7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys recorded its first win of the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup season at the second attempt by defeating ratiopharm Ulm 80-76 at Cido Arena on Wednesday evening, but the victory was in serious doubt during the fourth quarter.

Midway through the third quarter, Lietkabelis had a 19-point lead and appeared to be in control of proceedings. But, bit by bit, Ulm chipped into the deficit and then, with 7:03 left in the fourth quarter, it took the lead. Ulm was now the team with the momentum and it had a three-point advantage with 3:58 remaining, but then appeared Kristian Kullamae.

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The 23-year-old guard, who is in his first season with Lietkabelis, truly put his stamp on the final minutes of the game. First, with 3:20 left in the game, he stole the ball and immediately drove up court to score a tough reverse layup. Then, Kullamae got a crucial block on Ulm prodigy Juan Nunez, who attempted a shot from behind the arc. Nicolas Bretzel was able to tie the game up for Ulm at 70-70 with 2:18 remaining, yet Kullamae appeared again to drain a three-pointer and restore Lietkabelis's three-point lead. Lietkabelis would never trail again in the game, and it has Kullamae to thank for putting it in that position in the final stages.

Kullamae comes up clutch for Lietkabelis

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v ratiopharm Ulm (2022-10-19T16:00:00.000Z)

### Alessandro Magro, Germani Brescia head coach:

"This is my first EuroCup win and I could not dream of something better than this because we played very serious on defense and everybody was involved. We were able to attack with a fastbreak after every defensive rebound. It was a serious game against their bigs and against their guys shrinking the paint. And then we were able to share the responsibility in our offensive possessions. This is just the first step of our process, but the night like this in front of our fans, after a tough period like COVID, it is something special for us."

### Ronen Ginzburg, Prometey Slobozhanske head coach:

"Congratulations to Brescia, they deserved this win. We started the game on offense more or less okay, but we had too many turnovers. We did not compete with them in their physicality. We lost the game on defense. We were not there, not individually, not as a team defense. This is a lesson for us. It is the first time we play on this stage. Most of our players did not play on this stage, we have to learn from this. I think as the game went, we built Brescia's confidence. They for sure played very good defense, and they are more physical and more athletic team than us. And then they got their confidence. This is for sure a good Brescia team."

### Amedeo Della Valle, Germani Brescia guard:

"It is an important win, the first win at home by 30 points. We came in the game very focused, and we are happy about the result for sure."

Post-game quotes: Brescia vs. Prometey

Germani Brescia v Prometey Slobozhanske (2022-10-19T18:30:00.000Z)

Hapoel Tel Aviv improved to 2-0 in its debut season of the 7DAYS EuroCup by winning a shootout at fellow debutant Paris Basket.

After giving up 33 points in the first quarter, Hapoel set up the win by conceding just 10 points in the second quarter in a 86-100 road victory in Group B. J’Covan Brown flirted with a triple-double in tallying 21 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners, who had four other players in double figures including Jaylen Hoard with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Tyrone Wallace scored 17 points to pace Paris, which dropped to 1-1.

Paris drained 7 three-pointers in the first quarter and built a 31-22 lead, which was 33-28 after 10 minutes. Hapoel slowed down the Paris shooters in the second quarter and reeled off a 2-11 close to the first half for a 43-55 lead.

The French side used a 12-3 spurt to get within 60-63 only to have Hapoel answer with the next 11 points and a 66-77 lead after 30 minutes. Paris had one more rally inside them in the final frame, trailing 70-83 but scoring 9 straight points to get within 79-83 only to have Hapoel push back with a 2-9 spurt.

Brown leads Hapoel to 86-100 win in Paris

Paris Basketball v Hapoel Tel Aviv (2022-10-19T18:30:00.000Z)

Frutti Extra Bursaspor remained undefeated in Group A after beating Joventut Badalona 81-72 at Tofas Spor Salonu. It was Bursaspor's first EuroCup home game since last year's regular season. The team had played four playoffs game on the road and won three to reach the 2022 championship game.

