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Real Madrid v EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2025-03-25T19:45:00.000Z)

Jean Montero scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half 


Valencia outlasts Hapoel at home, 91-82! 

Valencia Basket got closer to its eighth EuroCup Finals by downing Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 91-82 at La Fonteta in Game 1 of their best-of-three semifinal playoff series on Tuesday.

Valencia took a 1-0 lead in the series and earned a chance to punch its finals ticket if it beats Hapoel again in Game 2 in Samokov, Bulgaria. Jean Montero led the winners with 24 points. Chris Jones and Matt Costello each added 13 while Nate Reuvers had 12 for Valencia. Yam Madar and Marcus Foster were Hapoel's top scorers with 20 points apiece. Johnathan Motley had 12 while Antonio Blakeney added 10 for the visitors.

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Blakeney got Hapoel going with a five-meter jumper and Motley added a layup. Tomer Ginat capped a 0-6 opening run with a backdoor layup. Jones halved the Valencia deficit, Yam Madar followed Motley's layup with a three-pointer. Reuvers dunked and Jones added a jumper, but Madar singlehandedly kept the visitors in charge, 8-15. Montero sank a six-meter shot before Jaime Pradilla ignited the crowd with a coast-to-coast dunk. After Ish Wainright and Stefan Jovic traded layups, Ginat struck from beyond the arc to boost Hapoel's lead to 14-20. Brancou Badio found his first points for Valencia. Ginat matched Jovic's layup with a floater and Foster's power basket established a 20-24 Hapoel lead after 10 minutes.

Reuvers took over with an alley-oop dunk early in the second quarter and then Jones followed a layup with a triple to give Valencia its first lead, 27-24. Montero capped a 9-0 run with a layup, prompting Hapoel to call timeout at 29-24. Madar struck from downtown and matched Jones's backdoor basket with a layup. He then scored in penetration to tie it at 31-31. Pradilla scored in the low post and Blakeney struck twice from beyond the arc before Jovic drew Valencia within 34-37. Motley stepped up with a three-point play and got help from Blakeney and Marcus Bingham to make it a double-digit game, 36-46. Montero and Costello brought Valencia closer, 42-48, at halftime.  

 

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Montero followed a layup with a floater after the break and soon added a wild four-point play to put Valencia back ahead, 50-48. Costello capped a 12-0 Valencia run with a jump hook. Madar and Timor stepped up to bring Hapoel within 52-51. Reuvers made free throws before Costello followed a jump hook and a three-pointer that prompted Hapoel to call timeout at 59-51. Foster tried to change things with a bomb from downtown and matched Pradilla's fastbreak layup with a driving basket that brought Hapoel within 62-57. Bingham made foul shots before Montero's off-balance three-point play gave Valencia plenty of fresh air, 65-59, at the end of the third quarter.

 

Madar buried a jumper off the dribble, which Costello immediately erased with a fastbreak layup. Montero sank a jumper and followed Costello's layup with a bomb from beyond the arc that boosted Valencia's lead to 74-63. Foster followed a driving layup with a three-pointer to give Hapoel hope, 74-68, with 6 minutes left. Reuvers dunked and Jovic erased Foster's floater with a driving layup. Foster buried a corner triple after a timeout. Reuvers took over with an alley-oop slam and Badio's layup-plus-foul kept Valencia in control, 83-74, with over 3 minutes remaining. After Timor struck from downtown, Xabi Lopez-Arostegui scored around the basket and Pradilla's layup sealed the outcome, 87-77. Hapoel kept fighting but the Valencia fans were already celebrating an important home win.

Valencia outlasts Hapoel at home, 91-82

Valencia Basket v Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2025-03-25T19:30:00.000Z)

Bahcesehir College Istanbul dominated on the glass and got a huge lift from its second unit en route to a 74-66 victory over Dreamland Gran Canaria in the opening game of their best-of-three BKT EuroCup Semifinals series

Bahcesehir's second unit lifted it in Game 1

It may not have been the way coach Dejan Radonjic drew it up, but it worked perfectly. Bahcesehir College Istanbul dominated on the glass and got a huge lift from its second unit en route to a 74-66 victory over Dreamland Gran Canaria in the opening game of their best-of-three BKT EuroCup Semifinals series.

The home team scored its first basket of the game, a CJ Massinburg three-pointer, after a Kenan Sipahi offensive rebound and continued to control the boards the rest of the night. By the end, Bahcesehir outrebounded Gran Canaria 42-27, including a whopping 20 offensive boards. The home team turned those into 16 second-chance points.

