The London Lions kept their hopes of a top-two finish alive by beating Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

London Lions got out on the break in win over Cedevita 

The London Lions took advantage of their quick playing style [to defeat Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 85-92](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/london-lions-still-in-running-for-top-two-finish-after-85-92-comeback-win-at-cedevita/) in a physical game, as Petar Bozic’s side stayed alive in the race for a top-two spot in Group A.

London turned the ball over 14 times to the hosts’ 13 but did not allow Cedevita to really use that in its favor, with a 17-13 advantage in points off turnovers for the home side.

More importantly, the Lions pushed the ball any chance they could get, resulting in a 9-23 cushion in fastbreak points. That prevented Cedevita from setting up its defense and funneling drives at Karlo Matkovic, who nevertheless ended up blocking 5 London shots.

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London shot 57.8% on two-pointers and connected on 42.3% of its shots from long range. Cedevita, for its part, hit just 45.7% on two-pointers and, like London, made 11 three-pointers but that came at a 33.3% clip.

The victory gave London a 12-5 record, good for third place in the group, while Cedevita finished the regular season winless at home in nine games and dropped to 1-16.

“Every game in the EuroCup is very competitive. They only have one win but that doesn’t speak to the skill and talent level that they have. They play good basketball. They’re tough to guard. They had a couple of streaks, but we stayed resilient,” said London guard Luke Nelson, who had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for a performance index rating of 28.

“Every game is important. We’re fighting for that second place. All we can do is win our games. And we did that.”

London boost their ambitions of a top-two finish through a comprehensive success over Besiktas, which was behind 20 points from Matthew Morgan. They visit a Cedevita squad in search of another upset after finally earning a maiden win of 23/24 and hitting over a century at the expense of Hamburg.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-London Lions | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

One major difference in the final three quarters was London doing a much better job controlling its defensive glass. In the first 10 minutes, Cedevita grabbed 10 offensive rebounds. The hosts had 2 offensive rebounds in the second quarter, 0 in the third and 3 in the fourth period.

Coach Bozic had to be happy about the last three quarters, especially because the British side ranked dead last in offensive rebounds allowed at 13.1 per game coming into the game.

“It was a very physical game. In the first quarter we couldn’t get a rebound. They had 10 offensive rebounds in the quarter. And at halftime we told our guys we had to take care of the rebounds. We took care of the rebounds, we knew it would be a physical game, a game we had to win,” said London assistant coach Robert Youngblood, who finished in charge after head coach Petar Bozic was ejected with two successive technicals midway through the third quarter.

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Conor Morgan of the London Lions has possession against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 17 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The British side grabbed an important road victory in Slovenia.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v London Lions (2024-01-31T17:30:00.000Z)

Aris Midea Thessaloniki is almost playoff bound after a resounding 66-86 win at ratiopharm Ulm. The 20-point win is impressive in itself, but even more so considering that Ulm opened the game with a 19-11 lead after less than 6 minutes of play.

Aris kept up its playoff push and has eyes on more

Aris Midea Thessaloniki is almost playoff bound after a resounding 66-86 win at ratiopharm Ulm. The 20-point win is impressive in itself, but even more so considering that Ulm opened the game with a 19-11 lead after less than 6 minutes of play.

However, it was all Aris after that.

Coach Ioannis Kastritis's men finished the first quarter with a 0-5 run and then opened the second with a 0-8 spurt to take a lead they never relinquished. However, the best work they did came in the third quarter during which Aris allowed just 8 points, holding the hosts to 2-for-6 shooting on two-pointers, 0-for-5 on threes, while forcing 3 turnovers and allowing just 1 offensive rebound.

Ulm was left without a field goal for the final 8 minutes and 16 seconds of that third quarter as Aris blew the game wide open, building a 23-point lead and then comfortably closing the game out.

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"A big win for us," star of the show Ronnie Harrell said after the game. "Obviously the qualification \[which isn't guaranteed just yet\], but I am more proud of how we stuck together."

Harrell was front and center in this win. He scored 19 points on 5-for-8 three-point shooting, collected 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks.

But he was not talking about his numbers, he was looking toward the things to come for him and his teammates.

"We cannot get comfortable", Harrell stressed. "We know it's a big win for \[almost securing the\] qualification, but we can't be content. We have to keep building. We showed ourselves what we can do, so it does not stop here."

Aris came close to securing a place in the playoffs and can still finish fourth, giving it home-court advantage in the eighthfinals if it wins next week at home against playoff-hopeful Dolomiti Energia Trento, and if Ulm loses at first-place Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse.