Derek Needham led the winners with 24 points. Onuralp Bitim added 18, Ahmet Duverioglu had 12 and Yigitcan Saybir 11 for Bursaspor. Ante Tomic led Joventut with 16 points. Kyle Guy added 15 and Jarrod Jones scored 12. Joventut led 61-62 early in the fourth quarter but Needham rescued Bursaspor, gave it the lead and the hosts never looked back. 

Bitim made back-to-back three-pointers and soon added a 360 dunk for a 12-11 Bursaspor lead. Tomic and Jones helped Joventut regain a 17-22 lead late in the first quarter. Needham and Saybir fueled a 10-0 run that restored a 27-22 Bursaspor edge. Bitim remained unstoppable and David Dudzinski's three-point play made it a double-digit game, 39-27. Guy got Joventut closer, 47-39, at halftime. 

 

Needham took over after the break to make it 57-43. Guy kept pacing the visitors and got help from Tomic and Parra to put Joventut back in charge, 61-62, with 8 minutes left. Needham rescued Bursaspor in crunch time, giving his team a 74-70 edge with over 2 minutes left. Duverioglu and Bitim sealed the outcome down the stretch. 

Bursaspor beats Joventut in heavyweight battle

Frutti Extra Bursaspor v Joventut Badalona (2022-10-19T17:00:00.000Z)

 Cedevita's Adams made triple-double bid in loss 

His team trailed by 29 points with barely 15 minues left, but Josh Adams almost guided Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana to an impossible comeback on the road against U-BT Cluj-Napoca on Wednesday.<br>
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Behind his leadership, Adams helped Cedevita get as close as 73-66 on the scoreboard when he buried a three-pointer with 5:32 left to play.


Those would be his last points, however, as a minute later, Adams got tripped up in defensive transition, was whistled for an unsportsmanlike foul, and left the floor wincing in pain due to a hand injury, never to return. 

Unfortunately, everyone lost the chance for Adams to attempt what might have been just the 10th triple-double in EuroCup history. 

He already had 25 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds at that point, with almost 5 minutes left to play during which there was no doubt that he would be central to Cedevita's continued comeback attempt. Alas, without him, Cluj reclaimed the momentum and won by 18 points, 94-76.

Cedevita's Adams made triple-double bid in loss

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (2022-10-19T17:30:00.000Z)

### Frutti Extra Bursaspor head coach Dusan Alimpijevic:

"What can I say? We played against the biggest favorite in our group and played a game like this, with seven players in our rotation. What can I say? Please put the beep, this is group of big mother----ers. Nothing in this game is individual. All of them gave some unbelievable effort. All of them gave some unbelievable energy. This is the main thing. Today is one guy, tomorrow is another guy but the main thing is that defense is a team's thing. We didn't any oscillations in our team defense in this game. Our fans are something special. We have some special connection, and we have something really special with them. For sure, this is not possible, this is not normal to do, with seven players, if you don't have support like this, so big thanks to our fans. What can I say? I am really honored to be in a club that has fans like this."

### Frutti Extra Bursaspor guard Derek Needham:

"We got the energy from our home fans. We were a little short-handed, a couple guys injured, but we came out and played a really good Joventut team that will be probably playing in the playoffs with a high-level seed. Every year, everybody gets better. We try to strengthen our roster every year as well, but it just comes down to trying to be in control in the fourth quarter and trying to make big plays."

Post-game quotes: Bursaspor vs. Joventut

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

"In the second half we didn’t execute our offense, we rotated very badly on defense – we left their best shooters open – but in the decisive moments our defense and we shared the ball. We had patience on offense, and I think we deserved this win today.

"I never talk about the players individually. We are a team and today the most important thing is that we won, and now we will go and analyze everything."

### Gyorgy Goloman, 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys forward

"As I was saying at halftime, defense was our main goal, so that's what determined the game. We got into a bit of a hole in the second half – they made some adjustments and we didn’t react in the same way – but then thankfully, at the end, we were able to manage to react and make the right changes also to grab the victory.

"It's awesome \[to win our first EuroCup game\]. We had a couple of losses in the last couple of games, so this was a really important one, both because of the first home game of the EuroCup and also for the team, so I like that we won this one."

