EuroCup Game Center: All four quarterfinals take place tonight!

### [Turk Telekom Ankara 86-76 ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/turk-telekom-ankara-ratiopharm-ulm/U2022/190/)

Turk Telekom trailed for 35 minutes, but turned it on late to race past Ulm 86-76 at Ankara Spor Salonu in the Turkish capital. Despite trailing by as many as 14 in the first half, the hosts rallied as Bouteille scored 5 in a 12-0 fourth-quarter run to take the lead for good. Over the final 7 minutes of the game, Turk Telekom outscored Ulm 31-13. Tyrique Jones tied his career high with 20 points and Jerian Grant scored as many and dished 7 assists to lead the winners. Yago Dos Santos tallied 21 points on 6-of-8 three-point shooting plus 5 assists for Ulm. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Muhteşem mücadele, mükemmel bir geri dönüş💪🏻<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/7DaysEuroCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#7DaysEuroCup</a>’ta yarı final heyecanı! 💙🤍<br><br>Maç sonucu: Türk Telekom 86 - 76 Ratiopharm Ulm<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kazanmak%C4%B0%C3%A7inOyna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KazanmakİçinOyna</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kaizen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kaizen</a> <a href="https://t.co/uuD3ghLL8Z">pic.twitter.com/uuD3ghLL8Z</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1648743584042975237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Prometey Slobozhanske 80-57 Promitheas Patras](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/prometey-slobozhanske-promitheas-patras/U2022/189/)

Prometey became the second Ukrainian team to get this far in the competition by downing Promitheas at Arena Riga in the Latvian capital on Wednesday. Prometey is now on a 13-game winning streak and will have the home-court advantage in the semifinal. D.J. Stephens led the winners with 17 points and Gian Clavell added  for Prometey, which heads to the semifinals 10 years after Budivelnik Kiev reached this stage in 2013 as the first Ukrainian team to do so. Joe Thomasson led Promitheas with 15 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/BcPrometey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BcPrometey</a> dominates Promitheas!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/qD7644Wu0i">pic.twitter.com/qD7644Wu0i</a></p>&mdash; 7DAYS EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1648746332792709144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Joventut Badalona 82-74 Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/joventut-badalona-hapoel-vegan-friendly-tel-aviv/U2022/192/)

Joventut reached the semifinals after a strong finish saw the Spanish club grind out a hard-fought home win over Hapoel in a rip-roaring contest played in an electrifying atmosphere. Centers Ante Tomic and forward Vladimir Brodziansky paced Joventut with 16 points each and Joel Parra added 13 for the home team, which set a new EuroCup record of 26 free throws made without missing any. At the other end, J’Covan Brown sank a game-high 21 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🔥🔥 Victòria d’infart en una gran nit europea!<br><br>🟩⬛️ La Penya guanya a l’Hapoel Tel Aviv amb un Olímpic de gala i ja és a semifinals de l’Eurocup. 15 anys després hi tornem!<br><br>🔗 La crònica: <a href="https://t.co/x0Wdgbq7UZ">https://t.co/x0Wdgbq7UZ</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badalona%C3%89sFutur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadalonaÉsFutur</a> <a href="https://t.co/YEkKF1MuSE">pic.twitter.com/YEkKF1MuSE</a></p>&mdash; Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930/status/1648786222536445955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Gran Canaria 104-74 Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/gran-canaria-paris-basketball/U2022/191/)

In a high-scoring, fun-to-watch game, Gran Canaria qualified for the semifinals by downing Paris at home. Gran Canaria advanced to the semifinals for the third time in club history, following previous appearances in 2015, 2016 and 2021. It will have the home-court advantage in its game against Joventut next week. Damien Inglis led the winners with 23 points on 11-of-14 two-point shooting and John Shurna added 17. Juhann Begarin paced Paris with 18 points as the team finished its first EuroCup campaign with an 11-9 record.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🏀 Final: <br><br>🐥 Gran Canaria 104<br>◼️ Paris Basketball 74<br><br>🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosGranca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VamosGranca</a> <a href="https://t.co/DSyrUGyDqH">pic.twitter.com/DSyrUGyDqH</a></p>&mdash; CB Gran Canaria (@GranCanariaCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/GranCanariaCB/status/1648804774626598915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Game Center: Semifinals set! Prometey vs. Turk Telekom, Gran Canaria vs. Joventut

Prometey Slobozhanske v Promitheas Patras (2023-04-19T16:00:00.000Z)

Turk Telekom Ankara v ratiopharm Ulm (2023-04-19T15:30:00.000Z)

Gran Canaria v Paris Basketball (2023-04-19T19:45:00.000Z)

Joventut Badalona v Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv (2023-04-19T18:00:00.000Z)

Damien Inglis, Gran Canaria: 'Tomorrow, back to work'

### Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic:

"First of all, congratulations to the team and my players for this great win, which gives us the right to make another step and play the EuroCup Semifinal next week. The game started offensively well, but we didn't understand the game well in the first quarter because we didn't defend. We let Paris score fastbreak baskets, take offensive rebounds, all the things that we didn't want. After, the second, third and fourth quarters were excellent. We kept on attacking well, smart, with patience but defensively, we stepped up, ran back, stopped their transition. I think we were very good on defense and that's why in the end, looked like an easy win but it wasn't easy. 

