Round 14 in the EuroCup has officially come to a close.
Game Center: Cluj punches playoff ticket; Buducnost, Slask cause shocks
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys 84-92 Dreamland Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria returned to winning ways in the EuroCup by downing Lietkabelis on the road in Round 14. Gran Canaria improved to 11-3 in the standings while Lietkabelis dropped to 5-9. Ethan Happ paced the winners with 23 points of 10-of-13 two-point shooting plus 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Nico Brussino added 16 points for Gran Canaria. Deividas Sirvydis shined for Lietkabelis with 31 points - including 19 in the fourth quarter.
Turk Telekom Ankara 78-70 Dolomiti Energia Trento
Turk Telekom took another step towards erasing its nightmare start to the season by knocking off Trento at home to close in on the playoff ranks in Group B. Turk Telekom wasted an 11-point lead but regained control with an 11-3 late surge to grab its fourth win in the last five games for a 5-9 record. Yigitcan Saybir led the way with a career high 21 points and Steven Enoch collected 16 points and 13 rebounds. Trento saw its two-game winning streak end and fell to 6-8 in the group. Paul Biligha scored 13 points in defeat.
U-BT Cluj-Napoca 90-74 Aris Midea Thessaloniki
Cluj protected its home floor in style and secured a spot in the playoffs with a convincing win over visiting Aris on Wednesday night. Cluj improved to 10-4 in Group B, sweeping Aris, which dropped to 6-8 on the season. With four games to go, Cluj mathematically secured a finish among the top six teams in the group. Emanuel Cate led all scorers with 18 points, while Bryce Jones scored 10 of his 17 points in the key third quarter. For Aris, Silvio De Sousa netted 14 points and Jonathan Stark finished with 13 in defeat.
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 78-74 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse
Buducnost has kept its EuroCup playoff hopes alive by beating Bourg, the leader in Group B coming into Round 14, 78-74 at Moraca on Wednesday evening. This triumph improved Buducnost to a 6-9 record, giving it hope entering the final regular-season games of the campaign, while Bourg’s seven-game winning run came to an end as it dropped to 11-3.
Veolia Hamburg Towers 90-96 Joventut Badalona
Joventut secured a 90-96 victory at Hamburg in Round 14 of the 2023-24 EuroCup season. The Spanish side improved its regular-season record to 9-5 in Group A, while Hamburg fell to a 2-11 mark. A fast-paced matchup in Hamburg produced top-quality basketball, with the rollercoaster going down to the wire before center Ante Tomic clinched it for Joventut with the last 6 points of the game.
Slask Wroclaw 100-88 ratiopharm Ulm
Slask grabbed its first home win of the 2023-24 EuroCup season when it defeated visiting Ulm 100-88 at Hala Orbita on Wednesday night. The hosts set the foundations for its victory with a great second quarter, in which they scored 31 points to lead 52-37 at halftime. Ulm attempted to come back several times in the second half, but Slask used a strong fourth quarter to prevent the visitors from getting closer than 5 points. Slask improved to 2-12, while Ulm slips to 8-6 after suffering its third loss in a row.
Umana Reyer Venice 106-96 Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul
Reyer brought an end to its four-game losing streak with a 106-96 overtime victory over Besiktas in Round 14 of the 2023-24 EuroCup season. The hosts were dominant in the first half and even led by 18, but Besiktas bounced back after the break to send the game to overtime. Reyer stepped up in the extra period, however, to improve to a 5-9 record and remained in the playoff race, while Besiktas dropped to 8-6.
Paris Basketball 93-72 Prometey Slobozhanske
Paris kept rolling in the 2023-24 EuroCup season as the Group A leader stormed past Prometey , 93-72, to record its sixth straight victory. Paris led by 10 points at halftime but blew the game wide open with an 18-3 start to the second half, as it improved its record to 13-1. TJ Shorts led the way with 18 points and 10 assists, while Tyson Ward scored 18 points and Collin Malcolm added 16 points. Prometey had won three of its last four games but fell to 7-7, including 2-5 on the road. Tai Odiase was Prometey’s leading scorer with 14 points and Oleksandr Lypovyy had 11 points. DJ Kennedy collected 3 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in his first game of the season.
Wolves Vilnius 91-89 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana
Wolves pulled out a dramatic 91-89 home win over the winless Cedevita to snap a six-game losing streak and improved to 5-9 in Group A, keeping playoff hopes alive. Already-eliminated Cedevita Olimpija dropped to 0-14. In a back-and-forth affair, the hosts made more plays down the stretch, with Rasheed Sulaimon's tough tie-breaking layup with 41 seconds left proving to be the game-winner. Sulaimon, playing in his first game since Round 6, made 5 of 8 three-pointers of the way to 23 points. Vaidas Kariniauskas added 15, Tre'shawn Thurman 12 and Kristupas Zemaitis 10 for the winners while Jeffery Taylor collected 13 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds. Karlo Matkovic had 21 points and 6 rebounds for Cedevita while Justin Cobbs added 15 points and DJ Stewart 12.
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 96-100 London Lions
London came out smoking and finished strong to defeat host Hapoel 96-100 and guarantee its spot in the BKT EuroCup Playoffs for a second consecutive season. The victory lifted London to 10-4 in Group A, still behind second-place Tel Aviv (11-3), meaning both will be battling for a top-two finish and direct passage to the quarterfinals the rest of the way. Hapoel will hold the head-to-head advantage, however, having beaten London 90-98 earlier in the season. Heroes abounded for London, for whom newcomer David Nwaba led six double-figure scorers with 17 points. Conor Morgan and Luke Nelson added 15 each, Gabe Olaseni 12 and 10 rebounds, while Matthew Morgan scored 11 and Donte Grantham 10. Hapoel got 24 points from Xavier Munford, 17 from Kyle Alexander, 14 from Tomer Ginat and 13 from Dezmine wells while Bar Timor combined 15 with 12 assists.