After just one road winner from the first eight games of the round, the visiting teams went two for two on Friday night
Game Center: Lietkabelis, Reyer grab impressive road wins as Round 12 comes to a close
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Friday, January 2
Neptunas Kleipeda 103-118 Umana Reyer Venice
Reyer captured an important victory in the fight to stay in the playoff race by beating Neptunas 103-118 on the road to sweep the season series. In a Group A game with very little defense, Reyer put together a 0-12 run over nearly 3 minutes in the fourth quarter for a 12-point lead and carried that to a 6-6 record and 2-5 on the road.
Reyer was paced by Kyle Wiltjer with 28 points while Chris Horton (16 points), Carl Wheatle (14) and Stefan Nikolic (14) all established career highs in scoring. Reyer set a new club record for its most points in a game and 31 assists. Neptunas fell to 5-7 despite Richards Lomazs setting a new personal best with 28 points and Donatas Tarolis evening his top performance with 21 points.
ratiopharm ulm 79-89 Lietkabelis Panevezys
Lietkabelis kept alive its slim chances for the playoffs by beating Ulm 79-89 on the road to snap a three-game losing streak in Group B. Lietkabelis gave up a nine-point second quarter lead but opened the final frame with a 0-17 run over the first 5 minutes to move to 3-9 with a 2-4 road record.
Michael Flowers poured in 26 points and recent addition Justas Furmanavicius chipped in 14 points for the winning side. Ulm lost for the fifth time in the last six games for a 5-7 record, moving further from the playoff spots with a 2-5 home mark. Mark Smith scored 18 points and Chris Ledlum added 15 points in the loss.
Tuesday, December 30
Bahcesehir College Istanbul 105-68 Veolia Towers Hamburg
Bahcesehir finished 2025 on a high note with an easy 105-68 home victory over winless Hamburg to hopefully settle some struggles. Bahcesehir used an 18-4 run in the first quarter to open an 8-point lead and increased the advantage to 21 points midway through the second quarter and never looked back in improving to 8-4, including 4-2 at home.
Caleb Homesley and Malachi Flynn both scored 17 points and Hunter Hale picked up 16 points for a Bahcesehir team which had lost three of its last four games and four of the last six. Hamburg is still waiting for its first victory of the season at 0-12 despite Devon Daniels scoring 22 points.
U-BT Cluj-Napoca 94-92 Slask Wroclaw
In a thriller that came down to the last shot, Cluj defeated Slask 94-92. Cluj improved to 7-5 in Group A while Slask dropped to 4-8 and is 0-6 on the road in the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup campaign. Fatts Russell led the winners with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Dusan Miletic posted a double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds, Karel Guzman added 14 points and Iverson Molinar got 13 for Cluj, which trailed most of the way. Issuf Sanon led Slask with 17 points. Noah Kirkwood and Stefan Djordjevic each added 16 while Ajdin Penava got 13 for the visitors.
It all came down to the final seconds, in which Kirkwood missed free throws with the game tied at 92-92 before Miletic's put-back dunk fixed the final score with 1.5 seconds left. Kuba Niziol missed a corner three-point shot at the buzzer.
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 81-79 Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens
Bourg posted a narrow 81-79 home win over Panionios at Ekinox Arena, improving to 10-2 in Group B and retaining its top spot in the group, while the visitors fell to 1-11. Panionios controlled the early momentum, scoring effectively in the paint in the first quarter, but Bourg responded with a 15-0 run late in the second quarter to tie the score at halftime, 36-36. In the second half, Bourg led with efficient three-point shooting, but Panionios remained close until the final possession.
Both Gach led Bourg with 22 points and 6 rebounds, while Darius McGhee added 11 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Adam Mokoka contributed 12 points, and Kevin Kokila added 7 points and 10 rebounds. For Panionios, Jackson Kreuser scored 16 points with 5 rebounds, Matt Lewis added 14 points, Nate Watson finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds, while Stedmon Lemon contributed 12 points and Georgios Tsalmpouris added 11 points and 4 assists.
