This is what the protagonists had to say after the Eighthfinals showdown between MoraBanc Andorra and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica.

Post-game quotes: Andorra vs. Buducnost

### Oscar Quintana, MoraBanc Andorra head coach:

"I believe that, in the first half, we came out with energy, wanting to make things right. We made mistakes and got more turnovers than we should have. They were hitting three-point shots, punishing us more than they should, but what worried me the most was our rebounding. We were not as strong as we were in the second half, in which we took a step forwards on defense. We switched with more conviction and shared the ball better on offense. We protected our rim very well and started to change the game's rhythm. We took the lead and after that, I believe we did a great job by the end of the third quarter. We worked hard in the fourth quarter - they pushed us but we held on to our lead and when the players who did a great job in the third quarter returned to the floor, they sealed the game. D.J. Seeley was touched by the hand of God, hitting great shots, very well contested. I told my players that when a player hits shoots like that, you don't have to get upset, but applaud the player. We have to work not to allow layups or be outrebounded or to avoid unforced errors. That is what we have to work on and improve. We have to improve our self-esteem to see our best version, but the road is to play like we did in the second half."

### Aleksandar Dzikic, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica head coach:

"Obviously, we played two different halves. In the first half, we were pretty good, we were sticking to the plan. We were trying to move the ball out of the hands of some of their main players. In the second half, we did not do it. On top of that, they were dominating on the boards. Not sure anyone this season had +20 in the rebounds. We had our chances late in the second half, but we just missed it. Congratulations to the team of Andorra and good luck the rest of the season."

Post-game quotes: Joventut vs. Ulm

### Jaka Lakovic, ratipharm Ulm head coach:

“I don’t know what to say. It’s our fourth game in eight days, we took all the last three games on the road and we haven’t been home for seven days. All the credit goes to the players. Amazing job, but I want to congratulate Joventut and Coach Carles Duran for the great season. They are still the best team in the Eurocup, in my opinion. But it’s one game, and this is the bad side of a do-or-die game. We are happy, very happy. We saw today, anything can happen, but we have to stay on the planet Earth, we have to know that whoever plays against us is going to be the favorite, but like today, we put on the fight, we had a good night to win the game and next time we will go and fight again.”

### Carles Duran, Joventut Badalona head coach:

"It was a terrible game from us. Terrible. I am so sorry for our fans. I cannot evaluate much today. It is a hard loss for the team, the club and especially for our people. We are eliminated. We had an extraordinary season and knew about the format and that if we didn't win, we didn't advance. We could talk about many things, but it is a hard night for us. I don't think we lost because of the pressure. I am sure it affected us in some bad shots or certain things, but I don't think we lost because of that. I can only tell our people that I am sorry. I am honest and am always the first that always asks fans to come see us and help us. They came today and the team failed, I failed. People will be disappointed, hurt, angry... it wasn't Joventut's night. Like I said, I am sure we have to find a lot of details. We were frustrated with our three-point shots missed. Many of those shots were well selected. We didn't go to the free-throw line often... We lacked defense inside and outside. These are small details, those open shots that we missed and they made. We didn't have a big presence in the paint to draw more fouls in the fourth quarter, which hurt us a lot. They scored almost 30 points \[in the fourth quarter\] but in the most decisive quarter, our defense was not the best."

### Semaj Christon, ratipharm Ulm guard:

“We stuck together. In the first half, we knew that if we kept it close, we would have a chance to make it a good game and that’s what we did. We made a good game and that was the goal, to make the first round. Anything can happen, anything is possible right now. We just grabbed the first win so let’s see what happens next, but tonight we have to celebrate.”

Joventut Badalona v ratiopharm Ulm (2022-04-19T18:30:00.000Z)

Jaka Lakovic - ratiopharm Ulm - (photo David Grau - Joventut) EC21-EF

Here come the 7DAYS EuroCup Playoffs! The eighthfinals begin with three Tuesday showdowns. 

Game Night: Do-or-die EuroCup Eighthfinals tonight!

