Kyle Alexander had a truly iconic performance for Turk Telekom Ankara, finishing the game with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 6 blocks against Cedevita Ljubljana at Stozice Arena 


Kyle Alexander led Turk Telekom with a rare performance

The visiting team was able to rely on another strong effort from center [Kyle Alexander](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/kyle-alexander/011973/) as [Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/turk-telekom-ankara/roster/ttk/) grabbed a pivotal [74-80 road win](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/turk-telekom-grabs-pivotal-win-in-ljubljana-74-80/) over [Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/roster/lju/) in the Slovenian capital on Wednesday. Coach Erdem Can's team is now 2-0 against Cedevita, which is setting itseld up to be a direct opponent in the playoff race.

Turk Telekom relied on its frontcourt to make things happen all game long. [Yoan Makoundou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/yoan-makoundou/011935/) already reached double digits in scoring before the end of the first quarter, leading Turk Telekom to a 19-28 lead after 10 minutes. He kept finding his spots all night long, both inside and outside the arc. Makoundou finished the game with 22 points on 5-of-6 two-point shooting and 4 of 5 on three-pointers. He added 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks for a PIR of 26. 

With [Braian Angola](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/braian-angola/010465/) sidelined and [Anthony Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/anthony-brown/009025/) limited to 8 points, Makoundou was ready to provide the fireworks. And his frontcourt mate, Alexander, was there to take care of business in the paint. 

Kyle Alexander had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 6 blocks against. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana

Kyle Alexander's historical performance in Ljubljana

Alexander had a truly iconic performance, finishing the game with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 6 blocks. He became just the second player in EuroCup history to reach double digits in points and rebounds while getting at least 5 steals and 5 blocks.

In order to look for a similar individual performance, you need to back to the 2006-07 EuroCup season. [Ksistof Lavrinovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/ksistof-lavrinovic/blh/) of UNICS Kazan had 13 points, 16 rebounds, 7 steals and 6 blocks in a 106-88 home win against EiffelTowers Ben Bosch on [November 14, 2006](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2006-07/unics-kazan-eiffeltowers/U2006/34/#boxscore).

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Turk Telekom led most of the way, but Cedevita used an 11-0 run to take a 71-70 lead with over 4 minutes left. Makoundou and Alexander stepped up big when their team needed them, too. Makoundou quickly hit a jumper to put Turk Telekom ahead for good, then had a big block on [Devante Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/devante-jones/013260/). Alexander had a dunk, 2 blocks, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in the final 3 minutes to round out his incredible game.

"It has been a crazy season for us, up and down, but this is a big win for us. We needed it," Alexander said after the game. "And I hope we can start building on this as a team."

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Kyle Alexander stepped up big at Stozice Arena 


Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Turk Telekom Ankara (2024-12-18T17:30:00.000Z)

Reyer Venezia starters Mfiondu Kabengele, Rodney McGruder, Tyler Ennis, Jordan Parks and Kyle Wiltjer combined for 85 of their team's 102 points in an impressive 99-102 road win at JL Bourg.

Reyer’s starters delivered offensively to swat aside Bourg

In a highly entertaining duel on Wednesday night, [Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/umana-reyer-venice/vnc/) saw its starters deliver when it mattered most to clinch [a 99-102 road victory at Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/reyer-holds-off-bourg-in-rollercoaster-clash-99-102/). This clash had simply everything – a high-scoring first quarter (33-31) was followed by a defensively dominant display from Reyer in the third, before an extraordinary 18-point comeback from Bourg was halted in crunch time by the guests.

The main protagonists were Reyer’s starting five, who netted 85 of their team’s 102 points in what was their highest-scoring game of the season. [Mfiondu Kabengele](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/mfiondu-tshimanga-kabengele/012796/) recorded his seventh double-double of the campaign by combining his career-high 26 points with 10 rebounds. Starting guards [Rodney McGruder](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/rodney-mcgruder/012800/) and [Tyler Ennis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/tyler-ennis/008858/) netted 16 and 13 points, respectively, with the former going 5 for 8 from deep.