The man who led the way was Marko Simonovic, who tallied 8 rebounds. Those were part of a spectacular line that also included 20 points, 3 assists and 3 steals for a personal-best PIR of 29.

Bahcesehir's reserves made the difference in Game 1

What made his line stand out even more was the fact that Simonovic did not start the game. He was joined by Sehmus Hazer, Furkan Korkmaz and Jalen Smith among Bahcesehir who left their mark on the game despite coming off the bench.

That quartet combined for 42 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals. The Bahcesehir starters had 32 points, 24 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals in 27 more combined minutes.

Hazer made his mark early, subbing in with the game tied 15-15 and promptly nailing a three-point shot from the corner. He would add a monster slam in the second quarter and finished the game with 9 points, 3 assists and 1 steal in 19 minutes.  

Korkmaz did his damage in the second quarter when he scored all 8 points of his points. Smith clocked in with just 5 points, but dished 6 assists.

Their impact can be seen in the +/- stats with Simonovic at +19, Smith +9 and Hazer +7, showing how Bahcesehir simply played its best basketball with them on the floor.

The series now moves to Spain for Game 2 on Friday and Gran Canaria will need to pay extra attention to Bahcesehir's second unit if it hopes to tie the series and force a deciding game next week back in Istanbul.

The Turkish side has the advantage in its series with Gran Canaria

Bahcesehir College Istanbul v Dreamland Gran Canaria (2025-03-25T17:00:00.000Z)

Reuvers's alley-oop slam! Magic Moment

AS Monaco-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

AS Monaco v Zalgiris Kaunas (2025-03-25T18:00:00.000Z)

AS Monaco clinched a hard-fought 96-86 overtime victory over Zalgiris Kaunas to improve its record to 19-12 

Monaco survives overtime thriller against Zalgiris, 96-86

AS Monaco clinched a hard-fought 96-86 overtime victory over Zalgiris Kaunas to improve its record to 19-12 and remain among the top four teams after 31 rounds. The hosts had to overcome a second-quarter 14-point deficit and trailed 65-72 midway through the last period, but a strong late reaction led by Mike James forced overtime, 80-80. James and Elie Okobo combined for 10 points early in overtime to decide the game as Zalgiris ran out of energy. Zalgiris slipped to 14-17.

James led all scorers with 22 points, Elie Okobo followed with 21, Daniel Theis posted 16 points and 9 rebounds, and Jared Blossongame finished with 15 points and 10 boards. Sylvain Francisco paced Zalgiris with 19 points but missed the winning shot in regulation. Ignas Brazdeikis netted 17 and collected 7 rebounds, while Alen Smailagic chipped in 15 and Isaiah Wong 10 in the losing effort.

With only one three-pointer for each team in the first 3 minutes, the game started with strong defenses that prevailed over offenses. Bradzdeikis opened fire for the visitors with 5 straight points and Francisco and Smailagic followed to put Zalgiris ahead, 7-9. Despite losing Laurynas Birutis early because of his third foul and watching Monaco come back, 11-10, Zalgiris remained strong and punished the hosts with a 0-11 run in which Brazdeikis chipped in 5 more points, to escape to 11-21 and finish the first quarter ahead 15-23.

With Wong running the offense, Zalgiris overcame a first Monaco attempt to rally. A technical foul on James, which turned into his third foul and forced him to the bench, preceded a three-pointer and a slam by Smailagic that made things look even better for the Lithuanian champs, 21-34. The hosts’ timeout didn’t work, as Wong and Smailagic kept producing and Francisco showed up with his first three to dig it deeper, 27-42. A 7-0 run led by Theis stopped the bleeding, while back-to-back daggers from downtown by Matthew Strazel and Alpha Diallo capped a 13-4 spark that made it close, 40-46. A buzzer-beating jumper by Okobo brought Monaco within 44-48 at halftime.

Arnas Butkevicius set a 46-51 edge from behind the arc after the game resumed, but those were the only Zalgiris points in more than 3 minutes. Monaco managed to complete the rally and tie things up, 51-51, when Okobo hit his second three of the night. The visitors stopped the game and changed four players, who delivered rapidly. Smailagic came first with 5 straight points to wake Zalgiris up, 54-59, as Theis and Birutis collected their fourth fouls almost immediately. A three-point play by Francisco and a late three by Deividas Sirvydis were like water for the thirsty, enabling the visitors to finish the third quarter with a 58-65 edge.