The first upset of the eighthfinals came in just the second game of the phase when ratiopharm Ulm won in Badalona. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and MoraBanc Andorra were able to hold on at home. 

[Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 93-80 Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-turk-telekom-ankara/U2021/187/)

Cedevita stormed into the quarterfinals by thrashing Turk Telekom 93-80 at Arena Stozice in the Slovenian capital on Tuesday. Cedevita extended its winning streak to nine games and reached the quarterfinals for the first time in club history. It will face either Partizan NIS Belgrade or Frutti Extra Bursaspor in the quarterfinals. Despite the loss, Turk Telekom finished the season with a winning record (9-8) for the first time since the 2007-08 campaign (10-2). Jaka Blazic led the winners with 20 points and Alen Omic added 15 and 16 rebounds. JaJuan Johnson scored 16 for Turk Telekom in defeat.

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[Joventut Badalona 73-79 ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/joventut-badalona-ratiopharm-ulm/U2021/181/)

Ulm surprised Joventut with a 73-79 victory at the Palau Olimpic de Badalona on Tuesday night. The visitors used a 0-10 run in the last quarter to turn the tables and earn a 63-72 advantage entering crunch time that Joventut could not recover from. It was the first loss at home for Joventut all season. Semaj Christon and Jaron Blossomgame scored 21 points each for Ulm, which advanced to the quarterfinals for the second time in club history. It will face the winner of the tie between Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Lietkabelis Panevezys in the next stage. Derek Willis scored 17 for top-seeded Joventut, whose season came to an end.

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[MoraBanc Andorra 74-64 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/morabanc-andorra-buducnost-voli-podgorica/U2021/186/)

Clevin Hannah scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half in lifting Andorra to a 74-64 win over Buducnost in their eighthfinals clash. Fourth-seeded Andorra will play either on the road against fellow Spanish League side Gran Canaria or at home against Slask Wroclaw in the quarterfinals next week. Andorra won its first game under new head coach Oscar Quintana. D.J. Seeley Seeley netted 25 points on 5-for-5 three-point shooting for Buducnost.

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Here come the 7DAYS EuroCup Playoffs! The eighthfinals began with three Tuesday showdowns.

Game Night: Cedevita, Ulm, Andorra storm into quarterfinals!

Jaron Blossomgame - ratiopharm Ulm - (photo David Grau - Joventut) EC21-EF

Cedevita never trailed in the game and turned the game into a basketball party for the 8,000 fans in the stands. Cedevita took care of business before the break. Experts had agreed that the game rhythm was as important in this game as in any other series. Cedevita knew that and scored a club record 60 points before the break. Its previous best also came this season with 59 first-half points in Round 12 against another Turkish squad, Frutti Extra Bursaspor.

Cedevita took 19 two-point shots and made 13 of them (68.4%). It buried half of its 14 three-point attempts and drained 13 of 14 free throws (92.9%) in 10 trips to the line - six of them were shooting fouls. That means Cedevita had 39 chances to score in the first half, almost once every 30 seconds. It managed to find good shots everywhere and led by 22 at the break. Jaka Blazic and Jacob Pullen each scored 13 first-half points. Turk Telekom had more assists (11) than Cedevita (10) before halftime, but it was a matter of dominating the game tempo and the hosts did that to perfection; Olimpija had a PIR of 79 at the break.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana advanced to the EuroCup Quarterfinals with a record-breaking first half to defeat Turk Telekom 93-80 in the Slovenian capital. 

Telling numbers: Cedevita's first-half rhythm

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Turk Telekom Ankara (2022-04-19T17:00:00.000Z)

Erdi Gulaslan - Turk Telekom Ankara (photo Ales Ferves - Cedevita) - EC21-EF

This is what the protagonists had to say after the Eighthfinals showdown between Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Turk Telekom Ankara.

Post-game quotes: Cedevita vs. Turk Telekom

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana head coach Jurica Golemac:

"Congratulations to the players, congratulations to the fans. They really played a good game in the end. All game long, we controlled and are moving on."