Regardless of how the regular-season finale plays out, Harrell and Aris feel they have what it takes to wrap up a playoff spot and make a run.

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Aris moved a step closer to the postseason on Wednesday as Turk Telekom lost before the big win over Ulm.

ratiopharm Ulm v Aris Midea Thessaloniki (2024-01-31T18:30:00.000Z)

U-BT Cluj Napoca rallied from 19 points down to knock off Dreamland Gran Canaria 111-113 in an overtime thriller in the fight for a top-two spot in Group B. 

Cluj rallies for thrilling 111-113 OT win at Gran Canaria 

U-BT Cluj Napoca rallied from 19 points down to knock off Dreamland Gran Canaria 111-113 in an overtime thriller in the fight for a top-two spot in Group B. Gran Canaria was up 19 points in the first quarter, but the game was even late in the first half. Cluj itself lost an 8-point fourth-quarter lead and ended up winning in overtime on a tip-in by Emanuel Cate with 2 seconds left.

Jarell Eddie scored 24 points to lead Cluj with Patrick Richard and Cate both scoring 23 and Bryce Jones adding 21 points in the win for a 13-4 record and a four-game winning streak. Gran Canaria missed a chance to lock up a top-two finish as it fell to 12-5 despite Nicolas Brussino scoring 30 points and Andrew Albicy chipping in 20 points.

Brussino and John Shurna both hit early three-pointers and the hosts went up 10-4. Another Gran Canara triple - this one from Albicy - extended the lead to double figures at 19-9. Brussino added another long ball and the cushion continued to grow to 26-13. The Gran Canaria offense just kept going with Pierre Pelos’s three-pointer making it 37-18 and the score was 37-20 after 10 minutes.

Jones scored 4 of Cluj’s first 6 points of the second quarter, resulting in a Gran Canaria timeout with the score 37-26. The home side responded with triples from Ferran Bassas and Sylven Landesberg to extend the gap to 45-28. Cluj held Gran Canaria scoreless for nearly 4 minutes and scored 13 straight points including Cate hitting his first three-pointer of the season and a three-point play to pull within 45-41. AJ Slaughter answered with a three-pointer and a four-point play to push the Spanish side up 54-46. Cluj punched back with the next 8 points to fully erase the 19-point lead at 54-54. Albicy’s three-pointer had Gran Canaria up 57-54 at the break.

Gran Canaria held Cluj without a point for the first 3 minutes of the second half and went ahead 61-54. Cluj captain Richard drained back-to-back three-pointers and the guests took the lead, 61-63. Two Jones free throws had Cluj leading 65-69 and it was 69-74 after an Eddie triple. The guests went into the fourth quarter with a 73-77 cushion.

Cluj did not score for the first 2 minutes of the final frame and Gran Canaria capitalized on back-to-back turnovers to regain the lead, 79-77. Eddie finally got a score for Cluj with a three-pointer and he added a floater and another three-pointer and the score was 81-89. Gran Canaria charged right back and triples by Albicy and Miquel Salvo knotted the game 93-93 with under 2 minutes left. Brussino’s 2 free throws to make it 95-93 were bettered by 3 foul shots from Richard with 58 seconds remaining. Slaughter and Brussino missed shots and Jones scored at the other end for a 95-98 lead with 22 seconds left. Albicy hit a driving layup, but missed the bonus free throw only to have Ben Lammers grab the offensive rebound. He could only convert 1 free throw to even the game 98-98 with 18 seconds left. Jones missed a three-point attempt to win the game.

After two Brussino scores early in overtime, Eddie drained another three-pointer and Richard’s foul shots made it 102-105. Albicy’s triple tied it and then Eddie made 2 foul shots. Albicy missed 2 free throws at the other end and then a dunk from Mareks Mejeris had Cluj ahead 105-109. Brussino would not give up with 2 three-pointers to level it again 111-111 with 7.5 seconds to go. In the closing possession, Mokoka missed a layup, but Cate tipped in the game-winner.

The showdown between Group B aces left the Romanian champs ahead in the race for second place.

Dreamland Gran Canaria v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2024-01-31T20:00:00.000Z)

Buducnost VOLI defeated Aquila Basket Trento 78-97 in Round 17 of the 2023-24 EuroCup season.

