Name: Paris Basketball-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 4 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

Alfonso Plummer drained 4 three-pointers in scoring a career-high 23 points in BAXI Manresa’s 101-94 victory over Hapoel Jerusalem for a 2-1 mark in Group A. 

Plummer provides spark as Manresa find energy without fans 

Alfonso Plummer showed last season that he can take over BKT EuroCup games while playing for ratiopharm ulm. The sharpshooting guard provided the spark that BAXI Manresa needed to overcome Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem without its fans and win back-to-back EuroCup games.

Plummer drained 4 three-pointers in scoring a career-high 23 points in Manresa’s 101-94 victory over Jerusalem for a 2-1 mark in Group A.

The EuroCup debutant from Spain trailed by 13 points in the second half but rallied back into the game despite it being played behind closed doors.

“The coach said at halftime that we needed to bring the energy in the second half since we didn’t have the fans. So we needed to try to find our own energy and keep going. We just kept fighting no matter the score and we won the game,” said Plummer, who scored 17 of his points in the final 18 minutes.

Trailing 48-61 midway through the third quarter, Plummer buried two three-pointers to start a 24-10 run to claim the lead early in the final frame. He also had 3 free throws and another triple in the spurt.

The guard added 3 more foul shots with 4 minutes to play and added a final score with 73 seconds remaining for a 95-91 advantage, which proved to be the winning basket.

“Alfonso played very well and was very successful. But above all, I want to highlight his great decision-making. He played with great determination, which is what's asked of him,” Ocampo said at the post-game press conference.

Plummer is no stranger to hitting triples in the EuroCup. Last season, he knocked down at least 3 three-pointers in 10 of his 17 games. Against Jerusalem, the 28-year-old Puerto Rican also helped the team from the free throw line, making 9 of 11 foul shots.

The entire Manresa team was excellent in both of those areas. Diego Ocampo’s side connected on 10 of 21 three-pointers (47.6%) and made 33 of 40 free throws (82.5%). Manresa also finished the game with 24 assists.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🥺 𝑆𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑒́𝑠 𝑒𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑖𝑥...<br>🫶 Aquest partit també es per tots els nostres aficionats. 🤍❤️Aixì ho ha celebrat l&#39;equip! <a href="https://t.co/9deOLMGCeE">pic.twitter.com/9deOLMGCeE</a></p>&mdash; BAXI Manresa (@BasquetManresa) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasquetManresa/status/1978583116659798235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“We defended much better one-on-one (in the second half). We controlled the rebounds much better and then we could run.  And we moved the ball,” Ocampo said.  “And for sure the three-point shots were very important for us to be more positive.”

Manresa struggled to contain Jerusalem’s trio of Justin Smith, Jared Harper and Khadeen Carrington, who each scored at least 21 points to combine for 65 points. But only five other players scored for the visitors, and just one of them had more than 6 points.

Ocampo praised his team for successfully dealing with the uncommon situation of not having fans in the Pavello Nou Congost. 

“For me, the team's work is a great credit: the work of all the players, because today was a very difficult opponent and a strange situation,” he said.

“The players had a good mentality. They understood the situation. I'm very grateful for how they behaved and how they prepared themselves for a very strange game. We always play here with the stadium at full capacity, and today there was no one there. It shows a great mentality.”

And the spark from Alfonso Plummer was a major reason for that.

Game News

Manresa overcomes 65 points from Jerusalem trio in a game behind closed doors.

BAXI Manresa v Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (2025-10-15T18:45:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 4 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague

Paris Basketball v Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2025-10-15T18:45:00.000Z)

Virtus Bologna remains perfect at home in the EuroLeague this season, thanks in no small part to the play of Carsen Edwards in Round 4.

Carsen Edwards inspires Virtus to another big night at the PalaDozza

There was plenty of excitement when [Virtus Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/vir/) announced the signing of [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) this past summer. The 27-year-old, coming off a career-best season with FC Bayern Munich, was seen as the centerpiece of Vu Nere’s new project. But through the first three rounds of the EuroLeague season, Edwards found himself under the microscope.

That changed on Wednesday night.