### Turk Telekom head coach Henrik Rodl:

"Congratulations to Jurica Golemac and his team. They were definitely better tonight. Congratulations, they deserved to go to the next round. We couldn't stop them for three quarters. We stayed together and I am proud of my guys for not giving up in the end and at least making it somewhat respectable, but this is a clear loss. Cedevita Olimpija is deservedly going one step further. They were playing their way. We were trying to slow them down a little bit, that was the game plan. Obviously, they attacked very well and we couldn't stop their pick-and-rolls. They were very fast in their fastbreaks and they made big shots. Even when we contested some, they were making them. They were really on today. I think our guys had some good looks at the beginning and were frustrated by not making those, and it just went the other way."

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana guard Yogi Ferrell:

"We came out and wanted to attack them. Our game plan worked. Shout out to Telekom, they are a great team and have a lot of weapons. But I am just proud of our guys, the way we stuck in there, stuck together, played together. We had fun and we won. This is definitely one of the loudest crowds we had all year and it showed, rightfully so. We are in the playoffs, so I am really happy that the fans came back. We won for them!"

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana center Alen Omic:

"Congrats to my guys, to all the staff. It is a very important win for us. You know why we came today and we won. In the end, we need to keep playing like this and stay together. The results will be coming to our hands."

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Jurica Golemac - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (photo Ales Ferves - Cedevita) - EC21-EF

Cedevita extended its winning streak to nine games and reached the quarterfinals for the first time in club history. Despite the loss, Turk Telekom finished the season with a winning record (9-8) for the first time since the 2007-08 campaign (10-2). Jaka Blazic led the winners with 20 points, Alen Omic added 15 points and 16 rebounds, Jacob Pullen scored 15, Zoran Dragic 14 and Yogi Ferrell tallied 11 points and 7 assists for Cedevita. JaJuan Johnson paced Turk Telekom with 16 points, Aubrey Dawkins added 15, Anthony Clemmons 14 and Erdi Gulaslan 12. 

Edo Muric got Cedevita going with a mid-range jumper, which Dragic followed with a driving layup for a 4-0 lead. Blazic matched Alex Perez's floater with a driving basket and Omic added a tip-in for an 8-2 score. After Clemmons struck from downtown, Ferrell found his first points. Octavius Ellis made a jumper to bring Turk Telekom within 11-7. Blazic sank a corner triple and Omic erased Clemmons's layup with a put-back basket. Omic and Ellis traded layups and Blazic's three-point play made it a double-digit game, 21-11. Dragic took over with back-to-back fastbreak layups and Pullen hit from beyond the arc. Clemmons and Can Ogut drew Turk Telekom within 29-16 after 10 minutes.

 

Pullen hit a floater and Ferrell sank a three-pointer that broke the game open, 34-16, early in the second quarter. Dawkins tried to change things with a tomahawk dunk and a shot from downtown, but Pullen and Ferrell kept Cedevita ahead, 39-21. Gulaslan stepped up for Turk Telekom and Clemmons made a triple to bring the visitors within 45-31. Blazic rescued Cedevita and Muric improved on Ellis's slam with a three-pointer. Clemmons and Dragic traded triples before Omic scored in the paint for a 55-36 Cedevita lead. Dawkins took over with an alley-oop slam that Blazic improved on with a three-point play. Pullen extended Cedevita's lead to 60-38 at halftime.

Ferrell sank a floater soon after the break and Muric dunked off a steal for a 62-40 Cedevita lead. Dawkins tried to change things with a three-pointer, but Omic answered with a tip-in and Dragic scored in transition to restore a 68-43 Cedevita lead. Dragic euro-stepped to get a wild three-point play. Johnson buried a baseline jumper and Omic's jump hook gave his team a 73-46 margin. Johnson and Ellis tried to change things for the guests, but they didn't find much help. Auguste ignited the crowd with an alley-oop slam, Melvin Ejim buried a fadeaway jumper and Blazic struck from downtown to give Cedevita an 80-52 cushion after 30 minutes.