Buducnost VOLI conquers Aquila Basket Trento, 78-97

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica came away from Il T Quotidiano Arena with a convincing 78-97 win over Dolomiti Energia Trento on Wednesday night. Buducnost improved to 7-10 and will fight for a playoff spot in Round 18 against Dreamland Gran Canaria at home. Trento slipped to the same record, 7-10, and will need to defeat Aris Midea Thessalonikki on the road to have a chance to qualify for the next stage.

Nikola Tanaskovic led six Buducnost players in double figures with 19 points, while he also had 8 rebounds for a PIR of 28. Yogi Ferrell posted 14 points and 8 assists, Yoan Makoundou, Andrija Slavkovic and Kenan Kamenjas chipped in with 11 apiece and McKinley Wright netted 10. Kamar Baldwin paced the hosts with 13 points and 4 dimes, while Andreas Grazulis, Toto Forray, Davide Alviti and Prentiss Hubb poured in 11 points each.

Thanks to three quick inside baskets, one by Slavkovic and two by Tanaskovic, Buducnost took an early 0-6 lead. The hosts needed some time to adjust on offense until Baldwin found some momentum, but the visitors held on to keep an-8-10 lead when the first timeout took place. Ferrell took over when the game resumed with a long three, as Trento failed to take care of the ball and missed consecutive offenses that allowed Budcnost to escape 8-18 after Wright hit again from downtown. Despite Derek Cooke helping with scoring and full-court pressure, Trento couldn’t get close as it trailed 14-22 after 10 minutes.

The first Trento three-pointer of the night came from Alviti, who capped a 2-7 run early in the second period to force an urgent timeout by Buducnost at 21-24. Even though it managed to freeze the comeback, it only lasted for a while as the hosts kept using the three-point line to finally take the lead, 34-32, behind long-range daggers from Grazulis, Alviti and Hubb. Buducnost didn’t take a step back, though, and pushed even harder on the offensive boards to win the rebounding battle and take advantage of back-to-back triples by Ferrell and Slavkovic, which sparked a 5-12 run that finished the first half with the guests ruling 39-45.

Paul Biligha got Trento going with an inside bucket right after the intermission but nobody else joined, so Buducnost needed nothing but a couple of good inside moves by Slavkovic and Tanaskovic and a pair of triples by Vladimir Mihailovic and Ferrell to build a double-digit margin, 42-54. Things got even worse when Ferrell took over, nicely distributing the ball to allow Tanaskovic and Mihalovic to keep punishing the rim from both inside and outside. As such, Buducnost escaped 48-67 after 27 minutes, with Trento trying again to regroup through a timeout. Nothing worked, though, as the guests remained hot on offense and scored on almost each possession to enter the last stanza with a 23-point advantage, 56-79.

Brandon Paul made it a 28-point game, 56-84, when he hit his first from downtown early in the fourth quarter, all but confirming the outcome for Buducnost, while Trento tried to finish the game strong. An 8-0 run returned some joy to the stands, but it couldn’t go further as Buducnost kept a 69-93 lead with 3 minutes remaining. Mattia Udom, Hubb and Luca Conti took the reins at that moment to prevent Trento from suffering a more painful defeat.

Andrija Slavkovic of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica looks to get past Toto Forray of Dolomiti Energia Trento in Round 17 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The visitors blew the visitors away thanks to a 34-point third-quarter performance to keep their playoff chances alive.

Buducnost conquers Trento, 78-97

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2024-01-31T19:00:00.000Z)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse clinched a place in the 2024 BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals by downing Turk Telekom Ankara 64-68 in the Turkish capital on Wednesday. Bourg improved to 14-3 to remain first in Group B while Turk Telekom dropped to 7-10. 

Bourg clinches quarterfinals spot, 64-68! 

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse clinched a place in the 2024 BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals by downing Turk Telekom Ankara 64-68 in the Turkish capital on Wednesday. Bourg improved to 14-3 and clinched first place in Group B later on Wednesday when U-BT Cluj-Napoca beat Dreamlife Gran Canaria. Turk Telekom dropped to 7-10. 

Bodian Massa led the winners with 13 points. Isiaha Mike added 11 for Bourg, which had five other players with at least 6 points. Tyrone Wallace led Turk Telekom with 16 points. James Palmer added 13 while Brandon Brown had 11 for the hosts.

### Bourg excelled on defense

Zaccharie Risacher got Bourg going with a dunk and Mike added a close-range basket for a 0-4 lead. Wallace stepped up for Turk Telekom, getting help from Ismail Cem Ulusoy and Palmer to give the hosts their first lead, 11-10. Massa hit back-to-back jump hooks and Max Salash scored down low to help Bourg regain the lead and extend it to 11-18 after 10 minutes.

