With the return of the 7DAYS EuroCup this week, one game that certainly catches the eye is a meeting between two 5-4 teams, Umana Reyer Venice and ratiopharm Ulm, [at Palasport Taliercio on Wednesday night](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/umana-reyer-venice-ratiopharm-ulm/U2022/94/) (20:00 CET).

Ulm got the better of Reyer in Round 1, winning 81-80 at ratiopharm arena, with 19-year-old Fedor Zugic scoring 18 points and having a PIR of 22. The result came as a bit of a surprise, given the way in which the two teams had gone about their business in the offseason: Ulm placed its faith in a number of unproven youngsters, whereas Reyer prioritized EuroCup experience.

ratiopharm Ulm - Umana Reyer Venice | Round 1 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup

Yet, heading into the 10th round of the season, both Reyer and Ulm have the same record and share second spot in Group A. What's more, should Joventut Badalona and Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse both lose on the road at Germani Brescia and U-BT Cluj-Napoca, respectively, the winner of Wednesday's game between Reyer and Ulm would take a share of first place.

Although both teams have evolved since their Round 1 matchup, which was the closest game in the opening set of fixtures, they come into this contest after experiencing contrasting form prior to the two-week break in the EuroCup calendar. Reyer lost back-to-back games, having previously going on a five-game winning streak, whereas Ulm won two games in succession to enter the festive period on a high.

Interestingly, Reyer has a 3-2 record at home while Ulm boasts a 3-2 record on the road, which should result in both sets of players feeling confident in Venice. That said, in the five-game history between these two in the EuroCup, each game has been won by the home team, giving Reyer – in theory – the edge.

One player who will be particularly eager to shine on Wednesday night is Venice forward Derek Willis, who played for Ulm in the 2019-20 season. In Round 1 against his former team, he finished with 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 turnovers, so he will be eager to put things right this time around.

The best plays of Umana Reyer Venice and ratiopharm Ulm between Rounds 1 and 9 in the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season.

Reyer and Ulm best plays 2022-23

Aside from Willis, Ulm will also have to find a way to deal with the likes of backcourt duo Marco Spissu and Allerik Freeman, as well as Mitchell Watt in the paint. Perhaps worryingly for Ulm head coach Anton Gavel, Venice has a number of players who can come off the bench and make things happen, too, including Jayson Granger, Michael Bramos and Jeff Brooks.

Ulm, meanwhile, has seen its young players, like Yago Dos Santos (23 years old), Juan Nunez (18) and Karim Jallow (25), all show noticeable improvements as the season has progressed. However, since the arrival of 31-year-old guard Brandon Paul ahead of Round 8, it has had a cool head coming off the bench. In his two games since joining Ulm, both of which were wins, Paul has averaged 12.0 points. These four, in addition to fellow 31-year-old Robin Christen, will play key roles for the visitors.

It is hard to separate the two teams heading into their meeting on Wednesday, but it is worth bearing in mind that a tiebreaker could be won if Ulm does the double over Reyer, something that could come into play later in the season. For Reyer, though, it only has one thing on its mind: revenge. Tune in at 20:00 CET on Wednesday to see how this one plays out!

Clash of philosophies when Reyer, Ulm face off

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

Paris Basketball picked up right where it left off before the holiday break with a dominant 96-77 home victory over Turk Telekom Ankara on Tuesday - thanks to a balanced and efficient offense. Paris scored a season-high 96 points while dishing out a season-best 21 assists in beating Turk Telekom in Group B for a 7-3 mark. That performance came after Will Weaver’s team notched a season-best 93 points and 20 assists in beating London Lions 80-93 on December 21.

"It was a good win, a team win. We wanted to come in here and protect our home court and I think we did that. We showed what we can be capable of,” said Tyrone Wallace, who scored 16 points as one of seven players in double figures scoring.

Coach Weaver stressed that the balance on offense came from his team’s commitment to defense: "I am really proud of our identity defensively, just continuing to grow. When we commit ourselves to that side of the floor we end up with seven players in double digits,” said the coach, who watched his team reverse an 11-point deficit after the first quarter to lead by nine points at halftime.

Coming into the game of teams battling atop Group B, Turk Telekom had been ranked fourth in scoring at 85.9 points a game. Paris held the Turkish side 8.9 points below its average and even the 56.8% on two-pointers that Turk Telekom shot was below the team’s 60.2% average. And Paris stifled Turk Telekom’s long-range shooting as well - down from 39.9% coming into the game to just 25.0% in the French capital.