 

Cedevita slowed down the game tempo early in the fourth quarter. Johnson buried a couple of jumpers and added a layup to bring Turk Telekom closer. Gulaslan sank a corner triple off a Cedevita timeout to give the visitors a bit of hope at 80-61 with 6 minutes remaining. Dawkins capped a 0-14 Turk Telekom run with a three-pointer, as Blazic answered with a jumper to make it 82-64. Johnson sank a couple of mid-range jumpers and got help from Gulaslan and Can Ogut to bring the guests closer, 86-73, with less than 3 minutes remaining. Blazic dunked off a steal to seal Cedevita's win in style!

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana stormed into the EuroCup Quarterfinals by thrashing Turk Telekom Ankara 93-80 at Arena Stozice in the Slovenian capital on Tuesday. 

Cedevita eliminates Turk Telekom with 93-80 triumph

Jaka Blazic - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (photo Ales Ferves - Cedevita) - EC21-EF

One of the key matchups, when Gran Canaria hosts Slask Wroclaw on Wednesday, will be between the hosts’ point guard Andrew Albicy and his counterpart Travis Trice.

Major matchup: Gran Canaria’s Albicy vs. Slask’s Trice

Albicy sets the tone for the Gran Canaria defense with his aggressive on-the-ball defense and raids of the passing lanes. He was the regular-season leader in steals with 1.8 per game and was fifth in assists with 6.3 per contest. An All-EuroCup First Team selection in 2019 after he helped MoraBanc Andorra reach the semifinals, Albicy combines great play at both ends with big-game experience and he will be expected to lead Gran Canaria on Wednesday and going forward.

Trice did it all for Slask this season, leading the team in scoring with 14.6 points per game and ranking third in the competition with 6.6 steals per game. Most offenses will start with the ball in Trice’s hands as he looks for the best scoring opportunities whether for himself or teammates. It will be tougher this time with Albicy at the other end, which makes this matchup critical to the game’s outcome.  

Gran Canaria v Slask Wroclaw (2022-04-20T19:00:00.000Z)

Travis Trice - Slask Wroclaw (photo Dawid Podsiadlo - Slask) - EC21

### Partizan NIS Belgrade head coach Zeljko Obradovic:

"What is important is to concentrate on playing one game. The competition system was made last summer so we are aware that this is the most important part of the season. We did everything to be in this situation to get to play the playoffs and here is the first game against Bursa. They play very well, they are in a series of good results, they are very well led by my young colleague Alimpijevic, whom I congratulate on everything he is doing with Bursa. On this occasion, I would also like to thank the Partizan fans for everything they have done so far during the season, for that support which is incredible and let’s continue the same way.”

### Partizan NIS Belgrade player Zach LeDay: 

"A very difficult opponent awaits us. We have to put the coach's ideas into action and stick to the game plan. If we do that, we have a good chance to finish the match successfully. We are all excited, the playoffs are the best part of the season, we are playing for trophies and we now have to do our job on the field."

Here are some insightful comments about the game from the protagonists themselves.

Pre-game quotes: Partizan vs. Bursaspor

Partizan NIS Belgrade v Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2022-04-20T18:30:00.000Z)

Zeljko Obradovic - Partizan NIS Belgrade (photo Trento) - EC21-RS18

### Umana Reyer Venice head coach Walter De Raffaele:

"We approach the EuroCup playoff, a brand new format, with lots of enthusiasm and effort. Unfortunately we arrive to this game with a lot of problems and injuries, that’s a thing that bothers me.

We will face the leader of French league with the coach of the National team. They are a tough and talented team with a great organization on their backs. Great talent in Cummings and McRae and overall they are a physical team. Will try to do our best to win."

### Umana Reyer Venice player Michael Bramos:

"We are excited to play in this playoff game against Metropolitans. They are a solid team that had a great regular season in the EuroCup and have been playing well lately. We arrive with confidence from our last games as well, so as always in knockout game it will come down to effort and small details."

Pre-game quotes: Metropolitans 92 vs. Venice

Boulogne Metropolitans 92 v Umana Reyer Venice (2022-04-20T18:00:00.000Z)

Walter De Raffaele - Umana Reyer Venice (photo Gran Canaria) - EC21-RS18