### Visitors take off

Bryce Brown provided a highlight with an acrobatic layup and Massa's three-point play capped a 0-13 Bourg run. Steven Enoch followed a baseline jumper with a layup before Wallace's driving basket got Turk Telekom within 17-27. Salash kept pushing Bourg, Jeremy Morgan found his first points and Mike's jumper gave his team a 19-34 advantage. Axel Julien found Risacher for an alley-oop dunk and added a three-pointer to keep Bourg comfortably ahead, 24-39, at halftime.

### Turk Telekom fought back

JeQuan Lewis scored off a steal right after the break and Kevin Kokila kept the visitors comfortably ahead, 26-43. Wallace tried to change things for Turk Telekom and Palmer struck from beyond the arc to make it 31-46. Wallace remained unstoppable and Jarrod Jones's layup brought the hosts within single digits, 37-46. Massa and Mike rescued Bourg and then Salash hit a triple for a 39-54 score. Wallace and Brandon Brown brought Turk Telekom closer, 46-57, after 30 minutes.

### Down to the wire!

Ulusoy scored off a steal and Jones followed a layup with a three-pointer, prompting Bourg to call timeout at 53-59. Palmer took over with a reverse layup which Brandon Brown followed with a jumper to get Turk Telekom within striking distance, 58-61, with over 4 minutes left. Lewis hit a free throw and Massa added an alley-oop dunk, giving Bourg fresh air at 58-64. Brandon Brown hit a jumper and added free throws to make it 62-64. Jones tied the game with foul shots. After Morgan split attempts, Palmer missed a mid-range shot and Lewis was fouled at 64-65 with 18.3 seconds remaining. He made free throws, Wallace missed from downtown and Morgan sealed the deal from the foul line.

Turk Telekom Ankara v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2024-01-31T17:00:00.000Z)

Aris Midea Thessaloniki moved a step closer towards clinching its playoff ticket with a resounding 66-86 road win over ratiopharm Ulm on Wednesday night. Aris improved to 8-9 in Group B, which — combined with Turk Telekom Ankara's loss — put the Greek side in a great position to book its spot in the postseason and even give it a chance at hosting a game in the eighthfinals. That is due to winning the head-to-head tiebreaker with Ulm, which, on the other hand, dropped to 9-8 in fourth place.

Aris blows past Ulm, 66-86, and gets within reach of the playoffs

Aris Midea Thessaloniki moved a step closer towards clinching its playoff ticket with a resounding 66-86 road win over ratiopharm Ulm on Wednesday night. Aris improved to 8-9 in Group B, which — combined with Turk Telekom Ankara's loss — put the Greek side in a great position to book its spot in the postseason and even give it a chance at hosting a game in the eighthfinals. That is due to winning the head-to-head tiebreaker with Ulm, which, on the other hand, dropped to 9-8 in fourth place.

Ronnie Harrell shined with 19 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks for the winners. Vassilis Toliopoulos netted 17 points and Roberts Blumbergs had 11 points plus 7 rebounds in the victory. LJ Figueroa and Trevion Williams each scored 14 in a losing effort.

The visitors had no answers for Ulm's offense early on. Williams scored 6 points inside before Figueroa got hot, scoring 11 straight points, including 3 three-pointers to open a 19-11 lead. Toliopoulos answered with a three to get Aris's offense going, and after Pacome Dadiet knocked down a triple and a jumper for Ulm, Aris had a strong finish to the quarter with Harrell sinking a triple that made it 26-23.

After making 11 of 13 field goals in the first quarter, Ulm did not score a single point in the first 3 and a half minutes of the second and needed almost 6 minutes to score its first field goal. Aris used its defensive effort for a 0-8 run behind Harrell and Kris Bankston. A triple apiece from Harrell and Toliopoulos made it 31-39 before Tobias Jensen scored a triple for Ulm, the hosts' first field goal of the quarter. The teams traded baskets the rest of the quarter before Toliopoulos beat the halftime buzzer, banking a circus-shot triple to make it 40-49 at halftime.

After the break, Aris opened a double-digit margin through Nikolaos Persidis and Harrell, 42-53. After a dunk by Williams, Harrell's three-pointer sparked a 0-9 run, with a reverse dunk from Silvio De Sousa opening a 44-62 advantage. Aris did not stop there, but another basket by De Sousa and a triple from Toliopoulos made it 45-67 with 5 minutes to go in the third quarter. Ulm was without a field goal for the final 8:16 of the quarter, as Aris went up 46-69, and took 48-71 into the fourth quarter.

