Germani Brescia set a new club scoring record as it blew away Frutti Extra Bursaspor 110-74 at home and revived its hopes of reaching the competition’s knockout stages. The result lifted Brescia into eighth place in Group A with a 4-5 record, while Bursaspor dropped to 5-4. It was the second successive win for Brescia after four consecutive defeats and all 12 of its players scored at least 5 points in what was surely its best performance of the season.

CJ Massinburg led the way for the home side with 18 points, David Cournooh added 15, Kenny Gabriel chipped in with 12 and Amedeo Della Valle netted 10. Zach Auguste was a beacon of light for Bursaspor with a game-high 22 points, Ahmet Duverioglu scored 14, Onuralp Bitim netted 12, while David Dudzinski and Anthony Clemmons scored 11 each. Brescia surpassed its previous record tally of 104 points, which it scored in Round 2 this season, delighting their fans with a truly magnificent display.

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Brescia took an early 5-0 lead before Bursaspor responded with an 18-6 run in the first quarter, but that turned out to be its brightest spell in the one-sided contest. The home side quickly regained its composure and was 25-22 up at the end of the first quarter, shooting 9-of-14 from the floor, while Auguste was on song at the other end with 9 points.

Brescia followed up with a flurry of three-pointers in the second quarter to take a 51-43 halftime lead, shooting 7-of-11 from long range as  Cournooh racked up 12 points, with Tai Odiase and Mike Cobbins getting the crowd on their feet with a pair of spectacular slam-dunks.

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The third quarter served up more one-way traffic as Brescia stifled the visitors with aggressive defense while scoring almost at will at the other end of the court. It was a superb team effort from the home side as it shared the ball selflessly and headed into the final period with an 82-59 advantage.

Bursaspor briefly revived its hopes of staging a comeback when a 7-0 run cut the gap to 87-68 early in the fourth quarter, but that turned out to be the visitors’ last roar. Brescia replied with a 23-4 streak as the three-pointers rained in from all angles, with Odiase garnishing the victory with another spectacular slam-dunk.

Brescia sets club record in 110-74 rout of Bursaspor 

Germani Brescia v Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2022-12-20T19:30:00.000Z)

### Germani Brescia head coach Alessandro Magro:

"It was a great effort in defense. I am really happy, now we have a day off and we’ll need it to bounce back even in the domestic league. After the win in Ljubljana, we’ve now won at home and we have many games at home coming up. We have to show we are able to compete against anybody so it was important to get this win.

"It was an important game for us for the standings in the EuroCup and I think we prepared the game very well even if we didn’t practice after playing in the domestic league on Sunday. This game was prepared completely by my assistant coaches so I would like to thank them for the amazing job they did.

“Like I said so many times, basketball is sharing. We shared the ball very well in offense. Everybody was able to score, assist and play the right way. We played tough defense against a very good team, so possession by possession we were able to win by this gap. Four sure it’s not the real gap between the two teams but I am happy the team has done a very serious job. It will give us the confidence to stay focused on our league, where we need solid games like this in order to get a chance to reach the Italian Final Eight.”

### Frutti Extra Bursaspor head coach Dusan Alimpijevic:

"First of all, big congratulations to the Brescia team, their coach, their coaching staff and players. They played with great energy and deserved the win 100%. We didn’t exist on the court, we didn’t come to the game and simply as I said, they killed us. We had a great preparation and even a day off after the domestic league."

### Germani Brescia forward Kenny Gabriel:

"We needed a win like this, just playing together. We needed to put a good 40-minute game together and this is one of the games that we did. We scored 100-and-something points and played great defense in the second half. I am proud of this team. We’ve had a lot of ups and downs this season, and I am just hoping we can build on this win."

Coach Magro, Brescia: 'It was a great effort in defense'

Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv led by as many as 29 points before celebrating an 83-100 road win at Promitheas Patras on Tuesday night. The visitors dominated the second half after falling behind early and leading by just 5 at the break.

Hapoel scored the first 18 points of the second half to take control of the game. It amassed 36 points in the third quarter after totaling 37 in the entire first half. What made the difference was taking care of the ball, as Hapoel head coach Danny Franco proclaimed after the game.  

"We turned over the ball only once in the third quarter. We had 8 turnovers in the first half; that gave Promitheas a lot of easy points," said Franco.

