Buducnost VOLI Podgorica tallied 44 points in the tight first half against Dreamland Gran Canaria but then the reigning BKT EuroCup champion turned up its vaunted defense and rolled to a comfortable win. 

Gran Canaria's defense shut down Buducnost in second half 

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica tallied 44 points in the tight first half against Dreamland Gran Canaria but then the reigning BKT EuroCup champion turned up its vaunted defense and rolled to a comfortable win.

Gran Canaria ended up allowing just 26 points in the final 20 minutes in a 97-70 victory over the Montenegro side to remain perfect in the competition at 9-0.

“Our defensive work in the second half was the key,” said Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic. “When you defend like this you gain confidence on offense. We started scoring and in the end, I think we deserved to win over a team that has a big quality and we will for sure see them in the EuroCup Playoffs.”

Gran Canaria, which has now won 28 of 31 EuroCup games since the start of last season, played its usual strong offense. The 97 points were the team’s second most this season - behind the 111 against ratiopharm Ulm in Round 2 - and the second straight week the team eclipsed the 90-point mark.

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Lakovic’s team dished out 28 assists - 5.7 more than its average coming into the game; and was right on target with its EuroCup-best two-point shooting percentage, making 61.3% of those opportunities. And the team was much better than its 36.8% from long range as it made 44.1% on three-pointers against Buducnost.

The defense was much tighter in the second half. Gran Canaria entered the game allowing a second-fewest 73.8 points per game and a EuroCup-low PIR of 72.6. The Spanish side gave up 70 points to Buducnost, which also had a PIR of 62.

The guests also committed 17 turnovers - dead on with the second-most forced turnovers of 17.1 by the Gran Canaria defense, which was also holding opponents to just 33.0% on three-pointers and kept the Buducnost shooters bottled up to the effect of 21.7%.

Lakovic is satisfied with his team’s performance at the halfway mark of the regular season.

“Now the first round is done and we have to work more to be good in the second round as well,” he said.

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The reigning champs allowed only 26 points in the final 20 minutes to secure the victory. 

Dreamland Gran Canaria v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2023-11-29T20:00:00.000Z)

Joventut Badalona arrived to its Round 9 game against Prometey Slobozhanske on a dangerous three-game losing streak. In a battle between two of last season's semifinalists, Joventut edged Prometey 79-76 by relying on its homegrown players. 

Homegrown talents rescued Joventut

Joventut Badalona came into its Round 9 game against Prometey Slobozhanske on a dangerous three-game losing streak. It turned things around to edged Prometey 79-76 by relying on its homegrown players.

Prometey led all the way in the first half and held a 35-46 margin early in the third quarter before a 15-0 run allowed Joventut to take the lead, 50-46. Pau Ribas, who first joined Joventut at age 4, was the catalyst of Joventut's comeback, burying three consecutive three-pointers and finding Michael Ruzic for a fastbreak layup. From that moment onwards, it was a very different game.

Once again, young talents stepped up for Coach Carles Duran's team. Ruzic finished the game with 9 points, 4 rebounds and a PIR of 11. Center Ruben Prey ended up playing 15 minutes and posting 7 points and 6 rebounds for a PIR of 13.

Both of them did well at the end of the game, leading Joventut's defense and hitting critical shots. Ruzic buried the go-ahead free throws, 77-76, with 1:21 left, and Prey sealed Joventut's win with a fastbreak slam with just 3 seconds remaining.

Ruben Prey and Michael Ruzic combined for a PIR of 24 in Joventut Badalona's 79-76 home win over Prometey Slobozhanske,

Prey, Ruzic keep pacing Joventut

Ribas scored all of his 14 points in the third quarter, in which Joventut outscored Prometey 29-20.

"I am happy because our young guys stepped up, especially inside players, that is more difficult, physically, for them," Ribas said after the game. "They changed the rhythm of the game, they changed our defense and we could come back in the third quarter and win this game."

