This is what the protagonists had to say after the Round 18 showdown between Slask Wroclaw and MoraBanc Andorra.

Post-game quotes: Slask vs. Andorra

### David Eudal, MoraBanc Andorra head coach

“The key was the heart of this team. The normal thing today would have been to lose because they came back so strong and with the situation we are in, we don’t have too much confidence, but we fought until the end and I think we deserved this win.”

### Andrezej Adamek, Slask Wroclaw assistant coach

“We were so close. We couldn’t stop their pick-and-roll game with Hannah at the end of the game and we didn’t rebound the most important ball. That’s the key. It’s a dynamic situation and we didn’t solve it. It wasn’t bad, but we lost the game and we had the chance to beat them.”

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### Conor Morgan, MoraBanc Andorra forward

“It was a great game for both teams to kinda get ready for the playoffs. The atmosphere coming down the stretch was really good for both teams I think moving into the next weeks here with the playoffs. Obviously, it’s a great win for us on the road. This is a very talented team in their own gym. So we’re happy with the win and we’re looking to build on it.”

Slask Wroclaw v MoraBanc Andorra (2022-04-06T16:45:00.000Z)

Andrzej Adamek - Slask Wroclaw (photo Wojciech Cebula - Slask) - EC21

Andorra led by as many as 16 late in the third quarter before Slask went on a furious fourth-quarter run to take the lead. It came down to the final seconds when Kerem Kanter missed a shot to send the game to overtime. Conor Morgan set a career-high with 5 three-pointers and matched his personal best with 17 points to lead Andorra, which improved to 10-6. Codi Miller-McIntyre added 15 points, Babatunde Olumuyiwa posted 11 points and 10 rebounds and David Jelinek and Nacho Llovet netted 10 points apiece. Kanter finished with 20 points and 13 boards to lead six Slask scorers in double figures. Aleksander Dziewa posted 18 points and 8 boards, Travis Trice had 16 points and 6 assists, Kodi Justice added 12 points and Szymon Tomczak and Lukasz Kolenda scored 10 each. Slask fell to 3-13 and will face Gran Canaria in the eighthfinals.

Dziewa opened the scoring when he put back his own miss and then Jakub Karolak and Trice buried threes as the hosts surged ahead 10-0. Jelinek got Andorra going with a triple and a layup and Mario Nakic’s three-pointer made it 12-8. Big men Dziewa and Kanter gave Slask some breathing room and Trice’s layup extended the margin to 9. Arteaga scored twice to get the visitors going and Morgan and Miller-McIntyre made threes in a 0-9 run to finish the quarter that gave Andorra a 20-21 advantage.

 

Tomczak’s layup ended the Slask drought as the teams settled into a stretch where they traded shots – and leads. It was tied at 28-28 after Michal Gabinski’s put-back. Consecutive triples by Oriol Pauli and Jelinek prompted a quick Slask timeout. Pauli twice missed what would have been spectacular throwdowns as Slask trimmed the deficit to 32-35. However, Llovet stepped into the spotlight with a baseline slam and a bank shot and Miller-McIntyre added his second three of the game to give Andorra a double-digit lead, 34-46. A deep three by Justice and a last-second layup by Kolenda made it 39-46 at the break.

Llovet and Kanter traded threes to open the second half. Dziewa’s triple from the top of the key brought Slask within 48-54. However, the Slask attack hit a road bump and Andorra surged to a 12-point lead on Morgan’s third triple. Morgan remained hot with a put-back and a three-pointer as an answer to all Slask points. Despite a pretty play in the paint from Kanter, Andorra continued to cruise. Miller-McIntyre scored twice to extend the margin to 55-71. Justice connected from deep and Szymon’s layup made it 62-73 through three quarters.

 

Slask began the fourth quarter with a dunk by Dziewa and a triple by Trice gave the Slask faithful hope at 69-76. Kolenda made it a 5-point game before Morgan buried a triple. However, Slask continued to fight and baskets by Dziewa and Kanter made it 79-83 with 4 and a half minutes remaining. Trice made it a 3-point game though Clevin Hannah matched him with his first basket of the night. Kolenda tied the game at 88-88 with a three with 2:25 on the clock. Again Hannah responded, but this time Trice came back with a three-point play for a 91-90 lead. The lead changed hands again on Hannah’s floater before Kanter missed twice from the line. Both teams missed a few times in a frantic final minute, including Kanter with a last-second jumper that would have tied it. Olumyiwa iced the game with free throws.

MoraBanc Andorra had to work hard for 40 minutes to hold off Slask Wroclaw 91-95 in a game decided in the final second. 

Andorra edges Slask 91-95 in thriller

Babatunde Olumuyiwa - MoraBanc Andorra (photo Wojciech Cebula - Slask) - EC21-RS18

Cedevita grabbed its eighth consecutive victory to finish the regular season with an 11-7 record. Promitheas bowed out of the EuroCup with a 4-14 record and 10th place in the group. Jacob Pullen led the winners with 19 points, Marko Radovanovic scored 15, Yogi Ferrell 14 and Zach Auguste 13. Dimitris Agravanis paced Promitheas with 16 points, Jerai Grant added 15 and Athanasios Bazinas and Georgios Tanoulis each had 11 for the hosts. Pullen and Ferrell combined for 18 first-quarter points as Cedevita stormed to a 15-29 lead after 10 minutes and the outcome was never in question after that. 