Karim Jallow scored the first 5 points of the fourth quarter, and Georginho De Paula added a second-chance layup to cut it to 55-71. Toliopoulos ended a 3-minute scoring drought for the visitors, but a tip-in from Williams closed it to 58-73 with 6 minutes to go. But Bankston and Johnathan Starks scored for Aris on back-to-back possessions, to quickly extend it back to 19 points. There was not coming back for Ulm, as Aris closed out the game.

It was Aris's largest road win of the season.

The London Lions beat Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 85-92 in Round 17 of the 2023-24 EuroCup season.

London Lions still in running for top-two finish after 85-92 comeback win at Cedevita

The London Lions remained in the running for a top-two spot in Group A after coming back from 10 points down en route to an 85-92 victory at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 17 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season. London has won three of its last four games for a 12-5 record. Cedevita dropped to 1-16 on the season, including a winless 0-9 mark at home.

Matt Morgan paced London with 26 points and 6 assists, Luke Nelson scored 19 points and Conor Morgan chipped in 14 points in the victory. Cedevita’s Jaka Blazic scored 28 points in the loss and Karlo Matkovic added 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks.

Cedevita grabbed 5 offensive rebounds in the early going as it took an 11-3 lead, with Blazic scoring 7 points in that span. Matkovic moved to 6 points for Cedevita as the lead was 15-7. London trimmed the deficit to 2 points but trailed 20-13 after 10 minutes.

Cedevita continued to score consistently until Donte Grantham and Matt Morgan hit three-pointers to get London within 26-25. Cedevita scored the next 5 points as London failed to score for more than 3 minutes. Nelson and Matt Morgan hit back-to-back three-pointers to tie the game at 33-33. After a timeout, Gabe Olaseni’s layup gave London its first lead, 33-35, which was the score at the break.

Blazic drained 3 triples in 2 minutes to push Cedevita up 46-42 early in the second half. London coach Petar Bozic was ejected from the game thanks to two technical fouls in succession with 6:34 minutes left in the third quarter. Blazic added another three-pointer to extend the lead to 51-44. After assisting on a big dunk from Matkovic, Blazic hit his fifth three-pointer of the game and the advantage was double figures at 59-49. The Cedevita bench thought a timeout was called and came onto the court, leading to a technical foul. That led to London scoring the next 10 points to even the game and Matt Morgan scored to make it 62-63, which was the score after 30 minutes.

Cedevita scored the first 4 points of the fourth quarter to go back ahead 66-63. The game was close for a while with four lead changes and two ties as Cedevita went 77-72 ahead. Conor Morgan answered with a three-pointer and Nelson converted a four-point play to put London back in front, 77-79. Conor Morgan added a floater and David Nwaba drained a dagger corner three after an offensive rebound to make it 79-86 with 57 seconds left.

Luke Nelson of the London Lions has possession against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 17 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Guards Matt Morgan and Luke Nelson led the way for the Lions on the night.

London still in running for top-two finish after 85-92 comeback win at Cedevita

[Turk Telekom Ankara 64-68 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/turk-telekom-ankara-mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse/U2023/166/)

Bourg clinched a place in the quarterfinals by downing Turk Telekom in the Turkish capital on Wednesday. Bourg improved to 14-3 and clinched first place in Group B later on Wednesday when U-BT Cluj-Napoca beat Dreamlife Gran Canaria. Turk Telekom dropped to 7-10. Bodian Massa led the winners with 13 points and Isiaha Mike added 11. Tyrone Wallace paced Turk Telekom with 16 points. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">QUART DE FINALE D’EUROCUP, ON EST LÀ ! ✅<a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TT_Basketbol</a> 🇹🇷 64 - 68 JL Bourg 🇫🇷<br><br>En plus d’une victoire solide, les bressans sécurisent les Playoffs en <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroCup</a> et passent directement en quart de finale d’Eurocup ! <br><br>Une première dans l’histoire du club 🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeRedy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeRedy</a> <a href="https://t.co/HZyqXBQ4dq">pic.twitter.com/HZyqXBQ4dq</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1752773318564851810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 85-92 London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-london-lions/U2023/163/)