The former Boston Celtic delivered his breakout performance in a Virtus jersey, leading his team to a 77-73 win over [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/mco/). It marked the Italian side’s second straight home victory, following their Round 1 triumph over Real Madrid (74-68).

Back-to-back road losses in Rounds 2 and 3 had cooled some of the early buzz around Dusko Ivanovic’s squad, with criticism falling on Edwards among others. But in Round 4, he set the tone from the tip at the PalaDozza, scoring 8 points in the opening quarter – matching the 8 from [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/), who received some boos following his two years with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

Virtus Bologna-AS Monaco | Round 4 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague

Edwards added another 8 across the second and third quarters, then dropped 8 more in the final frame to finish with 24 – his highest-scoring game for Virtus and his best since the final day of the 2024-25 regular season with Bayern.

“How are you and I going to talk about the best player that we have?” said [Luca Vildoza](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/luca-vildoza/007947/) afterward, when asked about Edwards. “I’m just proud. I like playing with him. I hope he continues that way. He showed last year the way he can hoop, the kind of player he is, so I’m just really happy being next to him.”

It was a standout night for both Edwards and Virtus, though things nearly unraveled at the end. After a driving layup from Edwards pushed the lead to 74–62 with just under three minutes remaining, Monaco responded with an 8–0 run that quieted the PalaDozza. Edwards stepped up again, drawing a foul from [Alpha Diallo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alpha-diallo/011226/) and calmly sinking both free throws to restore a two-possession cushion with 67 seconds left.

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Virtus did just enough to hold on and even its record at 2–2 on the season.

“It was important for us to build good habits and put ourselves in a good position in this game, especially at home. It was good for us,” Edwards told EuroLeague TV in his post-game interview.

Those habits will face another test on Friday night, when Edwards and Virtus go on the road to face LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, looking to string together consecutive wins for the first time this season.

Monaco, on the other hand, will look to get back on track when it hosts Valencia Basket, also on Friday night.

The Italian side remains perfect at home after a Round 4 win over Monaco

Virtus Bologna v AS Monaco (2025-10-15T18:30:00.000Z)

It was not pretty but Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse preserved its unbeaten status in Group B with a 56-66 win over Panionios Athens 56-66. 

Bourg plays 'tough' to stay perfect, hold off Panionios 56-66

It was not pretty but Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse preserved its unbeaten status in Group B with a 56-66 win over Panionios Athens 56-66. The win saw Bourg improve to 3-0 on Wednesday night in Glyfada.

Bourg was in command during the first three quarters thanks to its defense, which through 30 minutes held the hosts to 38.4% two-point and 23.5% three-point shooting. Bourg also had a double-digit rebounding advantage through the first 30 minutes (36-26), which all led to the visitors building a 21-point margin that proved too big for the hosts to overcome.

“We know, to make a stop on defense, you have to get a rebound, that’s the most important, especially against a talented offensive team like this,” said Bourg center Kevin Kokila, who pulled down 11 boards in the win. “I did a good job, my teammates did good job, too. That is why we conceded only 56 points, that is very good.”

Kokila also scored 9 points. Darius McGhee paced Bourg, scoring 11 of his 17 points in the first half, and Vincent Mitchell netted 10 for Bourg, which did enough offensively, but displayed what its physicality, athleticism and size can do to opposing offenses.

“Our physicality will lead us to the top”, a confident Kokila said during his post-game interview. “We are an ambitious team and we know to beat good teams you have to be tough, especially on the road. If we continue like this, we will be good.”

Bourg coach Frederic Fauthoux did not dare to be as confident, but was certainly satisfied.

“We know Panionios plays very well offensively. We had big goals for tonight, and to keep a team like this to 56 points it’s a good performance”, Fauthoux said during his post game interview.

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Panionios needed more than 3 minutes in each of the first three quarters to score its first field goal. While that was not a deciding factor why Bourg led at halftime, the hosts’ scoring drought between the second and third quarter was what paved Bourg’s way to this victory.

