Hamburg beat PIR logic in London

Veolia Hamburg Towers had to battle until the final second to register its second win of its BKT EuroCup season, downing London Lions 81-83 in the English capital. London won 103-84 in PIR but lost the game. What happened?

First of all, London finished the game with 5 blocked shots and Hamburg only had one, by Lukas Meisner. The hosts only committed 14 fouls, which tied the competition's season low. 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys and Wolves Vilnius previously made 14 fouls apiece in Rounds 3 and 6, respectively.

Hamburg had great efficiency to go to the free throw line despite drawing just 14 fouls. The guests went to the line 14 times. On the other hand, Hamburg drew 23 fouls and only went to the free throw line 16 times. Being able to use its non-shooting fouls so efficiently was one of the biggest keys to this game.

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Hamburg finished the game with 22 assists, by far its best mark of the season. It had previously dished 17 assists three times this season. The visitors committed 12 turnovers, but only 4 of them came after the break. William Christmas and Aljami Durham combined for 11 assists and just 2 turnovers.

Three-point shooting was another big key to this game. London only made 4 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc (19.0% 3FG). Meanwhile, Hamburg sank 10 of 26 attempts from beyond the arc (38.5% 3FG). Those 10 three-point shots made are one shy of the team's season-best mark: 11 against Prometey Slobozhanske in Round 1.

In the end, London had a much higher PIR in this game but Hamburg returned home with a very valuable road victory that could be a turning point in its EuroCup season!

Game Videos

Despite losing the PIR tally 103-84, the Towers from Hamburg prevailed in the English capital. 

London Lions v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2023-12-13T19:30:00.000Z)

Turk Telekom Ankara seems to have found its offensive rhythm as the Turkish side put together a second straight scoring bonanza to secure a second consecutive victory. 

Turk Telekom offense shines again in blowout of Buducnost 

Turk Telekom Ankara scored 57 points in the second half in a 73-96 victory at Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, the first road win of the season for last year’s runner-up, which had lost its first five away games in Group B. The back-to-back wins give Turk Telekom a 3-8 record in the group.

"Two wins in a row for us. We are just trying to sharpen our tools on defense and offense and then let everything take care of itself afterwards,” said Steven Enoch, who collected a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win.

The road victory followed Turk Telekom’s 95-84 win last week over U-BT Cluj-Napoca, which snapped a seven-game losing skid. Despite having scored 95 points versus Cluj, Turk Telekom was still only averaging 77.8 points per game coming into the Buducnost game - the third-lowest average in the league.

Newly-arrived point guard Yogi Farrell helped Buducnost gain a hard-earned W over Lietkabelis, their second in three outings. For his home debut await a Turk Telekom group that were inspired by James Palmer's season-high 24 points to overcome Cluj and finally put an to end a troubling losing sequence.

Buducnost Podgorica-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

Turk Telekom shot 55.9% on two-pointers and 46.4% on three-pointers - way over its percentages of 48.0% and 31.1%, respectively coming into the game which also ranked 20th and 17th respectively. Turk Telekom’s two-point shooting was all the more impressive considering Buducnost was the third stingiest defense in that statistic with just 51.4%.

Turk Telekom’s defense also stepped up, allowing 11.2 points fewer than the 84.2 scoring average it had coming into the game. The Turkish side also allowed only 9 assists, which were 10.6 fewer than its 19.6 assists per game average thus far.

Turk Telekom still has a long way to go to actually reach the playoffs. But the team won its first road game; seems to have found its offense; its defense stood strong against a playoffs challenger; and its -29 +/- rating is better than any of the four teams one win ahead of them in the standings at 4-7.

Turk Telekom seems to have found its offensive rhythm as the Turkish side put together a second straight scoring bonanza to secure a second consecutive victory. 

Turk Telekom offense shined again in blowout of Buducnost 

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica v Turk Telekom Ankara (2023-12-13T18:45:00.000Z)

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. 


Hughes lifts Hamburg past London, 81-83!

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. Mark Hughes added 12 while William Christmas had 10 for Hamburg. Gabe Olaseni led London with 24 points and 9 rebounds. Sam Dekker added 14 points and Tarik Phillip had 10 for the hosts.