London remained in the running for a top-two spot in Group A after coming back from 10 points down en route to an 85-92 victory at Cedevita. London has won three of its last four games for a 12-5 record. Cedevita dropped to 1-16 on the season, including a winless 0-9 mark at home. Matt Morgan paced London with 26 points and 6 assists and Luke Nelson scored 19 points. Cedevita’s Jaka Blazic scored 28 points in the loss.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BIG COMEBACK WIN 😤<br><br>We’re still in the game for the second seed in <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroCup</a> group A 🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreLondon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreLondon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/vOFFsIyY6D">pic.twitter.com/vOFFsIyY6D</a></p>&mdash; London Lions (@LondonLions) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions/status/1752783785362330051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[ratiopharm Ulm 66-86 Aris Midea Thessaloniki](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/ratiopharm-ulm-aris-midea-thessaloniki/U2023/170/)

Aris moved a step closer towards clinching its playoff ticket with a resounding 66-86 road win over Ulm on Wednesday night. Aris improved to 8-9 in Group B, which — combined with Turk Telekom's loss — put the Greek side in a great position to book its spot in the postseason and even give it a chance at hosting a game in the eighthfinals. That is due to winning the head-to-head tiebreaker with Ulm, which, on the other hand, dropped to 9-8 in fourth place.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Ulm vs <a href="https://twitter.com/ARISBCgr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ARISBCgr</a>: Final score <a href="https://t.co/EIWKDSJdEb">pic.twitter.com/EIWKDSJdEb</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1752790803829702728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Dolomiti Energia Trento 78-97 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dolomiti-energia-trento-buducnost-voli-podgorica/U2023/169/)

Buducnost came away from Il T Quotidiano Arena with a convincing win over Trento on Wednesday. Buducnost improved to 7-10 and will fight for a playoff spot in Round 18 against Dreamland Gran Canaria at home. Trento slipped to the same record, 7-10, and will need to defeat Aris Midea Thessalonikki on the road to have a chance to qualify for the next stage. Nikola Tanaskovic led six Buducnost scorers in double figures with 19 points plus also had 8 rebounds. Kamar Baldwin paced the hosts with 13 points and 4 dimes.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">The final round to decide 🔵⚪️<br><br>🔷Tanasković 19, Ferrell 14, Slavković, Makoundou &amp; Kamenjaš 11, Wright 10<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hukmora%C4%8De?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#hukmorače</a> <a href="https://t.co/H8WqSUcrXn">pic.twitter.com/H8WqSUcrXn</a></p>&mdash; KK Budućnost VOLI (@KKBuducnostVOLI) <a href="https://twitter.com/KKBuducnostVOLI/status/1752798423835697647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Dreamland Gran Canaria 111-113 U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dreamland-gran-canaria-u-bt-cluj-napoca/U2023/168/)

Cluj rallied from 19 points down to knock off Gran Canaria in an overtime thriller in the fight for a top-two spot in Group B. Gran Canaria was up 19 points in the first quarter, but the game was even late in the first half. Cluj itself lost an 8-point fourth-quarter lead and ended up winning in overtime on a tip-in by Emanuel Cate with 2 seconds left. Jarell Eddie scored 24 points to lead Cluj with Patrick Richard and Cate both scoring 23 in the win for a 13-4 record and a four-game winning streak. Gran Canaria missed a chance to lock up a top-two finish as it fell to 12-5 despite Nicolas Brussino scoring 30 points.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FINAL SCORE in <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eurocup</a> OVERTIME: <a href="https://twitter.com/GranCanariaCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GranCanariaCB</a> 111 - 113 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UBTCluj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UBTCluj</a><br><br>What a crazy game! What a game!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eurocup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#eurocup</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cluj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cluj</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/haideU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#haideU</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BKTEuroCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BKTEuroCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/101KzY9vju">pic.twitter.com/101KzY9vju</a></p>&mdash; U-BT Cluj-Napoca (@UBTCluj) <a href="https://twitter.com/UBTCluj/status/1752822932148031714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Tuesday, January 30, 2024

[7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 91-75 Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys-slask-wroclaw/U2023/167/)

Lietkabelis did its part to keep its season alive by defeating Slask to snap a four-game losing streak in Group B. Lietkabelis improved to 6-11 but will be eliminated if any one of Aris Midea Thessaloniki, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica or Turk Telekom Ankara wins on Wednesday. Deividas Sirvydis paced Lietkabelis with 21 points and Dovis Bickauskis tallied 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Slask is guaranteed to finish last in the group and fell to 2-15. Hassani Gravett scored 21 points in the loss.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">7Bet-Lietkabelis gets it done in R17!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/JDcb8lYP5a">pic.twitter.com/JDcb8lYP5a</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1752404848564379991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 72-95 Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/besiktas-emlakjet-istanbul-paris-basketball/U2023/164/)