Reyer forward [Jordan Parks](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jordan-parks/011909/) put together a double-double of his own by pairing his 13 points with 10 boards, while [Kyle Wiltjer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/kyle-wiltjer/008052/) netted 17 points, 8 of which, including three huge baskets from inside, came in the last five minutes. In fact, Reyer’s starters scored all but one of their team’s 19 points in the closing quarter, sealing an important win that allowed them to get back to winning ways after [a home defeat to Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/cedevita-gets-pivotal-win-in-venice-75-80/) last time out.

After a frenetic first half that ended 56-56, Reyer outscored Bourg 9-27 in the third quarter to take a 65-83 lead into the fourth. But Bourg refused to give up. The hosts went on an astonishing 24-5 run to get back in front, 89-88, midway through the final frame. Despite that huge blow in morale, the Italian side showed character and fought back, with Wiltjer coming to the fore and fueling a 4-10 surge that allowed the visitors to seal the outcome.

“I believe that we have to be proud and we have to congratulate my players for how they reacted when Bourg came back and we went down by one point,” Reyer assistant coach Emanuele Molin, who was in charge as Neven Spahija is off sick, said in the post-game press conference. “Because, at that moment, if we are not a team with cohesion, maybe we give up. And there we played good defense and had patience to look for the right players on offense, we built a little bit of advantage and we ended up \[winning\] the game.”

Currently boasting a 6-6 record, Reyer remains in the playoff conversation in Group B. Coming up next is a tough home clash against an unbeaten Valencia Basket (10-0), but Reyer demonstrated on Wednesday night at Bourg that it has the scoring firepower to trouble any defense in the BKT EuroCup.

The five players who began the game netted a combined 85 points in an important win for the visitors

Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse v Umana Reyer Venice (2024-12-18T19:30:00.000Z)

Valencia Basket's first half against U-BT Cluj-Napoca now belongs to the BKT EuroCup's record books


Valencia smashed another scoring record

[Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/valencia-basket/roster/pam/) remained undefeated in Group B through 11 games after roaring for [a 108-80 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/valencia-thrashes-cluj-at-home-108-80/) over [U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/u-bt-cluj-napoca/roster/clu/) at La Fonteta on Wednesday. Valencia passed the 100-point scoring mark for the seventh time this season - a competition record, which it has done in just 11 games.

Its 108 points tied the club's second-best mark in competition history. It previously scored as many points in an 89-108 road victory against EWE Baskets Oldenburg on [January 13, 2016](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2015-16/ewe-baskets-oldenburg--valencia-basket/U2015/201/), also with current head coach Pedro Martinez leading the team. Earlier this season, Valencia recorded [a 109-80 home win over Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/valencia-remains-perfect-with-blowout-of-cedevita-109-80/) which remains its [best scoring night ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/valencia-set-its-scoring-record-in-chris-jones-return/)in the the EuroCup.

Valencia set the record for most points ever in a half in competition history. Valencia led 73-47 at the break, shattering the previous record of 71. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar had previously scored that many points in the first half of a 94-114 road win against Telenet Giants Antwerp.

Valencia did everything right in the first half, making 16 of 18 two-pointers (87.5%). Its first miss inside the arc came midway through the second quarter. Valencia also buried 9 of 18 three-pointers and 14 of 17 free throws, outrebounding Cluj by 21-14 and getting 16 first-half assists.

Valencia had 73 points in the first half of its Round 12 showdown against U-BT Cluj-Napoca.

Valencia breaks EuroCup record

"Offensively, we were good, we scored almost 50 points, that's not a problem," Cluj head coach [Mihai Silvasan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/u-bt-cluj-napoca/clu/silvasan-mihai/) said at halftime. "But to receive 73 points at this level is something, I never saw this."