Mam Jaiteh took over for Monaco early in the last quarter, going for 7 points in a row that got the home team within 65-67, as Birutis fouled out. Zalgiris didn’t tremble, though, and used the free-throw line to keep scoring and earn a 65-72 advantage with 6 minutes remaining.  Diallo was the next one to foul out, as Theis and James made it a one-possession game from the line soon after, with the latter hitting a mid-range jumper to tie it, 73-73, entering crunch-time. Edgaras Ulanovas made the most from consecutive offensive rebounds and nailed a three to cool down Monaco, 73-76, but James remained red-hot and tied it again with 5 more points, including a huge three to tie it at 78-78 with 39 seconds to go. Butkevicius gave Zalgiris its last bucket, but Theis sent the game to overtime because of an offensive foul called after the Butkevicius shot.

James continued pulling the strings for Monaco in the extra session as he opened fire with a bucket and followed with 3 free throws after drawing a foul on Dunston to boost the hosts to an 85-80 lead. That was too much for an exhausted Zalgiris, which saw how Okobo extended it to 90-83 soon after.  Despite Francisco hitting from downtown, Monaco felt completely in charge and just needed another bucket from Okobo to seal the win.

Mike James and Elie Okobo suffocated the Lithuanian champs in the extra period

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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has become the second team this season to clinch a spot in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs, making this the third straight year that the fans on the Asian side of Istanbul will be watching playoff basketball.

Fenerbahce becomes the second team to lock up a playoff spot

[Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/) has become the second team this season to clinch a spot in the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, making this the third straight year that the fans on the Asian side of Istanbul will be watching playoff basketball.

To secure its playoff berth, Fenerbahce needed to overcome Paris Basketball at home in Round 31, which [it did with a memorable 101-100 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/nigel-hayes-davis-the-hero-as-fenerbahce-beats-paris-101-100-to-make-playoffs/) thanks to [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/)'s game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer.

### Strong start and a strong finish

Fenerbahce’s journey to its 11th playoff trip this century had some ups and downs in the first part of the season as the team was hit hard with injuries to key backcourt players. [Scottie Wilbekin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/scottie-wilbekin/006661/) suffered a season-ending injury in Round 1, [Wade Baldwin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/wade-baldwin-iv/009863/) and [Devon Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/devon-hall/011205/) were both absent for a significant amount of time, and [Marko Guduric](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/marko-guduric/004004/) and [Sertac Sanli](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sertac-sanli/002968/) missed games, too.

None of that prevented Fenerbahce from having a strong start to the campaign, winning nine games in the opening 11 rounds to sit atop the standings.

However, late in November and throughout December, with the forementioned injuries piling up, Fenerbahce went on a losing stretch by five of its next six games, including a 30-point home drubbing against Monaco and a 27-point road loss at FC Barcelona.

But with the turn of the new calendar year and players slowly coming back post-injury, head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius steadied the ship. Fenerbahce has been one of the best teams ever since.

Led by All-EuroLeague forward [Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) and key contributions from Guduric and Hall, Fenerbahce went on a run. With its Round 31 win against Paris, Fenerbahce has now won 11 of its last 14 games.

That streak included a road win against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, a 10-point triumph in Piraeus against a league-leading Olympiacos, as well as big wins in Paris and Milan.

Despite a balanced offensive contribution coming from much of the roster, the key to Fenerbahce’s success – its ability to overcome injuries – has come from its defensive effort. Fenerbahce has allowed the fourth-fewest points per game (80.8 PPG), and that defense has been particularly stiff around the rims where Fenerbahce has held opponents to 9.5 offensive rebounds, the second-fewest in the league, and the fourth-lowest two-point shooting at 53.9%.

### Looking to continue playoff winning habit

So far, Fenerbahce has won six of its 10 playoff series, but it has an even better percentage when you consider that it has won six of eight best-of-five series.

Fenerbahce made five Final Fours in a row, from 2014 to 2019, and won the championship in 2017. It also reached the Final Four last season before falling in the semis against Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in Berlin.

While there is still a battle in the fight to secure home-court advantage in the playoffs, Fenerbahce is now assured that it will be engaging in battles in April and May to make its seventh EuroLeague Final Four appearance.

