Prometey Slobozhanske won its 11th game in a row. A team that had a 3-4 record after an overtime loss at Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse in early December, Prometey never lost again and finished on Wednesday night as Group A winner to secure playing as a host in all games before EuroCup Finals.

"We did an amazing job the entire season," Prometey head coach Ronen Ginzburg said after his team's 93-76 win in the regular season finale. "I am satisfied and happy."

The mood was ruined only by an injury to playmaker Caleb Agada, who had 11 points, 4 assists and 4 steals before leaving the game with what appeared to be a leg injury in the second quarter. Already missing another playmaker, D.J. Kennedy, it did not stop Prometey from dominating Reyer in the second half.

Gian Clavell starred with 25 points, making 4 of team's 9 three-pointers on the night, and Ivan Tkachenko stepped up in his first start with 13 points on perfect 5-for-5 shooting from the field.

But it was the dominance inside that made the difference for Prometey, which shot 27-for-38 (71.1%) on two-pointers. Also, Prometey committed just 9 turnovers while its defense picked up 11 steals, forcing 17 turnovers by the visitors.

The biggest praise came from the visiting coach, former EuroCup champ Neven Spahija.

"They are a way better team \[than us\] right now. I have to give credit to Coach Ginzburg and the team for the amazing basketball. There is so many things to learn from them."

However, all that Prometey has done will soon be forgotten. Because it's playoffs time in a one-and-done format. Prometey's opponent in the eighthfinals is Veolia Towers Hamburg.

"I think all 16 teams can beat each other. Just look at what happened last season. We need to be ready", Ginzburg concluded.

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Prometey takes winning streak into playoffs

Prometey Slobozhanske v Umana Reyer Venice (2023-03-29T16:00:00.000Z)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse got out on the break and took good advantage of its second chances in downing Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 75-88 to enter the playoffs on an upswing. 

Bourg used fast breaks, second chances to end slump 

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse got out on the break and took good advantage of its second chances in downing Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 75-88 to enter the playoffs on an upswing.

Bourg did not allow a single fast-break point for Cedevita and tallied 13 points of its own in getting easy points - even though Bourg committed more turnovers than Cedevita, 15 to 9.

Pierre Pelos came up with some big shots in transition in the fourth quarter for the winners in scoring 20 points.

The French side also was superbly efficient in scoring on extra opportunities. Cedevita again won the statistic - 13 offensive rebounds to 10 for Bourg - but Bourg turned its offensive rebounds into 22 second-chance points with Cedevita scoring just 10 such points. Kevin Kokila was big for the visitors with 4 offensive rebounds.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2023-03-29T18:45:00.000Z)

 Luca Conti, Trento: 'This game will give us confidence' 

### Dolomiti Energia Trento head coach Emanuele Molin

"I tried give the team the message of playing this match seriously, raising the level of what we can do on the floor: for many this was a meaningless game, but not for me and for the team. I think we managed to do what we had to do, and this is even more important than the result. Seven crucial matches await us in the Italian League and we have to approach them in the best possible way. I had no doubts but this match confirms it once again, this team is made up of people who listen, who are responsible and involved in everything we are doing."

### Slask Wroclaw head coach Ertugrul Erdogan

"It was just a game. We tried to do something different. Now we'll go to the Polish League and try to do our best for the rest of the season."

### Dolomiti Energia Trento guard Luca Conti

"This was the last game for us in the EuroCup. I am very happy for the win and for how I played. Now we have to focus on our championship. This game will give us confidence and a good feeling."

Luca Conti, Trento: 'This game will give us confidence'

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Slask Wroclaw (2023-03-29T18:00:00.000Z)

ratiopharm Ulm cruised past U-BT Cluj-Napoca with a 91-71 win to clinch home-court advantage in Round 16 of the 7DAYS EuroCup. 