Valencia cooled off in the second half, making 10 of 20 two-pointers, 5 of 14 three-pointers and more turnovers (9) than assists (8) but the damage was done. The hosts had cruised to another win long before the final buzzer.

A balanced attack has helped Valencia become even more dangerous on offense. Eight players finished the game with double digits in scoring, led by [Josep Puerto](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/josep-puerto/006643/), [Jean Montero](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jean-montero/010042/) and [Semi Ojeleye](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/semi-ojeleye/011982/) with 14 apiece. It was the first time in over nine years that eight teammates had scored at least 10 points each. Avtodor Saratov managed to do that against Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius in an 81-97 victory on [October 28, 2015](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2015-16/lietuvos-rytas-vilnius-avtodor-saratov/U2015/49/#boxscore).

Valencia now has the chance to qualify for the playoffs if it beats 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys in a postponed Round 6 game on Friday.

Its first half now belongs to the BKT EuroCup's record books


Valencia Basket v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2024-12-18T19:30:00.000Z)

Umana Reyer Venice got back to winning ways by defeating Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 99-102 at Ekinox

Reyer holds off Bourg in rollercoaster clash, 99-102

Umana Reyer Venice got back to winning ways by defeating Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 99-102 at Ekinox on Wednesday night. A high-scoring first quarter saw Bourg take a narrow 33-31 lead into the second, with the two teams going into halftime tied at 56-56. The visitors tightened up their defense and outscored Bourg 9-27 in the third to take an 18-point lead into the closing quarter. But the hosts pulled off an incredible comeback to get back in front, 89-88, midway through the fourth. Yet, Reyer showed character and turned the game around to improve its record to 6-6 – the same as Bourg following its home loss.

Mfiondu Tshimanga Kabengele led all scorers with 26 points plus 10 rebounds for yet another double-double. Kyle Wiltjer netted 17, Rodney McGruder had 16 and Jordan Parks chipped in with a double-double of his own by recording 13 points and 10 boards. Tyler Ennis also scored 13, with Amedeo Tessitori adding 12 points. Jordan Usher paced Bourg with 24 points and Maksim Salash netted 21 – 16 of which came in the fourth quarter. Xavier Castaneda scored 13 points, Hugo Benitez had 12 and Joel Ayayi added 10.

Kabengele got Reyer going with a midrange jumper and a triple for an early 2-7 lead. Usher replied with 5 unanswered points before Ayayi put Bourg in front, 11-9, with back-to-back baskets. Jean-Marc Pansa and Ayayi scored from close range, but Reyer responded with a 0-7 run fueled by Parks, who tied it at 18-18. Usher completed a three-point play that took his tally to 10 points, but a bucket from Kabengele and a triple from Ennis put Reyer back in front, 21-23. Baskets from Usher, Benitez and Maxime Courby gave Bourg a 31-28 edge. Then, a triple from Juan Fernandez was followed by a buzzer-beating bucket from Ayayi for a 33-31 lead after 10 minutes.

Courby and McGruder traded triples to start the second quarter before a layup from Wilson Jacques made it 38-34 for the hosts. Two hard-fought baskets from Tessitori sandwiched Ayayi’s bucket inside before a Jacques jumper and a Courby slam in transition opened a 44-38 lead. McGruder and Benitez exchanged triples, with the latter netting inside to maintain a 50-43 cushion. Then, McGruder scored again from deep before a floater from Wiltjer, another three from the former and a basket from Kabengele put Reyer ahead, 52-54. Yet, Castaneda and Adrian Nelson netted in the paint to tie things up, 56-56, at the break.

Parks opened the third quarter with a couple of dunks followed by a layup to open a 57-64 lead for Reyer. Five unanswered points from Kabengele, including a three-point play featuring a monster slam, gave the visitors their first double-digit cushion, 57-68. Then, Wiltjer completed a three-point play and Tessitori scored inside to pull away, 58-74. Bourg netted its first field goal of the third quarter with 1:50 to go, when Benitez completed a three-point play that reduced the deficit to 61-76. Tessitori scored 4 points off the bench to restore a 65-83 lead heading into the closing quarter.

