Now in the second half of the season, teams will face the opponents they faced in the opening round
Game Center: Three road winners from seven tonight!
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Wednesday, December 4
Bahcesehir College Istanbul 84-74 Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius
Bahcesehir registered its seventh win in a row on Wednesday night, defeating the visiting Wolves 84-74. Bahcesehir improved to a 9-1 record atop the Group A standings, while Wolves dropped to 5-5 on the season. This outcome also means Bahcesehir swept the season series against the Wolves. In a closely contested game, the hosts made a key run at the start of the third quarter, opening a double-digit lead, and Wolves never got closer than 6 points the rest of the way. Axel Bouteille led the winners with 19 points and 6 rebounds, while Jaleen Smith, CJ Massinburg and Tyler Cavanaugh scored 13 apiece. Cavanaugh also pulled down 11 rebounds. Anthony Cowan had 23 points for the visitors, Andrew Andrews netted 18 points, Tre'Shawn Thurman scored 11 and Marek Blazevic poured in 10 points in the defeat.
7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 93-98 Turk Telekom Ankara
In a thriller that went down to the final seconds, Turk Telekom topped Lietkabelis 93-98 on the road in Round 10 on Wednesday. Turk Telekom improved to 5-5 in Group A while Lietkabelis dropped to 2-7. Anthony Brown led the winners with 26 points. Braian Angola added 24, Yoan Makoundou had 23 while Speedy Smith got 10 for Turk Telekom. Martynas Varnas led Lietkabelis with 20 points. Oleksandar Kovliar added 16, Georgios Kalaitzakis had 13, Mantas Rubstavicius 12 and Justin Briggs 10 for the hosts.
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 95-70 Joventut Badalona
Hapoel led from tip to buzzer, with the margin reaching as high as 32, in blasting Joventut to move into a share of third place in Group A at 6-4. Antonio Blakeney led a deep Hapoel attack, in which all but two players scored, with a season-high 20 points, Patrick Beverley tallied 15 points and 6 assists and former EuroLeague Rising Star Yam Madar made an impact in his first EuroCup game with his boyhood club, too. Kassius Robertson scored 21 for Joventut, which slipped to 3-7.
Aris Midea Thessaloniki 74-81 Umana Reyer Venice
Umana Reyer Venice is starting to build some momentum in the BKT EuroCup after reeling off its third straight victory on Wednesday night, beating Aris Midea Thessaloniki 74-81 in Greece to improve to a 5-5 record. Aris, which trailed by as many as 20 points, took the lead for the first time with 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but Jordan Parks scored 8 points the rest of the way as Reyer secured the win.
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 88-90 Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul
In a thriller that went down to the wire, Besiktas edged Buducnost 88-90 on Wednesday night in the Montenegrin capital. Besiktas improved its record to 6-4 which is tied for a third-best in Group A, while Buducnost dropped to 4-6. Besiktas took the lead with a 4-17 run that opened the third quarter and never trailed again, but also never had a lead bigger than 8 points. In the final seconds, Buducnost had two shots to win, but first Fletcher Magee and then McKinley Wright missed would-be game-winning three-pointers. Jonah Mathews and Kelan Martin scored 20 apiece in a victory. Dustin Sleva added 16, Kyle Allman 11 and Derek Needham had 10 points for the visitors. Kenan Kamenjas was Buducnost's top scorer with 21 points, Mateo Dreznjak had 17 points and Juwan Morgan 13 in the loss.
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 93-82 Veolia Towers Hamburg
Bourg avoided a major slip-up by rallying from 14 points down to beat Hamburg 93-82 in Group B. Bourg used a 22-4 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to improve to 6-4 after having lost four of its last five games, with its first win since November 6. Hugo Benitez scored 17 points, 11 of which came in the final 15 minutes, Joel Ayayi had 15 points and Jordan Usher and Jean-Marc Pansa both picked up 11 points. Hamburg set a new club record for most points in a first half with 58 points, one point off the club’s record in a half. But then managed just 24 points in the final 20 minutes and fell to 2-8, including a 0-6 mark on the road. Johnathan Stove led the way with 22 points and Jaizec Lottie had 19 points.
Tuesday, December 3
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 103-96 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Cedevita Olimpija started the second half of the regular season with an important 103-96 home victory over U-BT Cluj-Napoca for its second straight win in Group B. Cedevita fought off every challenge to sweep the season series with Cluj, having taken the road game 86-93 to hold the tiebreaker. Cedevita improved to 6-4 with Devin Robinson scoring 25 points, Brynton Lemar totaling 23 points and Devante Jones and Jaka Blazic both adding 15 points. Cluj had been in excellent form with five wins in the last six games, but now have a 5-5 record. Mareks Mejeris’s 17 points and Zavier Simpson scoring 16 points were not enough for the road team.
ratiopharm Ulm 83-69 Trefl Sopot
Ulm used a strong second half to register an 83-69 win over the winless Trefl on Tuesday night. This win improved Ulm to a 6-4 record in Group A, while Sopot is still bottom with 10 losses in as many games. Karim Jallow led Ulm with 16 points, and Ben Saraf scored all 15 of his points in the second half. Noa Essengue had 14 points and 7 rebounds before exiting with an injury in the third quarter, and Nelson Weidemann added 13 in a victory. Marcus Weathers had 16 for Sopot, Jakub Schenk netted 14, while Geofrey Groselle scored 11 and Aaron Best finished with 10.
Dolomiti Energia Trento 70-81 Dreamland Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria has improved to an 8-2 record in Group A after defeating Trento 70-81 on the road in Round 10, with the hosts dropping to a 3-7 mark. Jaka Lakovic’s men led for the final 25:30 minutes of the contest and remain second in the standings, while Paolo Galbiati’s squad are ninth. Caleb Homesley was Gran Canaria’s leading scorer on the night, finishing with 15 points, and he was joined in double figures by Mike Tobey on 11 and Nico Brussino on 10. Trento’s Jordan Ford ended up scoring a game-high 17 points, with Anthony Lamb netting 16, and Myles Cale had 12.