Round 10 of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season was a good one to be away from home as an amazing eight road teams returned from their trips with victories!
Round 10: Eight road warriors returned home happy!
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Wednesday, December 6
7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 81-83 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
Buducnost bounced back from a blowout loss last week to start the second half of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season with an 81-83 road victory over Lietkabelis. Buducnost’s new acquisition Yogi Ferrell hit 2 three-pointers and 4 free throws in the final 95 seconds as the guests improved to 4-6 in Group B after having lost five of their last six games - including a 27-point defeat in Round 9 at first-place Dreamland Gran Canaria. Marvin Jones led Buducnost with 16 points and Ferrell had 14 points in Buducnost’s first road win of the campaign. Lietkabelis dropped to 4-6 with a second straight loss. Gediminas Orelik and Deividas Sirvydas both scored 21 points and Vytenis Lipkevicius added 16 points in the defeat.
Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-85 Joventut Badalona
Joventut Badalona won for the second game in succession by downing Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-85 BJK Emlakjet Sports & Event Hall on Wednesday evening. As a result of this triumph, Joventut improved to a 5-5 record in Group A, while Besiktas dropped to 6-4. Andres Feliz paced Joventut with 21 points while Kenny Chery and Andrew Andrews added 11 each. Besiktas got 28 points from Jonah Mathews and 22 from Derek Needham.
Wolves Vilnius 79-110 Paris Basketball
Paris Basketball grabbed its seventh road win in Group A by overwhelming host Wolves Wilnius 79-110 in the Lithuanian capital. Paris improved to 9-1 in the Group A standings while Wolves dropped to 4-5. TJ Shorts, and Nadir Hifi led the winners with 24 points apiece. Shorts added 11 assists for a double-double, picking up just 1 turnover. Leon Kratzer added 12 points for Paris, which had five others players with at least 8 points. Adas Juskevicius led Wolves with 15 points. Regimantas Miniotas added 10 for the hosts.
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 80-95 Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv made another step closer toward returning to the BKT EuroCup playoffs by downing Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 80-95 on Wednesday. Hapoel improved to 7-2 in third place in Group A, while Cedevita remained winless at 0-10. Hapoel controlled the game and was in the lead for majority of the night. Jaylen Hoard led the way with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Braian Angola scored 15, Idan Zalmanson scored 13, Xavier Munford 12 and Bar Timor had 11 points. For Cedevita, Jaka Blazic finished with 21 points. Karlo Matkovic added 19 points and 5 blocks.
Dolomiti Energia Trento 83-85. ratiopharm Ulm
Ulm solidified its chances of reaching the playoffs by holding on for a hard-fought 83-85 victory and completing a season sweep of host Trento. Ulm just barely escaped a miraculous Trento push-back to lift its record to 7-3 in Group B. L.J. Figueroa led Ulm with 20 points, Trevion Williams collected 15 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists, and Karim Jallow chipped in 10 points. Trento fell to 4-6 with its third loss in four games. Kamar Baldwin paced six players in double figures with 18 points and 6 assists and Andrejs Grazulis added 15 points and 6 rebounds for Trento.
Dreamland Gran Canaria 93-65 Aris Midea Thessaloniki
Gran Canaria soared to a perfect 10-0 record with a no-doubt-about-it 93-65 win over the visiting Aris, which fell to 3-7 in the Group B table. With Aris playing zone defense, Gran Canaria hit 6 three-pointers in the first quarter to open a double-digit lead, and never allowed the visitors closer than 9 points the rest of the way. Roko Prkacin paced the winners with 13 points and 8 rebound. A.J. Slaughter, Miquel Salvo and Ben Lammers scored 11 apiece, while Sylven Landesberg finished with 10. Vassilis Toliopoulos scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half for Aris, and Silvio De Sousa was the other Aris player in double figures with 10 points in defeat.
Tuesday, December 5
Turk Telekom Ankara 95-84 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Turk Telekom Ankara got back to winning ways for the first time since Round 2 by beating U-BT Cluj-Napoca 95-84 at Ankara Spor Salonu in Round 10 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season. With this victory on Tuesday evening, Turk Telekom improved to 2-8, while dropped to 7-3.
Veolia Towers Hamburg 83-97 Prometey Slobozhanske
Prometey Slobozhnske bounced back from its road loss against Joventut Badalona last week by clinching an 83-97 win against Veolia Towers Hamburg in Round 10 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season at Edel-Optics.De Arena on Tuesday night. Prometey nudged ahead early and grabbed a double-digit advantage in the first period, then maintained its lead the rest of the way.
Slask Wroclaw 63-72 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse
Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse extended its winning streak to four games after beating Slask Wroclaw 63-72 at Hala Orbita in Round 10 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season. The visitors were in control of the game from start to finish against a Slask side that took to the court without star players Kendale McCullum and Jakub Niziol. Bourg improved to an 8-2 record, while Slask dropped to 2-8.
Umana Reyer Venice 91-95 London Lions
The London Lions continued their momentum in the BKT EuroCup by defeating Umana Reyer Venice 91-95 at Palasport Taliercio on Tuesday night. With its fifth straight win in the EuroCup, London improved to 8-2 overall and 5-0 on the road, while Reyer fell to a 4-6 record.