Threes helped Ulm sink Cluj

ratiopharm Ulm cruised past U-BT Cluj-Napoca with a 91-71 win to clinch home-court advantage in Round 16 of the 7DAYS EuroCup. The hosts secured their sixth victory at the Ratiopharm Arena this season to finish third in Group A with an 11-7 record. Ulm was clinical from three-point land, draining a whopping 19 triples and dominating throughout the duel to thrash the visitors.

Ulm equaled both its all-time high on three-pointers as well as this season’s highest mark for any team in the competition. In fact, Ulm came into this game holding this season’s record of three-pointers made after going 19-for-36 (52.8%) in its 110-98 home win against Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse in Round 8 back in December.

"I want to congratulate Ulm for this victory,” Cluj head coach Mihai Silvasan told the press conference after the game. "They truly deserved it. They played good basketball, they moved the ball well and they had 19 threes made, which is a lot for a basketball game here in Europe."

All but two of the 10 Ulm players who featured in the game scored at least 1 point in the first quarter and everyone who stepped on the court on Wednesday night managed to get their names on the scoresheet before the break. More impressively, seven players nailed at least one triple as Ulm went 19-for-42 (45.2%) from behind the arc despite averaging 36.4% on three-pointers heading into this clash.

Brandon Paul, Yago dos Santos and Thomas Klepeisz sank 4 triples each. They were Ulm’s top scorers on the night with 16, 14 and 12 points, respectively. Bruno Caboclo opened the scoring from behind the arc in the first quarter, Robin Christen went 3-for-4 (75.0%) and Fedor Zugic nailed two to lead Ulm to a well-earned victory.

ratiopharm Ulm v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023-03-29T17:30:00.000Z)

The eighthfinals matchups are now known:

Gran Canaria vs Frutti Extra Bursaspor

Turk Telekom Ankara vs. Germani Brescia

Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv vs. Umana Reyer Venice

Promitheas Patras vs. Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse

7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys vs. Paris Basketball

ratiopharm Ulm vs. Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 

Joventut Badalona vs. London Lions

Prometey Slobozhanske vs. Veolia Towers Hamburg 

[Prometey Slobozhanske 93-76 Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/prometey-slobozhanske-umana-reyer-venice/U2022/173/)

Prometey extended its winning streak to 11 games by beating Reyer 93-76 to clinch first place in Group A. Prometey took control in the first quarter, and after Reyer closed to within 46-43 at halftime, the hosts used a 12-1 third-quarter run to pull away for good. Prometey finshed the regular season with a 14-4 record in its first year in the competition, and as the first-place team from Group A will host Veolia Towers Hamburg, the eighth-place team from Group B, in the eighthfinals. Reyer dropped to 9-9 and will play on the road in the eighthfinals. Gian Clavell paced the winners with 25 points and Ondrej Balvin collected 14 points and 9 rebounds. Amedeo Tessitori and Jayson Granger each scored 17 for Reyer.

[Turk Telekom Ankara 77-72 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/turk-telekom-ankara-buducnost-voli-podgorica/U2022/176/)

Turk Telekom clinched second place in Group B by downing Buducnost 77-72 in the Turkish capital. Turk Telekom finished the regular season with a 13-5 record and was second due to its tiebreak advantage over third-ranked Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv. Buducnost was already locked into sixth place and finished Group A with a 9-9 record. Tony Taylor led the winners with 18 points. Aleksandar Lazic led Buducnost with 16 points.

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[ratiopharm Ulm 91-71 U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/ratiopharm-ulm-u-bt-cluj-napoca/U2022/172/)

Ulm used a 91-71 victory over Cluj to clinch third place in Group A. The hosts were excellent behind the arc, looked superior from start to finish and sealed home-court advantage for the eighthfinals. Following the victory at ratiopharm Arena, Ulm improved to 11-7, while Cluj dropped to 5-13. All of Ulm's players got their names on the scoresheet, with Brandon Paul leading his team with 16 points. Leonardo Meindl and Andrija Stipanovic netted 12 points each for Cluj.