### Meisner, Dziewa put Hamburg ahead

Dziewa followed a layup with a dunk to get Hamburg going. Seth Hinrichs soon struck from downtown to prompt a London call timeout at 4-11. Durham scored in penetration and Meisner buried a jumper for a 10-18 score. A red-hot Meisner capped a 0-9 run with a triple that boosted the guests' lead to 10-23. Josh Sharma and Jordan Taylor brought London closer, 14-24, after 10 minutes.

### London's late rally

Hughes buried a three-pointer and Hinrichs added a fastbreak layup in an 0-8 run that gave Hamburg a 16-32 margin early in the second quarter. Olaseni and Dekker stepped up for London, then Conor Morgan banked in an off-balance shot to give his team hope at 25-37. Conor Morgan got help from Dekker, Jordan Taylor and Luke Nelson to bring London within single digits, 40-48, at halftime.

### London retuned to the game

Durham struck from beyond the arc soon after the break. Christmas dunked in traffic and Dziewa's running jump hook restored a 44-55 Hamburg lead. Phillip and Dekker each scored around the basket in an 8-0 run that brought London back in the game, 56-60. Dziewa scored down low and Hughes downed a jumper to give Hamburg fresh air at 58-64. Conor Morgan hit a triple and then Taylor got the hosts even closer, 65-67, after 30 minutes.

### Down to the wire!

Luke Nelson hit one from downtown and Taylor added a jumper to complete London's comeback, 70-69. Nelson capped a 7-0 run with a driving layup, as Durham and Dziewa helped Hamburg regain a 72-73 edge. Olaseni scored twice down low and Dekker added a driving layup for a 78-75 London lead with 3 minutes left. VJ King downed a three-pointer and bettered Olaseni's layup with another bomb from downtown for an 80-81 Hamburg lead in the next-to-last minute. Matt Morgan split free throws and Hughes banked in a running shot for an 81-83 Hamburg lead with 1.3 seconds left. London could not get a shot up on the game's final possession.

After blowing a 16-point lead. Hamburg regrouped and stunned the Londoners on Hughes's game-winner with 1.3 seconds remaining. 

Turk Telekom Ankara showed another sign of life in its challenge to make the playoffs by beating Buducnost VOLI Buducnost 73-96 on the road. 

Turk Telekom runs away from Buducnost 73-96, tightens race for playoffs

Turk Telekom Ankara showed another sign of life in its challenge to make the playoffs by beating Buducnost VOLI Buducnost 73-96 on the road. It marked the club's 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 while James Palmer scored 17 points, Okben Ulubay added 15 and Steven Enoch chipped in a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds with 3 blocks for last season’s runners-up. 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.

### Little separates teams in first half

Palmer’s three-pointer put the visitors ahead 4-7 after more than 2 minutes. Buducnost answered with the next 9 points including a three-pointer from Wright for a 13-7 lead. Turk Telekom found its game after that with a 2-13 run with both Wallace and Enoch scoring 4 points for a 15-20 cushion. Vladimir Mihailovic converted a four-point play for the hosts, who trailed 19-20 and it was 21-22 after 10 minutes.

Brandon Paul started the second quarter with a triple and Buducnost surged ahead 26-22. It was Turk Telekom’s turn for a run, outscoring the hosts 1-10 and going up 27-32 on Wallace’s three-pointer. The back and forth continued as did the runs with McKinley’s free throws making it 35-34. Turk Telekom edged back ahead and led 37-39 at halftime.

### The visitors pull away

Wallace scored the first 4 points of the second half and Palmer made it 37-45 - the biggest advantage for either team thus far. Buducnost needed nearly 2 minutes to score and Wright’s basket trimmed the deficit to 45-48. Turk Telekom continued its strong surge with Ulubay hitting 2 triples and Palmer and Ismail Ulusoy both adding three-pointers in a 2-18 run to give the guests a 47-66 cushion. Buducnost came up with a nice finish to the quarter with the final 5 points to trail 52-66 after 30 minutes.

