### Prometey Slobozhanske head coach Ronen Ginzburg: 

"It is not the first that happens to us \[a bad first quarter\] and it is also not the first time that we reacted well and came back to the game. We have a good character in the team and I am happy that we adjusted and won this game. I think, in the end, it was the little things, the little big things. The rebounds, the defense, that's what won it for us. We changed a little bit and made a switching defense in the end, and it worked for us. We are going game by game. We have a really balance group, everyone can beat everyone. You don't know what it will be. We need to look game by game." 

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### 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys head coach Nenad Canak: 

"We didn't play smart. We didn't play smart and didn't play the way we wanted, so we paid the price in the end." 

### Prometey Slobozhanske guard Caleb Agada: 

"We just focused on defending throughout the game. Once our defense really kicked in, I think that's when the game kind of switched in our favor. Offense is always going to be up and down but as long as we defend, we are going to be good. I was good. I have been injured, on and off, for the last month and a bit, so it is just good to just play freely and be back on the court. We have another game next week. We just have to focus on that and continue to do what we do." 

Game Videos

Ronen Ginzburg, Prometey: 'We reacted well'

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Prometey Slobozhanske (2023-01-11T17:00:00.000Z)

 Derek Willis, Reyer: 'We really focused in on our defense' 

### Umana Reyer Venice head coach Walter De Raffaele

"It is the second game that we played with very good intensity on defense, focused on skills, little details. Then, on offense, we move the ball. We need to keep growing, keep working, stay humble and sacrifice: that's it.

"It is very important win against a very good team. They fight the whole game. I am happy we played a very good game. From our solid defense, we built our ability to run the floor, to find an open shot, to show the talent the team has."

### ratiopharm Ulm head coach Anton Gavel

"Congrats to Venice. They deserved this win. They were more physical, more tough. We did not execute our game plan and if this is going to happen when you play against a team like Venice, you will be get beat by 20.

"Defensively we were not at the level that we can compete, and we allowed them a lot of easy baskets, especially inside. Offensively, we could not find a solution, a lot of times we were holding the ball too long and that is why the game out of our hands. We have to learn from that, we need to get better because we expected to show a different face in today's game.

### Umana Reyer Venice forward Derek Willis

"We've been improving the past two or three weeks. We really focused in on our defense. I think this is where we were struggling the most. We have a lot of frustrating losses by 1 or 2 points, so I think we really locked in on that and it is going to show."

Derek Willis, Reyer: 'We really focused in on our defense'

Umana Reyer Venice v ratiopharm Ulm (2023-01-11T19:00:00.000Z)

 Alpha Kaba, Buducnost: 'We just tried to stick to the plan' 

### Vlada Jovanovic, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica head coach

"Hamburg had a lot of changes in the last few days. The main problem we had in the first half was their five position. They spread their offense and had a lot of three-point shots. They had a lot open ones in the second half, and our main problem was their small-ball lineup."

### Hamburg head coach Benka Barloschky

"I think even before the game we knew that rebounding would be key, and we also knew it be a tough issue, because of their size and our lack of it, having Jonas Wohlfarth-Botterman and Yoeli Childs out. We lost that battle clearly and obviously it's one of the big reasons we lost the game by a high margin."

### Alpha Kaba, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica player

"We didn't expect this roster from Hamburg. They had a lot of players who didn't play today. So, I don't know if we can say much, but thankfully at the end of the day we got the win and we are happy. We just tried to stick to the plan, what the coach told us. We had the advantage in rebounding because they were missing big guys."

Alpha Kaba, Buducnost: 'We just tried to stick to the plan'

Veolia Towers Hamburg v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2023-01-11T18:30:00.000Z)

 Buducnost rolls in Hamburg, 59-87 

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica avenged an opening-game loss and moved up in the Group B standings by downing undermanned host Veolia Hamburg Towers 59-87 on Wednesday. Buducnost lifted its record to 6-4 while Hamburg fell into danger at 3-6, just one win into the playoffs zone.

Erick Green, in his EuroCup return, led Buducnost with 22 points. Aleksa Ilic posted a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Alpha Kaba had 10 and 9, respectively. Hamburg, which was missing four players who average a combined 39.8 points, got 18 from Marvin Clark plus 17 and 12 rebounds from Lukas Meisner. Buducnosts 29-46 advantage on the boards was decisive.

Kaba downed 6 points as Buducnost went up 2-8 but Meisner scored inside and out to tie 8-8. Ilic and Green helped Buducnost pull away 11-16 . Ilic blasted a putback as the visitors led 13-20 after 10 minutes. Green's triple early in the second quarter was answered by James Woodard and Meisner as Hamburg stayed within 21-26. Kaba, Cameron Reynolds and Tre Bell-Haynes, from deep, pushed the difference to double-digits, 25-35. Len Schoormann and Clark's long-range shooting kept it from getting worse, but Green restored a 33-43 halftime lead for Buducnost. 

