, and Nikola Tanaskovic scored 5 straight points soon after to make it 12-10. Trento kept putting points on the board through Lamb, Pecchia and Zukauskas. The two teams kept going back and forth, but Quinn Ellis’s deep two in the final three seconds of the period saw Trento take a 24-25 lead after 10 minutes.

Lamb scored Trento’s first 4 points of the quarter, and Zukauskas hit back-to-back threes, but the visitors only led by two points, 33-35. Buducnost took advantage of three-pointers and three-point plays to stay close, but Cale’s deep two off a third-effort play by Trento saw the Italian side hold a 47-49 advantage at the break.

Kamenjas picked up the baton for Buducnost in the third by netting 7 of his team’s first 12 points of the third, with the hosts up 59-55. Three-pointers were once again important for both sides, with Sulaimon and Ferrell hitting a three apiece before Magee scored a tough fadeaway to make it a double-digit ballgame for the first time, 67-57. When Zukauskas’s layup bounced in with the final act of the third period, it was 77-71 in favor of Buducnost.

Trento did a good job of managing to stay alive in the fourth, with Pecchia draining a wing three and Ellis scoring a fast-break layup halfway through the quarter to make it a three-point game, 84-81. Even though Buducnost had a response for Trento every time, leading 95-89 with 19 seconds to go, Ford hit a three after a steal and assist by Ellis with 5.5 seconds to go, then Sulaimon went 0 for 2 from the line, and at the end-of-regulation buzzer Ford struck from deep to force overtime, with the score 95-95.

Cale scored Trento’s first 5 points in the extra session to put the visitors 97-100 up, but Buducnost soon wrestled back control thanks to Morgan, Ferrell and Kamenjas, who combined as part of a 7-0 run. When Ford turned the ball over, Sulaimon’s fast-break dunk gave Buducnost a six-point advantage at 106-100. There was still life in Trento, though, as the visitors got within 108-105, but a pair of missed free throws by Zukauskas – and the resulting defensive rebound by Morgan – all but wrapped up the result, with Morgan going 2 for 2. Zukaukas struck from three with the final act of the game, as the score finished 110-108.

Both teams set new club records in scoring

ratiopharm Ulm continued to apply pressure on the top teams in Group A by setting a club scoring record in a 114-91 victory over Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius to extend its winning streak to four games

Ulm sets club scoring record in 114-91 victory over Wolves 

ratiopharm Ulm continued to apply pressure on the top teams in Group A by setting a club scoring record in a 114-91 victory over Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius to extend its winning streak to four games. Ulm saw its 25-point lead drop to 8 points early in the second half and then went on a 22-2 run to decide the game.

The 114 points eclipsed the club’s single-game record of 110 points scored in a 110-98 home win over JL Bourg en Bresse nearly exactly two years ago. It was the first time Ulm managed four straight EuroCup wins since Rounds 16 to 18 plus the Eighthfinals in March and April 2023. Ulm improved to 8-4 in the group including 4-1 at home.

Marcio Santos led Ulm with 20 points while Alfonso Plummer scored 15 points, Nelson Weidemann had 14, Isaiah Roby collected 13 points and 8 rebounds, Noa Essengue tallied 12 points on his 18th birthday and Justinian Jessup chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Wolves have now lost three of the last four games for a 6-6 record. Anthony Cowan was Wolves’ top scorer with 15 points and Marek Blazevic added 14 points. 

Wolves opened the scoring for Wolves but the visitors had real problems handling the ball with 5 turnovers inside the first 4 minutes with Santos scoring 7 points and Karim Jallow 5 points for a 16-6 lead. Santos made a second triple and the home side led 19-9. Weidemann added 2 three-pointers and a dunk and Ulm led 32-16 after 10 minutes. 

Ulm scored the first 4 points of the second quarter for a 20-point cushion. A Plummer four-point play made it 45-20 just 3 minutes into the second quarter. Cowan tried to make sure Ulm did not get further away with 9 points for Wolves and he added 2 more three-pointers to highlight a 2-13 spurt to get within 56-45 at the break. 

Jallow opened the second half with a three-pointer for Ulm, but the visitors continued their momentum with the next 6 points and it was a single-digit, game 59-51. Roby punched back with a three-pointer and then layup in a 14-0 run over the next 3 minutes to regain control at 73-51. After a Wolves score, Jessup netted 6 points as the advantage grew to 81-53 and Weidemann drained a buzzer-beating three. Ulm was up 88-62 after three quarters. 

The game was decided already in the fourth quarter and the only remaining questions were how close could Wolves make it and if Ulm could set a new club record. The Lithuanian side twice got within 22 points and Ulm finally passed the record on a Plummer three-pointer with 1:15 minutes to go.

ratiopharm Ulm wins four straight games for first time since April 2023 

Turk Telekom Ankara took an important step forward in the race to reach the playoffs from Group B by topping Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 74-80 in the Slovenian capital in Round 13 on Wednesday.

Turk Telekom grabs pivotal win in Ljubljana, 74-80!

Turk Telekom Ankara took an important step forward in the race to reach the playoffs from Group B by topping Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 74-80 in the Slovenian capital in Round 12 on Wednesday. Both teams now have 7-5 records in the standings. Turk Telekom has a 2-0 record against Cedevita, which could be critical for both teams in tie-break situations.