Asked about his third-quarter heroics, Ribas joked a bit. "I am a veteran, not young anymore! But my job is to try to help the team win. I could do it tonight, and I am happy."

"With Ruben \[Prey\] and Michael \[Ruzic\], the team played very, very well. Not only on offense: they tried to play very good defense," Coach Duran said after the game. "It is very difficult to guard Balvin but them, being 17 and 18 years old, played an amazing game."

Joventut reached the regular season's halfway mark with a 4-5 record and plays six of its remaining nine games on the road. Young players and well-rounded veterans who bleed green and white should have plenty of opportunities as they try to to lead Joventut back to the playoffs.

Pau Ribas and youngsters Michael Ruzic and Ruben Prey came up big for Joventut.


Joventut Badalona v Prometey Slobozhanske (2023-11-29T19:30:00.000Z)

Jeremy Morgan, Maksim Salash and Zaccharie Risacher of JL Bourg-en-Bresse enjoyed key roles as their team defeated ratiopharm Ulm 84-89 in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup season.

JL Bourg trio made the difference in first-ever win over ratiopharm Ulm

On Wednesday night, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse became the first team to beat ratiopharm Ulm at ratiopharm arena in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season, as the French team came away with an 84-89 triumph.

Both teams came into the game on a 6-2 record, but it was the guests who prevailed to secure their first-ever victory over the German side, which had won all four of their previous meetings.

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### Bourg’s trio led the way

This win came courtesy of a dominant second quarter and sublime performances by Jeremy Morgan, Maksim Salash and Zaccharie Risacher. The Bourg trio combined for 53 of their team’s 89 points, allowing the visitors to improve to 7-2.

Morgan paced Bourg with 19 points, including a big-time triple to extend the lead to 74-79 with 03:43 remaining after Ulm had made it a one-possession game for the first time since early in the second quarter.

Bourg pulled off a sublime second-quarter outing, with Salash netting 8 of his team’s first 10 points and the visitors outscoring Ulm 16-36.

“We just played with a lot of energy \[in the second quarter\],” Morgan said after the game. “That’s when we are at our best, getting out and running in transition and playing really tough defense. That’s what we did in the second quarter. We've got to find a way to do it for 40 minutes.”

### Salash helped hold off Ulm late

The French side took a 33-53 lead into the second half, but Ulm showed character and managed to bounce back. Yet, Salash scored 7 of his 19 points in the final quarter of the game, including a three-pointer with 01:42 left on the clock to bring Bourg closer to the victory.

“\[Holding on in the second half\] was very tough,” Morgan added. “\[Ulm\] is a very good team with a very good record and some really good players. So it was good that we got up to an early lead and the team did a very good job of sticking together and got the win. That’s what matters.”

Two direct rivals tied for second place in Group B collide as Ulm takes on Bourg. The German team's smooth offense is equipped with impressive youngster Juan Nuñez, who will oppose the talents of the French side's Canadian power forward Isaiha Mike and his proficiency for steals.

ratiopharm Ulm-Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

### Risacher displayed his potential

Heading into Wednesday’s duel as the team’s top scorer with an average of 13.0 points, Zaccharie Risacher proved once again why he is considered one of the most talented young players in the competition.

The 18-year-old forward netted 11 points in the first half and finished the game on 17, having made an impressive 4-of-5 (80.0%) from beyond the arc. His last triple came with 01:06 to go to make it 79-85, demonstrating that he can step up in crunch time.

Having won four of its last five games, Bourg will next play on the road at Slask Wroclaw on Tuesday, when it will look for its second road win in a row.

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Jeremy Morgan of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse shoots a three-pointer against ratiopharm Ulm in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Jeremy Morgan, Maksim Salash and Zaccharie Risacher stepped up on the road.

Bourg trio made the difference in first-ever win over Ulm

ratiopharm Ulm v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2023-11-29T18:30:00.000Z)

Dreamland Gran Canaria remained the only undefeated in the BKT EuroCup with a dominant third quarter in producing a 97-70 victory over Buducnost VOLI Podgorica at home. 