Petar Popovic made it a 7-0 spurt spanning the quarters but Ulusoy drained another triple and Enoch scored 4 points and Turk Telekom led 56-73. Wright tried to get Buducnost close with 6 points to trim it to 62-75 with under 6 minutes to go. Turk Telekom delivered the knockout punch though with the next 7 points and Wallace’s three-pointer made it 62-82 with less than 4 minutes to go. Wallace added 2 more triples and the cushion was 67-91 to give Turk Telekom perhaps some important points for later tiebreakers.

Last season's runners up claimed their first road win of the season. 

[Prometey Slobozhanske 89-70 Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/prometey-slobozhanske-besiktas-emlakjet-istanbul/U2023/101/)

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.

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[Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 73-96 Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/buducnost-voli-podgorica-turk-telekom-ankara/U2023/109/)

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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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[Wolves Vilnius 81-89 Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/hapoel-tel-aviv-bc-shows-its-quality-against-bc-wolves-81-89/)

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.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">רואים 6:6<br><br>הפועל מנצחת את וולבס בליטא וסופרת ניצחון שישי ברציפות בכל המסגרות ורביעי ברצף ביורוקאפ.<br><br>הקבוצה תמריא בבוקר לישראל לקראת המשחק מול נס ציונה בשישי. <a href="https://t.co/XfJxYL9BGN">pic.twitter.com/XfJxYL9BGN</a></p>&mdash; Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC/status/1734654149063528727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Aris Midea Thessaloniki 69-60 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/aris-bc-downs-lietkabelis-panevezys-snaps-four-game-losing-skid/)

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.

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[ratiopharm Ulm 103-99 Dreamland Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/ratiopharm-ulm-dreamland-gran-canaria/U2023/107/)

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.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Siegesserie eindrucksvoll durchbrochen 😤🏀<br><br>Wir beenden die beeindruckende Siegesserie von 18 Siegen und schlagen den amtierenden EuroCup-Sieger Dreamland Gran Canaria mit 103:99 nach Overtime.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/uuulmer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#uuulmer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weareone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weareone</a> | 📸 Achberger <a href="https://t.co/GxSLps4G8u">pic.twitter.com/GxSLps4G8u</a></p>&mdash; ratiopharm ulm (@ratiopharmulm) <a href="https://twitter.com/ratiopharmulm/status/1734670393565212952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Paris Basketball 100-70 Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/paris-basketball-umana-reyer-venice/U2023/104/)

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.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ht" dir="ltr">Winning feeling : définition 📚 <a href="https://t.co/1FlSg6pcjY">pic.twitter.com/1FlSg6pcjY</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1734687412423721049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Follow all the BKT EuroCup action for Round 11!

Game Center: Hamburg stuns London; wins for Prometey, Bourg, Turk Telekom, Joventut

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v Slask Wroclaw (2023-12-12T17:00:00.000Z)

Aris Midea Thessaloniki v 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (2023-12-12T18:00:00.000Z)

ratiopharm Ulm v Dreamland Gran Canaria (2023-12-12T18:00:00.000Z)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse v Dolomiti Energia Trento (2023-12-13T18:30:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball v Umana Reyer Venice (2023-12-12T19:30:00.000Z)

Wolves Vilnius v Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2023-12-12T17:00:00.000Z)

Joventut Badalona v Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (2023-12-13T19:15:00.000Z)

Prometey Slobozhanske v Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul (2023-12-13T17:00:00.000Z)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse won its fifth straight game and improved to 6-0 at home this season after beating Dolomiti Energia Trento 79-67 on Wednesday night at Ekinox. 

Bourg blasts Trento, 79-67, to remain perfect at home

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse won its fifth straight game and improved to 6-0 at home this season after beating Dolomiti Energia Trento 79-67 on Wednesday night 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. Bodian Massa added 11 points and Maksim Salash 10. Kamar Baldwin paced Trento with 11 points in defeat.

### Bourg takes control in low-scoring start

It took some time for the offenses to settle in with just a single basket scored in the first 6 minutes, during which time the teams combined for 9 turnovers. Despite that, free throws gave Bourg a 5-2 lead. Trento got going with a triple by Baldwin and a three-point play by Myles Stephens to grab a slim lead. Massa scored 4 points in the final minute of the quarter to push Bourg ahead 15-10.

