With a new single-game 7DAYS EuroCup scoring record for this decade and a game-winning three-pointer that helped his team clinch home-court advantage in the upcoming eighthfinals, Anthony Cowan of Promitheas Patras earned his second consecutive MVP of the Round honor this week. His performance index rating of 38 was the EuroCup's best in Round 17. Cowan poured in 38 points in a crucial 84-81 victory over visiting Paris Basketball, marking the EuroCup's highest individual scoring total in five years, since Scottie Wilbekin scored 42 for Darussafaka in Game 2 of the 2018 semifinals against FC Bayern Munich. Cowan made 6 of 8 three-pointers and 10 of 10 free throws to go with 6 assists in less than 30 minutes on the floor. His scoring total and free throws made were both club records.

7DAYS EuroCup Round 17 MVP: Anthony Cowan, Promitheas Patras

With a new single-game 7DAYS EuroCup scoring record for this decade and a game-winning three-pointer that helped his team clinch home-court advantage in the upcoming eighthfinals, [Anthony Cowan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/anthony-cowan/012003/) of Promitheas Patras earned his second consecutive MVP of the Round honor this week. His performance index rating of 38 was the EuroCup's best in Round 17. Cowan poured in 38 points in a crucial 84-81 victory over visiting Paris Basketball, marking the EuroCup's highest individual scoring total in five years, since Scottie Wilbekin scored 42 for Darussafaka in Game 2 of the 2018 semifinals against FC Bayern Munich. Cowan made 6 of 8 three-pointers and 10 of 10 free throws to go with 6 assists in less than 30 minutes on the floor. His scoring total and free throws made were both club records.

Anthony Cowan | Round 17 MVP | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup

Second in line this week was [Yoeli Childs](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yoeli-childs/012013/) of Veolia Towers Hamburg, whose PIR of 36 led his team to a playoff-clinching 89-87 win over Dolomiti Energia Trento, 89-87. Childs scored 18 points, pulled a career-high 20 rebounds and dished 4 assists. His 11 offensive boards were the most in a EuroCup game in 20 years. His Hamburg teammate [Anthony Polite](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/anthony-polite/011937/) followed with a PIR of 28, which two more players on losing sides in Round 17 – [Erick Green](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/erick-green/005159/) of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and [Matteo Spagnolo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/matteo-spagnolo/008173/) of Dolomiti Energia Trento – also matched.

Round 17 MVP: Anthony Cowan, Promitheas Patras

Promitheas Patras v Paris Basketball (2023-03-22T17:30:00.000Z)

[Anthony Cowan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/anthony-cowan/012003/) of Promitheas Patras led all scorers this week with an overall season-high 38 points. This was also a new record for Patras in the 7DAYS EuroCup. [Yogi Ferrell](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yogi-ferrell/011281/) of already-eliminated Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana leads all scorers with his 19.1 points per game. [Yoeli Childs](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yoeli-childs/012013/) of Veolia Hamburg Towers was a giant under the glass with 20 rebounds, tying for the third-best mark ever in the competition, just behind Lazaros Papdopoulos's 22 in 2004-05 and Alen Omic's 21 earlier this season in Round 4. Childs ripped 11 offensive rebounds, the most in the EuroCup in 20 years. Buducnost VOLI Podgorica [Alpha Kaba](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/alpha-kaba/007855/) still leads all rebounders for this season with 10.9 rebounds per game. [Ferran Bassas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/ferran-bassas/001607/) of Gran Canaria was the only player this week to reach the double figures in assists, with 10. [J'Covan Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/j-covan-brown/011991/) of Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv remains the best passer overall with an average of 6.8 assists. [Josh Hawley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/joshua-hawley/012024/) of ratiopharm Ulm made a round-high 5 steals. Slask Wroclaw's [Jeremiah Martin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jeremiah-martin/011899/) leads all players in this category with 2.5 steals per game. Finally, [Karlo Matkovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/karlo-matkovic/009395/) of Olimpija blocked more shots than any other player, 3, this week. Paris Basketball big man [Ismael Kamagat](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/ismael-kamagate/011926/)e still leads the league rankings with 1.6 blocks per game. There was only one double-double this week, the one by Childs, thanks to his 18 points and 20 rebounds.

Individual highs: Yoeli Childs, Hamburg, 20 rebounds

Congratulations to Jose Antonio Duran Serrano, who is the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge winner for Round 17! His team duran2 posted a score of 281.7.

The team featured the following lineup: team captain Yoeli Childs of Veolia Towers Hamburg, his teammate Anthony Polite, Sam Dekker of London Lions, Anthony Cowan of Promitheas Patras and Matteo Spagnolo of Dolomiti Energia Trento as starters; James Palmer of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse as the sixth man; Jordan McRae of Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv, John Petrucelli of Germani Brescia, Seth Hinrichs of Hamburg and Emanuel Cate of U-BT Cluj-Napoja as bench players; and Danny Franco of Hapoel as head coach. The prize for finishing first in Round 17 is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

Antreas Apostolakos stays atop the overall standings. His team Andy cup1 is ahead of everyone else with 2,988.25 fantasy points.