Bourg opened the fourth with a 15-1 run, as Usher scored 6 points, Salash added 7 to his tally and Castaneda made 2 from the charity stripe to slash the difference to 80-84. It took Reyer almost 3 and a half minutes to score a field goal, with Kabengele netting back-to-back baskets to restore an 82-88 lead. Salash nailed 2 triples to complete Bourg’s incredible comeback by putting his team back in front, 89-88. But Reyer fought back, with Wiltjer netting three clutch baskets and Kabengele scoring inside to make it 93-98 and practically seal the outcome. 

Bourg rallied from 18 points down, but Reyer showed character in crunch time

Joventut Badalona snapped a three-game losing streak thanks to a 92-89 win over Trefl Sopot at Palau Olimpic on Wednesday night

Joventut survives Trefl rally, wins 92-89 

Joventut Badalona snapped a three-game losing streak thanks to a 92-89 win over Trefl Sopot at Palau Olimpic on Wednesday night. The hosts, who improved to 4-8 to keep dreaming of extending their season to the playoffs, saw Trefl come back from a 44-17 deficit early in the second quarter and had to wait till the final whistle to secure the outcome. With this loss, Sopot chained together 12 defeats in as many games and remained last in Group A.

Yannick Kraag scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half to lead the winners, Devon Dotson followed with 14 points and 6 assists and Artem Pustovyi and Kassius Robertson netted 11 and 10, respectively. Jaroslaw Zyskowski paced Sopot with 25 points; Aaron Best, Nahiem Alleyre and Nick Johnson contributed 13 apiece and Geoffrey Groselle had 12 in a losing effort.

Dotson and Pustovyi got Joventut going, 6-2, but back-to-back triples by Zyskowski and Alleyne right after a timeout put Trefl ahead early in the game, 6-8. It was nothing but an illusion, as the hosts used a couple of threes by Sam Dekker and Robertson to start a 20-2 run that built a comfortable double-digit lead, 26-10, after 7 minutes. The visitors stopped the game again, but it wasn’t enough to end the bleeding. Pushed by veterans Pau Ribas and Ante Tomic, Joventut kept soaring and even extended the margin to 39-17 at the end of the first quarter.

A three-pointer by Pep Busquests made it even worse for Sopot, 44-17, right after the break. Back-to-back threes by Alleyre and Zyskowski gave some breath to the Polish side and forced a timeout by Joventut midway through the second period, with the Spaniards still enjoying a 46-26 advantage. The visitors’ run didn’t stop here, though, as Groselle, Mikolaj Witlinski and Best combined to ignite a 13-4 run that Johnson and Zyskowski extended with a couple of three-point plays that reduced the margin to 53-45. With Kraag as the only contributor in that quarter. Joventut managed to retain a double-digit edge, 58-45, entering the last minute, but another scoring spurt by Johnson closed the first half with Trefl back into the game, 60-51.

A three-point play by Pustovyi and a triple by Gates pushed Joventut out of the danger zone, 68-53, as Trefl quickly stopped the game with a timeout. With Groselle leading the offense from the inside with 8 straight points, Trefl managed to abort the home team's escape attempt, making it 69-59 midway through the third quarter. A couple of technical fouls called on Groselle and Johnson slowed down the guests for a while, but Zyskoski’s fifth triple and an unsportsmanlike foul on Kraag returned some restlessness to the home crowd at 72-67. Both teams tried to take control of the game from behind the arc, but the only one that read the situation correctly was Johnson, who made it a one-possession game, 74-71. A three-point play by Dekker avoided further damage for Joventut, who entered the last stanza ruling 77-71.