J.J. O'Brien lengthened the difference to 33-47 before Meisner and Petar Popovic traded triples. Bell-Haynes and Reynolds, from long distance, made it a runaway already at 38-57 midway through the third quarter. Clark and Woodard did what they could to lower the difference to 49-65 after 30 minutes. The Hamburg duo kept trying but they were outgunned by Green and Ilic as the lead climbed to 54-74, leaving the outcome no longer in any doubt.

Buducnost rolls in Hamburg, 59-87

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

"We played very good defense \[tonight\], because when Cluj doesn’t score more than 80 points, they don't win at home. We did great on defense, very focused. We are very happy."

 

### Mihai Silvasan, U-BT Cluj-Napoca head coach

"We are very disappointed after every loss. We are disappointed and that's it. We lost the game, a game that we wanted to win a lot. We couldn't manage, especially offensively, to be on a high level tonight. Our percentages were not good, especially from the three-point line, but it is what it is. They were the better team tonight, and I want to congratulate them on their win. Still, we have a chance \[to reach the top eight\], so we will fight."

### Jordan Floyd, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse guard

"We knew that it was Round 1 of the second phase \[of the season\], so we knew that we had to come out with intensity and just be physical on defense. We knew that they were a good team, but our defense is the reason \[why\] we were able to win this game; we got stops late. If we keep playing how we're playing now, we'll definitely be atop the group."

Jordan Floyd, Bourg: 'Our defense is the reason why we won this game'

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2023-01-11T17:30:00.000Z)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse took the lead in the first quarter of its game against U-BT Cluj-Napoca and then led the rest of the way, going on to win 79-88 at BTarena on Wednesday evening. Bourg improved to 7-3 with the victory, giving it a one-game lead at the top of the Group A standings in the 7DAYS EuroCup, while Cluj dropped to 3-7.

Jordan Floyd scored a team-high 16 points for Bourg, who also had Isiaha Mike and James Palmer contribute 12 points apiece. Frantz Massenat had 11 points, too. For Cluj, Patrick Richard finished with a game-high 20 points in the loss. The hosts also saw Leonardo Meindl, Andrija Stipanovic and Nemanja Gordic get into double figures with 17, 14 and 10 points, respectively.

Although Cluj got out to an early lead, Bourg stayed calm and soon turned things around in the latter stages of the first quarter, opening an 11-12 advantage late in the period. From there, Bourg never let its lead slip. Despite some impressive play by Cluj trio Patrick Richard, Leonardo Meindl and Emanuel Cate, who combined for 28 of Cluj's 35 points in the first half, Bourg was able to lead 35-38 at the break after having six players score 4 points or more, as Jordan Floyd led the way with 11. Cluj did all that it could to eat into that deficit, but Bourg was able to keep the hosts at arm's length, outscoring them 18-20 in the third quarter to enter the fourth quarter up 53-58. It was a similar story in the fourth, too, as the likes of Mike, Palmer and Massenat took over en route to a comfortable 79-88 victory.

Bourg extends lead at top of Group A with win at Cluj, 79-88

Frutti Extra Bursaspor got the new calendar year off to a great start with its best-ever offensive performance in the 7DAYS EuroCup, as it thrashed the visiting Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 111-93 at Tofas Spor Salonu on Wednesday night. Bursaspor did not only set its single-game record in scoring, but it also made a record 18 three-pointers and tied its highest-ever mark with 28 assists.

Bursaspor never trailed in this game and led by more at least 13 points during the entire second half as it coasted to a comfortable win, which improved it to 6-4 record in Group A, while Cedevita remains in the last place with a 2-8 record. Onuralp Bitim scored 20 points and dished 6 assists to lead the hosts on the way to victory. Anthony Clemmons had 19 points, while David Dudzinski and Enes Taskiran scored 18 apiece. Also in double figures for points were Derek Needham with 13 and Yigitcan Saybir with 11. For the visitors, Yogi Ferrell had 23 points and 7 assists. Josh Adams finished with 20 points, with Amar Alibegovic adding 17, Edu Muric chipping in 15 and Alen Omic scoring 10.

Bursaspor came out on fire, with Clemmons, Bitim and Dudzinski all coming to the fore. Dudzinski had a dunk and a pair of triples to open a 15-4 lead early on. Two triples from Clemmons and one from Omer Utku Al opened a 26-10 advantage after just 7 minutes, and the lead was as big as 18 points before Alibegovic closed the first quarter with a triple to make it 30-15. Taskirin's added to Brusaspor's three-point tally early in the second, but Muric nailed one of his own before Ferrell hit 3 consecutive three-pointers to get the visitors within 38-31. A third three from Muric cut it to 40-34, but the hosts put together a 10-1 run to take a 56-41 lead into halftime.