[Dolomiti Energia Trento 72-61 Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/dolomiti-energia-trento-slask-wroclaw/U2022/178/)

In a battle of two previously-eliminated Group B teams, Trento finished its EuroCup campaign by downing Slask 72-61 at home. Trento finished in Group B's ninth place with a 4-14 record, while Slask finished in the last place with a 1-17 record. Trento used a strong finish in the final 4 minutes of the game to register a win. Diego Flaccadori flirted with a triple-double, collecting 10 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds for the winners. Lukasz Kolenda had 14 points for Slask.

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[Joventut Badalona 81-60 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/joventut-badalona-7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys/U2022/174/)

Joventut finished the regular season in a victorious way after beating Lietkabelis 81-60 at Palau Olimpic. The home team had a 14-0 run to start the game and a 7-0 spark to begin the second that built a 20-point margin that Liekabelis could never jeopardize. Joventut improved to 13-5 to finish second in Group B, while Lietkabelis saw its six-game winning streak come to an end and slipped to 10-8 to finish fourth. Kyle Guy led five Joventut scorers in double-digits with 13 points. Nikola Popovic set the tone for Lietkabelis with 13 points.

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[Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 75-88 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse/U2022/171/)

Bourg ended the regular season with some momentum entering the playoffs by coming back to defeat Cedevita 75-88 on the road and snap a six-game losing streak. Bourg took control of the game with a 6-28 run spanning the final two quarters for a 9-9 record and fifth place in the standings in Group A. James Palmer led Bourg with 22 points. Cedevita failed to finish the season on a high note, losing its fifth straight game for a 3-15 mark as it exits the competition. Karlo Matkovic set career-highs with 28 points and 9 rebounds in the loss.

[Gran Canaria 86-73 Veolia Towers Hamburg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/gran-canaria-veolia-towers-hamburg/U2022/177/)

Gran Canaria made sure it finished the regular season with the best record in the competition by downing Hamburg 86-73 at home. Gran Canaria finished Group B with a 15-3 record and earned the right to be the top-seeded team in the playoffs and to have home-court advantage in each and every round it takes part in. Hamburg was locked into eighth place, finished the regular season with a 6-12 record and is set to face Group A's top-ranked team, Prometey Slobozhanske, in the eighthfinals. Nico Brussino led a balanced Gran Canaria offense with 15 points. Ziga Samar paced Hamburg with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

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[Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv 108-69 Promitheas Patras](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/hapoel-vegan-friendly-tel-aviv-promitheas-patras/U2022/179/)

Hapoel Tel Aviv locked up a top-three finish in Group B by thrashing Promitheas at Shlomo Group Arena on Tuesday evening. Hapoel ended the regular season with a 13-5 record, and it will finish second in Group B if Buducnost VOLI Podgorica beats Turk Telekom Ankara tomorrow, or third if Buducnost loses. Promitheas finished Group B in fourth place with an 11-7 record. Jaylen Hoard led the winners with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Joe Thomasson paced Promitheas with 16 points.

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[Frutti Extra Bursaspor 86-76 Germani Brescia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/frutti-extra-bursaspor-germani-brescia/U2022/175/)

Bursaspor defeated Brescia 86-76 at Tofas Spor Salonu to put an end to its three-game losing streak. The hosts dominated in the second and third quarters to secure a double-digit lead that they guarded until the end. Bursaspor improved to 8-10 and it is now tied with Brescia, who holds the head-to-head advantage after winning 110-74 at home in December. Both teams have secured playoff spots and they will wait for the result of Wednesday’s duel between Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse to find out their respective eighthfinals opponents. Onuralp Bitim paced Bursaspor with 24 points. C. J. Massinburg led the losing team with 25 points off the bench in less than 19 minutes. 