Both offenses struggled in the first half, but Panionios built a lead with McGhee, Both Gach and Ricardo Lindo in main roles. Then, in the final 2 minutes of the first half, Lindo and Kokila each delivered a big block on the defensive end, only for McGhee to follow each one with a three-pointer on the offensive end, and give Bourg a 25-34 halftime lead.

Then the hosts had a 4-minute scoring drought to open the third quarter. Meanwhile Lindo and Adam Mokoka each had a big dunk, and Mokoka added a three-pointer to open a 25-42 margin.

In addition to the 0-6 run in the final 2 minutes of the second quarter, that was a 0-13 spurt that put Bourg in complete control.

“In the first half we allowed Bourg second chances, which they converted, and to strike on fast break, where they are really good”, Panionios head coach Luka Pavicevic analyzed after the loss. “And \[they\] built a lead, and a game where they could take this important win for them.”

The margin was as big as 29-50 in the third quarter. Panionios showed life in the fourth quarter, and cut it down to 5 points with just under 4 minutes to go, but never closer than that.

The loss is second in a row for Panionios, which dropped to 1-2 record. Giorgios Tsalmpouris had 13 points and Nate Watson scored 10 in the loss.

Defense, rebounding led Bourg to the road win

Bourg plays 'tough' to stay perfect, hold off Panionios

Panionios Athens v Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse (2025-10-15T16:30:00.000Z)

Umana Reyer Venice-Neptunas Klaipeda | Round 3 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup

Umana Reyer Venice v Neptunas Klaipeda (2025-10-15T18:00:00.000Z)

Theo Maledon had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, while Trey Lyles shined with 17 points and 5 rebounds in 20 minutes of playing time, as Real registered its third consecutive win, this time fending off a big fourth-quarter rally by the visiting Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, to grab a 93-86 victory.

Los Blancos turned to Lyles, debutant Maledon in win over Partizan

It took little time for [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/) to get in the thick of things for Real Madrid. And another newcomer, [Trey Lyles](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/trey-lyles/014117/), to display what kind of a difference-maker he can be for *Los Blancos*.

This was Maledon’s first EuroLeague game in a Real uniform after starting the season with an injury. Not that, nor spending just 14 minutes and 15 seconds on the floor, prevented him from playing a key role down the stretch.

Maledon had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, while Lyles shined with 17 points and 5 rebounds in 20 minutes of playing time, as Real registered its third consecutive win, this time fending off a big fourth-quarter rally by the visiting Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, to grab a 93-86 victory.

Real dominated Partizan for three quarters and led by as many as 21 points. It was 80-61 with 6 minutes to go when Coach Zeljko Obradovic rallied his troops to get within 84-80 with 2 minutes to go.

On the ensuing trip down the floor, it was first Maledon who managed to draw a foul as the shot-clock was expiring and Lyles used the new 14 seconds to drive to the rim and score in heavy traffic.

After 2 free throws from Jabari Parker restored a 4-point difference, Maledon calmly answered by nailing a corner triple after using a screen from Walter Tavares, to give *Los Blancos* a 7-point cushion. After another Partizan basket, it was Facundo Campazzo who sent a no-look pass for Lyles, whose layup sealed the deal with 33 seconds to go.

“It means a lot to any player when your teammates are relying on you and look for you in those moments,” Lyles said in a postgame interview for EuroLeague TV. “It’s a good feeling to have, and we have guys that are unselfish and share the ball, so it makes playing a lot easier and the shots a lot easier.”

Lyles has improved in each of the four games he played, and in this one he was 5-of-6 on two-pointers and 2-of-4 shooting threes. His stat line had 5 rebounds, 2 steals and a key highlight-reel chase-down block with 2:20 to go in the fourth quarter, that stopped a Partizan fast break.

On the other hand, Maledon had his first Real Madrid outing in front of the home fans, and he enjoyed every bit of it.

“It felt great, it felt amazing to play in front of our fans, to start at home. I definitely felt the love that the fans gave us, so I'm really grateful for that, the 24-year old French point guard said.

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After he entered the floor with 8:24 left in the second quarter, it took him just over 60 seconds to get his first assist on a Mario Hezonja three-pointer, and less than 2 minutes to score his first points of the EuroLeague season.

