Following the suspension of the Round 13 game between 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, the game has been rescheduled to be played on the following date: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 19:30 local time.

Euroleague Basketball announces rescheduled game

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (2025-01-02T18:00:00.000Z)

On Thursday night, Umana Reyer Venice downed the first-place and a playoff-bound Valencia Basket 81-74. The final score might not reveal how impressive of a Reyer's performance it was, especially in the first half.

Reyer kept victories coming even against 11-win Valencia

[Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/umana-reyer-venice/vnc/) continued its climb up the standings, but its latest win - its first in 2025 - might be the most impressive of them all.

On Thursday night, [Reyer downed first-place and playoff-bound Valencia Basket 81-74](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/reyer-downs-valencia-climbs-to-winning-record/). The final score might not reveal how impressive of a performance it was, especially in the first half, before Valencia attempted a rally while Reyer slowed down the tempo, making sure Valencia could not go on a big run.

"Congrats to our players for an amazing effort", Reyer coach [Neven Spahija](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/umana-reyer-venice/vnc/spahija-neven/?season=U2024) praised his players. "We cannot ask for more than this."

Reyer's first half was probably a blueprint of how Spahija would like his team to play every time.

Mfiondu Kebengele scored 9 of his 15 points in the first quarter against Valencia Basket.

Kabengele gave Reyer first-quarter spark.

Up 52-30 after two quarters, Reyer outscored the team with the best record in all of the BKT EuroCup 31-12 in the second quarter. Before halftime, Reyer's defense forced 12 turnovers and held Valencia to 41.6% shooting on two-pointers and 33.3% on three-pointers.

"They played better than us, especially in the first half, with more energy and a better defense", Valencia head coach [Pedro Martinez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/valencia-basket/pam/martinez-pedro/?season=U2024) admitted to the EuroLeague TV cameras after the loss.

Reyer grabbed most of the loose balls, and protected the glass by allowing 5 offensive rebounds on 18 opportunities.

"We played a great game, solid from the first minute to the end", said shooting guard [Davide Moretti](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/davide-moretti/005404/), who was one of two main facilitators of all the good things Reyer did in the opening two quarters.

The first one was [Mfiondu Kabengele](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/mfiondu-kabengele/012796/), who opened the game by making all 3 of his two-point shots, and his only three-point attempts, all in the first quarter, to jump-start Reyer's offense. Then it was Moretti's turn in the second quarter. His back-to-back threes opened the first double-digit lead of the game, 31-21, and sparked a 14-1 run that had Reyer pull away and never look back.

And while Kabengele is a usual suspect when it comes to production, for Moretti this was his best game of the season as he netted 15 points, 11 of which came in the second quarter, as he shot 4-of-6 from downtown.

"We had a lot of difficulties in the last period, but the last two games we showed character and that's how we want to be the rest of the season", Moretti said, referring to a big number of injuries that have hit Reyer in the first part of the season.

But the team shook that off, and has now won five of its last six games, all after starting the season with a 2-5 record.

"We have a great team, full of talented guys", Moretti added. "We just got to stay focused, keep going, keep working together, and stay strong mentally."

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That mentality will certainly be tested the rest of the regular season, as Reyer is in a dogfight for a spot in the playoffs. Valencia has all but locked up the first place, but Reyer is one of the teams fighting for the remaining five spots.

The last five rounds of the regular season, Reyer will have three home games, including those against direct playoff-chasing rivals U-BT Cluj Napoca and Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem, while two remaining road games take Reyer to Hamburg next week, and then to Ankara to face Turk Telekom in the penultimate round.

On a winning run while sporting a healthier roster full of players capable of step up, like Moretti did on this night, Reyer is in a great position to secure playing postseason basketball once again.

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The Italian side had a 2-5 record in early November, but with five wins in the last six games, it has a winning record for the first time since the season opener

Umana Reyer Venice v Valencia Basket (2025-01-02T19:00:00.000Z)

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv has been known this season as an offensive machine, but the Israeli team cranked up its defense to grab an important 64-87 statement win over Dreamland Gran Canaria in the fight for a top-two spot in Group B.