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The Turkish giant, having won 11 of its last 14 games, is playoff bound

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Fenerbahce Beko wrapped up its place in the EuroLeague Playoffs in style by beating Paris Basketball 101-100 on a game-winning three-pointer by Nigel Hayes-Davis.

Nigel Hayes-Davis the hero as Fenerbahce beats Paris, 101-100, to make playoffs

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul wrapped up its place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs in style by beating Paris Basketball 101-100 on a game-winning three-pointer by Nigel Hayes-Davis. Paris star TJ Shorts looked as though he had given his side the victory when he scored a layup with two seconds remaining to set a 98-100 score, but Hayes-Davis caused the roof to come off Ulker Sport and Event Hall with his triple.

Marko Guduric led Fenerbahce in scoring with 25 points. Hayes-Davis ended the night with 19 points, with Errick McCollum pouring in 18 and Tarik Biberovic adding 14. Paris, which could only suit 10 players due to its injury crisis, had Shorts and Nadir Hifi both net 19 points, while Mikael Jantunen had 14, Yakuba Ouattara 13, Kevarrius Hayes 12, and Sebastian Herrera 11.

Despite being without Collin Malcolm, Maodo Lo, Daulton Hommes and Leon Kratzer, Paris had a solid start to the first quarter and led 2-7 after scores by Jantunen, Shorts and Ward. Fenerbahce tied it back up at 7-7 thanks to Guduric and Biberovic, but Paris was the more impressive side in the early going, getting contributions from a number of players. Herrera, Hifi and Ouattara ensured Paris had the lead before Jantunen and Tyson Ward forced Fenerbahce to call a timeout at 14-20. Shorts drained a mid-range jumper to ensure it was 17-24 in Paris’s favor after the first frame.

Guduric tried to inspire Fenerbahce’s response with five points early in the second, but Jantunen, Hayes and Ward combined to open the first double-digit lead of the night at 22-23. The hosts were struggling to keep a lid on the visitors’ offense, and Hifi caused a real headache for coach Saras Jasikevicius with a couple of tough scores before going 6 for 6 on two trips to the line, 37-49. An 8-2 end to the half for Fenerbahce, capped by Guduric’s push shot that beat the end-of-quarter buzzer, made it 44-51 at the break.

Herrera’s corner three got the third quarter underway, 44-54, as Paris restored its double-digit advantage. Shorts and Hayes kept finding ways to put points on the board, too, with the visitors going up by 15 points for the first time at 48-63. Wade Baldwin scored six points in a hurry for Fenerbahce, 54-63, but Ouattara and Hifi struck from beyond the arc to open a 15-point gap again, 54-69. Ouattara also hit from deep again at 57-72. All the momentum was in the visitors’ favor, and Hifi’s three beat the shot-clock buzzer with three seconds to go as Paris took a 71-84 edge into the final period.

After setting a club record by netting 84 points through the first three quarters, Paris went cold at the worst time possible. McCollum’s three gave the Fenerbahce fans hope at 74-84, and that started an 18-2 run as the hosts flipped the game on its head. The three-ball was particularly effective, as that McCollum triple was followed by one for Guduric, another for McCollum, two in a row by Hayes-Davis, who finished the run by scoring inside. Hayes-Davis’s second three tied it up at 86-86, then he completed the comeback at 88-86. Paris wasn’t going away, though, and got some big baskets by Ward and Ouattara, with the French side leading 93-98 with 1:05 minutes left. Baldwin’s runner and Biberovic’s three tied it up at 98-98, but Shorts thought he’d scored the game-winner with two seconds left. But Hayes-Davis’s three-pointer at the buzzer wrapped up the victory.

The Turkish giant stole victory from the jaws of defeat

McCormack on the alley oop! Motorola Magic Moment

Harris dunks home Voigtmann’s sweet dish! Motorola Magic Moment,

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Hezonja with the reverse slam! Motorola Magic Moment

Reuvers's alley-oop slam! Magic Moment

AS Monaco-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Llull does what he does best! Motorola Magic Moment

Davies charges away and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment

McCormack on the alley oop! Motorola Magic Moment

Harris dunks home Voigtmann’s sweet dish! Motorola Magic Moment,

Tyrique Jones with a big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

Brimah's big block! Magic Moment

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball| RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Facu magic! Motorola Magic Moment

Hapoel's double block! Magic Moment

Hayes-Davis wins it! Motorola Magic Moment