Paris guaranteed the best record in the BKT EuroCup Regular Season and thus the top-seed and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs by defeating Besiktas on the road on Tuesday. Paris improved to 15-1 and has already qualified to the quarterfinals while Besiktas dropped to 9-8. T.J. Shorts paced the winners with 23 points and 6 assists and Collin Malcolm added 15 points. Jonah Mathews led Besiktas with 22 points. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Invaincus à l’extérieur en saison régulière d’<a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroCup</a> 😤🏆 <br><br>Job done. On retrouve la confiance avant le déplacement sur le parquet des Mets 💪<br><br>Prochain match de championnat à la maison ? ADIDAS ARENA 💥 <a href="https://t.co/j4P4pbAJBD">pic.twitter.com/j4P4pbAJBD</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1752410963205087464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Wolves Vilnius 94-84 Veolia Towers Hamburg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/wolves-vilnius-veolia-towers-hamburg/U2023/162/)

Wolves cruised past Hamburg after overcoming energetic starts by the visitors through the opening three quarters. Jeffery Taylor paced Wolves with 20 points, Tre’Shawn Thomas added 19 and Kristupas Zemaitis chipped in with 10 points to go with 7 assists for the home team, which improved to 7-10 on the season. At the other end, VJ King led Hamburg with a game-high 21 points and Mark Hughes scored 17 for the visitors, who fell to 2-15.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Finished off our last BKT <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroCup</a> home game with a 10-point victory against <a href="https://twitter.com/hamburgtowers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hamburgtowers</a>, 94-84. 🐺🏀<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreWolves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreWolves</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BKTEuroCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BKTEuroCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/S4nTi8YfON">pic.twitter.com/S4nTi8YfON</a></p>&mdash; BC WOLVES (@wolves_bc) <a href="https://twitter.com/wolves_bc/status/1752405820195905942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Umana Reyer Venice 108-92 Prometey Slobozhanske](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/umana-reyer-venice-prometey-slobozhanske/U2023/161/)

Reyer rallied from 13 points down to defeat Prometey thanks to a massive turnaround in the third quarter. Despite being already eliminated from playoff contention, Reyer took the third quarter 38-14 to improve to 7-10 in Group A. The third-period tally was the most Reyer ever scored in a single quarter and the 108 marked a club record for an entire game. Kyle Wiltjer was Reyer’s leading scorer with 25 points and Rayjon Tucker had 19. Prometey had won three of the last games but lost to fall to 9-8 and missed a chance to jump to fifth place in the group. Ondrej Balvin poured in 15 points and Gian Clavell had 14 points in a losing effort.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Con un secondo tempo spettacolare l&#39;Umana Reyer rimonta e batte il Prometey! <br>Sempre così, leoni 🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/uniti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#uniti</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ia3FLxQOHs">pic.twitter.com/Ia3FLxQOHs</a></p>&mdash; Reyer Venezia (@REYER1872) <a href="https://twitter.com/REYER1872/status/1752437131245412450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Joventut Badalona 85-91 Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/joventut-badalona-hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv/U2023/165/)

Hapoel secured at least a top-four finish in Group A with a game to spare and hence home-court advantage in the playoffs by beating Joventut on the road. Will Cummings led a balanced Hapoel effort with 19 points, followed by Xavier Munford who netted 16. At the other end, Andres Feliz paced Joventut with 19 points and Shannon Evans scored 10 for the hosts, who committed 21 turnovers against an aggressive Hapoel defense.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Away win for <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HapoelTLVBC</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/jRlE15DDvX">pic.twitter.com/jRlE15DDvX</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1752445602925818308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Follow all the BKT EuroCup action in the Round 17 Game Center!

Game Center: Aris edges closer to playoff berth, Bourg claims top spot in Group B

7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Slask Wroclaw (2024-01-30T17:00:00.000Z)

Joventut Badalona v Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2024-01-30T19:30:00.000Z)

Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul v Paris Basketball (2024-01-30T17:00:00.000Z)

Wolves Vilnius v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2024-01-30T17:00:00.000Z)

Umana Reyer Venice v Prometey Slobozhanske (2024-01-30T19:00:00.000Z)

Currently seventh and eighth, respectively, in the standings, both need a top-six finish in order to reach the postseason.

EuroCup Playoffs on the line when Aquila Basket Trento, KK Buducnost meet

With just two games to go until the end of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season, Dolomiti Energia Trento (7-9) and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (6-10) know that any slip up now could be devastating. Only the top six teams in Group B will make the EuroCup Playoffs and, heading into Round 17, Trento is seventh while Buducnost is eighth.