Hapoel's defense caught up with offense in important statement win 

[Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv/roster/hta/?season=2024-25) has been known this season as an offensive machine, but the Israeli team cranked up its defense to grab an important statement win over [Dreamland Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/dreamland-gran-canaria/roster/can/?season=2024-25) in the fight for a top-two spot in Group B.

Hapoel used a dominant first-half performance in collecting [a 64-87 victory at Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/hapoel-cruises-past-gran-canaria-64-87-thanks-to-big-first-half/) to improve to 8-5 in the group - just one win behind Gran Canaria with the tiebreak advantage thanks to two wins. 

Hapoel took the first half 25-51 thanks to shooting a blistering 82.6% on two-pointers - a result which also was Gran Canaria’s worst-ever halftime deficit, topping the club’s 49-24 first half against ALBA Berlin during the 2015-16 season. 

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"Our performance in the first half was really dominant at both ends. Defensively we were able to keep them really low and we were scoring 82% on twos and in general, we had a good flow to the game. We tried to follow the game plan and try to take advantage of their weaknesses,” Hapoel coach [Dimitris Itoudis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv/hta/itoudis-dimitris/?season=U2024) said. 

"This is a team that has a good half-court offense but they get a lot in their open court. The fact that we did not allow easy points gave us a boost. In the second half, we had our problems. It was evident they were trying to come back. But overall, we were good in this road game.”

Tel Aviv came into the game ranked second in index rating (105.6) and third in scoring (89.0 ppg) as well as second in assists (21.3) and first in two-point shooting (62.3%). The road team was close in all those stats against Gran Canaria: 113 PIR, 87 points, 19 assists and 67.6% on two-pointers.

That fact was impressive considering Gran Canaria ranked second defensively in PIR (73.4) and scoring (73.1 ppg) as well as first in fewest assists (15.0) and lowest two-point shooting (50.5%). 

But Hapoel’s defensive stance was a welcome sight, considering the team had given up 104 and 101 points in its last two games. The team came into the game ranked sixth in defensive scoring at 81.4 ppg. 

Itoudis said the game provided numerous good points as the team builds toward the title contender it hopes to be. He liked the fact that his players remained locked in throughout. One player he singled out was [Antonio Blakeney](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/antonio-blakeney/013402/). 

After scoring 27 points [against Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/hapoel-goes-to-ot-to-beat-besiktas-109-101/), Blakeney did not enter the game until there were 9 minutes remaining. He proceeded to pour in 13 points to go with 4 rebounds. 

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv carried a strong first half to a clear victory over Gran Canaria.

Dreamland Gran Canaria v Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2025-01-02T20:00:00.000Z)

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem head coach Yonatan Alon warned his team that its EuroCup hopes can be forgotten if it plays another game like it did against Aris Thessaloniki

Jerusalem's Coach Alon warned his team: 'This can never happen again'

[Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-jerusalem/roster/jer/?season=2024-25) has big aspirations this season but head coach [Yonatan Alon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-bank-yahav-jerusalem/jer/alon-yonatan/?season=U2024) warned his team that those hopes can be forgotten if it plays another game like it did against [Aris Midea Thessaloniki](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/aris-thessaloniki/roster/ari/?season=2024-25). 

Jerusalem needed to rally from 15 points down in the third quarter to grab [a 90-85 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/jerusalem-fights-back-to-down-aris-90-85-and-snap-skid/) over an Aris team that is nearly eliminated from the playoffs. 

"I am happy about the win, but if Hapoel Jerusalem wants to go somewhere this season, everybody needs to take a good look in the mirror and it can never happen again," the Jerusalem coach said after the game. "We are better than this and we should perform better than this. We won but we need to learn from this."