Gran Canaria rolls past Buducnost in second half, 97-70

Dreamland Gran Canaria remained the only undefeated in the BKT EuroCup with a dominant third quarter in producing a 97-70 victory over Buducnost VOLI Podgorica at home. The reigning champion put together a 19-4 run in the third quarter to pull away for good and finish the first half of the regular season with a 9-0 record in Group B.

Sylven Landesberg paced four scorers in double figures with 18 points for Gran Canaria, while Andrew Albicy netted 11 points and Nicolas Brussino and Pierre Pelos both added 10. In the fight to reach the playoffs, Buducnost dropped to 3-6 after last week having snapped a four-game losing streak. Marvin Jones was Buducnost’s main weapon with 22 points.

### Landesberg, Jones shine early

AJ Slaughter’s three-pointer put the hosts up early 7-4 before a back-and-forth with 5 lead changes and 3 ties and Jones scoring 4 points as Buducnost led 10-12. Jones moved to 10 points already but Landesberg drained two three-pointers at the other end to make it 20-18. Landesberg added 2 more triples and the Gran Canaria cushion grew to 28-20. Buducnost was down 28-23 after 10 minutes.

### Hosts protect narrow margin

Roko Prkacin started the scoring in the second quarter for the hosts but Buducnost closed within 30-28. Gran Canaria scored the next 4 points and it was 36-30 after a Pelos score. Brandon Paul countered with 2 three-pointers and a triple from McKinley Wright knotted the game at 41-41. The hosts responded with 5 points and Brussino hit a buzzer-beating triple to give them a 49-44 lead at intermission.

### Gran Canaria pulls away

Buducnost’s Andrija Slavkovic opened the second half and Gran Canaria needed 2 minutes to score. But Pelos hit a three-pointer and Brussino scored 4 points and the hosts lead pushed to 58-48. Albicy, Ferran Bassas and Miquel Salvo added three-pointers as the cushion swelled to 71-52. The advantage was 75-54 after 30 minutes.

Gran Canaria did not really let up with 5 of the first 7 points of the fourth quarter for an 80-56 lead. Jovan Kljajic made sure Buducnost didn’t dream of a comeback with 8 points as the lead was 91-61 with 4 minutes to go and the game decided for good.

The defending champs remain the lone undefeated team in the competition this season. 

Quinn Ellis scored the game-winning basket as Aquila Basket Trento edged past Aris B.C. 69-67 in a game of small margins in the EuroCup.

Small details gave Aquila Basket Trento victory over Aris B.C.

They say that basketball is a game of small details, and that was certainly the case when [Dolomiti Energia Trento overcame Aris Midea Thessaloniki, 69-67,](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/ellis-gives-trento-last-gasp-69-67-win-over-aris/) on Wednesday night.

A close first half was blown apart in the third quarter when Trento enjoyed 7-0 and 8-0 runs, and midway through the final period it looked like the game was over as the home team held a 65-52 lead.

After all, Aris is the lowest scoring team in the competition and was missing its two leading scorers, Roberto Gallinat and Vassilis Toliopoulos. In those circumstances, the prospect of the Greek team overturning a 13-point deficit in less than 5 minutes looked extremely remote.

Two teams locked on the fringes of the playoff places meet as Trento summons Aris with both on two-game losing streaks. A key matchup is expected to arise in the paint, where Andrejs Grazulis tackles visiting big man Silvio de Sousa, but will the path to success be sourced elsewhere on the court?

Dolomiti Energia Trento-Aris Medea Thessaloniki | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

### A fightback by Aris

But Ronnie Harrell had other ideas. The Aris forward, who came into the game averaging 6.6 points with a high of 14 points during his rookie EuroCup season, exploded by scoring 10 points in 2:30, getting his team back to a single-possession game. 

It was very close from that moment, and that’s when the small details took over – initially from the free-throw line.

