Look back at all the action in Round 6 of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season by checking out the best photos of the week! 

Top 10 photos from Round 6

Look back at all the action from Round 6 of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season by checking out the best photos of the week! 

ratiopharm Ulm has an impressive history with Brazilian players and the club’s latest import from the South American nation, Marcio Santos, is finally starting to shine; he was the difference maker on Wednesday in helping Ulm get back to its winning ways. 

Ulm’s latest Brazilian star, Marcio Santos, finally showed what he can do

[ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/ulm/) has an impressive history with Brazilian players and the club’s latest import from the South American nation, [Marcio Santos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/marcio-santos/013289/), is finally starting to shine; he was the difference maker on Wednesday in helping Ulm get back to its winning ways. 

Santos scored 23 points with 3 three-pointers and grabbed 11 rebounds for a performance index rating of 27 in [Ulm’s 84-82 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/ulm-tops-trento-84-82-returns-to-winning-way-in-return-home/) over [Dolomiti Energia Trento](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/dolomiti-energia-trento/roster/trn/?season=2024-25). 

“Marcio Santos was just fantastic today. He was definitely the match-winner in the end,” Ulm head coach Ty Harrelson said after the game. 

Marcio Santos powered Ulm past Trento

The Brazilian big man, who will turn 22 years old on Saturday, had totaled just 18 points and 15 rebounds in his first four EuroCup games - nearly matching those numbers just against Trento.

“You just feel the game and I felt like I needed to do something more - like more energy, more baskets, more defense. Whatever the team needed me to do, I did,” said Santos, who came to Ulm after having helped Sesi Franca Sao Paulo to the 2023 Basketball Champions League Americas and 2023 Intercontinental Cup titles as well as three Brazilian league crowns. 

Marcio Santos's post-game interview

Harrelson said Santos arrived in Germany with a sickness that kept him from performing at his top level for about a month. 

“His recent performances have been much better,” the coach said. “It took him a lot of time to get into it. And now you can see what he can do when \[Ulm sports director\] Thorsten \[Leibenath\] and \[Ulm managing director\] Thomas \[Stoll\] scouted him.”

Santos is the latest Brazilian whom Leibenath and Stoll have brought to Ulm. [Cristiano Felicio](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/cristiano-felicio/011230/) came to Ulm for the 2021-22 season but injuries limited the former NBA big man’s production. [Yago Dos Santos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/yago-dos-santos/012044/) and [Bruno Caboclo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/bruno-caboclo/012096/) helped Ulm win its first-ever German League crown in 2022-23 and [Georgina de Paula](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/georginho-de-paula-/012703/) was with the club last season before returning home to South America this past off-season. 

Game Videos

Marcio Santos showed how versatile his game is against Trento. Playing tough inside the paint with some excellent footwork for his age and also draining 3 three-pointers. Santos also set a new personal best with 11 rebounds, including 2 offensive rebounds. It was the fourth time in five games that Santos snatched 2 offensive rebounds as he uses his size and positioning well in rebounding. He also helped preserve the win by challenging the potential game-winner at the buzzer. 

A lot of attention this season has gone to Ulm’s star teenage duo of [Ben Saraf](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/ben-saraf/011437/) and [Noa Essengue](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/noa-essengue/011391/) while [Justinian Jessup](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/justinian-jessup/013290/) and [Alfonso Plummer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/alfonso-plummer/012077/) have garnered some high praise at times as well. But this was the first time that Santos shined brightest. And given the club’s needs inside, it would be massively important if the Brazilian can continue to play well.

Game News

The big man posted a double-double to lead Ulm to a narrow win over Trento

ratiopharm Ulm v Dolomiti Energia Trento (2024-10-30T18:00:00.000Z)

An outstanding individual performance in a road victory allowed Jared Harper of Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem to earn Round 6 MVP honors with a PIR of 43, the highest of any player this season.

Round 6 MVP: Jared Harper, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem

An outstanding individual performance in a road victory allowed [Jared Harper](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jared-harper/011970/) of Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem to earn Round 6 MVP honors with a PIR of 43, the highest of any player this season.

Harper led Jerusalem to an 83-94 road victory against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana with a career-high 30 points on 6-of-8 two-pointers, 2-of-3 three-pointers and 12-of-14 free throws. He added 3 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and 12 fouls drawn for a career-best PIR of 43.

