The teams with the best records in Group A will face off when Joventut Badalona hosts Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse on Tuesday night. They each have 4-1 records and the winner will take sole possession of first place in the group.
Group A co-leaders Joventut, Bourg face off
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Joventut, which is 2-0 at home this season, showed its defensive chops in a 54-68 road win at ratiopharm Ulm last week. Simon Brigander led the way with a double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) and 5 blocks in 18 minutes off the bench. Henry Ellenson (11.4 ppg.) and Ante Tomic (10.6 ppg.) have been the team’s top scorers this season.
Bourg comes off of its first loss this season, 80-89, against last season’s runner-up Frutti Extra Bursaspor. The team has both of its road contests thus far. Jordan Floyd (16.4 ppg.) is Bourg’s top scorer and Mike Isiaha (12.4 ppg., 5.4 rpg.) has also put up big numbers.
These teams are the best three-point shooting teams in the EuroCup with Joventut converting 41.7% of its shots from downtown and Bourg making 40.5%. Joventut is the superior rebounding team, taking 7.2 boards more per game than its opponents, and the battle on the glass could be critical in this game.