The good news, however, is that Turk Telekom Ankara in fifth and Aris Midea Thessaloniki in sixth both share a 7-9 record with Trento and remain within reach for Buducnost. As such, [when Trento and Buducnost face off in Italy at 20:00 CET on Wednesday](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dolomiti-energia-trento-buducnost-voli-podgorica/U2023/169/), only a win will suffice in their search for postseason basketball.

New Buducnost coach Andrej Zakelj finds his team in the midst of a four-game losing streak and wishes a positive beginning to his reign against a Trento outfit thats had its recent renaissance and revived playoffs ambitions crash to a halt via thumping loss against Cluj.

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 8 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

### The impact of the other games

Two hours before Trento and Buducnost go to battle, Turk Telekom’s game at home to Group B leader Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (13-3) will have tipped off, while Aris’s fixture on the road at fourth-placed ratiopharm Ulm (9-7) begins at 19:30 CET. 

Those two games will have a knock-on effect when it comes to Trento and, in particular, Buducnost, so there should be plenty of intrigue across the continent on Wednesday night. For Trento, it could capitalize on any potential slip-up by Turk Telekom or Aris and move into a playoff spot, whereas a Buducnost victory would see it enter Round 18 with everything to play for.

But, there is a catch. Buducnost needs to win by 2/4 points against Trento if both Turk Telekom and Aris are victorious in Round 17. Then, given that the Montenegrin side doesn’t hold the head-to-head advantage against neither Turk Telekom nor Aris, it needs to hope that one of the two comes unstuck in Round 18 and that it can also beat reigning EuroCup champion Dreamland Gran Canaria at home.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An emotional moment to remember a club icon👀<a href="https://twitter.com/KKBuducnostVOLI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KKBuducnostVOLI</a> honored Dejan Milojevic before starting their Round 16 game🙏 <a href="https://t.co/8gQI4ejGna">pic.twitter.com/8gQI4ejGna</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1750132412342771861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That said, a loss for Buducnost would see its dream of making the EuroCup Playoffs come to an end, but a Trento win coupled with defeats for Turk Telekom and Aris would see the Italian side book its spot in the postseason. Even in the event that Turk Telekom or Aris are able to win, a victory for Trento would result in an incredible showdown in Round 18 as the Italian side travels to Thessaloniki.

### The tale of the tape

Trento comes into its Round 17 game on the back of one win in three, [having most recently fallen 88-83 at U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/u-bt-cluj-napoca-dolomiti-energia-trento/U2023/158/) last time out. Buducnost is also looking to respond [after suffering back-to-back defeats](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/buducnost-voli-podgorica/games/bud/?season=2023-24) to Aris and Ulm, which have damaged its playoff hopes.

When Trento recorded a statement 76-98 win at Gran Canaria in Round 12 and followed that up with a 76-70 triumph over 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys in Round 13, it had a 6-7 record and looked set to secure a postseason berth. However, by only winning one of its next three, which came in Round 15 against Slask Wroclaw, Trento has seen itself fall out of the playoff zone.

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For Buducnost, it has blown hot and cold since the arrival of Andrej Zakelj. The head coach’s first game in charge was back in Round 8 as [Buducnost beat, curiously enough, Trento 98-96](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/buducnost-voli-podgorica-dolomiti-energia-trento/U2023/79/) on the back of a 23-point, 8-rebound night by [Yoan Makoundou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yoan-makoundou/011935/). Then, the team went through a stretch of winning one before losing the following week until it reached Rounds 15 and 16, where it lost back-to-back for the first time.

Some bad news came for Trento on Monday, too, as it was confirmed that [guard Quinn Ellis will miss two to three months](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/trentos-quinn-ellis-sidelined-by-broken-foot/) after suffering a metatarsal fracture. Therefore, [Kamar Baldwin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/kamar-baldwin/012597/) will be expected to keep playing at a high level in order to make up for his teammate’s absence. Trento will also hope that [Prentiss Hubb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/prentiss-hubb/012595/) can rediscover his best form, having scored just 9 points across the last three games.

Buducnost, meanwhile, will lean on its guard tandem of [Yogi Ferrell](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yogi-ferrell/011281/) and [McKinley Wright](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/mckinley-wright-iv/012606/) as it looks to fight to keep its season alive. There is plenty riding on this game between Trento and Buducnost, so make sure to check it out from 20:00 CET on Wednesday. You won’t regret it.