Best helped Trefl come within 79-74 from behind the arc and another bucket by Zyskowski forced an early timeout by Joventut, with the game on the line once again, 79-76. Dotson and Robertson came to the rescue from outside, as Trefl missed some long-range shots that allowed Joventut to keep its opponent away, 86-78. Dotson followed with 4 points in a row to reconstruct a double-digit margin, 90-80, with 3 minutes remaining. But the game was far from finished, as Schenk showed up with back-to-back triples and Alleyre provided another from the corner to make it 90-89. Consecutive empty attacks by Joventut granted Trefl a chance to complete the rally with 25 seconds to go, but Schenk couldn’t convert a right-handed layup and, after Kayser Gates made it 92-89 from the line, Schenk also missed a last triple that could have tied the game at the buzzer. 

The visitors reduced a 27-point deficit to 1 in the last minutes, but missed the three that could have forced overtime.

Joventut Badalona v Trefl Sopot (2024-12-18T19:30:00.000Z)

Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse fortified its backcourt by signing comb-guard Brandon Jefferson for the remainder of the season. 

Bourg inks sharpshooter Brandon Jefferson

Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse fortified its backcourt by signing comb-guard [Brandon Jefferson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/brandon-jefferson/007288/) for the remainder of the season. Jefferson (1.75 meters, 33 years old) has played many years in France with stints at Orleans, Pau-Lacq-Orthez and Strasbourg. He last played for Dinamo Sassari where he averaged 13.2 points on 42.6% three-point shooting and 3.8 assists in the Italian league last season.  

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Brandon Jefferson rejoint l&#39;équipe !<br><br>Le club était en veille active d’une éventuelle opportunité sur le poste 1/2 avec une spécificité de tir longue distance. Bienvenue Brandon 👋<br><br>✍🏻 <a href="https://t.co/RYCN5EKW0G">https://t.co/RYCN5EKW0G</a> <a href="https://t.co/q8IlSgeicU">pic.twitter.com/q8IlSgeicU</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1869512163083358566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

After playing college basketball at  Metropolitan State University of Denver, Jefferson began his professional career in Finland with KTP Basket in 2014. After one season in Germany with Phoenix Hagen, Jefferson debuted in the EuroCup with Union Olimpija Ljubljana in 2016. He averaged 9.2 points and 3.5 assists in eight EuroCup games that season. He has since also played for Trapani in Italy and Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers in China aside from four seasons in France.

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A record-breaking 73-point first half did the trick 


Valencia thrashes Cluj at home, 108-80! 

Valencia Basket remained undefeated in Group B by downing U-BT Cluj-Napoca 108-80 at La Fonteta in Round 12 on Wednesday. Valencia improved to 11-0 in the standings and set a record for most points in a half, leading 73-47 at the break. Cluj dropped to 6-6. 

Josep Puerto, Jean Montero and Semi Ojeleye paced Valencia with 14 points apiece. Amida Brimah added 13, Jaime Pradilla and Brancou Badio each had 11 while Nate Sestina and Chris Jones got 10 apiece for Valencia. Sasu Salin led Cluj with 18 points. Zavier Simpson had 13 while De'Shawn Stephens added 12 for the guests.

Karel Guzman got Cluj going with a close basket. Puerto erased it with a fallaway jumper and added a layup in transition and a power basket for a 6-2 Valencia lead. Stefan Jovic soon capped a 10-0 run with a driving layup. Salin struck 3 times from downtown and then Zach Hankins's layup gave Cluj a 12-13 lead. Badio buried a triple that Simpson matched with an acrobatic layup-plus-foul. Sestina nailed a jump hook, getting help from Pradilla to put Valencia ahead, 20-18. Ojeleye sank a corner triple, but Stephenson and Adam Mokoka drew Cluj closer, 23-22. Ojeleye erased DJ Seeley's jumper with a layup and hit a close shot for a 27-24 score. Pradilla struck from beyond the arc, then Montero made free throws and a step-back three-pointer that gave the hosts a 35-26 lead after 10 minutes. 