Yoan Makoundou led the winners with 22 points. Speedy Smith added 14 while Kyle Alexander totaled 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 6 blocks. Devin Robinson paced Cedevita with 23 points. Devante Jones added 15 while DJ Stewart had 13 for the hosts.

Alexander got Turk Telekom going with a jump hook. Robinson made a triple, Stewart added a backdoor layup and Aleksej Nikolic erased Makoundou's tip-in with a step-back jumper. After Anthony Brown struck from downtown, Stewart answered with a put-back layup. Makoundou followed a jumper with a three-pointer in an 0-8 run that gave Turk Telekom a 9-15 lead. Robinson followed a jumper with a power basket, Brown nailed a mid-range shot and Alexander's put-back layup made it. Jones scored in penetration and Robinson dunked. Brown, Makoundou and Javon Bess each struck from beyond the arc to boost the visitors' lead to 19-28 after 10 minutes. 

Andrija Stipanovic stepped up with a driving layup early in the second quarter. Melih Tunca dunked at the other end and then Brynton Lemar buried a jumper off a spin move. Alexander made a mid-range shot and Smith added a floater, igniting a 0-10 run that Makoundou capped with an off-balance floater for a 23-40 Turk Telekom lead. Cedveita found a go-to guy in Robinson, who took over with a three-point play and followed Jaka Blazic's triple with a baseline jumper, causing the visitors to call timeout at 33-40. Olivier Hanlan and Ismet Akpinar each struck from downtown, but Robinson and Blazic drew Cedevita within 38-48 at halftime.  

Jones tried to change things with a driving layup right after the break and Robinson's dunk made it 42-48. Makoundou and Akpinar each buried a triple to give Turk Telekom fresh air at 44-54. Robinson downed another mid-range shot and Stewart dunked off a steal to bring Cedevita within 48-56. Hanlan rescued Turk Telekom with a floater, which Bess followed with a wide-open corner three-pointer. Jones struck twice from beyond the arc and followed Robinson's three-pointer with another big shot from downtown, bringing Cedevita within 60-63. Hanlan made it 60-65 at the end of the quarter.

Makoundou nailed a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Alexander added a layup that capped a 0-7 run that saw Turk Telekom restore a double-digit lead, 60-70. Stewart banked in a jump hook and downed a baseline jumper. Lemar scored off a midcourt steal to give Cedevita hope at 66-70. Blazic made free throws, then Stewart took over with three-point play that completed Cedevita's comeback, 71-70. Makoundou banked in an up-an-under layup off a spin move and Smith fired in a critical three-pointer, prompting the hosts to call timeout at 71-75. Alexander solved a broken play with an uncontested dunk, then Nikolic kept the hosts within 74-77 in the next-to-last minute. Smith split free throws for a 74-78 score with 44.4 seconds left. Jones missed a layup and Bess sealed the win with more foul shots.

Kyle Alexander posted a historic statline to lead the winners


Turk Telekom grabs pivotal win in Ljubljana, 74-80

The lengthy interview with Ty Harrelson touches on, among other things, his road to Ulm and coaching rising stars Ben Saraf and Noa Essengue.

Eurohoops interviews Ulm head coach Ty Harrelson

Three years before being hired by BKT EuroCup club [ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/ulm/) of Germany, [Ty Harrelson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/ulm/harrelson-ty/) experienced a state of limbo in his career and life.

In August 2021, Harrelson resigned from his job as head coach of his alma mater Wayland Baptist in Texas. He was seeking greener, more endearing coaching pastures overseas, intrigued by the prospect of working with a professional team at a high level in Europe, where he spent some years during his playing days.

It wasn’t a journey into the complete unknown since Harrelson had some contacts that could help him at least get on the starting track of realizing his goal. But it was risky to leave a steady job and move away from home to another continent without any financial security and no guaranteed stability.

After struggling to get a spot at a pro organization, the jobless Harrelson became the coach of German fourth-division club TV Langen, one of the early teams in his playing career. It wasn’t much, but it was a necessity that would allow him to continue pursuing the dream.

Harrelson’s run with Rasta Vechta was the definition of instant success. The team won the 2023 ProA (German second division) to gain promotion to the top league and then became a pleasant surprise in the BBL, finishing sixth in the regular season and earning a direct ticket to the playoffs.

Harrelson's efforts with Vechta paid dividends when he received the offer from Ulm, which had won the German championship in 2023.

Three years after his risk-taking venture to Europe, Harrelson assumed the helm of one of the most ambitious German clubs at both the domestic and continental levels. He also took on the responsibility of coaching two of Europe’s brightest talents and NBA prospects: Israeli guard [Ben Saraf](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/ben-saraf/011437/) and French forward [Noa Essengue](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/noa-essengue/011391/), who are both projected as potential lottery picks in the 2025 NBA Draft.

In this interview with Eurohoops, Harrelson opens up on his tough first year in Europe while looking for a coaching job, the faith he retained in himself and the unwavering, positive mindset that drove him toward ultimately becoming the head coach of Ulm.

The American-born 44-year-old also discussed what it's like coaching the youngest team in the EuroCup, his first months in Ulm and the vision of the organization, his approach in guiding players like Saraf and Essengue and the characteristics that make them special.

Read more [HERE](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/trademarks/1758595/coaching-the-future-how-ulms-ty-harrelson-is-guiding-eurocups-nba-prospects/).

The lengthy interview touches on, among other things, his road to Ulm and coaching rising stars Ben Saraf and Noa Essengue