Round 5 of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season began with three games on Tuesday.
Game Center: Round 5 starts with wins for Wolves, Trento and Joventut
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 78-86 Wolves Vilnius
Wolves improved to 2-2 in Group A after a road win over Cedevita at Arena Stozice on Tuesday in the first game played in Round 5 of the EuroCup. The visitors led by as many as 16 in the first half and Cedevita fought back to get within 1 in the fourth quarter, but a pair of late threes by Zemaitis Kristupas helped Wolves finish on top. Rasheed Sulaimon led the winners with 22 points and 7 assists and Kristupas tallied 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Amadou Sow was one of four Cedevita scorers with 13 points and he also grabbed 13 rebounds in defeat. The loss saw Cedevita fall to 0-5.
Dolomiti Energia Trento 101-96 Turk Telekom Ankara
Trento celebrated its second win in a row by defeating visiting Turk Telekom after overtime at Il T Quotidiano Arena. The game saw several lead changes and was knotted at 86-86 after Steven Enoch missed a short jumper in the final seconds of regulation time that could have decided the game other way. Trento was stronger in overtime, with Quinn Ellis leading the way. He finished with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Kamar Baldwin was the game's top-scorer with 28 points on 4-of-8 from shooting deep. Jalen Adams paced Turk Telekom with 25 points on 6-of-8 shooting from downtown. Trento improved to 2-3 and Turk Telkom dropped to 1-4.
Joventut Badalona 108-76 Veolia Towers Hamburg
Joventut got back to winning ways by defeating Hamburg at Palau Olimpic De Badalona. 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. 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 added 16 points. Seth Hinrichs led the visitors with 16 points.