Montero insisted from three-point range early in the second quarter and Puerto's Euro-step layup make Cluj call timeout at 40-26. Montero scored again and fed Brimah for a fastbreak layup. Badio soon addad a triple that Brimah followed with a wild alley-oop slam that broke the game open, 49-29. Mokoka scored around the basket, Puerto answered from downtown and Simpson brought the guests within 54-33. Jones and Ojeleye kept pacing Valencia, then Sestina hit another jump hook to boost his team's lead to 61-35. Guzman downed a three-pointer and Mareks Mejeris added a layup-plus-foul but Valencia kept rolling. Matt Costello hit a jumper, then Sestina and Jovic each nailed a three-pointer for a 73-41 lead. Stephens, Guzman and Salin brought Cluj within 73-47 at halftime. 

Jones buried a three-pointer soon after the break and Badio added a fastbreak layup for a 78-49 Valencia lead. Stephens followed a jump hook with a fastbreak layup to get Cluj closer, 78-54. Brimah took over with an alley-oop slam and followed Salin's triple with a close jumper. Stephens scored in transition and Gediminas Orelik struck from beyond the arc to bring Cluj within 82-62. Jovic banked in a floater and Sestina added a bomb from downtown to make it 87-62. Mejeris finished a four-chance Cluj offense with a tip-in and Mokoka downed a six-meter jumper. Ojeleye sank a step-back jumper to fix the score at 89-66 through three quarters.

Mokoka sank an eight-meter bomb early in the fourth quarter. Badio answered with a three-point play and Pradilla's jump hook made it a 25-point game. Pradilla scored twice in the paint and Ojeleye buried a corner triple, helping Valencia go past the 100-point mark for the seventh time this season, 101-73. Simpson fired in a jumper and Hankins scored around the basket but everything was said and done. Valencia had plenty of time to celebrate yet another win in high-scoring fashion, taking another step forward to locking up a playoff spot.

A record 73-point first half did the trick 


Valencia thrashes Cluj at home, 108-80

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv needed extra minutes, but managed to beat Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 109-101 in their contest at Samokov Arena on Wednesday. Both team now hold a 7-5 record in Group A, but Hapoel has swept their regular-season series.

Hapoel goes OT to down Besiktas, 109-101

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv needed extra minutes, but managed to beat Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 109-101 at Samokov Arena in Bulgaria on Wednesday. Both team now hold 7-5 records in Group A, but Hapoel has swept their regular-season series.

Hapoel seemed in control and had a 10-point lead late in the fourth quarter, but Besiktas finished the regulation with a 2-12 run to send the game into overtime. However, Hapoel scored the first 12 points in the extra session to claim an important win. 

Antonio Blakeney led the winners with 27 points, and Johnathan Motley had 20 for Hapoel. Yam Madar scored 16, and Marcus Foster had 13 in victory. Kyle Allman netted 26 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists for Besiktas. Jonah Mathews netted 16 points, Dustin Sleva 14 and Emanuel Terry 11 in defeat.

The teams traded baskets early with Kerem Konan scoring twice for the visitors and Motley twice for Hapoel. Allman netted a triple for Besiktas and Derek Needham's basket made it 10-12. But a three-point play by Tomer Ginat got Hapoel in front before Madar and Motley opened a 20-14 lead. Mathews made a jumper and Terry scored inside, but Motley made sure Hapoel led 25-21 after 10 minutes.

Hapoel pulled away to a double-digit margin early in the second behind Blakeney, who drove for a reverse layup and sank back-to-back triples to make it 37-27. Allman scored 6 points, including a triple to cut it to 39-33. Blakeney had his third triple and Joe Ragland a three-point play to open a 45-33 advantage, but Besiktas answered with back-to-back threes from Allman and Sleva, halving the deficit, before Hapoel took a 49-41 lead into halftime.