### Trento fight back from deep

Bourg slowly added to the advantage it reached double-digits through a Jeremy Morgan score, 25-14. Trento used a 0-6 spurt to more than halve the deficit, but a slam by Risacher kept the hosts in control. A pair of threes by Prentiss Hubb and another by Davide Alviti allowed Trento to get within 33-30. Andrejs Grazulis made it 35-34 at the break.  

### The hosts look to pull away

The home side protected its slim lead, which could have grown if not for several missed free throws. A jumper by Risacher made it 45-39 midway through the third quarter. Isiaha Mike made Bourg’s first triple of the game with 3 minutes left in the third quarter and then sank free throws to stretch the cushion to 50-41. The scoreboard showed 56-47 at the end of the quarter.

The pace picked up as the teams traded points. Maxime Courby restored a double-digit lead with a layup, 61-50. Risacher nailed a three and Salash scored in transition to extend the difference to 70-56. Jeremy Morgan took over late and made sure Bourg held on for another home win.

Now 6-0 at Ekinox, Bourg improved to 9-2 in Group B to remain alone in second place.

Prometey Slobozhanske recorded its fourth win in the last five games by topping Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 89-70. Its two centers, Tai Odiase and Ondrej Balvin, had to do a lot with it.


Big men Balvin, Odiase powered Prometey 

Prometey Slobozhanske recorded its fourth win in the last five games by topping Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 89-70. Its two centers, Tai Odiase and Ondrej Balvin, had to do a lot with it.

Odiase scored 6 of his team's first 8 points to as Prometey established nearly game-long leads. When Besiktas went on a 0-12 run to tie the game at 26-26, Odiase found answers with a jump hook and a dunk that soon capped a 10-1 run that put Prometey ahead for good.

Balvin led his team's second unit, coming off the bench to get 9 points late in the first quarter which allowed Prometey to build a double-digit lead, 26-14. Odiase and Balvin ended up combining for 33 points, 19 rebounds and a PIR of 50. Balvin led five Prometey scorers in double digits with 17 points while Odiase was right behind with 16.

"We had a lot of games like this that we were either winning or losing by a few points,  but sometimes we had bad moments. And in this game, maybe we had some bad moments but we never gave up. We always fought and got strong in the rebounds in the second half. I think that in general, the team did great on defense and that helped us get good momentum," Balvin said. "We had some problems with turnovers, but not in this game."

Tai Odiase and Ondrej Balvin ended up combining for 33 points, 19 rebounds and a PIR of 50 in Round 11.

Odiase, Balvin lead Prometey past Besiktas

Indeed, Balvin had the right data in his mind soon after the game. Besiktas out-rebounded Prometey by 16-19 in the first half. Things were very different after the break, as Prometey easily won the battle of the boards by 24-13, pulling down 5 offensive rebounds and allowing Besiktas to take just 2. In other words, Prometey grabbed 90% of all rebounds under its rim after the break: 18 out of 20.

Prometey finished the game with 18 points and just 11 turnovers, showing great hustle with 9 steals and 4 blocked shots. On the other hand, Besiktas had more turnovers, 15, than assists, 13, and finished the game with 5 steals and no blocked shots. All that allowed Prometey to cruise to a well-deserved, important victory.

Prometey leaned on a its center tandem to record a big win and keep climbing the Group A standings.


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 have a 6-5 record in Group A. Besiktas is now in a three-game losing streak.


Prometey thrashes Besiktas at home, 89-70!

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.

### Balvin led Prometey's second unit

Odiase got Prometey going with a layup and a couple of jump hooks in an 8-2 opening run. Needham struck from downtown, getting help from Yigit Arslan and Mitchell to keep Besiktas within 10-9. Balvin stepped up with a put-back layup and a three-point play, and followed Sydorov's driving basket with a dunk for a 22-14 Prometey lead. Gray and an unstoppable Balvin made it a double-digit game, 26-14, after 10 minutes.