“I was able to get a rhythm, to play my game”, Maledon explained. “Obviously, coming back \[from injury\] there's always things to improve, so I think it was a great first one, especially that we got the win.

“I know I'll be on minute restrictions. Obviously, we'll try to test how I feel and hopefully go on from there. So, I was really just focused on being myself and seeing if I can help the team and play my game.”

Maledon made 4-of-7 field goals and flashed his quick first step to harass defenders and get to the free throw line where he made all 7 free throws for the night. It turned out, Real Madrid needed every bit of it after comfortably cruising for 34 minutes.

“I think we have enough experience to have a better control in those moments,” coach Real head coach Sergio Scariolo said after the win. “You know that an opponent like Partizan with such great system, great players, great coach will come back to the game. At this point, we don’t have the consistency and endurance to last at this level for 40 minutes, but we have to contain damages during the bad minutes.”

That damage control will likely get tested in 48 hours, with Real next traveling to play Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet at Belgrade Arena.

The two Real Madrid newcomers delivered without hesitation in the final minutes

Real Madrid v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2025-10-15T18:45:00.000Z)

Nadir Hifi and Justin Robinson combined for 50 points, nearly half of their team’s tally, as Paris defeated Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 105-87 on Wednesday night

Paris's Nadir Hifi, Justin Robinson were too much for Baskonia

[Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/prs/) arrived in the EuroLeague a year ago and since then, its frenetic style of play has caused headaches for many coaches in the competition. Despite the departure of head coach Tiago Splitter and the rebuilding the team underwent after losing its backbone last summer, Paris has returned as strong as ever this term, boasting the offensive talent many teams would be jealous of. And at the center of this Paris 2.0 sit two guards who have what it takes to make the difference game in, game out.

[Nadir Hifi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nadir-hifi/012640/) and [Justin Robinson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/justin-robinson/014008/) combined for 50 points, nearly half of their team’s tally, as Paris defeated [Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/bas/) 105-87 on Wednesday night. More importantly, what made them so tough to contain is the fact that one gives his place to the other, with one of the two always being on the floor throughout the 40 minutes.

Coming into the game as the league’s top scorer with 21.3 points per game, Hifi had a slow start to the duel, going scoreless before giving the mantle to Robinson. The latter came off the bench to score 5 straight points before being subbed off for Hifi midway through the first quarter. The French guard rediscovered his spark, netting 8 points including three straight midrange jumpers, as Paris secured a 30-21 lead after 10 minutes.

Hifi became the first player to take his tally to double digits by scoring a bucket 2 and a half minutes into the second quarter. He headed to the bench, as Robinson returned to the floor and nailed back-to-back triples, with Paris leading 51-47 at halftime. The two guards bagged 8 points apiece in the third, as Paris took a 79-71 cushion into the closing quarter.

An unlucky Baskonia saw both [Markus Howard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/markus-howard/011948/) and [Trent Forrest](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/trent-forrest/013367/) miss the second half due to injuries, but stayed closed and threatened with a final comeback push. Yet, Paris went on a 10-2 surge halfway through the fourth, with Robinson opening the run from inside and Hifi drilling two straight triples for a 95-81 lead.

“That was a great run,” Hifi told EuroLeague TV after the game. “Everybody was involved and this is the most important thing for us. To get everybody involved and be confident. This is our strength.”

Having shot 8-for-9 from inside the rainbow, Hifi ended the encounter on 29 points, this being the fourth game in a row where he scored more than 20. He also recorded 5 assists, but more importantly, he contributed on defense with 4 steals – 3 of which came in the last quarter.

“Nadir started from the defense in the last 5 minutes of the game, when he stepped up defensively, and then, as a consequence, he made the baskets that closed the game,” head coach Francesco Tabellini told EuroLeague TV. “That’s for us the way and that’s the target: being consistent from that standpoint.”

It should be noted that Hifi currently leads the EuroLeague by averaging over 3 steals per game, earning his boss's praise after inspiring Paris to the win over Baskonia.