"Paris is a very athletic team, strong, plays physical, and we needed a great effort to win. Again, congrats to my players. I believe that we had a good start of the game, with John \[Shurna\] showing us the way on offense. That gave us confidence on offense. All players were involved and we played well. In the second half, what I liked the most is that we were patient enough to take one extra pass, looking for a better shot. We had patience to look for the best shot and our good offensive balance led to a good defensive balance, which gave us this win."

### Paris Basketball head coach Will Weaver:

"That's a very good team. I am cheering for those guys to represent our group. I think they have a great chance to win it all. We can learn a lot from this game and we still have a lot to play for, fighting for the playoffs in our domestic competition.

"Sincere congratulations to the best team we have played against in the EuroCup. I think they are certainly one of my favorites, if not the favorite, to win the whole thing. Deep, well-coached... their Frenchmen \[Inglis and Albicy\] in particular were outstanding tonight. Andrew Albicy was dominant: defensively, he got two steals but he also forced offensive fouls. He didn't commit a single foul in the entire game, which is incredible. He just has the best hands maybe in the continent, to be able to disrupt as much as he did and not have a single foul and create many disruptive plays as he did. So congrats to those Frenchmen and best of luck to Gran Canaria. \[They scored\] 44% on 29 threes as compared to 17% on 23 threes. You almost don't need to look at any of the other numbers, but they get a lot of credit for executing in a way it is needed to create these shots."

### Gran Canaria center Damien Inglis:

"It was a great game and we have to enjoy tonight. We are going back to work tomorrow because we have Barca in the ACB this week, and next week, we have Joventut, so it is just another game. We are happy and will celebrate tonight but tomorrow, back to work."

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In a high-scoring, fun-to-watch game, Gran Canaria qualified for the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals by downing Paris Basketball 104-74 at home on Wednesday. 

	Gran Canaria beats Paris 104-74, reaches semifinals

In a high-scoring, fun-to-watch game, Gran Canaria qualified for the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals by downing Paris Basketball 104-74 at home on Wednesday. Gran Canaria advanced to the semifinals for the third time in club history, following previous appearances in 2015, 2016 and 2021. It will have the home-court advantage in its game against Joventut Badalona next week.

Damien Inglis led the winners with 23 points on 11-of-14 two-point shooting. John Shurna added 17, Olek Balcerowski had 16 and A.J. Slaughter got 15 for Gran Canaria. Juhann Begarin led Paris with 18 points. Tyrone Wallace scored 13, Aamir Simms 12 and Ismael Kamagate 10 for the visitors, who finished their first EuroCup campaign with an 11-9 record.

Shurna followed a jumper with a bomb from downtown and soon added a three-point play for an 8-4 Gran Canaria lead. Begarin stepped up for Paris and got help from Jeremy Evans and Gauthier Denis to bring the visitors within 17-16. Shurna and Andrew Albicy each sank a three-pointer for a 23-20 Gran Canaria lead. Begarin joined forces with Wallace and Kamagate to put the visitors ahead, 29-30. Ferran Bassas struck from beyond the arc to fix the score at 32-30 after 10 minutes. 

An unstoppable Inglis stepped up early in the second quarter. Miquel Salvo and Bassas each downed a triple for a 49-36 Gran Canaria margin. Paris went on a 0-7 run that Denis capped with a three-pointer. Slaughter ignited the crowd with 8 quick points and Inglis helped the hosts to a 61-48 advantage at halftime.

Shurna got Gran Canaria going again with a backdoor layup, as Paris was held scoreless for 3 minutes. Simms followed a three-pointer with a fastbreak dunk, but Shurna and Albicy kept Gran Canaria comfortably ahead, 70-54. Inglis hit a jump hook and Slaughter added a four-point play to break the game open, 76-56. Bassas's up-and-under, buzzer-beating layup boosted the hosts' lead to 82-60 after 30 minutes. 

Inglis remained a dominant force early in the fourth quarter and Salvo dunked in traffic to seal the outcome, 89-68, with 7 minutes left. Little changed after that, as Gran Canaria cruised to a well-deserved victory.