### Besiktas bounced back

Besiktas improved its defense early in the second quarter. Meanwhile, Jonah Mathews, Mitchell and Needham fueled a 0-12 run that tied the game, 26-26. Odiase hit a jump hook that Mitchell bettered with a triple to complete Besiktas's comeback at 28-29. Sydorov struck twice for the hosts from beyond the arc, however, making Besiktas call timeout at 36-31. Kerem Konan and Allman kept the guests within 45-40 at halftime.

### Prometey took off

Odiase kept pacing Prometey after the break, giving his team a 51-44 margin before Ivan Tkachenko struck twice from beyond the arc in an 8-0 run that restored a double-digit margin, 59-46. Sanon joined the three-point shootout and added a dunk that kept the hosts way ahead, 64-50. Sydorov took over with an acrobatic reverse layup and Balvin allowed his team to break the game open, 72-50, at the end of the third quarter.

### Besiktas saved the tie-breaker

Besiktas recorded a 22-point home win in Round 2, so getting the tie-break advantage was the main goal for both teams throughout the fourth quarter. Allman and Leyton Hammonds got Besiktas within 72-56. Sanon, Balvin and Ronald March helped Prometey regain a 79-57 margin with 6 minutes left. Even when Prometey sealed the outcome long the before the final buzzer, Hammonds's three-pointer allowed Besiktas to get the potential tie-breaker between both teams at the end of the regular season.

Prometey beat a direct rival in Besiktas and tied it on record but couldn't overcome the margin of victory, a potential tiebreaker, by which it lost their first game.


Prometey thrashes Besiktas at home, 89-70

JL Bourg is on the rise over the last month and one player's steady improvement has a lot to do with that success.

Who's hot: Jeremy Morgan, Bourg

JL Mincidelice Bourg en Bresse enters Round 11 with an 8-2 record and four consecutive wins in Group B of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season. One of team's main protagonists during that span has been starting swingman [Jeremy Morgan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jeremy-morgan/010431/).

Entering Round 11, Morgan is one of only two qualified players this season [shooting better than 71.0%](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=15&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoals2Percent) on two-pointers and [at least 49.0%](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=20&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoals3Percent) behind the arc.

The 28-year old has really stepped it up in recent games, increasing his production across the board. He has been one of the main reasons why Bourg started stacking up victories and is sitting alone in second place of Group B.

Before the current four-game winning streak, Morgan was posting 10.8 points on average to go with 2.5 assists, 1.5 rebounds, 1.3 steals and a PIR of 11.7.

During the last four games, however, Morgan has upped each of those numbers to 14.5 points, 3.0 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 3.5 steals for an average PIR of 17.3.

He has been especially dangerous shooting the ball from long range in the past three games. Only two players have made more threes than Morgan since Round 8, and he's done it on an excellent 57.9% accuracy.

Jeremy Morgan Top 11 3 Pts from JL Bourg en Bresse vs. TURK TELEKOM ANKARA 11/21/2023, ratiopharm Ulm vs. JL Bourg en Bresse 11/29/2023 and 1 other

Jeremy Morgan's 11 three-pointers in last three games

Morgan scored 12 points twice, in a 72-65 home win over Aris Midea Thessaloniki in Round 7, and again last week in a 63-72 road triumph over Slask Wroclaw, when he went  3-for-4 from downtown.

In Rounds 8 and 9, Morgan scored 17 points in each game. First, he netted 5 of 9 three-point shots in an 86-67 home thumping of Turk Telekom Ankara, then made 3 of 6 from downtown in an 84-89 road win at ratiopharm Ulm.

Apart from his scoring and efficient shooting, Morgan has also been productive on the other end of the floor. 

During its four-game winning streak, Bourg has allowed just 69.8 points per game, holding opponents under 70 points in three of those.

The Bourg defense has been quite opportunistic, taking a total of 43 steals, which is 10.8 per contest.

Morgan had 14 of those, which is more than any other EuroCup player in that span. That includes 5 steals in a Round 7 win over Aris, one shy of the Bourg club record and tied for the second-most in the EuroCup this season.

Bourg and Morgan will try to keep the performances going and try to inch closer to clinching a playoff spot on Wednesday when they welcome Dolomiti Energia Trento.