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“Nadir, before breaking the game offensively with the 2 triples, he had already stepped up defensively and that’s something that is very important for a player that is learning to be a leader in a team,” Tabellini added in the post-game press conference. “Nadir has the chance to be an unbelievable player just because he’s combining the talent that everybody sees with an on-ball attitude. He keeps his feet grounded.”

Having won three straight games, Paris is set to host Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv in its bid to extend its home streak to three victories, which is what matters most to Robinson, who finished the game on 21 points.

“This league is hard to come by a win,” he noted after the game. “So as many as you can get, no matter how you get them, it’s great. So I think that the more we chip away at it, double week, single week, you’ve got to play hard and get the win no matter what.”

And as Paris’s guard duo already proved on Wednesday, they boast both the firepower and defensive impulse to help their team end this second double-round week of the season in style.

The backcourt duo combined for 50 points in the home win against the Basque side

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After three years wearing a Valencia Basket jersey, Chris Jones rode into town on Wednesday and stood tall at the end to lift his new team, Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv, to an impressive 93-100 road win. 

Chris Jones shines late to lift Hapoel in his return to Valencia

After three years wearing a Valencia Basket jersey, [Chris Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chris-jones/010568/) rode into town on Wednesday and stood tall at the end to lift his new team, Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv, to an impressive 93-100 road win. Hapoel never trailed, but Valencia was hot on its heels in the closing minutes.

The visitors led 77-91 when Valencia caught fire with consecutive three-pointers from Omari Moore, Kameron Taylor, Sergio De Larea and Moore again to get back in the game. Matt Costello went to the line with a chance to tie it with 2:31 remaining, but split his shots to cap a 13-0 run.

Then it was time for Jones to shine. He took a pass from Vasilije Micic and drained a three from the corner. Then Jones raced downcourt and intercepted a pass from Costello. Jones went on to score Hapoel's next 4 points – with a layup and 2 free throws – to maintain a two-possession lead despite free throws by Moore.

Jones finished the game 14 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, which were all season highs. Vasilije Micic paced the Hapoel attack with 24 points and 6 assists, Antonio Blakeney added 17 points on 5-of-8 three-point shooting and Elijah Bryant contributed 16 points and 6 rebounds.

It wasn't the first time Jones had a big role in a game between these teams in Valencia. Last season, he started and helped Valencia win the opening game of the best-of-three BKT EuroCup Semifinals against Hapoel. But after Hapoel evened the series, Jones missed the deciding game due to injury and Hapoel won the game, series and – eventually – the EuroCup.

"It was a good game. We came in, it was a little tough situation, not playing without the crowd, but I feel like the guys handled it well," Jones said after the game. "Of course, teams make runs, but we fought through that adversity and came out with the win."

While Hapoel has eight players on the roster from last season's EuroCup championship, it is largely a new team. Two of those returnees, Yam Madar and Bruno Caboclo, are sidelined with injuries, while the three biggest contributors against Valencia in terms of PIR – Micic, Bryant and Jones – are among the slew of newcomers.

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Micic was the team's biggest offseason signing and he said after the game that he feels like "a rookie."

"To be honest, I don't know how to describe our basketball right now," Micic said. "We've won three times, but probably this win covers the real picture… We want to get better every day. I hope today we will learn a little bit about ourselves because it's just a poor game, but no much time to to cry, and hopefully we can maintain winning, but also we need to get better as a team.

"Sometimes I have good nights, sometimes I don't, but I'm trying. Also, as I said always, for me, every game is like a final because I came back (from the NBA). I want to play. I want to fight for my position again. I feel like a rookie. So tonight it was, it was better than previous (games)."

Coach Dimitris Itoudis addressed the fact that Hapoel is still a work in progress in the post-game press conference saying: "Another win in the marathon. It’s important for us that we bounced back as a team, we bounced back after a not-so-good performance that we had in the previous game (against archrival Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv). And we’re looking forward to getting to know each other because we are in the process of becoming a real team. Still we are trying to connect the pieces together."

All of that is not a great sign for Hapoel's future opponents. The team is an offensive dynamo, averaging 95.0 points per game heading into Friday’s showdown against Paris Basketball in the French capital. And if Coach Itoudis does get all the pieces to fit together, it will spell trouble for EuroLeague defenses everywhere.