Gran Canaria beats Paris 104-74, reaches semifinals

Joventut Badalona edged Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv 82-74 to reach the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals as the Spanish side excelled in several departments, most of all in free throws as the hosts set the competition record with 26 shots made without a miss.

Ball-sharing Joventut was faultless from the foul line

Joventut Badalona edged Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv 82-74 to reach the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals as the Spanish side excelled in several departments, most of all in free throws as the hosts set the competition record with 26 shots made without a miss.

Hapoel was also decent from the foul line as the visitors sank 18 of 21 free throws, but they were undone by a more resourceful Joventut team which dished out 21 assists and racked up 40 rebounds. Hapoel only managed 13 assists and had 35 boards, with the Israeli side’s slow start costing the visitors dearly as they fell behind 31-10 midway through the second quarter.

Hapoel head coach Danny Franco acknowledged after a gut-wrenching defeat it was scant consolation that his team actually won three of the four quarters. "We are of course very disappointed. We made a poor start and it cost us. We won three of the four quarters but the first one was a bad one for us and it came back to haunt us," Franco said afterward.

Franco’s counterpart Carles Duran was elated after seeing his team reach the last four. "We made a great start to the game and had a great last 2 minutes, but Hapoel pushed us all the way," he said. "We played with a lot of heart and character, so now we can dream of reaching the final. Five years ago Joventut was in a bad position for several reasons and now we’re in the EuroCup Semifinals."

Joventut Badalona reached the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals after a strong finish saw the Spanish club grind out a hard-fought 82-74 home win over Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv in a rip-roaring contest played in an electrifying atmosphere on Wednesday. 

Joventut holds on to beat Hapoel, 82-74, and reach semis

Joventut Badalona reached the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals after a strong finish saw the Spanish club grind out a hard-fought 82-74 home win over Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv in a rip-roaring contest played in an electrifying atmosphere on Wednesday.

Centers Ante Tomic and forward Vladimir Brodziansky paced Joventut with 16 points each and Joel Parra added 13 for the home team, which set a new EuroCup record of 26 free throws made without missing any, breaking the previous mark of 22-for-22 shared by Buducnost Podgorica, FMP Zeleznik, UNICS Kazan and Alba Fehervar. At the other end, J’Covan Brown sank a game-high 21 points, Jordan McRae posted 17 while Xavier Munford and Tomer Ginat netted 12 apiece for Hapoel.

Roared on by the fervent home fans, Joventut made a blistering start and won the first quarter 22-7 on the back of ironclad defense garnished with some incisive offense, as Hapoel looked toothless at both ends of the court. Whereas Joventut dished out 7 assists in the opening 10 minutes, Hapoel managed none as the visitors were forced into isolation on offense, resulting in a barrage of tough long-range shots.

The trend continued in the opening 5 minutes of the second quarter, with Joventut carving out a 31-10 lead on the back of a 20-3 streak which had Hapoel reeling and seemingly out for the count. However, the visiting team then bounced back off the ropes and a 7-0 run saw Hapoel slash the deficit to 40-29 at halftime, which was a sign of things to come after the break.

Hapoel scored 8 unanswered points at the start of the third quarter, cutting the gap to 40-37 before the home team finally got out of their slump, with Brodziansky being instrumental in keeping Joventut in the driving seat. The Slovakian scored 11 points in the third period, including a hook shot and a three-pointer, as Joventut headed into the final 10 minutes with a 60-51 advantage.

The stubborn visitors refused to roll over and, led by Brown, who netted 13 points in the fourth quarter, Hapoel turned the game on its head after Brown nailed a pair of three-pointers in quick succession to give the Israeli side its first lead of the night, 69-70. With the game hanging in the balance and a sizeable contingent of away fans in raptures, Joventut forced the final twist when Andres Feliz ripped through Hapoel’s defense with a lovely lay-up to give the hosts a 75-72 lead. Hapoel could not recover as its offense was ground to a halt in the last 2 minutes as Joventut sealed its win thanks to ice-cool free throw shooting from Parra, who also put the icing on the cake with a buzzer-beating three-pointer from the corner.

Ante Tomic, Joventut: 'We deserved this one'

### Joventut Badalon head coach Carles Duran:

"Hapoel is a great team and they’ve had an incredible EuroCup. We made a great start to the game and had a great last 2 minutes, but Hapoel pushed us all the way. We played with a lot of heart and character, so now we can dream of reaching the final. Five years ago Joventut was in a bad position for several reasons and now we’re in the EuroCup Semifinals."

 

### Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv head coach Danny Franco:

"We are of course very disappointed. We made a poor start and it cost us. We won three of the four quarters but the first one was a bad one for us and it came back to haunt us. We showed a lot of character to come back. This is not an easy venue to play in against an excellent team, it’s not comforting to us but it is what it is."