Jerusalem’s defense - ranked fourth in the EuroCup - allowed 71 points through three quarters and finally shut down the [worst offense in the league](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/key-stats-teams/?size=1000&misc=&seasonCode=U2024&category=Score&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=perGame) in the final frame for a 23-14 score. 

"We shouldn’t start games like this. We have shown that we can start games better. I am happy that we managed to get over it, but let’s not make it a habit," Alon added.

One of the main reasons Jerusalem was able to come back was another outstanding performance from MVP candidate [Jared Harper](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jared-harper/011970/). The superstar guard scored 29 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 16-of-17 free throws to go with 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 10 fouls drawn for a performance index rating of 38. 

"In the first couple quarters, we didn’t play as well and we knew that. We knew that we could play a lot better as a team both offensively and defensively," Harper said. "Being able to get back into the game and being able to stay together as a team ultimately helped us in the end. That is a big win for us."

Jerusalem didn’t shoot the ball poorly, making 50.0% on two-pointers and 42.1% on three-pointers while also making 36 of 49 free throws (73.5%). But the main issue for the home side was ball-handling. The Israelis committed 20 turnovers. Harper believes the final stat is one of the biggest for his team’s hopes for the season.

"We know that every game is not going to be our best game. We want to control what we can control. I think we can control our turnovers. I think we can control our effort and our energy and how we play defense. As long as we can control those things, I think we will be in a good position to win. The offense will come eventually," he said. 

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem needs to learn from big comeback 

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem v Aris Midea Thessaloniki (2025-01-02T18:00:00.000Z)

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv showed its strongest collective effort under head coach Dimitris Itoudis with a dominant 64-87 victory at Dreamland Gran Canaria

Hapoel cruises past Gran Canaria 64-87 thanks to big first half

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv showed its strongest collective effort under head coach Dimitris Itoudis with a dominant 64-87 victory at Dreamland Gran Canaria. The Israeli side took the first half 25-51 and never was challenged the rest of the way for an 8-5 record - including 3-2 since Itoudis’ arrival as playcaller. The defensive showing was a major welcome as Hapoel had given up 104 and 101 points in its last two games.

Johnathan Motley and Bar Timor both scored 14 points while Antonio Blakeney tallied 13 points and Bruno Caboclo had 10 points for the winners. Gran Canaria, which suffered its worst halftime margin ever, dropped its second straight game for a 9-4 record, also falling to 5-2 at home. Joe Thomasson had 13 points to lead Gran Canaria and Carlos Alocen picked up 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Alocen scored Gran Canaria’s first two baskets and it was 4-6 early. But Hapoel started to take control with Motley scoring 9 points to surge ahead 8-20. The visitors did not let up and led 12-26 after 10 minutes. 

Caleb Homesley netted the first 5 points of the second quarter to get the hosts within 17-26. But the Hapoel roll continued with a 4-17 run to take a 21-43 advantage. Gran Canaria just could not get anything going at either end and Caboclo had two baskets and the cushion was 25-51 at the break. The 26-point differential was the worst in a half for Gran Canaria, topping the 25-point gap against ALBA Berlin (49-24) during the 2015-16 season. 

Alocen tried to get the hosts back into the game with two scores, an assist and a steal while two more Gran Canaria baskets cut the deficit to 37-55. Hapoel was not impressed with 2 Timor triples bookending a 4-12 answer to lead 41-67. The score was 43-67 after 30 minutes.

Miquel Salvo hit a three-pointer and converted a three-point play as Gran Canaria was again within 20 points at 52-72. But Blakeney took over with 10 straight points for the visitors for a 56-82 cushion with 5 minutes to play. The game had already long been decided and Hapoel finished strong.

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv grabs its third win in five games under new head coach Dimitris Itoudis 

Umana Reyer Venice took control early en route to downing the first-place Valencia Basket 81-74 on Thursday night. Reyer improved to 7-6 with its fifth win in the last six games, while Valencia, already qualified for the playoffs, dropped its second straight and now had has an 11-2 record.