Ferrell got Cedevita going with a three-pointer. Agravanis answered from downtown for the hosts. Alen Omic and Bazinas traded layups before Ferrell scored in penetration for a 5-7 Cedevita lead. Pullen bettered Grant's dunk with a three-pointer and Ferrell followed a driving layup with a triple that boosted the lead to 9-14. Grant swished a six-meter jumper, but Zoran Dragic and Pullen each struck from beyond the arc, prompting Promitheas to call timeout at 11-20. After Mihajlo Andric and Omic exchanged jump hooks, Pullen took over with a three-point play and Auguste erased Grant's layup with a dunk. Dragic's buzzer-beating reverse layup fixed the score at 15-29 after 10 minutes. 

 

Pullen insisted from beyond the arc to break the game open, 15-32, early in the second quarter. Agravanis banked in a running hook that Auguste bettered with back-to-back dunks. Radovanovic scored around the basket, but Grant and Abdul Gaddy brought Promitheas a bit closer, 23-39. Auguste stepped up with a layup that Grant erased with a quick basket in transition. Bazinas took over with a driving layup and a put-back basket. Melvin Ejim found his first points and Dan Duscak added a three-pointer that kept Cedevita out of trouble, 29-46. Gaddy scored again to get the hosts within 31-48 at halftime. 

Ferrell kept pushing Cedevita with a driving layup. Omic scored around the basket and Pullen added a three-pointer, after which Promitheas called timeout at 31-55. Bazinas answered from downtown and Edo Muric followed a driving layup with a shot from downtown. Angelios Lagios scored in penetration to make it 36-60. Pullen and Muric each swished a step-back jumper, but Agravanis singlehandedly brought his team within 42-64. Grant dunked again and Lagios matched Dragic's baseline jumper with a coast-to-coast layup. Bazinas scored off a steal and Tanoulis made a jumper to give Promitheas hope, 51-66, after 30 minutes. 

 

Tanoulis provided a highlight with an alley-oop layup early in the fourth quarter. Radovanovic answered with a three-point play and Pullen buried a triple in transition that sealed the outcome, 53-72, with less than 8 minutes left. Tanoulis scored in the paint, Radovanovic buried one from beyond the arc and Auguste dunked for a 56-77 Cedevita margin. Agravanis dunked off a steal and soon added a coast-to-coast layup to bring Promitheas within 64-80. Radovanovic stepped up with a fastbreak layup and by the time he added free throws, everything was said and done.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana clinched third place in Group B by downing Promitheas Patras 67-88 on the road on Wednesday. 

Cedevita blasts Promitheas 67-88 to clinch third in Group B

Promitheas Patras v Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (2022-04-06T16:30:00.000Z)

Zoran Dragic - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (photo Konstantinos Katsiras - Patras) - EC21-RS18

This is what the protagonists had to say after the Round 18 showdown between Promitheas Patras and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

Post-game quotes: Promitheas vs. Cedevita

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana head coach Jurica Golemac:

"Congratulations to our players, we did what we came for. For sure, it was hard to motivate the guys, as we saw that Promitheas has injuries. Promitheas fought well all game long, its young players showed that they can count on them. We are moving on and have the home-court advantage. All the best to Promitheas in the future."

### Promitheas Patras assistant coach Nikos Arvanitis:

"It was the last game in our EuroCup season. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to go to the next round but our goal for today's game was to work on some things with our more experienced players, and of course to give some playing time to our young players. We are very happy about the second half. In the first half, we didn't play good defense, but in the second half, we played better defense and had more effort, and we are very happy about the young players."

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana guard Jacob Pullen: 

"For sure, we have to come out and play serious. We couldn't take them lightly. For us, it was just about being focused the whole game, playing 40 minutes, getting stops and running up and down the court like we do. And we passed the ball well, so we were able to come out of here with the victory." 

Jacob Pullen - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (photo Konstantinos Katsiras - Patras) - EC21-RS18

Cedevita went from 3-7 to a six-game winning streak to secure a playoffs ticket in EuroCup and homecourt advantage, an impressive turnaround that is a product of trial and error.

Trademarks by Eurohoops: Cedevita’s lesson in turnarounds

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, the merged product of two historic European clubs, returned to the EuroCup for the third time this season with hopes to live up to its ambitions.

The season started with good omens, back-to-back victories in the first two rounds, before a long slumber which forced the team to a disheartening 3-7 record and their back to the wall. This could have been the end of hope for Cedevita, though they turned it all around to reach the EuroCup Eighthfinals with an impressive seven-game winning streak and it’s safe to say it can aim to advance to the later stages of the competition.