The hosts needed just 2 minutes and 15 seconds at the start of the third quarter to put together a 10-2 spurt, capped by another triple from Dudzinski, making it a 22-point margin. Saybir's layup opened a 75-52 lead before Adams and Muric fueled a 2-10 run for the visitors. Bursaspor entered the fourth quarter up 80-64, but the visitors refused to go away, with Ferrell nailing one from long range and Omic scoring inside keeping their slim hopes alive. However, a jumper and a triple from Clemmons helped restore a 20-point lead, 95-75, midway through the fourth quarter. Bursaspor then closed it out, setting three club records in the process.

Bursaspor shoots its way past Cedevita, 111-93

Frutti Extra Bursaspor v Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (2023-01-11T17:00:00.000Z)

Prometey Slobozhanske rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 72-80 at Cido Arena in Round 10 on Wednesday evening. Prometey improved to 6-4 in the standings and is now on a three-game winning streak. It also swept its season series against Lietkabekis, which dropped to 4-6 in the standings. Despite a slow start, Prometey trailed 24-12 after 10 minutes but ended up sealing the outcome before the final 2 minutes.

Caleb Agada led the winners with 19 points and 9 assists. Gian Clavell also added 19 points, while D.J. Stephens had 14 and Ondrej Balvin got 10. Jamel Mottis scored a team-high 15 points for Lietkabelis. For the hosts, Gyrogy Goloman added 13, Jamal Morris scored 12 and Vytenis Lipkevicius contributed 10. Goloman also had 10 rebounds for a double-double.

Morris and Goloman fueled a 9-0 run that allowed Lietkabelis to get an early 13-4 lead. Lipkevicius, Grantas Vasiliauskas and Mantas Rubstavicius each struck from downtown to boost the hosts' lead to 24-12 after 10 minutes. Stephens followed a triple with a wild alley-oop slam to give Prometey hope at 24-19. Morris hit a jumper, getting help from Lipkevicius and an unstoppable Goloman to restore a 34-25 Lietkabelis lead. Clavell and Stephens brought the guests as close as 34-33 at halftime.

Balvin capped a 0-15 run with a dunk that gave Prometey a 34-39 lead right after the break. Clavell buried a three-pointer and Stephens scored off a spin move to make the hosts call timeout at 38-46. Lietkabelis found a go-to guy in Lipkevicius, who brought his team within 45-48. James Dickey and Clavell kept Prometey ahead, 51-55, after 30 minutes. Stefan Peno banked in a close shot to make Lietkabelis regain a 62-61 lead with 6 minutes left. Clavell and Balvin each finished a three-point play in crunch time, then Dickey scored down low for a 69-75 score in the penultimate minute of the game, which was enough to seal the outcome.

Agada leads Prometey to road win at Lietkabelis, 72-80

Who's hot: Ondrej Balvin, Prometey Slobozhanske 

With the return of 7DAYS EuroCup action in 2023, one player will surely try to replicate his form at the end of 2022 when he steps backs on the hardwood for Round 10.

Prometey Slobozhanske center [Ondrej Balvin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/ondrej-balvin/002644/), a 30-year old veteran of six EuroCup seasons, has been arguably the competition's hottest EuroCup player over the last three rounds.

Since Round 7, only one player has scored more than Balvin, who netted a total of 57 points for an average of 19.0 per game.

It is by far the best stretch of his 64-game EuroCup career. Balvin has either matched or beat his previous high of 16 points in each of those last three games, including a personal-best 23 and 18 points in wins over U-BT Cluj-Napoca and Umana Reyer Venice, respectively..

He has done all that scoring with remarkable accuracy, too.

Ondrej Balvin of Prometey Slobozhanske, highlights since Round 7

Who's hot: Ondrej Balvin, Prometey Slobozhanske

Balvin has made an unbelievable 20 of 21 two-point shots and 2 of 2 three-pointers since Round 7, including runs of 15 consecutive two-pointers and 17 field goals without a miss beginning late in the first quarter of Round 7 game against Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse and extending until early in the second quarter of the Round 9 game against Reyer. 

What made his performance even more striking was that Balvin had averaged just 3.7 points while shooting 40.9% on two-pointers in the first six rounds of the season. But during this career-best stretch, more than Balvin's scoring has improved.

He has also averaged 7.3 rebounds, more than doubling his 3.5 per game until this point, and made more steals (4) in the last three rounds than in the previous six (3).

It all helped Balvin post an average PIR of 27.7 since Round 7. Only his teammate D.J. Kennedy has been better, with 29.3 per game, while third-placed Same Dekker of London Lions is well behind with 21.3 over the last three rounds.

Balvin hopes to continue his December form in the new calendar year, which Prometey (5-4) opens with a visit to 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (4-5) in Group A on Wednesday.