Turk Telekom came into the game having just played two nights earlier and beating Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul 85-70 in the Turkish League. But Coach Erdem Can’s team was leading Group C with a 7-2 mark - having won seven of its last eight games since falling to Paris in Ankara in Round 1.

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“They were on a roll, they are a good team. We got them at their place so we knew they would be here ready to play. We just needed to go out and match the energy and come out with the W,” Wallace said.

Weaver said he would not be surprised if Paris and Turk Telekom meet somewhere later in the post-season.

“Certainly we will celebrate this win tonight but I don’t think that’s the last time we will see these guys. That’s a very good team,” Weaver said.

But Paris Basketball showed once again that it is a very good team as well.

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Paris too balanced, efficient offensively for Turk Telekom 

Paris Basketball v Turk Telekom Ankara (2023-01-10T19:30:00.000Z)

### Will Weaver, Paris Basketball head coach 

"Certainly we will celebrate this win tonight but I don’t think that’s the last time we will see these guys. That’s a very good team. We were a little fortunate with how the ball bounced in for us and out for them. But I am really proud of our identity defensively, just continuing to grow. When we commit ourselves to that side of the floor we end up with seven players in double digits. You have to give a lot of credit to our guards: Kyle (Allman), Ty (Wallace) Juhann (Begarin), Gauthier (Denis). All those guys did a nice job of taking care of the ball for the most part, which has been a hard thing for us to get good at and keeping us organized.”

### Tyrone Wallace, Paris Basketball guard

"It was a good win, a team win. We wanted to come in here and protect our home court, and I think we did that. We showed what we can be capable of. They were on a roll; they are a good team. We got them at their place so we knew they would come here ready to play. We just needed to go out and match the energy and come out with the W. We hustled, gave a lot of energy. Defensively we were locked in together and we played together."

### Erdem Can, Turk Telekom Ankara

"We couldn’t play our basketball. It was all about us. We were not ourselves, with all respect to our opponent. We didn’t stick to our plan. We didn’t play at our pace. And everything was easy for our opponents. I congratulate them but this was all about us.”

Tyrone Wallace, Paris: 'We hustled, gave a lot of energy'

Paris Basketball took down Turk Telekom Ankara for the second time this season, winning 96-77 at home in a major tussle at the top of Group B. Paris laid the foundation by scoring 36 points in the second quarter and grabbed just its second home victory for a 7-3 record. Kyle Allman paced seven Paris scorers in double figures with 17 points while Tyrone Wallace had 16, Juhann Begarin 15 and Gauthier Denis a career-high 13. Turk Telekom fell to 7-3 despite Tyrique Jones scoring 17 points. It was the Turkish team’s first road loss of the season. 

 Aamir Simms scored 5 points as Paris jumped ahead 8-4 early on only to see Erkan Yilmaz match him and put Turk Telekom up 10-14. Jones added 7 points and the guests built a double-digit lead 15-25 before a Tony Taylor triple to make it 17-28 after 10 minutes. Still trailing by 11 points Paris picked up 8 straight points to get within 33-35. Jeremy Evans stepped up with 5 points in a 10-0 run to put Paris ahead 45-40. Allman added 2 triples and Paris led 53-44 at the break. 

Turk Telekom worked to get the deficit down to 5 points early in the third quarter only to have Begarin and Allman combine for 11 points in an 17-6 run to lead 77-59. And the score was 80-63 after three quarters. Turk Telekom could not find any rhythm offensively and only cut the gap to 13 points - 81-68 - in the final quarter. 

Paris dominates Turk Telekom 96-77 for second home win 

 Amadeo Della Valle, Brescia: 'We really trust in what we do' 

### Germani Brescia head coach Alessandro Magno:

"It is the best way to start the second round, playing at home in front of our fans. They deserved it after the last domestic defeat against Trento. So we played a very serious game. We played very tough against a very, very solid team, trying to disarm Tomic's pick-and-roll, not only because he scored 22 but usually, he is able to activate the whole team. We were really solid on that, so we have to be ready to keep fighting. It was a great win for us. This is the right way."

### Joventut Badalona head coach Carles Duran:

"We played bad. Brescia played with energy and played better than us in the last quarter."

### Germani Brescia guard Amedeo Della Valle:

"We are happy because we gave this win to our fans. They support us, and we are happy for ourselves, because we really trust in what we do, and we are satisfied with winning against a great team like Joventut."