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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana celebrates (photo Ales Ferves - Cedevita) - EC21-RS17

Kevin Hervey scored 10 of his 13 points in a 0-16 run that saw Virtus Segafredo Bologna take control of the game late in the third quarter.

Hervey was the executor in Virtus’s key run

JL Bourg en Breese had dominated Virtus in the first 20 minutes to lead 47-37 at the half. Daniel Hackett took the reins early in the third quarter to get his team going, but it was Hervey as the main executor of the decisive run that turned the tables in the last 4 minutes of the period.

Kevin Hervey played a big role in Virtus's win over Bourg

Kevin Hervey played a big role in Virtus s win over Bourg

With the score set at 55-48, Mam Jaiteh provided a three-pointer right before Hervey stepped on the court with 4 minutes to play in the third quarter. He contributed immediately; he drew 3 fouls that turned into 5 points to put his team up 55-56. Later, when Virtus was ahead 55-59, Hervey added a triple and a reverse layup to cap a 0-16 run that put the visitors on the right track, 55-64, for the remainder of the game. 

Kevin Hervey - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - EC21

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2022-04-05T18:00:00.000Z)

Justin Cobbs and Kendrick Perry both had special messages for their fallen Buducnost VOLI Podgorica teammate Willie Reed who served as an inspiration in grabbing an 86-89 victory over Frutti Extra Bursaspor.

Buducnost win for Willie

“Willie, we love you, baby,” Perry said after the game, wearing Reed’s warmup jersey for the post-game interview.

During the halftime interview, Cobbs said: “Shoutout to my brother Willie, we’re doing this for you boy.”

Reed, An All-EuroCup First Team selection last season, is Buducnost’s third-leading scorer with 11.3 points and leading rebounder with 5.8 boards per game. He went down late in the second quarter of the team’s Round 17 game against Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse with a right knee injury and had to be carried off the court.

Buducnost does not have a lot of depth in the low post and it used strength in numbers in battling on the boards against Bursaspor. The guests were outrebounded, but just 26-24 - though Bursaspor grabbed 11 offensive rebounds to just 3 for Buducnost and the hosts gave up 15 second-chance points and scored just two. Part of that is also because Buducnost converted 69.7% of its two-pointers, 47.1% on three-pointers and made all 19 of its free throws.

Buducnost will have a tough time playing without Reed, but the big man knows his teammates have him in their thoughts and will try to go deep in the post-season with him as an inspiration.

Willie Reed - Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (photo Luka Novakovic - Buducnost) - EC21-RS17

Frutti Extra Bursaspor v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2022-04-05T17:45:00.000Z)

Valencia closed the regular season the way it only hoped it would, in a runaway 103-71 win over a depleted ratiopharm Ulm to clinch second place in Group B.

Ferrando used first chance to set Valencia assists record

Valencia had one big goal ahead of the game against Ulm, and it was only to win.

"For us, it was a really important game for the second place", Bojan Dubljevic said after the victory. "Now we are focused on the playoffs. We don't have a preference. We have a home-court advantage, which is really important for us because we have a sixth player in our fans."

Guillem Ferrando sets a Valencia record with 13 assists

Those fans will have plenty to look forward to after Tuesday night's performance in which Valencia set a club record with 33 assists - just 1 shy of the EuroCup record. The team also netted 17 three-pointers on 31 attempts (54.1%).

Dubljevic dominated, scoring 19 points in 18 minutes, sinking 5 triples on 6 attempts, and also shining was Guillem Ferrando. Playing more than 17 minutes for the first time in his 10th appearance in the competition, the 20-year-old point guard dished 13 assists, more than any other Valencia player in competition history.

With Klemen Prepelic out for the season and Neno Dimitrijevic and Sam Van Rossom sidelined, performances like the one from Ferrando are a big boost for Valencia ahead of the playoffs.

Valencia Basket v ratiopharm Ulm (2022-04-05T18:30:00.000Z)

Guillem Ferrando - Valencia Basket (photo Miguel Angel Polo - Valencia) - EC21-RS18

Valencia Basket had a great start to the game as it ran past ratiopharm Ulm 103-71 in a regular-season finale for both teams.

Telling numbers: Valencia's early dominance set the tone

Ulm arrived without its four top scorers - Jaron Blossomgame, Semaj Christon, Sindarius Thornwell and Cristiano Felicio – and as such was no match for Valencia which wasted no time to assume full control of the game. 

 

Valencia built a lead as big as 16 points in the first quarter in which it made 6 of 11 two-pointers and the first 5 of its 6 three-point attempts while dishing 10 assists with 0 turnovers.

Valencia had six different scorers in that first quarter, with four players – Victor Claver, Josep Puerto, Bojan Dubljevic and Mike Tobey – connecting at least once from long range. Meanwhile, two scoreless players combined for 8 assists; Martin Hermannsson dished 5 and Guilem Ferrando 3 in the opening quarter.

 

Valencia finished with a club-record 33 assists, with Ferrando dishing 13 and Hermannsson 8. Ulm had just 14 for the night.

Guillem Ferrando 3- Valencia Basket (photo Miguel Angel Polo - Valencia) - EC21-RS18