First, with 58 seconds left, Lefterios Bochoridis could only split his attempts from the line, making it 67-65. With 31 seconds on the clock, Aris debutant Andreas Kalogiros was fouled in the act of shooting and had the chance to tie the game... but he missed both attempts.

Then, at the other end, Andrejs Grazulis was fouled with an opportunity to make it a 4-point margin with 15 seconds left... but he also missed both, despite having previously scored on all 12 of his trips to the line this season.

That left Aris with one more possession, trailing by 2. The red-hot Harrell, who finished with 24 points, took responsibility, attempted a three-point shot to win it with 4 seconds left... and was fouled by Grazulis. So Harrell had the chance to send his team ahead, but couldn’t continue his hot streak as he missed the second attempt, and overtime seemed to be beckoning.

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### Quinn Ellis to the rescue

But in the final and most decisive small detail of the game, Quinn Ellis took the inbound pass and refused to be denied by the intense Aris defense, driving hard to the glass and releasing a layup which took a kind bounce off the rim – perhaps the most important small detail of them all – and dropped through the hoop.

In the end, after 6 missed free throws in the final minute and a friendly bounce, Trento had the win it needed to stay in Group B’s playoff places.

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Andrejs Grazulis of Dolomiti Energia Trento looks to score against Aris Midea Thessaloniki in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The Italian side came out on top thanks to Quinn Ellis’s game-winner.

Small details gave Trento victory over Aris 

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Aris Midea Thessaloniki (2023-11-29T19:00:00.000Z)

In a battle between two of the 2022-23 BKT EuroCup semifinalists, Joventut Badalona edged Prometey Slobozahsnke 79-76 at home in Group A on Wednesday. Both teams now have a 4-5 record in this group. 


Joventut rallies past Prometey, 79-76! 

Andrew Andrews led the winners with 15 points and Pau Ribas scored 14, all of which came in a game-changing third quarter.  Tyler Cook added 10 for Joventut. Issuf Sanon and Ronald March paced Prometey with 15 points apiece. Ondrej Balvin and Caleb Agada each contributed 12. Balvin also grabbed 12 rebounds. Both teams now have 4-5 records in this group.

### Agada, Sanon put Prometey ahead

Agada followed a three-point play with a big basket down low for a 2-7 Prometey lead. Balvin dunked, March struck from downtown and Agada soon made it a double-digit game, 4-14. Tai Odiase followed a jump hook with an alley-oop slam, getting plenty of help from Issuf Sanon to boost the guests' lead to 7-22. DeShaun Thomas stepped up with a three-point play, Pep Busquets dunked and Kenny Chery got Joventut a bit closer, 15-26, after 10 minutes.

### Andrews keeps Joventut alive

Cook followed a jump hook with a dunk early in the second quarter. Sanon and march each struck from beyond the arc. Then Odiase's fastbreak layup set a 19-34 Prometey margin. Joventut found a go-to guy in Andrews, who scored in penetration and added consecutive jumpers. He got help from Ruben Prey to give the hosts hope at 32-38. Illia Sydorov hit a triple for a 33-41 Prometey lead at halftime.

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Agada swished a jumper soon after the break and March sank a three-pointer for a 35-46 Prometey lead. Ribas struck three times from downtown and Busquets added a jumper and a layup in a 15-0 run that put Joventut ahead, 50-46. A red-hot Ribas downed his fourth triple, Andrews hit a jumper and Michael Ruzic boosted the hosts' lead to 57-51. Oleksandr Lypovyy and Sanon joined the three-point shootout. Then Balvin's jump hook put the guests ahead, 60-61. Andrews's layup fixed the score at 62-61 after 30 minutes.

### Down to the wire!

Sanon, Guillem Vives and Sydorov each hit a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Cook soon gave Joventut a 69-67 lead with over 6 minutes left. Lypovyy and Rob Gray stepped up for Prometey. Balvin hit a jump hook and fed March for a layup and a 74-76 Prometey lead with under 3 minutes remaining. Andrews split free throws and Ruzic put Joventut in charge, 77-76, with 1:21 left. Agada's shot went in and out and Prey dunked at the other end. March could not get a shot up in time to force overtime, allowing Joventut to celebrate a hard fought win!