Amadeo Della Valle, Brescia: 'We really trust in what we do'

Germani Brescia v Joventut Badalona (2023-01-10T19:30:00.000Z)

Brescia's starters led the way past Joventut

Germani Brescia grabbed its second consecutive win by downing Joventut Badalona 85-75 in Round 10. Good ball circulation led to better shooting percentages for the winners.<br>
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Both teams shared the ball well in this game. Brescia finished the game with 23 assists and 13 turnovers. Joventut had a similar assist-to-turnover ratio, getting 22 assists and 12 turnovers. Brescia's starting five – Aleksej Nikolic, Amedeo Della Valle, David Cournooh, Kenny Gabriel and Mike Cobbins – combined for 20 assists and just 3 turnovers. They also combined for 71 of their team's 85 points.

Joventut starters combined for 11 assists and 3 turnovers. Shooting the ball better, especially from beyond the arc, helped Brescia win this game. The hosts fired in 11 of 26 three-point shots (42.3% 3FG) while Joventut hit just 6 of 22 shots from downtown (27.3% 3FG). Brescia's perimeter defense made Kyle Guy and Pau Ribas, Joventut's starting backcourt, go 1 of 9 (11.1% 3FG) from beyond the arc.

Starters passed Brescia past Joventut

Germani Brescia topped Joventut Badalona 85-75 at home on Tuesday to go up to 5-5 in Group A with its third consecutive victory. Amedeo Della Valle paced the winners with 26 points. David Cournooh added 16 while Aleksej Nikolic had 13 for Brescia. Ante Tomic had 22 points for Joventut, that dropped to 6-4. Joel Parra added 19 for the guests, whose last lead in this game was 2-3. Brescia took off early in the fourth quarter and never looked back.

Cournooh and Della Valle stepped up early before Gabriel hit a triple that gave a 12-5 lead. Gabriel got help from Nicola Akele and Nikolic to keep the hosts in charge, 25-17, after 10 minutes. Joventut found a go-to guy in Tomic, then Kyle Guy and Parra each struck from downtown to bring the guests within 36-33. Cournooh and David Moss rescued Brescia, then Mike Cobbins's layup fixed the halftime score at 44-37. Gabriel and Cournooh each hit a triple to make it a double-digit game, 50-39. Guillem Vives, Parra and Tomic combined for all the points in a 0-10 run to get Joventut within a 50-49. Nikolic singlehandedly kept Brescia ahead, 60-55, after 30 minutes. Joventut got within 64-62 soon after that but Akele and Della Valle boosted the hosts' lead to 70-62 with over 4 minutes left. Nothing changed after that, as Brescia kept a safe margin until the final buzzer.

Della Valle leads Brescia to fifth win, 85-75!

### [Paris Basketball 96-77 Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/paris-basketball-turk-telekom-ankara/U2022/96/)

Paris took down Turk Telekom for the second time this season, winning 96-77 at home in a major tussle at the top of Group B. Paris laid the foundation by scoring 36 points in the second quarter and grabbed just its second home victory for a 7-3 record. Kyle Allman paced seven Paris scorers in double figures with 17 points while Tyrone Wallace had 16. Turk Telekom fell to 7-3 despite Tyrique Jones scoring 17 points. It was the Turkish team’s first road loss of the season.

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### [Germani Brescia 85-75 Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/germani-brescia-joventut-badalona/U2022/92/)

Brescia topped Joventut 85-75 at home on Tuesday to go up to 5-5 in Group A with its third consecutive victory. Amedeo Della Valle paced the winners with 26 points and David Cournooh added 16. Ante Tomic had 22 points for Joventut, which dropped to 6-4. Joel Parra added 19 for the guests, whose last lead in this game was 2-3. Brescia took off early in the fourth quarter and never looked back.

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Game Center: Round 10 opens with wins for Paris, Brescia

Euroleague Basketball's annual mid-season survey polls 7DAYS EuroCup general managers on a series of fan-centric questions about the competition. Going into the second half of the regular season, the GMs were asked about their favorites to reach the finals, the most fun-to-watch team, the most spectacular player and the best head coach, among other questions. Check out their answers!

Clash of philosophies when Reyer, Ulm face off

Paris too balanced, efficient offensively for Turk Telekom

Tyrone Wallace, Paris: 'We hustled, gave a lot of energy'

Paris dominates Turk Telekom 96-77 for second home win

Amadeo Della Valle, Brescia: 'We really trust in what we do'

Starters passed Brescia past Joventut

Della Valle leads Brescia to fifth win, 85-75!

Game Center: Round 10 opens with wins for Paris, Brescia

EuroCup GMs mid-season survey