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[Paris Basketball 85-96 London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/paris-basketball-london-lions/U2022/180/)

The only Tuesday game that has no impact on the eighthfinal pairings sees Paris (10-7) take on London (7-10) in the French capital. Regardless of the outcome, Paris will be fifth in Group B and London seventh. Paris was an 80-93 victory in London in their first meeting thanks to 15 points by Aamir Simms.

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Game Center: Prometey clinches top spot in Group A; eighthfinals matchups known

Paris Basketball v London Lions (2023-03-28T18:30:00.000Z)

Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv v Promitheas Patras (2023-03-28T17:00:00.000Z)

Gran Canaria v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2023-03-29T19:00:00.000Z)

Turk Telekom Ankara v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2023-03-29T17:00:00.000Z)

Frutti Extra Bursaspor v Germani Brescia (2023-03-28T17:00:00.000Z)

Joventut Badalona v 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (2023-03-29T18:15:00.000Z)

Coach Fauthoux, Bourg: 'Defense was the key'

### Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse head coach Frederic Fauthoux:

"We had a very good second half, especially on defense and especially on Ferrell and Adams. For me, that was the key of the game.

"It was a very big game for us to finish as high in the standings as possible. We knew it was very important so we are very happy. We have had a good competition up to this moment."

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana head coach Miro Alilovic:

"Before the game started we knew that we had a small and short lineup and it would be very difficult to play for 40 minutes - only if each player who played put in a very big effort and play really, really smart on both ends - offensively and defensively. We stuck to this plan for about 28 minutes and then we started to fall apart. We didn’t have strength, we didn’t have power. Bourg was pretty physical. And as the game went on we were more and more soft, and all our shots were short. I cannot really say anything to the players. We knew it would be very difficult for us. But we handled it and most importantly we finished as a team."

### Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse guard James Palmer:

"It was a hard-fought game. This is a talented team. We were in a slump coming into the game so we definitely made sure we came out with a win."

ratiopharm Ulm used a 91-71 victory over U-BT Cluj-Napoca to clinch third place in Group A of the 7DAYS EuroCup. 

Ulm beats Cluj, 91-71, seals third place in Group A

ratiopharm Ulm used a 91-71 victory over U-BT Cluj-Napoca to clinch third place in Group A of the 7DAYS EuroCup. The hosts were excellent behind the arc, looked superior from start to finish and sealed home-court advantage for the eightfinals Following Wednesday’s victory at ratiopharm Arena, Ulm improved to 11-7, while Cluj dropped to 5-13.

All of Ulm's players got their names on the scoresheet, with Brandon Paul leading his team with 16 points. Yago dos Santos added 14 and recorded 7 assists. Thomas Klepeisz had 12, while Bruno Caboclo paired his 8 points with 10 rebounds. Leonardo Meindl and Andrija Stipanovic netted 12 points each for Cluj, with Nandor Kuti and Kasey Shepherd scoring 11 apiece.

Ulm started strong from behind the arc, with Caboclo, Klepeisz and Brandon Paul sinking a triple each for a 9-2 lead. Robin Christen nailed another one off the bench to stretch the hosts’ lead to double digits, 20-10, but Jones scored 5 straight points to bring Cluj within 20-15. As many as eight Ulm players scored at least one point in the first 10 minutes and their team headed into the second quarter 23-15 up.

Karim Jallow nailed a shot from the perimeter and Fedor Zugic added another 2 for a 34-17 Ulm lead. Cluj head coach Mihai Silvasan was forced to call a timeout and his team responded, as Kuti helped the visitors cut the deficit to 35-24. Yet, Philipp Herkenhoff scored his first points of the night and Paul took his tally to 8 as Ulm secured a 45-32 lead before the break.

Stipanovic scored his fifth two-pointer in the game to move to double digits just after the interval and Kuti added another 2 points to his name to trim down the deficit to 45-36. However, Klepeisz fired back-to-back triples and Dos Santos sank his first three-pointer of the night for a 59-43 Ulm lead. Then, 3 Shepherd points and a Jones layup helped Cluj to get the difference down to 60-50.