[Johnathan Motley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/johnathan-motley/011157/) of Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv tied his personal best with a season-high PIR of 39 in his team's 92-72 home win over Buducnost VOLI Podgorica. He had a season-best 30 points on 9-of-13 two-pointers, 1-of-1 three-pointers and 9-of-9 free throws, in addition to 7 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and 7 fouls drawn. 

[Ante Tomic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/ante-tomic/002507/) of Joventut Badalona had a PIR of 30, having racked up 18 points, a career-high 15 rebounds, 5 assists, a block and 4 drawn fouls in a 76-78 overtime losing effort against Dreamland Gran Canaria. 

[Braian Angola](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/braian-angola/010465/) of Turk Telekom posted season-high 29 PIR, having had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in an 89-77 loss at Veolia Towers Hamburg. 

[Marek Blazevic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/marek-blazevic/008186/) of Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius, [Kur Kuath](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/kur-kuath/013313/) of Hamburg and [Marcio Santos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/marcio-santos/013289/) of ratiopharm Ulm, each with a PIR of 27, complete this week's list of best performers.

### Individual highs: Ante Tomic, Joventut, 15 rebounds

Jared Harper of Jerusalem and Johnathan Motley of Hapoel led all scorers with 30 points apiece in this round. Harper is also the competition's top scorer at 22.0 points per game.

Ante Tomic of Joventut led all rebounders by pulling down 15 in Round 6. [Mfiondu Kabengele](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/mfiondu-tshimanga-kabengele/012796/) of Umana Reyer Venice ranks first in rebounds at 9.7 per night.

[Berk Ugurlu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/berk-ugurlu/003783/) of Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul dished 8 assists, more than anyone else in Round 6. [Zavier Simpson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/zavier-simpson/013302/) of U-BT Cluj-Napoca is the EuroCup's assist leader at 6.8 per game.

[Andrew Albicy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/andrew-albicy/003425/) of Gran Canaria collected 5 steals to lead this round's standings. [Patrick Beverley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/patrick-beverley/001927/) of Hapoel ranks first overall at 2.4 steals per game.

Five players had 3 blocks apiece in Round 6: [Kyle Alexander](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/kyle-alexander/011973/) of Turk Telekom, his teammate [Yoan Makoundou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/yoan-makoundou/011935/), [Aleksa Ilic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aleksa-ilic/006561/) of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, Kur Kuath of Hamburg, and [Mike Tobey](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/mike-tobey/008966/) of Gran Canaria. Ilic is this season’s leader in blocks with 2.2 blocks per game.

Six players posted a double-double in this round: Tomic (18 points, 15 rebounds), Tobey (12 points, 10 rebounds), Marek Blazevic of Wolves (16 points, 10 rebounds), [Tai Odiase](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/tai-odiase/011823/) of Bahcesehir College Istanbul (11 points, 10 rebounds), [Chris Johnson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/chris-johnson/013277/) of Jerusalem (11 points, 11 rebounds), and Marcio Santos of ratiopharm Ulm (23 points, 11 rebounds).

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (2024-10-30T17:30:00.000Z)

Congratulations to Daniel Rauch, our sixth winner in the 2024-25 EuroCup Fantasy Challenge! Daniel's team, 'themaster', posted a score of 238.70.

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Round 6 winner

Congratulations to Daniel Rauch, our sixth winner in the 2024-25 [EuroCup Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Daniel's team, 'themaster', posted a score of 238.70.

Daniel had the following lineup: Johnathan Motley of Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv as team captain, then the rest of his starting five included Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem duo Jared Harper and Yovel Zoosman, ratiopharm Ulm's Ben Saraf, and Joventut Badalona's Ante Tomic. His team's head coach was Jerusalem play-caller Yonathan Alon.

Trefl Sopot's Tarik Phillip was his sixth man, while the remaining four bench players were Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul's Derek Needham, Ulm's Noa Essengue, Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse's Maxime Courby, and Umana Reyer Venice's Giga Janelidze.

The prize for finishing first in Round 6 is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2025-26 season, so congratulations, Daniel!

The leader in the overall standings has remained the same as Berta Bjelobradic's squad, 'Rodijaci i Kumovi', has a total of 1,042.35 points after the first six rounds and is ahead of everyone else. Trades are now open for Round 7. Remember, four trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become EuroCup Fantasy Challenge's next winner!