Trades are now open for Round 18. Remember, three trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season, and you can also trade your head coach.

The first games in Round 18, Hapoel vs. Promitheas and Frutti Extra Bursaspor vs. Germani Brescia, are scheduled to tip off on Tuesday, March 28 at 19:00 CET, and thus marks the next round's deadline.

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EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Round 17 winner!

Slask misfired heavily after the break, going 0 of 10 from beyond the arc 

Shooting meltdown put Slask to the sword against Hapoel

Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv never seemed to hit top gear in its 76-87 win at Slask Wroclaw and the visitors were able to cruise through the contest as the Polish side fell apart in the closing stages, having battled hard for 35 minutes or so to stay in the game.

Slask looked capable of pulling off what would have been only its second EuroCup win of the season in 17 games, as it shot 7 of 14 from three-point range in the first half with Jakub Niziol nailing 3 of those efforts. However, the home side misfired heavily after the break, going 0 of 10 from beyond the arc while they also finished the match with 13 turnovers.

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"In the first half, we played like a team and passed the ball," Slask head coach Ertugrul Erdogan commented. "But when you don’t play together you’re in trouble. We’re not a great team but when we play together we are a dangerous team,"

Hapoel ended on 7-of-17 shooting from three-point range, having racked up 22 assists to Slask’s 16. The visitors also had 3 turnovers fewer than the Polish team, making the most of their deeper roster to come out on top.

Having already secured a top-four finish in Group B and hence home-court advantage in the eighthfinals before it brushed Slask aside, Hapoel now has a chance to finish as the group’s runners-up – much to the delight of its head coach Danny Franco.

"We are having a great second round \[of the regular season\] in the EuroCup, our results are great and we are very happy with that,” he said.  "We’ll keep on going as much as we can and keep on dreaming as long as we can."

Game Videos

Hapoel guaranteed itself a postseason home game

Slask Wroclaw v Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv (2023-03-22T19:00:00.000Z)

Promitheas Patras had to battle hard to beat Paris Basketball 84-81 in Round 17, going up to 11-6 in the standings. Three-pointers made the difference in the game.

Promitheas won it from downtown

Promitheas Patras had to battle hard to beat Paris Basketball 84-81 in Round 17 and improve to 11-6 in the standings. Three-pointers made the difference in the game.

Promitheas led 81-71 with over 2 minutes left before Paris used a 0-10 run to tie the game. That's when Anthony Cowan took matters into his own hands, running the game clock down before burying the go-ahead three-pointer with 4.3 seconds left. He rounded out a near-perfect performance: Cowan finished the game with EuroCup season-high and Promitheas record 38 points. Joe Young had scored 34 points against Gran Canaria in Round 2 this season.

Anthony Cowan buried 6-of-8 three-pointers, including the game-winning one, to make Promitheas Patras beat Paris Basketball 84-81 in Round 17 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season.

Cowan makes it rain in Round 17

Paris buried 6 of 26 three-point shots in Patras. Its shooting percentage (23.1% 3FG) was its third lowest this season: Paris shot under 20% on the road against Hapoel Vegan Friendly Jerusalem (16.3%) and at home against Promitheas (18.% 3FG). Promitheas sank 10 of 21 three-pointers (47.6% 3FG), and Cowan went 6 of 8 from downtown. Promitheas made 20 of 53 three-pointers in its two wins against Paris this season while limiting its opponents to 12-of-58 shooting from downtown.

Promitheas won it from downtown 

The key to coming out victorious from Wednesday’s game was Prometey's dominance in offensive rebounds, 

Offensive rebounds gave Prometey the edge over Cluj

U-BT Cluj-Napoca produced a hard-fought comeback and turned the game around in the last quarter, but Prometey Slobozhanske defended well and conceded just 4 points in the last 6 minutes to secure an 87-96 win. Yet, Prometey was anything but solid in defense overall, as it allowed Cluj to score 87 points.

The key to coming out victorious from Wednesday’s game was the visitors' dominance in offensive rebounds, beating Cluj 13-17 in that category to produce 23 second-chance points. Heading into Wednesday’s clash, Prometey boasted an average of 12.8 offensive rebounds per game - the second-best mark in the 7DAYS EuroCup. As Cluj head coach Mihai Silvasan pointed out in the post-match press conference, his players were aware that Prometey could cause them trouble with their offensive boards, but they struggled to stop them.

Prometey dominated the offensive glass at Cluj

"We allowed \[Prometey to grab\] 17 offensive rebounds and that’s not what we wanted," Silvasan stressed. "We prepared for this game knowing that this team scores lots of points – they are top in the EuroCup in terms of points scored per game. So offensive rebounds and transitions are their weapons and we couldn’t stop at least one of these weapons."