In a battle between two of the 2022-23 BKT EuroCup semifinalists, Joventut Badalona edged Prometey Slobozahsnke 79-76 at home in Group A on Wednesday. 

Joventut rallies past Prometey, 79-76

[U-BT Cluj-Napoca 120-111 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/u-bt-cluj-napoca-7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys/U2023/89/)

In a high-scoring overtime thriller, Cluj outlasted Lietkabelis at BT-Arena. With the win Cluj improved to 7-2 in Group B while Lietkabelis dropped to 4-5 and saw its three-game winning streak come to an end. D.J. Seeley paced the winners with 25 points and Emanuel Cate and Jarell Eddie each added 20. Deividas Sirvydis led Lietkabelis with 29 points and Gediminas Orelik scored 22.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ht" dir="ltr">And... victory in <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eurocup</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UBTCluj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UBTCluj</a> 120 - 111 Lietkabelis Panevezy<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/m06q9ZxHF8">pic.twitter.com/m06q9ZxHF8</a></p>&mdash; U-BT Cluj-Napoca (@UBTCluj) <a href="https://twitter.com/UBTCluj/status/1729955852470108541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 77-93 Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-paris-basketball/U2023/83/)

Paris bounced back from its first loss of the season and eventually pulled away from Cedevita for a road victory to remain atop Group A. Paris put the game away with a 4-15 run spanning the final two quarters in moving to 8-1 at the midway point in the regular season. TJ Shorts paced the Parisian side with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals and Nadir Hifi scored 15 points. Cedevita set a club record with 31 made free throws but they were not enough in falling to 0-9 as the only winless team in the competition. Justin Cobbs was Cedevita’s leading scorer with 18 points.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">On retrouve la WIN en coupe d’Europe 🖤❤️💙<br><br>Place désormais au choc contre Monaco dimanche 👀 <a href="https://t.co/flo7Of9iOh">pic.twitter.com/flo7Of9iOh</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1729948907067650514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 81-75 Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv-besiktas-emlakjet-istanbul/U2023/82/)

Hapoel claimed its second straight win at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade by defeating visiting Besiktas on Wednesday. The game was incredibly balanced for nearly 40 minutes, with neither team able to amass an advantage greater than 6 points, but Hapoel was stronger defensively in the end and gave up just 2 free throws in the last 3 minutes to seal the outcome. J’Covan Brown was the go-to guy in crunch time and led Hapoel with 19 points and 7 assists. Jaylen Hoard followed with 15 points and 8 boards to help Hapoel improve to 6-2. Besiktas, which slipped to 6-3, was paced by Derrick Needham with 16 points and 9 assists. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">ככה מסיימים סיבוב!<br><br>הפועל מנצחת את בשיקטאש ועולה למאזן 2:6 ביורוקאפ<br><br>הקבוצה תמריא מחר לישראל לקראת משחק החוץ מול ב&quot;ש בראשון הקרוב, פרטים על מכירת הכרטיסים יתפרסמו מחר. <a href="https://t.co/OWgLlVyPiV">pic.twitter.com/OWgLlVyPiV</a></p>&mdash; Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC/status/1729957648315871625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[ratiopharm Ulm 84-89 JL Bourg en Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/ratiopharm-ulm-mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse/U2023/86/)

Bourg defeated Ulm at ratiopharm arena on Wednesday night. The visitors took a 33-53 lead into halftime and later held off an Ulm comeback to improve to 7-2, causing the hosts to drop to 6-3 in the process. Maksim Salash paced the guests with 19 points, with Jeremy Morgan and Zaccharie Risacher scoring 17 each. Thomas Klepeisz netted a game-high 20 points, having gone 5-for-7 from behind the arc for Ulm.  