Terry scored twice inside to keep Besiktas's deficit in single digits, but a triple from Ish Wainright made it 56-47. Terry scored again, followed by jumpers from Allman and Mathews that cut it to 58-53. Foster hit a three-pointer and Motley scored from close range to push the margin to 63-54. Besiktas answered with a 2-11 run, during which Needham and Kelan Martin each made a triple to help tie it at 65-65. Ginat and Blakeney helped Hapoel take a 71-69 edge into the fourth quarter.

Mathews hit a tough shot to give Besiktas a lead, 71-72, but Madar strung together a three-pointer, a three-point play and a short jumper to restore a 7-point margin. Allman and Needham each hit a mid-range jumper, and Martin's driving basket cut it to 83-78 midway through the fourth. However, Blakeney answered with back-to-back triples, his fourth and fifth on as many attempts, as Hapoel opened an 89-78 lead. Allman and Sleva kept the hope alive for Besiktas, then Arslan hit back-to-back threes within 15 seconds, including one in transition to cut it to 93-89 with 1:46 to go. Allman took it to the rim to get within 93-91 and Besiktas tied it at 93-93 with 2 free throws from Sleva after an offensive board with 21.7 to go, sending the game into overtime.

In the extra session, Blakeney scored the first 5 points and Foster the next 5, while Hapoel kept the visitors without a basket in the first 3 minutes. Motley scored inside to make it 105-93, and Hapoel closed out the game.

After squandering a double-digit lead late in the fourth, Hapoel secured the win in the extra session

Hapoel goes to OT to beat Besiktas, 109-101

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (2024-12-18T18:00:00.000Z)

ratiopharm Ulm held its nerve before racing away to a 114-91 win over BC Wolves in Round 12 of the 2024-25 EuroCup season.

Ulm carried lessons learned from domestic league loss to record-setting win

[ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/ulm/) fans had to be thinking, ‘Oh, no. Not again’ after wasting a commanding lead in a big game and ending up losing. But the German side took the lessons it learned from a disappointing domestic league loss on Saturday and turned them into a record-setting performance in the BKT EuroCup.

[Ulm torched Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius 114-91](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/ulm-sets-club-scoring-record-in-114-91-victory-over-wolves/) for its fourth straight win as well as a new single-game club scoring record, topping the 110 points the team scored against JL Bourg en Bresse almost exactly two years ago.

“We played two quarters of good defense - in the first and third periods - and we had six players in double figures and we had 22 assists and 12 turnovers. That is pretty good,” said Ulm coach Ty Harrelson. “It’s nice to get a sweep of a quality team like Wolves.”

Ulm came into the home contest with a three-game winning streak in the EuroCup, but Harrelson’s men surrendered a 19-point third-quarter lead in a matchup of first- and second-place teams against MLP Academics Heidelberg and ended up losing 67-69 at home to give up first place in the standings.

Ulm raced out to a 25-point lead against Wolves (45-20) after just 13 minutes of action. The guests fought back into the game and even trimmed the gap to 59-51 early in the second half. But Ulm would not lose another important game in the same manner and regained control with a 22-2 run.

“Being in that situation in back-to-back games where we have big leads in the first half and then a run right before the halftime, I like to think we learned a little bit of a lesson. You can’t expect to win against teams at this level without playing for 40 minutes,” Harrelson said.

“Everything was there. We got back on track. We had a bad half in our last game and our guys definitely wanted to finish it today. I am really proud of them.”

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One of the top performers against Wolves was Brazilian big man [Marcio Santos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/marcio-santos/013289/), who started off hot with 10 of the team’s first 19 points. He ended with a team-high 20 points including 3 of 3 on three-pointers.

“They are different leagues but the other one \[the loss against Heidelberg\] hurt because it was for first place. Today we brought the energy, that excitement for the game and this was the result,” Santos said. 

Ulm has scored 100+ points in back-to-back EuroCup games and is ready to show it can challenge for the crown – especially after its disappointment over the weekend.

Ty Harrelson's men suffered a deflating weekend defeat in Germany but turned those lessons into a historic night

ratiopharm Ulm v Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius (2024-12-18T18:00:00.000Z)