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge offers weekly prizes to the top team manager, so get in the game and go for the gold!

Named after Ares, the Greek god of war and courage, Aris Midea Thessaloniki took to the Ekinox court on Wednesday with a warrior mentality that allowed it to produce an upset against the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup runner up, Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. 

Aris 'warriors' fired on all cylinders at Bourg

Named after Ares, the Greek god of war and courage, [Aris Midea Thessaloniki](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/aris-thessaloniki/roster/ari/?season=2024-25) took to the Ekinox court on Wednesday with a warrior mentality that allowed it to [produce an upset](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/aris-stuns-bourg-88-91-on-the-road/) against the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup runner up, [Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/cosea-jl-bourg-en-bresse/roster/bou/). Despite coming into the duel with a record of 1-4, having lost all its three home games so far, Aris played with extraordinary confidence on offense to down Bourg.

After the game, Coach Ioannis Kastritis hailed his "warriors" for edging past the extremely talented French side, who had lost just one of their first five games.

"Our guys showed great quality today, especially on the offensive end," Kastritis said. "It’s never easy playing here against a very physical and aggressive team like Bourg, but, on the other hand, we are a team full of warriors."

In a tight, back-and-forth affair, Aris didn’t allow Bourg to pull away at any point, with the hosts highest lead being 5 points (38-33, with 3:37 in the third quarter). The Greek side trailed by 58-56 heading into the last quarter, when they netted 35 points to down Bourg. Aris ended the game shooting 15-for-33 (45.5%) from beyond the arc, with 6 of these triples coming in the fourth quarter.

An extraordinary [Vassilis Toliopoulos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/vassilis-toliopoulos/004292/) led all scorers with 21 points after going 6-for-9 from deep. The last time in the competition that the [Aris guard was on fire](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/vassilis-toliopoulos-leads-aris-past-lietkabelis-74-92/) was away at [7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys/roster/lkb/) in Round 3, where his team also netted over 90 points to grab their first and only win of the season until Wednesday. Toliopoulos finished that game on 26 points, having gone 6-for-8 from beyond the arc.

"It’s a great win against an amazing team,” Toliopoulos noted. “They are runners-up of last year’s EuroCup. From the first day the coach said that we never give up, we never stop playing even if we’re trailing by 20 or 30 points. We keep playing and that’s how we’ll succeed."

Having struggled in its bid to protect its home court this season, Aris may draw confidence from this morale-boosting win at Bourg. Its [next game](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2024-25/aris-midea-thessaloniki-valencia-basket/U2024/69/) against an unbeaten [Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/valencia-basket/roster/pam/?season=2024-25) (5-0) will be anything but easy, but Kastritis’s warriors demonstrated on Wednesday that they have what it takes to beat a EuroCup powerhouse. 

Vassilis Toliopoulos led all scorers with 21 points after going 6-for-9 from deep

Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse v Aris Midea Thessaloniki (2024-10-30T18:30:00.000Z)

Jerusalem 'playing for each other' stormed to another win

[Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-bank-yahav-jerusalem/roster/jer/) went to the Slovenian capital severely depleted, missing forward [Justin Smith](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/justin-smith/013276/) and center [Austin Wiley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/austin-wiley/013278/). Entering this game, Smith was posting 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds and Wiley was team's top rebounder with 7.8 per game and scoring 7.0 points.

Those were significant numbers, especially on the glass to make up, but Jerusalem never blinked and ran past [Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/roster/lju/) [83-94](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/depleted-jerusalem-breezes-past-cedevita-83-94/), registering its fourth win of the season.

We showed to ourselves we are a team," head coach Yonatan Alon was thrilled after the game. "We are supporting each other, we are playing for each other, sharing the ball great. Scoring 94 points is not easy without the big guys."

His team outrebouned the hosts 38-36 and the visitors also made 13 triples, compared to 9 by Cedevita.

"Anytime you play on the road it is a tough to win," game hero [Jared Harper](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jared-harper/011970/) said. "I felt like we had a good overall game as a team."

Harper finished with 30 points, and also had 5 assists.

Still, the Jerusalem's star found things his team can improve on.

"We kind of let up at the start of the fourth quarter, kind of let them back in the game."

Jerusalem had a 25-point lead in the opening minute of the fourth, but let the hosts get within 12 points with 3 minutes to go. However, Cedevita never got closer than the 11 points, which was the final margin, in what ended up being a comfortable win for Jerusalem.