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JLBourgBasket</a> victory in Germany<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/YzElQTXbB5">pic.twitter.com/YzElQTXbB5</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1729959711879946377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Dolomiti Energia Trento 69-67 Aris Midea Thessaloniki](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dolomiti-energia-trento-aris-midea-thessaloniki/U2023/87/)

Trento boosted its playoff hopes with a 69-67 victory over Aris thanks to a game-winning layup by Quinn Ellis in the final second. The victory kept Trento in the all-important top six with a 4-5 record, while Aris dropped to 3-6. A low-scoring first half was perfectly poised at the break, 32-32, before Trento pulled away in the third quarter. Aris roared back but Ellis had the final word with a driving layup. Kamar Baldwin paced the winning team with 15 points. Ronnie Harrell was Aris’s hero with 24 points including 12 in the fourth quarter.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">QUINN ELLIS FOR THE WIN 💯<a href="https://twitter.com/AquilaBasketTN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AquilaBasketTN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagicMoment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MagicMoment</a> <a href="https://t.co/6Q6l0KFg3s">pic.twitter.com/6Q6l0KFg3s</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1729966679822582187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Joventut Badalona 79-76 Prometey Slobozhanske](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/joventut-badalona-prometey-slobozhanske/U2023/81/)

In a battle between two of the last season's semifinalists, Joventut edged Prometey. Andrew Andrews led the winners with 15 points and Pau Ribas added 14, all of them in a game-changing third quarter. Issuf Sanon and Ronald March paced Prometey with 15 points apiece. Both teams now have a 4-5 records in Group A. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sanon sends it in the air Odiase detonates the alley-oop🤩<a href="https://twitter.com/BcPrometey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BcPrometey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagicMoment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MagicMoment</a> <a href="https://t.co/auF8ER1alR">pic.twitter.com/auF8ER1alR</a></p>&mdash; BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1729955572030615849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Dreamland Gran Canaria 97-70 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dreamland-gran-canaria-buducnost-voli-podgorica/U2023/88/)

Gran Canaria remained the only undefeated in the EuroCup with a dominant third quarter in producing a victory over Buducnost. The reigning champion put together a 19-4 run in the third quarter to pull away for good and finish the first half of the regular season with a 9-0 record in Group B. Sylven Landesberg paced four scorers in double figures with 18 points for Gran Canaria, while Andrew Albicy netted 11 points. In the fight to reach the playoffs, Buducnost dropped to 3-6 after last week having snapped a four-game losing streak. Marvin Jones was Buducnost’s main weapon with 22 points.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ro" dir="ltr">🏀 Final:<br><br>🐥 Dreamland Gran Canaria 97<br>🔵 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 70<br><br>🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosGranca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VamosGranca</a> <a href="https://t.co/SxwHaisATK">pic.twitter.com/SxwHaisATK</a></p>&mdash; Dreamland Gran Canaria (@GranCanariaCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/GranCanariaCB/status/1729982361931010382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Turk Telekom Ankara 71-80 Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/turk-telekom-ankara-slask-wroclaw/U2023/90/)

Slask kept alive its faint hopes of reaching the playoffs by surprising Turk Telekom on the road for its first victory of the season. Jakub Niziol poured in a career-high 25 points to lead the Polish side, which improved to 1-8 in Group B and snapped a 17-game EuroCup losing streak. Hassani Gravett added 15 points - 12 of them in the final 5 minutes. 2023 runner-up Turk Telekom has now lost seven straight games for a 1-8 record despite Markis McDuffie scoring 18 points with 9 rebounds.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="pl" dir="ltr">Europejska niemoc przełamana! 💪 Wygrywamy w Ankarze! ✅<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BKTEuroCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BKTEuroCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/71kNZnoKwq">https://t.co/71kNZnoKwq</a> <a href="https://t.co/mr4CIX10ZK">pic.twitter.com/mr4CIX10ZK</a></p>&mdash; WKS Śląsk Wrocław - koszykówka (@WKS_SlaskBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/WKS_SlaskBasket/status/1729576594811842901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Wolves Vilnius 87-101 London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/wolves-vilnius-london-lions/U2023/84/)