### Anton Gavel, ratiopharm Ulm head coach

"First of all, congrats to Nenad and his team for this win. We dug ourselves a big hole in the first half and beginning of the third quarter, and it was difficult to come back. We showed character, but we gave up the game in the first half. Then we had a possession where they missed two free throws and got the offensive rebound, which got them back in the game."

Post-game quotes: Lietkabelis vs. Ulm

Promitheas Patras nailed 15 three-point shots in overcoming an 11-point third-quarter deficit and beating visiting Gran Canaria 92-82. Promitheas scored the final 16 points of the game to improve to 2-0 in Group B, while Gran Canaria dropped to 1-1.

Joe Young led Promitheas with a club-record 34 points plus 6 assists, while Nikolaos Gkikas netted 7 of his career-high 15 points during the final 16-0 run. Anthony Cowan and Arnoldas Kulboka scored 11 apiece, with Kulboka also pulling down 9 rebounds. Nicolas Brussino had 19 for the visitors, A.J. Slaughter 13, Aleksander Balcerowski 12 and Vitor Benite 11 points in a losing effort.

Promitheas had the better start to the game, knocking down 4 three-pointers, including 2 from Cowen and 1 from Young to open an 18-10 lead. But Bassas sparked Gran Canaria's offense, dishing assists before Brussino made 3 triples and scored 13 second-quarter points to turn things around. Gran Canaria held 40-46 at halftime. 

After the break, Gran Canaria soon opened an 11-point lead with Benite hitting 2 and Brussino 1 more three-pointer. But Young kept dropping buckets for Promitheas, melting the deficit and making it 66-67 after 30 minutes. More threes from Brussino and Slaughter kept the visitors in front, and Gran Canaria led 76-82 with 4 minutes to go. But Promitheas did not allow another basket, while Young sparked a 16-0 run where Kulboka tied it at 82-82, while back-to-back threes from Gkikas and Travis Simpson put the hosts in front in the final 2 minutes.

Young, Promitheas rally late past Gran Canaria, 93-82

Promitheas Patras v Gran Canaria (2022-10-19T16:30:00.000Z)

Joe Young - Promitheas Patras (photo Patras) - EC22

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys responded to its opening-round defeat in the 7DAYS EuroCup by beating ratiopharm Ulm 80-76 at Cido Arena on Wednesday night.

Jamel Morris led the way in scoring for Lietkabelis with 14 points, with four of his teammates also getting into double figures: Gyorgy Goloman (13), Kristian Kullamae (12), Benas Griciunas (11), and Vytenis Lipkevicius (10). Kullamae also had a team-high 6 assists. Ulm had Robin Christen score a game-high 19 points, but it proved to be in vain.

The game was very equal in the first quarter, but Lietkabelis began to blow away Ulm in the second period, going into the break with a 16-point lead, 44-28, after outscoring the Germans 23-9. Ulm struggled significantly with its offense, with its guards failing to make an impact, while Lietkabelis found more success from both inside and outside the arc. Then, with 5:26 left in the third quarter and with a similar story continuing, Lietkabelis led by 19 points, 53-34, with the Ulm players looking defeated. But, that was the point at which they came to life. Eleven straight points followed for Ulm, but a Christen-led comeback saw Ulm flip the script and take a 60-61 lead with 7:03 to go in the fourth quarter. It was starting to look like Ulm would hold on to complete a memorable comeback, but Kullumae stepped up for the hosts with back-to-back steals on successive plays and also a three-pointer in the final minutes. Lipkevicius then hit a three-pointer to put the final nail in the coffin, as Lietkabelis goes to 1-1 and Ulm drops to 1-1.

Kullamae comes up clutch for Lietkabelis

Post-game quotes: Brescia vs. Prometey

Brown leads Hapoel to 86-100 win in Paris

Bursaspor beats Joventut in heavyweight battle

Cedevita's Adams made triple-double bid in loss

Post-game quotes: Bursaspor vs. Joventut

Post-game quotes: Lietkabelis vs. Ulm

Young, Promitheas rally late past Gran Canaria, 93-82

Lietkabelis holds on to down Ulm, 80-76