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 91-81 Turk Telekom Ankara
Buducnost grabbed a crucial victory in the battle for the fight for a top-two spot in Group B by beating Turk Telekom for the first time in history, while while also grabbing the tiebreaker between them. In a battle of teams knotted in the standings, the game was tight throughout with no team leading by more than 5 points in the first 33 minutes. The hosts managed to build a 9-point lead with 3+ minutes to go with Yogi Ferrell scoring 8 straight points in the final 4 minutes. Buducnost had lost its first six games against the Turkish team but now holds the tiebreaker after Turk Telekom won the Round 3 game in Türkiye 79-72.
Rasheed Sulaimon scored a season-high 25 points with 5 three-pointers, Nikola Tanaskovic totaled 17 points and 13 rebounds and Ferrell finished with 16 points for Buducnost, which is now 8-4 including a 5-1 mark at home. Turk Telekom fell to 7-5 in snapping its five-game road winning streak. Jaleen Smith drained 6 three-pointers for 18 points and Kyle Allmann added 17 points in the defeat.
Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem 105-69 BAXI Manresa
Jerusalem used a dominant third quarter to pull away for good en route to a 105-69 victory over Manresa on Tuesday at Pais Arena in the Israeli capital. Jerusalem avenged a loss to Manresa when they met earlier this season in Spain to win its ninth straight game and improve to 10-2 atop Group A. The result dropped Manresa to 6-6 and ended its three-game winning streak.
Manresa led 45-49 at halftime, but Yovel Zoosman scored 6 in a 13-0 run that put Jerusalem in control, 63-53. The hosts outscored Manresa 27-8 in the third quarter and continued to pour it on in the fourth.
Cassius Winston led six Jerusalem scorers in double figures with 20 points. Justin Smith and Khadeen Carrington added 15 points apiece, Jared Harper tallied 14 points and 6 assists, Zoosman also finished with 14 and Austin Wiley paired 13 points with 10 rebounds for the winners. Pierre Oriola paced Manresa with 14 points and Alex Reyes scored 13.
Aris Thessaloniki Betsson 60-89 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana
Cedevita Olimpija made light work of Aris at Palais De Sports on Tuesday, 60-89. Aleksej Nikolic led the way for the visitors with 23 points. Umoja Gibson tallied 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and DJ Stewart added 11. Cedevita absolutely dominated on the glass, logging 46 total rebounds to Aris’s 26.
The result improves Cedevita’s record to 8-4, snapping a two-game losing streak and putting it level in second with next week’s EuroCup opponents – Bahcesehir College Istanbul. Aris fell to 6-6 with the loss an will be forced to regroup before next Tuesday’s meeting with BAXI Manresa.
Dolomiti Energia Trento 85-73 London Lions
A career night by DeVante’ Jones helped Trento secure an 85-73 win over the London Lions, which marks the first time the Italian side has beat England’s capital club after three defeats in this matchup. However, London’s 16-point victory against Trento back in Round 3 means it has the head-to-head advantage between these two clubs. After being outscored 13-18 in the first quarter on Tuesday night, the Jones-led Trento fought back to win the remaining three quarters, while it outscored London 48-35 after the halftime interval. This triumph, Trento’s fourth on the spin, moved the team to 7-5 in Group B. London dropped to 5-7.
Jones finished the night with a career-high 33 points. Those are the most by any Trento player in this campaign and the second most by a Trento player all-time, only trailing the 37 points Alessandro Gentile poured in against Asseco Arka Gdynia in 2019-20. DJ Steward matched his career high with 18 points, while Matas Jogela added 10 points. London’s Shavar Reynolds led the way for the visitors with 22 points, followed by Deane Williams with 14.
Tuesday, December 23
NINERS Chemnitz 97-95 Besiktas GAIN Istanbul
Chemnitz secured an impressive 97-95 home win over Besiktas at MESSE Chemnitz, improving to 6-6 in Group B while Besiktas dropped to 8-4. Chemnitz controlled most of the game, but Besiktas mounted a strong response in the fourth quarter, erasing a 14-point deficit to tie the score at 95-95. In the final moments, Amadou Sow proved decisive, scoring with 32 seconds remaining to give Chemnitz the lead and seal the win.
Chemnitz was led by Sow, who posted a career-high 27 points and 4 rebounds. Nike Sibande added 13 points, Kevin Yebo contributed 11 points and 4 assists, while Ty Brewer chipped in 10 points. For Besiktas, Ante Zizic posted 23 points and 10 rebounds, Jonah Mathews added 20 points, and Vitto Brown finished with 20 points and 8 rebounds.