London ensured itself at least a share of second place at the midway point in Group A after racing past Wolves at Avia Solutions Group Arena in the Lithuanian capital to improve to 7-2 on the season. Conor Morgan starred with 22 points on 5-of-8 three-point shooting for a PIR of 36 to pace the winners. Gabe Olaseni added 21 points. Wolves dropped their second straight at home in slipping to 4-4 this season. Tre'Shawn Thurman posted 22 points and 8 rebounds in defeat. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LIONS WIN!! 🦁🦁🦁<br><br>🇬🇧 Lions 101 : 87 <a href="https://twitter.com/wolves_bc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wolves_bc</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/Djw49WXU9l">pic.twitter.com/Djw49WXU9l</a></p>&mdash; London Lions (@LondonLions) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions/status/1729578047920030134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Umana Reyer Venice 94-77 Veolia Hamburg Towers](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/umana-reyer-venice-veolia-towers-hamburg/U2023/85/)

Reyer gained an important victory in its fight to reach the playoffs by rolling past Hamburg at home. Marco Spissu led the way with 22 points and 9 assists for Reyer, which won for the third time in the last four games for a 4-5 record in Group A. Amedeo Tessitori added 18 points and RayJon Tucker chipped in 12 points. Hamburg’s playoff hopes are fading fast after it dropped to 1-8 despite Aljami Durham scoring 17 point.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big hearts ❤️‍🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReyerCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ReyerCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/tF4CdkHrmh">pic.twitter.com/tF4CdkHrmh</a></p>&mdash; Reyer Venezia (@REYER1872) <a href="https://twitter.com/REYER1872/status/1729615028083458397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Follow all the BKT EuroCup action for Round 9 of the Regular Season!

Game Center: Paris, Bourg win on the road; Cluj, Hapoel, Trento, Joventut, Granca protect home courts

Turk Telekom Ankara v Slask Wroclaw (2023-11-28T17:00:00.000Z)

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (2023-11-29T17:00:00.000Z)

Umana Reyer Venice v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2023-11-28T19:00:00.000Z)

Wolves Vilnius v London Lions (2023-11-28T17:00:00.000Z)

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Paris Basketball (2023-11-29T17:30:00.000Z)

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul (2023-11-29T18:00:00.000Z)

J’Covan Brown recovered from breathing problems in the first half to help Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. defeat Beşiktaş  J.K. 81-75 in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup season.

J’Covan Brown fought off scare, boosted Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. past Beşiktaş

Hapoel Schlomo Tel Aviv experienced a tough game against the visiting Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul in Round 9 of the BKT EuroCup. In a contest that saw several lead changes and an advantage no greater than 6 points for either side, the J’Covan Brown-led [Hapoel managed to escape from Aleksandar Nikolic Hall with an 81-75 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/hapoel-outlasts-besiktas-81-75/) that allows it to stay close to the top in Group A.

Hapoel found a hero in Brown, who finished as the game’s top scorer with 19 points, while he also had 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 8 fouls drown for a PIR of 28. The 33-year-old did all this in 29:44 minutes on the floor, which is a surprise given that he spent the entire second quarter on the bench due to breathing problems.

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### J’Covan Brown had a scare

Brown was named in Hapoel’s starting five and provided 6 points until he had to leave the court with 16 seconds to go in the first period. The Hapoel point guard had to be attended by the medical staff at that point, as he showed difficulties with his breathing for a while. That prevented him from playing a single minute in the remainder of the first half, which ended with a 41-41 tie.

“I’m okay,” Brown stated after the game. “Maybe I had one or two many Red Bulls and sugar pills at one time, but I’m feeling okay. Not 100%, but I’m feeling okay.”