The former Valencia star scored 7 points in the last 130 seconds

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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2025-10-15T18:15:00.000Z)

Richaun Holmes struggled somewhat in his first three games at Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens after a summer move from the Washington Wizards, but the towering center – who celebrated his 32nd birthday on Wednesday night – came up big in Round 4 as he racked up 24 points and 10 boards in a 91-85 home win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.

Birthday boy Richaun Holmes catches fire to help Panathinaikos squeeze past ASVEL

[Richaun Holmes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/richaun-holmes/014011/) struggled somewhat in his first three games at [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) after a summer move from the Washington Wizards, but the towering center – who celebrated his 32nd birthday on Wednesday night – came up big in Round 4 as he racked up 24 points and 10 boards in a 91-85 home win over [LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne/asv/).

Holmes displayed the potential to be a more than worthy fill-in for the injured [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/), who is still feeling the collateral effects of last December’s horrific ankle injury which had sidelined him for months and forced him into a stuttering and premature comeback.

Holmes, who produced some good performances in the NBA, especially at the Sacramento Kings, only averaged 5.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in his opening three games for Panathinaikos, but he came unleashed with a monstrous input which drove the Greens to a hard-fought victory.

It was a perfect self-served birthday present for Holmes, who acknowledged in his post-game comments that he was still finding his feet at Panathinaikos. 

“I am a competitive man so when I’m not playing up to my standards I try to raise my game and help us win,” he said in a flash courtside interview. “I am glad that I was able to do that tonight. The guards did a great job finding me and I am still learning how to play with them. They made my job to catch and finish a lot easier.”

Holmes was a menace at both ends of the court, especially in ASVEL’s paint, as he shot 11 of 12 from the floor and collected 7 offensive boards, giving his markers a roasting all night.

[Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), who [stood out in the previous round’s 84-86 win at Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/kendrick-nunn-heroics-break-the-curse-as-panathinaikos-grabs-long-awaited-win-in-vitoria/) with 30 points including a game-winning shot at the buzzer, delivered again as he netted 18 of his game-high 26 points in a rampant first half.

The reigning EuroLeague MVP mixed layups with mid-range jumpers to devastating effect, adding 5 rebounds and 6 assists to his overall tally. He was stifled out for much of the second half but sank some clutch free throws late in the game, when ASVEL threatened to stage an upset.

The visitors kept chipping away at Panathinaikos, sinking 15 of 32 from downtown as they slashed the deficit to three points several times when the chips were down. At one stage, Panathinaikos responded with a pair of successive alley-oops from Nunn and Holmes, who combined to devastating effect as they showcased their NBA heritage.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We won! We won! <a href="https://twitter.com/Paobcgr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Paobcgr</a> ! Happy birthday <a href="https://twitter.com/Rich_Holmes22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rich_Holmes22</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TjShorts5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TjShorts5</a> <a href="https://t.co/VJBTWYbyLK">pic.twitter.com/VJBTWYbyLK</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Lydecia Holmes (@DrLydecia) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrLydecia/status/1978558309343916412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Coach Ergin Ataman was happy to take the win although he felt the performance left something to be desired, having singled out Holmes after the big man’s dominant display.

“The positive thing about tonight is that Holmes showed his ability and I expect him to gain confidence from that performance,” the Turkish tactician said. “We made some defensive mistakes but we found a way to win and that’s the most important thing in these double-round weeks.”

“We made some good offensive plays but we also let ASVEL make 15 three-pointers, which is too much. We now shift our focus to the next game at Anadolu Efes Istanbul on Friday.”

ASVEL produced a fine team effort as five visiting players finished in double figures, led by veteran [Nando De Colo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nando-de-colo/002100/), who poured 18 points, but they fell short of forcing a final twist as they lost the battle of the boards 38-24, having collected a mere 4 offensive rebounds against the home side’s 13. 

Still, coach Pierric Poupet was pleased with his team’s effort. “We played a great team in a vibrant atmosphere, we left it all out there on the court and I am proud of how my team fought,” he said.

The home team’s big man posted impressive figures and his effort was complemented by Kendrick Nunn

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