Both teams had 12 turnovers for the game, but Hapoel accompanied its turnovers with 31 assists, which was nearly double the Promitheas total (17). With starting point guard J’Covan Brown out after suffering a concussion last week, Hapoel needed players to step up in the passing game and they did. Jordan McRae dished a career-best 8 turnovers, Bar Timor delivered 6 and Xavier Munford and J.P. Tokoto had 4 each. Every player spare teenager Eyal Harel, who came on for the final 2:42, had at least 1 assist.

The visitors not only took better care of the ball, but they comminated the glass, too. Hapoel outrebounded Promitheas 24-40 with nine players grabbing at least 1 rebound. Chinanu Onuaku led the way with 8 rebounds, Idan Zalmanson had 6 and Tokoto and Jaylen Hoard added 5 each.

The impressive performance on the road moved Hapoel into the top half of the Group B standings and was another display of the talent and potential that Coach Franco’s team believes could take it far this season.

Hapoel’s third-quarter run made all the difference

Promitheas Patras v Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv (2022-12-20T18:30:00.000Z)

### [Promitheas Patras 83-100 Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/promitheas-patras-hapoel-vegan-friendly-tel-aviv/U2022/89/)

Hapoel will head into the midway point of the regular season with a winning record after pounding Promitheas 83-100 on the road at Dimitris Tofalos Arena on Tuesday night. Jordan McRae set career-highs with 26 points and 8 assists to pace Hapoel, which improved to 5-4 in its maiden EuroCup campaign. Joe Young returned from injury to score 17 for Promitheas, which slipped to 5-4 in Group B.

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All signs point to a low-scoring affair when Germani Brescia (3-5) and Frutti Extra Bursaspor (5-3) duel. Both are in the top half of the competition in points allowed, rebounds allowed and assists allowed, which put pressure on these teams’ respective offenses to produce.

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Game Center: Hapoel, Brescia open Round 9 with big wins

Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv will head into the midway point of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season with a winning record after pounding Promitheas Patras 83-100 on the road at Dimitris Tofalos Arena on Tuesday night.

Jordan McRae set career-highs with 26 points and 8 assists to pace Hapoel, which improved to 5-4 in its maiden EuroCup campaign. Xavier Munford added 15 points, Jaylen Hoard scored 14, Chinanu Onuaku had 11 and J.P. Tokoto 10. Joe Young returned from injury to score 17 for Promitheas, which slipped to 5-4 in Group B. Anthony Cowan contributed 16, Arnoldas Kulboka 14 and Georgios Tanoulis 13 in defeat.

George Conditt scored twice early for the hosts who held Hapoel scoreless for the first 4:05 minutes and opened a 10-2 lead. Tokoto and Munford led a 0-10 Hapoel charge to take the lead. A triple by Vassilis Mouratos gave Promitheas a 15-14 lead after 10 minutes.

Jordan McRae tied the game at 21-21 with Hapoel’s first three-pointer of the night; Promitheas had made 5 already at that point. Young put the hosts right back on top. Each team had a small run to take the lead with Hapoel striking last to lead 32-37 at the break.

Onuaku scored the first two baskets of the second half before Munford’s triple boosted the margin to double figures. By the time McRae’s long pass fed Tomer Ginat for a layup, Hapoel had scored 18 unanswered points – 22 going back to the second quarter – and led 32-55. Young tried to snap Promitheas out of its funk with a triple, however, even though the home team got its offense going, Hapoel continued to score in bunches and finished the third quarter in total control, 53-73.  The outcome was never in doubt in the fourth quarter with the margin peaking at 71-100 with 3 minutes to go before Hapoel let up late.

Hapoel romps to victory at Patras 

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

"First of all, we turned over the ball only once in the third quarter. We had 8 turnovers in the first half; that gave Promitheas a lot of easy points. The second we protected the ball better with only 1 turnover, we could control the tempo of the game and get easy buckets. I am happy for my guys. They got 31 assists. I don’t know if it’s a record or something, but for us for sure. I want to thank Promitheas for amazing hospitality and I’m proud of my guys."

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### Promitheas Patras head coach Ioannis Christopoulos:

"We did a very poor job defensively in the third quarter and we lost our composure. We took bad shots and they found opportunities to punish us in transition and that cost us the game.”

### Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv forward Jordan McRae:

"We’ve been srtruggling on the road, so we needed a road win bad. So we just had to punch together as a team. I say it all the time, we have the most amazing fans in the world. I’m not just saying this because I’m here, they follow us everywhere we go. No matter how far the flight is, they’re always here."

Coach Franco, Hapoel: 'I’m proud of my guys'

With a great start in the 7DAYS EuroCup season, Turk Telekom can aim even for the EuroLeague with coach Erdem Can leading the charge.

As one of the most important clubs in Turkish basketball history, Turk Telekom was struggling to meet expectations in recent years despite its quality rosters with experienced players. The team, which made a fresh start with their new head coach Erdem Can this summer, has managed to be one of the best teams in whole European basketball so far.

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Erdem Can returned to Turk Telekom aiming high by Eurohoops

### Mihai Silvasan, Cluj head coach

"We expect a really hard game, against a team that scores a lot. For example, they scored more than 100 points in their last two matches. Anyways, they are a team that we want to beat. This is our thought. We prepared well and we will do our best to get a victory in front of our fans."

### Stefan Bircevic, Cluj player

"We need to show more attidude and focus. We need to play better and not allow them to score easy baskets. Of course, we will do our best to win this game and I hope our fans will be there for us, like they always do."

Fans of high-scoring games may be in for a treat when U-BT Cluj-Napoca (3-5) and ratiopharm Ulm (4-4) meet. Cluj’s average of 86.8 points per game is the second-highest in the EuroCup and Ulm is fifth in that category with 86.6 per game.

Pre-Game quotes: Cluj vs. Ulm

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v ratiopharm Ulm (2022-12-21T17:00:00.000Z)

A pair of 7DAYS EuroCup newcomers with aspirations of reaching the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague face off at Copper Box Arena on Wednesday night, as the London Lions take on Paris Basketball in a first-ever meeting between the two. The first installment of this derby brings a lot of intrigue for basketball fans around Europe.

Both of these EuroCup newcomers made plenty of headlines in the offseason as they took their projects to the next level. London opted to revamp its entire roster and bring in a higher level of talent, while Paris kept faith with its existing young stars but nevertheless looked to improve by adding more ready-made players ahead of its EuroCup debut.

The signings of former NBA players Sam Dekker and Kosta Koufos by London were heard throughout Europe as a sign that the club's EuroCup project is for real. It wasn't just the arrivals of Dekker and Koufos that caught the eye, however, as Vojtech Hruban, Tomislav Zubcic and Ovie Soko also joined one of the most eye-catching rosters in the competition.

London Lions Top Plays from 09/30/2022 to 12/20/2022

London Lions top plays in 2022

Paris, meanwhile, felt confident in the trio of Kyle Allman, Juhann Begarin and Ismael Kamagate, who had featured together for the team in the French League last season. To add some experience to the mix, the team moved to sign France international Axel Toupane and ex-NBA player Tyrone Wallace. Like London, there were plenty of people were eager to see how Paris would do in Europe's second-best basketball competition.

Fast forward a few months and the two teams are currently in the playoff places in Group B. Paris occupies fourth position with a record of 5-3, while London is in seventh place after going 4-4 in its first eight games. It has been a curious start to life in the EuroCup for both Paris and London, as the French side are 1-3 at home but 4-0 on its travels, whereas the Lions are 2-1 on their home court and 2-3 on the road. It should be interesting to see how they react in this Round 9 matchup, as both teams lost last week after three-game winning streaks.

Paris Basketball Top Plays from 09/30/2022 to 12/20/2022

Paris Basketball top plays in 2022

Paris fell 71-74 at home to Promitheas Patras in Round 8, one day after London got blown out in Turkey against the leader in Group B, losing 102-74 to Turk Telekom Ankara, but with plenty of players performing well at present – Dekker and Koufos for London, and Allman, Begarin and Kamagate for Paris – there is the opportunity for one of the teams to get back on track with a win.

It remains to be seen if either London or Paris can do enough to reach next season's EuroLeague, but the first edition of this derby could be the start of a beautiful rivalry between two teams looking to make a name for themselves in European basketball.

A new derby begins as London takes on Paris

London Lions v Paris Basketball (2022-12-21T19:30:00.000Z)