Ulm hit the ground running in the last quarter, with Paul scoring twice behind the arc to inspire the hosts to an 8-0 run, 75-59. Cluj didn’t give up, as Meindl brought his team within 77-66, but Robin Christen and Dos Santos nailed a triple each for an Ulm 83-66 advantage to practically put the game to bed for the hosts’ 11th win in the regular season.

Coach Duran, Joventut: 'We are focused on the next game'

Joventut Badalona head coach Carles Duran:

“\[It was a\] good effort, and a good game. It was important for us to finish the regular season with a victory. Now we just think of the next round. We tried to finish in the first position, but finishing first is not the most important thing. Last season we finished in the first position, and we went out in the first round. I think the team played well in the regular season, sometimes better at home than away, but overall I’m happy. We are now focused on the next game, which will be difficult, but we play home and will try to be more positive against London.”

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys head coach Nenad Canak: 

"I feel sorry for the finish, we didn’t want it like this. If we want to be competitive, we must do a much better job in the playoffs. We achieved our goal of being in the playoffs, with the home-court advantage, and we will try to use it. But how we played today time it is not a good thing, but we have time and we will have to be ready."

Joventut Badalona center Simon Birgander: 

"We knew this game could be important to be first seed or second, but Prometey won and we had to play as good as possible, and I think we did. We were very stable the whole game and I think we did our job today. It was a good way to finish the regular season, and now we have to focus and not let it happen like it happened last year."

Gran Canaria made sure it finished the regular season with the best record in the competition by downing Veolia Towers Hamburg 86-73 at home in Round 18 on Wednesday. 

Gran Canaria beats Hamburg, 86-73, to secure overall No. 1 seed

Gran Canaria made sure it finished the regular season with the best record in the competition by downing Veolia Towers Hamburg 86-73 at home in Round 18 on Wednesday. Gran Canaria finished Group B with a 15-3 record and earned the right to be the top-seeded team in the playoffs and to have home-court advantage in each and every round it takes part in. Hamburg was locked into eighth place, finished the regular season with a 6-12 record and is set to face Group A's top-ranked team, Prometey Slobozhanske, in the eighthfinals.

Nico Brussino led a balanced Gran Canaria offense with 15 points. Ten of his teammates scored 5 points or more. Ziga Samar led Hamburg with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Yoeli Childs had 10 points, all in the second half, for the visitors.

Samar hit a jumper and fed Anthony Polite for a triple that gave Hamburg a 1-5 lead. Brussino had a layup, a three-pointer and a dunk in an 11-2 run that Khalifa Diop capped with a put-back layup. Diop had a huge slam and Ferran Bassas struck from downtown to boost the hosts' lead to 19-10. Lukas Meisner and A.J. Slaughter joined the three-point shootout, fixing the score at 22-13 after 10 minutes. 

Christoph Phillips and Seth Heinrichs each struck from beyond the arc in a 0-12 Hamburg run that Polite capped with a big dunk for a 27-30 lead. Brussino buried consecutive triples and got help from John Shurna and Olek Balcerowski to restore a 41-33 Gran Canaria edge at halftime.

Brussino's backdoor layup made it a double-digit game, 43-33, right after the break. Childs found his first points, then Polite gave Hamburg hope at 45-39. Jovan Kljajic scored at the other end and Oliver Stevic kept Gran Canaria out of trouble, 49-39. Vitor Benite followed a triple with a jumper but Samar and Childs kept the visitors within 59-52. Andrew Albicy buried a jumper and found Shurna for a fastbreak slam, helping Gran Canaria boost its margin to 69-53 after 30 minutes. 

Miquel Salvo sank a three-pointer to break the game open, 77-55, as Hamburg did not recover in the final 7 minutes.