The hosts dominated on a night when they were without several players.
Joventut overpowers Hamburg, 108-76

Joventut Badalona got back to winning ways by defeating Veolia Towers Hamburg 108-76 at Palau Olimpic De Badalona in Round 5 of the BKT EuroCup on Tuesday night. The hosts were dominant from start to finish, scoring a club-record 65 first-half points despite the absences of Andres Feliz, Chinanu Onuaku, Vladimir Brodziansky and Ante Tomic. Joventut improved to 3-2, while Hamburg dropped to 0-5 as it continues its search for its first victory of the campaign.
An extraordinary Andrew Andrews paced the hosts with 33 points, shooting 4-for-8 from inside the arc, 5-for-8 on triples and a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line. Deshaun Thomas recorded 16 points and debutant Kenny Chery added 12. Seth Hinrichs led the visitors with 16 points, Mark Hughes added 13 and William Christmas paired his 11 points with 9 rebounds.
Andrews scored 5 of his team’s first 7 points, but four different Hamburg players got their names on the scoreboard in the first 2:30 minutes for a 7-9 edge. However, Andrews was on fire in the opening stages, taking his tally to 12 points, as Joventut secured a 17-12 lead midway through the first quarter. Hamburg constantly attacked the paint in its bid to make the most of Ante Tomic’s absence, but the Spanish side made 6 of 8 three-pointers to take a double-digit lead, 32-21, into the second quarter.
Joventut went on an 8-0 run, but Hamburg responded with a 0-9 spurt after Christmas drilled a three from the corner to bring the visitors within 40-30. Vives came off the bench to sink a triple that ended Hamburg’s momentum and then he connected with Miguel Allen, who threw down an alley-oop dunk that made it 47-30. Chery, who made his Joventut debut off the bench, scored 8 points in the first half, but Andrews was the man who stole the limelight by recording 22 points before the break and the hosts headed to the locker room up 65-42.
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Hinrichs started the second half strong with 8 back-to-back points in the second half, but Andrews looked unstoppable on the court, taking his tally to 28 points midway through the third quarter and allowing Joventut to build a 72-53 lead. The Spanish side did not take its foot off the gas, taking an 86-65 advantage into the closing quarter.
Joventut held its lead over 20 points in the last 10 minutes and everything indicated that it was only a matter of time to reach the 100-point mark. The hosts managed to do so following a Pep Busquets triple with 1:40 left on the clock as they eased over the finish line.