Reyer downs Valencia, climbs to winning record

Umana Reyer Venice took control early en route to downing first-place Valencia Basket 81-74 on Thursday night. Reyer improved to 7-6 with its fifth win in the last six games, while Valencia, which already qualified for the playoffs, dropped its second straight and now had has an 11-2 record.

Reyer broke the game open with a 14-1 second-quarter run, led by 22 at halftime, and then kept the lead safe in the second half as the visitors attempted a rally. Davide Moretti and Mfiondu Kebengele had 15 points apiece, Tyler Ennis had 12 points and 6 assists, while Aamir Simms scored 10 in the victory. Xavi Lopez-Arostegui had 17, and Matt Costello collected 14 points and 7 rebounds in defeat.

Brancou Badio scored inside and Nate Reuvers from the outside in the early going, but Kabengele had a dunk and Ennis a short jumper to help the hosts to an early 8-5 advantage. Costello hit a three-pointer for Valencia, but Kabengele took one to the rim and then nailed a corner triple, only to follow it up with a tough turnaround jumper to help open a 19-12 lead. However, Badio and Semi Ojeleye each had a three-pointer to cut it to 21-18 after 10 minutes.

Reuvers made a tough layup early in the second for the visitors, but that was in between two baskets from Simms. Moretti followed it with back-to-back triples that opened a 31-21 lead. The run did not end there, even after a Valencia timeout, with Moretti, Simms and Ennis extending it to 37-21. Valencia was held without a field goal for full 5 minutes before Lopez-Arostegui nailed a triple, but Alessandro Lever and Simms extended the margin to 43-26 with buckets from close range. The hosts continued with their relentless defense, then running it the other way, as Kyle Wiltjer and Kabengele made it 49-28 in the final minute behind a 10-1 run. Moretti's triple, his third, put 52-30 on the scoreboard at halftime.

The teams traded buckets for much of the third quarter. Lopez-Arostegui made a triple for the visitors, Jaime Pradila scored on the fast break and Costello nailed a long jumper, but Jordan Parks, Carl Wheatle and Kabengele kept the margin at 60-37. Costello scored twice more from close range and Nate Sestina hit a transition triple to help cut it to 62-46. Moretti knocked down his fourth three-pointer, but three-point-plays from Sergio De Larrea and Sestina got Valencia within 15 points and the hosts led 68-52 going into the fourth quarter.

Lever and Pradilla traded close-range baskets and, after Lopez-Arostegui took one to the rim, Simms made a hook shot to keep Valencia at bay, 73-57. However, the visitors went to the free throw line on the next three possessions, making all 6 foul shots to get the margin to 10 points midway through the fourth quarter. But Ennis scored 6 points, a driving layup, a pair of free throws and a pull-up jumper, not allowing Valencia to get the margin into single digits, 79-67. Badio did cut it to single digits and Costello's triple made it 79-74, but with just 29 seconds left, it was too late for a comeback.

Coach Neven Spahija's team led by as many as 24 points en route to an important win

Reyer downs Valencia 81-74, climbs to winning record

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem started 2025 by coming back from 15 points to beat Aris Midea Thessaloniki 90-85 at Samokov Arena in Bulgaria and snap a three-game losing skid. 

Jerusalem fights back to down Aris, 90-85, and snap skid

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem started 2025 by coming back from 15 points to beat Aris Midea Thessaloniki 90-85 at Samokov Arena in Bulgaria and snap a three-game losing skid. Jerusalem trailed 44-59 in the third quarter, but fought back to improve to 8-5 in Group B.

Jared Harper poured in 29 points on 16-of-17 free-throw shooting plus 5 assists for a performance index rating of 38 in the win. Khadeen Carrington scored 15 points and Justin Smith and Tarik Phillip both added 14 points for the victors. Aris faces a real uphill battle to reach the playoffs after falling to 3-10 with its sixth loss in the last seven games. Sharife Cooper and Trey Woodbury both had 17 points, Darral Willis collected 16 points and 10 rebounds and new addition LJ Figueroa also tallied 16 points in the loss.