J'Covan Brown had 19 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and a 28 PIR as Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv beat Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-75 in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

J'Covan Brown's highlights vs. Besiktas

### A dominant second half

Brown ended up recovering quickly and stayed on the floor for the entire second half, before playing a key role for his team in crunch time. He came up big down the stretch, too, after Derek Needham missed a three that could have sent the game in the opposite direction. After grabbing the defensive board, he drew a foul and sunk a tough off-the-dribble deep two that established a 78-75 advantage with 25 seconds left.

On the next possession, Brown repeated his feat by securing the defensive rebound following a miss by Jonah Matthews. This time, though, he drew an unsportsmanlike foul that he turned into 2 free throws, which put the outcome beyond doubt.

“This is my job: to lead the guys night in, night out,” Brown explained. “We know that we had to get a big win. That was our talk the whole week of practice. Just being aggressive… we knew that they were going to come out and be aggressive.

“But we just had to play our basketball. I give credit to them, because they are one hell of a tough team and we just took on the challenge to play together, fight together and give ourselves a better chance at the end of the game.”

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J'Covan Brown of Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv in action against Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

He didn’t play the second quarter due to breathing problems but became crucial in the second half.

J’Covan Brown fought off scare, boosted Hapoel past Besiktas

Dolomiti Energia Trento boosted its BKT EuroCup Playoffs hopes with a 69-67 victory over Aris Midea Thessaloniki thanks to a game-winning layup by Quinn Ellis in the final second. 

Ellis gives Trento last-gasp 69-67 win over Aris 

Dolomiti Energia Trento boosted its BKT EuroCup Playoffs hopes with a 69-67 victory over Aris Midea Thessaloniki thanks to a game-winning layup by Quinn Ellis in the final second. The victory kept Trento in the all-important top six with a 4-5 record, while Aris dropped to 3-6. 

A low-scoring first half was perfectly poised at the break, 32-32, before Trento pulled away in the third quarter. Aris roared back but Ellis had the final word with a driving layup. Kamar Baldwin paced the winning team with 15 points, while Ellis, Andrejs Grazulis and Prentiss Hubb all scored 10. Ronnie Harrell was Aris’s hero with 24 points including 12 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough. 

### An evenly balanced opening stanza 

Aris netted the first 4 points as Trento failed to score in the opening 3 minutes, but the hosts responded with a 7-0 run, including 5 points from Hubb, to take the lead. Both teams struggled to score during the middle of the opening period before Lefterios Bochoridis and Ellis traded tough inside baskets, then Harrell and Baldwin swapped three-pointers to make it 17-17 at the end of the first. 

A three-pointer from Grazulis sparked a 7-0 run early in the second period, giving Trento a 24-19 lead. Aris hit straight back as Harrell scored twice inside during a 2-8 run, moving ahead 26-27. Baskets were evenly traded, including a triple for Bochoridis, to keep it close, and the first half ended with a floater from Georgios Fillios and a close-range finish by Mattia Udom to make it 32-32. 

### Baldwin helps the hosts pull away

Baldwin’s three-pointer and two scores from Paul Biligha contributed to a 7-0 run at the start of the second half, before Grazulis and Baldwin both struck from deep in an 8-0 run, stretching Trento’s lead to 47-34. Harrell’s three-pointer helped pull Aris a little closer, but Hubb scored twice to help protect a double-digit margin at the end of the third, 53-43.

### Aris comes back, but Ellis laughs last 

Luca Conti’s three-point play early in the fourth saw Trento starting to look comfortable, 58-43. Dimitris Katsivelis ended Aris’s 6-minute drought, but Baldwin and Cooke initially kept Trento comfortable. Katsivelis and Conti traded triples before Harrell exploded with 10 points in a 0-12 run to give Aris fresh hope. It was 67-65 when Aris had the final possession and Harrell was fouled in the act of shooting a triple, and he made 2 of 3 before Ellis drove to the basket to win it. 

It was the second time this season that Quinn Ellis scored the game-winner for Trento. 