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Game Center: Hamburg stuns London; wins for Prometey, Bourg, Turk Telekom, Joventut
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Prometey Slobozhanske 89-70 Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul
Prometey Slobozhanske grabbed its third consecutive home win in Group A by downing Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 89-70 in Riga, Latvia on Wednesday. Both teams now 6-5 records in Group A, but Besiktas remains ahead in the standings due to having beaten Prometey by 22 in their first go-round. Besiktas is now on a three-game losing streak.Ondrej Balvin led the winners with 17 points. Tai Odiase added 16, Illia Sydorov 14, Rob Gray 12 and Issuf Sanon 10 for Prometey. Matthew Mitchell led Besiktas with 18 points. Derek Needham added 11 while Kyle Allman had 10 for the guests.
Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse 79-67 Dolomiti Energia Trento
Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse won its fifth straight game and improved to 6-0 at home this season after beating Dolomiti Energia Trento at Ekinox. Coach Frederic Fauthoux’s men improved to 9-2 on the season to remain alone in second place in Group B while dropping Trento to 4-7. Zaccharie Risacher and Isiaha Mike scored 12 points apiece for Bourg, which never trailed after the opening quarter. Kamar Baldwin paced Trento with 11 points in defeat.
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 73-96 Turk Telekom Ankara
Turk Telekom Ankara routed Buducnost VOLI Buducnost 73-96 on the road for its second straight victory and its first away from home all season. Turk Telekom tallied 57 points in the second half to decide it and give the Turkish side a 3-8 mark in an even tighter Group B. Tyrone Wallace led Turk Telekom with 22 points and Steven Enoch chipped in a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds with 3 blocks. Buducnost had won two of its last three but dropped to 4-7 with the defeat. McKinley Wright netted 22 points in the losing effort.
Joventut Badalona 83-81 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana
Joventut Badalona ground out a hard-fought 83-81 home win over Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in their Group A clash on Wednesday. Joventut, the competition’s semi-finalist last season, improved to 6-5 and stayed on course for a post-season berth, while Cedevita dropped to 0-11 and remained rooted to the bottom of the group. Andrew Andrews led a balanced Joventut effort with 14 points. DJ Stewart paced Cedevita with a game-high 20 points.
London Lions 81-83 Veolia Towers Hamburg
Veolia Hamburg Towers grabbed its second road win in Group A by edging London Towers 81-83 on a game-winning shot by Mark Hughes with 1.3 seconds left. Hamburg improved to 2-9 in Group A while London dropped to 8-3. Aleksander Dziewa and Aljami Durham paced the winners with 15 points apiece. Gabe Olaseni led London with 24 points and 9 rebounds.
U-BT Cluj-Napoca 80-76 Slask Wroclaw
U-BT Cluj-Napoca got back to winning ways on Tuesday evening, holding on to an 80-76 win over Slask Wroclaw, which is in last place in Group B. This win improved Cluj to 8-3, good enough for at least a share of third place in Group B when Round 11 ends, while Slask dropped to 1-10.
Wolves Vilnius 81-89 Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv pulled away from a valiant Wolves Vilnius in the fourth quarter to win 81-89 in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season. Thanks to this victory, Hapoel improved to an 8-2 record in Group A, whereas the Wolves dropped to a 4-6 mark.
Aris Midea Thessaloniki 69-60 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys
Aris Midea Thessaloniki grabbed a crucial victory in the fight to stay in the race for the BKT EuroCup Playoffs by defeating 7bet-Lietkabelis Paneveyzs at home, 69-60, to snap a four-game losing streak. Aris finished the game on a 13-3 run, but it was unable to make up the difference from the first matchup — an 84-74 Lietkabelis home win — which means the Lithuanian side holds the tiebreaker between the teams.
ratiopharm Ulm 103-99 Dreamland Gran Canaria
ratiopharm Ulm grabbed a hugely impressive 103-99 win over Dreamland Gran Canaria in overtime to snap the Spanish side’s 18-game winning streak in the BKT EuroCup. The German side is now the only team that has beaten the reigning EuroCup champion in the 2023-24 season. It was a tight game at the ratiopharm arena, but Ulm went on a 7-0 run in overtime to seal its fifth home victory. The guests improved to an 8-3 record, while Gran Canaria dropped to 10-1.
Paris Basketball 100-70 Umana Reyer Venice
Paris Basketball showed just why it is the Group A leader with a 100-70 blowout win against the visiting Umana Reyer Venice on Tuesday night in Round 11 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season. Paris improved to a 10-1 record following this win while Reyer dropped to a 4-7 mark, with the Italian side sitting just outside the top six playoff spots.