The game started with a real back and forth with eight lead changes in the first 4 minutes as Joshua Roberts scored 6 points - the last basket starting a 0-6 spurt to send Aris ahead 9-14. The visitors' offense dried up for nearly 3 minutes and Jerusalem reclaimed the lead, 16-14. There were three more lead changes with Willis scoring all 5 points for an 18-19 Aris lead after 10 minutes. 

Woodbury started taking advantage of his size difference by going to the basket for Aris’s next 6 points, re-establishing a 5-point lead at 20-25. Yovel Zoosman and Harper drained triples and 5 Carrington free throws put Jerusalem back up 33-32. Two three-pointers in the final 38 seconds of the first half had Aris up 37-41 at the break.

Aris drained 3 straight triples as part of a 0-11 run early in the second half as the advantage grew to 15 points. Five points from Cooper had the visitors up 44-59 only to have Jerusalem fight back to within single digits at 51-59. Harper’s three-point play made it 57-64. Aris was holding strong and was ahead 63-71 after three quarters.

Jerusalem continued its surge in the final frame with the first 7 points to cut the gap to 70-71 after nearly 3 minutes. Jerusalem finally evened the game at 75-75 on a Harper triple, but Aris did not break initially despite being held scoreless for 4 minutes. Willis free throws had Aris up 80-83. Zoosman answered with a three-pointer to tie it again and Carrington’s free throws made it 85-84 with 38 seconds to play. Harper followed with a great defensive play with 25 seconds left, drawing a charge on Cooper for the latter's fifth foul and then burying 2 more free throws to give Jerusalem the lead 87-84 with 23 seconds to go. Vassilis Toliopoulos managed just one of three foul shots for the visitors and then Zoosman converted 3 free throws with 13 seconds remaining to finish the game.

A great performance by Jared Harper rallied Jerusalem from a 15-point third-quarter deficit

He became the first player to reach a career PIR of 2,000


EuroCup recordman Omic sets new milestone in win 

[Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/buducnost-voli-podgorica/bud/) started 2025 in the best way possible, by [downing Trefl Sopot 69-81](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/buducnost-downs-trefl-in-sopot-69-81/) on the road to improve to 6-7 in the standings. Along the way, [Alen Omic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/alen-omic/004222/) added another milestone to his already legendary career.

The 32-year-old Slovenian center became the first player to amass a career PIR of 2,000. He achieved the milestone with his first board of the game, which is significant, as Omic is also the best rebounder in competition history. Omic leads the [all-time rebounding list ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=totalRebounds)with 933. He is also first in [defensive ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=defensiveRebounds)(603) and [offensive boards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=offensiveRebounds) (330). Omic now has a career PIR of 2,012.

Omic is also first in [two-point shots](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoalsMade2) scored at 560. No other player has scored 500 two-pointers: [Andrija Stipanovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/andrija-stipanovic/005113/) of [Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/lju/) is second at 489. He is the fifth on the [all-time scoring charts ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score)in the competition with 1,381 and needs 15 to tie [Jamar Smith](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jamar-smith/005002/) for fourth place. [Bojan Dubljevic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/bojan-dubljevic/002742/) is the EuroCup's all-time leading scorer at 1,613 points.

He is the first player to achieve that in BKT EuroCup history!

Omic reaches 2,000 career PIR in Sopot

Omic, a EuroCup champion with Unicaja Malaga in 2017, has also seen EuroCup action with Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (in two stints, before and after the merge), Dreamland Gran Canaria (where he was chosen to the 2015-16 All-EuroCup First Team), Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem, Joventut Badalona and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. He just played his 142nd EuroCup career game, just two games away from all-time leader [Rafa Martinez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/rafa-martinez/001351/) (144). [Toto Forray](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/toto-forray/006382/) of [Dolomiti Energia Trento](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/dolomiti-energia-trento/trn/) is set to play his 143rd game tomorrow, so it is unlikely that Omic will be first in the list in the near future.

