It was a good night for three EuroLeague teams
Domestic Cups: Fenerbahce, Paris into semifinals; ASVEL reaches last eight
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Tuesday night saw two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague clubs make it into the semifinals of their domestic cups, with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Paris Basketball both securing quarterfinal victories. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne also made it into the last eight.
Turkiye: A comfortable night for Fener
Fenerbahce eased to an 87-56 win over BKT EuroCup side Bahcesehir College Istanbul in the Turkish Cup, setting up a semifinal meeting with archrival Galatasaray Istanbul.
Nigel Hayes-Davis led Fenerbahce in scoring with 14 points, while Tuesday night also marked the second game back from injury for Wade Baldwin, who had 7 points and 7 assists. Nicolo Melli and Errick McCollum were Fenerbahce's other double-digit scorers, netting 12 and 10 points, respectively. For Bahcesehir, Tai Odiase had 15 points and Marko Simonovic finished with 10.
Fenerbahce held a commanding 22-7 lead at the end of the first quarter after going on a 15-3 run in the final six minutes of the period. From that point on, Bahcesehir was always playing catch up. Saras Jasikevicius's men extended their advantage to 20 points (34-14) midway through the second quarter, then went up by as many as 27 at 45-18 with 2:55 minutes to go before halftime. At the break, Fenerbahce led 49-25.
A 29-point lead was established just over two minutes into the third as Fenerbahce held a 56-27 advantage, and a pair of free throws by Hayes-Davis made it a 31-point game at 65-34 with 3:10 minutes left in the quarter. A Tarik Biberovic triple ended the period with a new game-high 32-point difference at 70-38. Baldwin's jump shot turned it into a 34-point advantage at 72-38 early in the fourth, and Biberovic put Fenerbahce 35 points up at 78-43. Fenerbahce coasted the rest of the way en route to its eventual 87-56 victory.
France: Paris takes care of business
Paris bounced back from a slow start to beat Dijon 93-78 and advance to the semifinals of the French Cup for the first time in club history.
TJ Shorts continued his excellent performances from the EuroLeague by posting 20 points, while Collin Malcolm had 15 and Sebastian Herrera netted 11.
Despite Dijon leading 21-22 at the end of the first quarter, Paris bounced back in the second by scoring 25 points to go 46-41 at the break. Paris scored another 25 points in the third quarter to lead 71-57 after 30 minutes, then Tiago Splitter's men edged the fourth quarter 22-21 to come away with a 93-78 win.
France: ASVEL wins, will face Monaco
ASVEL reached the quarterfinals of the French Cup after beating Saint-Quentin 54-76, with a last-eight matchup against fellow EuroLeague side AS Monaco to come.
It was a contest that saw ASVEL's big men come to the fore on the offensive end, led by Ben Bentil with a game-high 15 points. Melvin Ajinca wasn't far behind on 14 and Joffrey Lauvergne added 10. Forward Andre Roberson grabbed 9 rebounds, too. Saint-Quentin's Nolan Traore, a projected lottery pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, was held to just 3 points.
A hard-fought first quarter finished with ASVEL leading 14-20, before it held Saint-Quentin to just 8 second-quarter points as Pierric Poupet's side went into halftime with a 22-36 advantage. ASVEL erupted for 26 points in the third, winning the quarter 14-26, to go 36-62 ahead. With such a big lead, ASVEL took its foot off the gas and allowed Saint-Quentin to outscore them 18-14, but it still did enough to win 54-76.