The visitors overcame missing a pair of starters to win in Slovenia

Aris Midea Thessaloniki grabbed its second road victory of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season by edging Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 88-91 at Ekinox on Wednesday. 

Aris stuns Bourg, 88-91, on the road

Aris Midea Thessaloniki grabbed its second road victory of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season by edging Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 88-91 at Ekinox on Wednesday. It was a tight affair from start to finish in France, with the visitors outscoring Bourg 30-35 in the fourth quarter to pull off the upset. With the win, the Greek side improved to 2-4, while Bourg dropped to 4-2.

Vassilis Toliopoulos led all scorers with 21 points, with Trey Woodbury scoring 14 and grabbing 8 rebounds. David De Julius and D' Moi Hodge had 11 points apiece and Landers Nolley added 10. For the hosts, Mehdy Ngouama netted 15 points, Adrian Nelson scored 12, Xavier Castaneda recorded 11 and Jean-Marc Pansa added 10.

The game started with an exchange of blows from inside, with 5 points from Woodbury and 4 from DeJulius allowing Aris to grab an 8-11 lead. Two Ngouama buckets were followed by a deep triple from Eleftherios Bochoridis before Pansa trimmed the deficit to 14-17. Then, Ngouama took his tally to 8 points thanks to a layup and two free throws before Pansa nailed another basket and Nelson sank a buzzer-beating put-back to put Bourg in front, 22-21, after 10 minutes.

A three-pointer off the glass from Hodge was followed by a hard-fought bucket from Nelson before Bochoridis nailed a triple for a 24-27 Aris lead. Maxime Courby and Nolley exchanged baskets in the paint before Kevin Kokila and Ngouama hit 2 free throws each to put Bourg back ahead, 34-31. Then, Castaneda opened his account with a midrange jumper, but Toliopoulos nailed one from downtown, cutting the difference to 38-36. Five points from Toliopoulos gave Aris back the lead, but Pansa netted from inside after a smooth team move for a 42-41 Bourg lead at the break.

The two teams were held scoreless for almost 2 minutes to start the third quarter before Woodbury gave Aris the lead with a dunk, 42-43. Toliopoulos nailed back-to-back triples, but Ngouama drilled one from deep to end Aris’s 0-8 run and bring the hosts within 45-49. Despite Bourg’s first field goal of the second half coming 5:31 minutes into the third quarter, the French side went on a 10-0 surge before a Toliopoulos three-pointer tied it, 52-52. Then, Pansa and De Julius netted 4 points each, with Joel Ayayi making 2 of 2 from the line for a narrow 58-56 lead heading into the closing quarter.

Ngouama opened the fourth with a layup before triples from Hodge and Toliopoulos sandwiched a Nelson three-pointer, with Bourg maintaining a 63-62 lead. Courby and De Julius exchanged triples before a three-point play from Kokila made it 69-65. Then, Castaneda responded to a Woodbury triple with one of his own, but Hodge nailed another one from deep to bring Aris within 76-75. 

A Hodge layup put Aris ahead and Nolley extended Aris’s lead to 77-81 from inside. Yet, Bourg reacted, with Castaneda netting a long two-pointer and Maksim Salash completing a three-point play to put his team back in front 82-81 with 2:36 left on the clock. Toliopoulos responded to a Jordan Usher three-point play with a triple to put Aris ahead, 86-87, with 38 seconds remaining. An Usher layup gave Bourg back the lead, 88-87, but Nolley made 2 of 2 from the line to bring Aris back in front with 6.7 to go. Castaneda airballed an off-balance midrange jumper on the other end and the visitors clinched the victory.

The visitors erupted for 35 fourth-quarter points

U-BT Cluj-Napoca celebrated its first home win of the season in the BKT EuroCup and improved to 3-3 in Group B after digging deep to grind out an 86-78 victory over visiting Umana Reyer Venice. 

Late surge gives Cluj hard-fought 86-78 home win over Reyer

U-BT Cluj-Napoca celebrated its first home win of the season in the BKT EuroCup and improved to 3-3 in Group B after digging deep to grind out an 86-78 victory over visiting Umana Reyer Venice.