 

### Joventut Badalona center Ante Tomic:

"We managed to control the game more or less, although we struggled late in the third quarter and much of the fourth. Luckily, we made some important shots and all the free throws, so we deserved this one. It was a good atmosphere and the Hapoel fans were also amazing."

Jerian Grant drew 13 fouls, which was one off the competition record and the most ever this late in the season. 

Grant’s effort worthy of the history books 

[Jerian Grant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jerian-grant/011204/) controlled the pace and kept the opposition on its heels for long stretches of Turk Telekom Ankara's come-from-behind 86-76 victory over ratiopharm Ulm on Wednesday night. The weapon he used most was his ability to draw fouls.

Grant drew 13 fouls, which was one off the competition record and the most ever this late in the season. Four players in competition history have drawn 14 fouls in a game, most recently Matt Walsh for Spirou Charleroi in December 2012. Grant became the ninth player to draw 13, which had been last accomplished by Erick McCollum in January of last season for Lokomotiv Kuban. But no player had ever done so in an elimination round game.

He turned those fouls drawn into 14 free throw attempts, of which he made 12. The 14 attempts are tied with Marco Belinelli (Virtus Segafredo Bologna, March 2021) for the fifth most in a quarterfinals game. Reggie Freeman set the record with 17 for (FMP Belgrade in March 2003.

The 12 made foul shots are tied with Freeman from the aforementioned game and Dmitry Kulagin (Lokomotiv, March 2018) for the third most ever in the quarters. McCollum holds that record with 15 for Lokomotiv in March 2019.

Grant finished the game with 20 points and 7 assists for a performance index rating, which was also a career high. He is now ranked second in the EuroCup this season with 5.6 fouls drawn per game.

Grant's effort worthy of the history books 

Prometey Slobozhanske had less trouble than expected in downing Promitheas Patras 80-57 in the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals. Its high intensity and outstanding energy played a major role in this 23-point victory.

Prometey outhustled Promitheas

Prometey Slobozhanske had less trouble than expected in downing Promitheas Patras 80-57 in the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals. Its high intensity and outstanding energy played a major role in this 23-point victory.

Prometey outrebounded Promitheas 42-26. It finished the game with 28 defensive rebounds and allowed Promitheas just 5 offensive boards. To put that in perspective, Prometey grabbed 84.8% of all rebounds under its own basket. Nine players helped on the defensive boards, led by Ondrej Balvin, who pulled down 8 rebounds, all under his basket. Promitheas only grabbed 21 of a total 35 rebounds under its rim (60%).

The hosts finished the game with 6 blocks and 9 steals, better than Promitheas, which had 4 blocks and 7 steals. Those allowed Prometey to get a lot of easy baskets in transition. The hosts made 22 of 34 two-point shots (64.7% 2FG) and Promitheas only sank 16 of 31 attempts inside the arc (51.6% 2FG). 

"In order for you to win championships, you have to play defense, you have to get stops and that has been one of our main calling card this season," D.J. Stephens said after the game. "Playing good defense and then getting out in transition and getting the easy ones.

Prometey Slobozhanske qualified for the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals by thrashing Promitheas Patras 80-57 at home in the quarterfinals. There was more good news for Prometey as Caleb Agada returned to action.

Agada returned and made the difference

Prometey Slobozhanske qualified for the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals by thrashing Promitheas Patras 80-57 at home in the quarterfinals. There was more good news for Prometey as Caleb Agada returned to action.

Agada started the game, but featured for less than 15 minutes. In that time, he produced an all-around performance, leading the game in assists (7) and steals (3) while getting 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 fouls drawn for a game-high PIR of 16. It was his first game since the end of the regular season: Agada missed his team's eighthfinals showdown against Veolia Towers Hamburg through injury. Prometey is also without D.J. Kennedy and team captain Denys Lukashov.

"I feel really good. I’m just glad I could recover well. Big shout out to Montez and Doc and everyone really helped me get back. I’m super happy and grateful for them. And it felt good to be back on the court," Agada said after the game. 

Caleb Agada of Prometey Slobozhanske had 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 fouls drawn and a game-highs of 7 assists, 3 steals and a PIR of 16 against Promitheas Patras.

Agada has all-around game against Promitheas

"We lost players, we lost Kennedy and Stephens, before, our captain \[Lukashov\], Agada but our team spirit was alive all the time, and this is important in basketball," Prometey head coach Ronen Ginzburg. \[Agada\] played today at 50-60%. I took him out all the time during the game. Now he feels bad a little bit, I hope it is not serious, and that he continues with us," he added. 

Agada hopes to be available for his team's semifinal showdown against Turk Telekom Ankara.