A hustle player, Omic made the most out of his limited playing time against Trefl, fighting for rebounds and diving for loose balls. When the dust settled, Omic had finished the game with 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and a PIR of 13 in less than 16 minutes on the floor. In his 10th season in the competition, Omic is still going strong!

The center became the first player in competition history to reach a career PIR of 2,000


EuroCup recordman Alen Omic sets new milestone in win 

Trefl Sopot v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2025-01-02T17:00:00.000Z)

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica started 2025 with a bang by downing Trefl Sopot 69-81 on the road in Round 13 on Thursday. 

Buducnost downs Trefl in Sopot, 69-81! 

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica started 2025 with a bang by downing Trefl Sopot 69-81 on the road in Round 13 on Thursday. Buducnost improved to 6-7 in Group B while Trefl dropped to 0-13 and is mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. 

Rasheed Sulaimon paced the winners with 15 points. Yogi Ferrell added 14, Fletcher Magee scored 13 and Kenan Kamenjas got 11 for Buducnost. Sulaimon and Ferrell each dished 6 assists. Aaron Best led Trefl with 17 points. Geoffrey Groselle added 16, Jakub Schenk had 10 while Nick Johnson dished 10 assists for the hosts.

Jaroslaw Zyskowski got Trefl going with a triple in transition that Ferrell bettered with a wild four-point play for a 3-4 Buducnost lead. Zyskowski kept pacing the hosts with an acrobatic put-back floater and Best's fastbreak layup gave Trefl a 7-4 lead. After Andrija Slavkovic struck from downtown, Mikolaj Witlinski and Nikola Tanaskovic traded layups. Kamenjas arrived to give the visitors a 9-13 lead. Ferrell scored off a steal in a 0-8 run that Tanaskovic capped from the foul line. Best struck from beyond the arc and Groselle followed a layup with a jump hook to bring Trefl within 16-20. Juwan Morgan and Sulaimon each buried a three-pointer to make it a double-digit game, 16-26, after 10 minutes.

Alen Omic scored around the basket early in the second quarter and Magee bettered Witlinski's layup with a bomb from downtown for an 18-31 Buducnost lead. Schenk hit a jumper, Sulaimon scored in penetration and Johnson downed a mid-range shot that made it 22-33. Mateo Dreznjak found his first points before Groselle forced Buducnost to call timeout at 25-35. Schenk and Best rescued Trefl with back-to-back three-pointers to bring the visitors within 32-38. Tanaskovic stepped up with a backdoor layup and got help from Magee and Kamenjas to keep Buducnost in control, 35-45, at halftime. 

Kamenjas kept pushing the visitors with a layup and a fastbreak basket soon after the break. Witlinski stepped up with a layup-plus-foul and Best's fastbreak basket prompted Buducnost to call timeout at 40-49. Sulaimon and Ferrell each sank a three-pointer. Groselle answered with a put-back basket but Ferrell matched him with a jumper and used the backboard to feed Kamenjas for an alley-oop slam. Best tried to change things with a driving layup that Ferrell erased with a jumper for a 42-57 Buducnost lead. Johnson improved on Slavkovic's jump hook with a triple before Omic followed a tip-in with a layup that fixed the score at 49-67 through three quarters.

Sulaimon buried his third three-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Magee beat the shot clock with a wild step-back jumper that caused Trefl to call timeout at 49-72. Schenk tried to change things with 5 quick points. Buducnost started to use longer possessions, trusting Ferrell to make the right decisions. Magee finished one of those with a catch-and-shoot three-pointer that sealed the outcome, 54-75. Trefl kept fighting, pushed by a great crowd. Morgan's two-handed dunk allowed Buducnost to seal an important victory in style.

Rasheed Sulaimon and Yogi Ferrell combined for 29 points and 12 assists