Adam Mokoka paced the hosts with 16 points, Karel Guzman added 15 while Zach Hankins chipped in with 14 and 7 boards. At the other end, Juan Fernandez netted 11 points while Rodney McGruder and Davide Moretti scored 10 apiece for Reyer, which dropped to 2-4.

Both teams played in fits and starts early on, as Reyer raced to a 2-6 lead before Cluj responded with a 10-0 run. The visitors then hit back with a 0-8 streak to turn the tables and carve out a 20-24 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Reyer was particularly lethal from downtown in the first half, making 10 of 17 shots from deep in the opening two quarters to earn a 39-46 halftime advantage, after Fernandez sank a buzzer-beater from way beyond the arc.

Cluj looked down and out for the count after Reyer extended its lead to 45-61 in the third quarter and things got even worse for the hosts as their head coach Mihai Silvasan ejected by the officials for loud protests over a refereeing decision. That, however, seemed to galvanize Cluj as the home team slashed the deficit to 56-67 ahead of the final 10 minutes and then beefed up its defense in the fourth quarter.

It paid instant dividends as Reyer’s long-range artillery dried up while the turnovers piled up, allowing Cluj to draw level 72-72 down the stretch. With the fervent home crowd roaring them on, the home players forced the final twist as Mokoka came up with some big plays before Guzman sank a decisive 3-pointer to give Cluj an unassailable 84-78 lead in the final minute.

Ultimately, Reyer was held to a mere 1-of-11 shooting from downtown in the second half and forced to commit 19 turnovers by an aggressive Cluj defense, while managing a mere 14 assists. The visitors also made only 13 of 27 shots from two-point territory, with Cluj winning the battle of the boards 37-33.  

The Romanian champs trailed for the lion’s share of an enthralling contest before turning the tide in the home straight 

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v Umana Reyer Venice (2024-10-30T17:00:00.000Z)

Jonathan Motley and Marcus Foster ran the show for Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv as it overpowered Buducnost to win by 20

Hapoel’s Foster-Motley duo was too much for Buducnost

[Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv/hta/?season=2024-25) had a bad taste in its mouth when it trailed 17-22 at the end of the first quarter in the game against visiting [Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/buducnost-voli-podgorica/roster/bud/?season=2024-25). Despite [Jonathan Motley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/johnathan-motley/011157/) and [Marcus Foster](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/marcus-foster/010386/) running the show in the early going, Buducnost took advantage of their absence in the last minutes of the first period to build that lead.

Because on Wednesday night, everything was different for Hapoel with and without Motley and Foster on the court. At the beginning of the game, Foster and Motley had combined for 12 of their team’s first 14 points for a slim disadvantage, 14-15. When they sat down, Buducnost escaped.

Marcus Foster ran wild against Buducnost

“We played a good first quarter”, Buducnost head coach Andrej Zakelj regretted in the press conference. “Then we stopped to play defense, especially in one-on-one situations… without any fight, energy, and you cannot expect to win against this good team with this kind of game.”

Zakelj’s words were surely influenced by the astonishing performances of Motley and Foster, who led Hapoel’s awakening in the second quarter, break away in the third and the outcome confirmation that came late in the fourth.

Motley scored 9 of his team’s last 11 points right before halftime good to reach the intermission with a 46-38 Hapoel lead. Motley had scored 16 points already.

Later, when the game resumed after the break, Foster decided to take over and put up an impressive shooting performance, scoring 16 of Hapoel’s first 18 points in the quarter. He drilled 4 three-pointers and made two buckets without missing a shot in that time span, helping his team raise the difference to 74-55 after 30 minutes.

And finally, when Buducnost tried to get back into the game, 78-65, early in the last quarter, Motley reappeared to put the game to bed. He took the court with 6:26 remaining and scored the next 12 Hapoel points over the next 5 minutes, which definitely broke Buducnost’s defenses.

Overall, Foster finished with 23 points and 20 PIR, both his best marks in the competition, as Motley finished with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to tie his career-high PIR of 39.

“I see a lot of double teams and traps last game,” Motley reminded after the game. “I didn't play so well in the last game, they were trapping and I was forcing a lot of shots. So, I just wanted to come out here tonight and be more aggressive on the pass. So, you know, when you pass, it loosens up the defense then I can score. So that's kind of what I tried to do tonight.”

And he did so quite well.

Marcus Foster and Jonathan Motley combined for 53 points and a PIR of 59 

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2024-10-30T18:00:00.000Z)