Indeed, eight Prometey players grabbed at least 1 offensive rebound each, with Ondrej Balvin grabbing 5 boards – his second-best mark this season. He was followed by DJ Kennedy, who added 3. Meanwhile, 6 of their 17 offensive rebounds came in the last quarter, when Prometey needed them the most in their bid to seal their 10th straight victory.

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v Prometey Slobozhanske (2023-03-22T17:30:00.000Z)

Henry Ellenson might not be superstitious, but the Joventut Badalona forward seems to really like playing in odd-numbered rounds. 

Ellenson continued odd and even rhythm for Joventut 

Henry Ellenson might not be superstitious, but the Joventut Badalona forward seems to really like playing in odd-numbered rounds. The big man buried 4 three-pointers in scoring 18 points and added 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks in Joventut’s 74-80 road victory over Umana Reyer Venice in Round 17.

For the season, the 26-year-old American is averaging 10.6 points in 17 games. But the 7DAYS EuroCup debutant continued the strange rhythm of good games in odd-numbered rounds followed by subpar showings in even-numbered ones.

Henry Ellenson (18 points) Highlights vs. Umana Reyer Venice, 03/22/2023

Ellenson came up big for Joventut in Venice

Ellenson scored just 6 points in Round 16 against U-BT Cluj-Napoca, and he averaged just 4.6 points in Rounds 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16. All told, he averaged 7.0 points in the eight even-numbered games thus far.

On the other hand, six of Ellenson’s seven top-scoring games came in odd-numbered rounds. He has now tallied at least 12 points in each of the last five games and for the nine odd-numbered games Ellenson averaged 13.8 points.

Umana Reyer Venice v Joventut Badalona (2023-03-22T19:00:00.000Z)

Strong second quarter was enough for Ulm

ratiopharm Ulm was dreaming about clinching home-court advantage in the next stage of the 7DAYS EuroCup after defeating Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse by 78-85 at the Ekinox on Wednesday evening. The visitors will need to wait until the last round next week when a home win against already-eliminated U-BT Cluj-Napoca would secure the prize.

Ulm set the basis for a victorious outcome right before halftime, finishing with a 19-point advantage after 20 minutes. It all came in a 7-minute span in which the visitors had a terrific 1-19 run to turn a slim 34-35 margin into a wide gap. Within that run, Ulm got contributions from six different players, also overcoming the absence of its best scorer Bruno Caboclo, who went to the bench after committing his third foul.

Even though Bourg tried to come back in the second half, reducing the margin to single digits in the last period and even having a three-point shot to make it a one-possession game in crunch time, it fell short and Ulm could retain the lead to grab its 10th win this season. Despite scoring just 30 points after the break, the work it put in earlier was enough for the winners.

"I think we did a pretty good job in the first half, especially in the second quarter, when we allowed only 11 points," Ulm head coach Anton Gavel confirmed in the press conference. "We knew that Bourg was going to come back and we talked about that in the locker room, and that’s what exactly happened; they won 24-11 in the third quarter. We tried to solve our problems with one-on-one actions and they got back into the game, but e are happy that we were able to manage the last quarter also without Caboclo, being in foul trouble, this is big for us, a lot of guys stepped in."

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse v ratiopharm Ulm (2023-03-22T18:30:00.000Z)

Joventut Badalona locked up a top-two finish in Group A as it fought past Umana Reyer Venice 74-80 on the road on Wednesday. 

Joventut has the answers in 74-80 win over Reyer

Joventut Badalona locked up a top-two finish in Group A as it fought past Umana Reyer Venice 74-80 on the road on Wednesday. Joventut had an answer for each push by Reyer for its fourth straight win and sixth in the last seven games for a 12-5 record. Henry Ellenson led the way with 18 points, Ante Tomic scored 16, Andres Feliz had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and Simon Birgander chipped in 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Reyer lost its first game under new head coach Neven Spahija, snapping a two-game winning streak in falling to 9-8. Mitchell Watt tallied 20 points and 8 rebounds for Reyer, which suffered a setback in its hopes of hosting a home game in the eighthfinals.

Joventut needed more than 2 minutes to score but Reyer was only able to move ahead 3-0. Kyle Guy scored 4 points in a 0-6 spurt to put the visitors up 6-11. Joventut evened it at 13-13 and it was tied 20-20 after 10 minutes.

The game was close until Joel Parra hit a triple in a 0-8 surge for a 28-37 gap. Reyer held Joventut to just 1 point in the final 2 minutes and trailed 34-38 at intermission.

A block and three-pointer by Ellenson pushed the margin back to 9 points. Tomic added three baskets and the lead was 44-53. Reyer answered with the next 7 points to pull within 51-53. Birgander punched back with 6 points and the hosts led 55-59 after 30 minutes.

Reyer tried to pull even but Joventut continued to come up with big plays - with Ellenson hitting two triples to make it 63-72. Feliz added two tough layups for a 69-76 gap with 3 minutes left. The Joventut defense held strong the rest of the way. 