Look back at all the action in the Regular Season Round 2 by checking out the best photos of the week!

EuroCup, The Top 10 photos of the week, Round 2

Plenty of players used Round 2 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season as their personal stage for major performances that, alas, didn't always guarantee victory.

 Round 2 roll call: Big performances, win or lose 

### Cobbs was near-perfect for Cedevita

When he hit a go-ahead shot with 2.1 seconds left in overtime, it seemed that [Justin Cobbs](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/justin-cobbs/005969/) had done it all for Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana. His team was heartbroken when Andres Feliz of Joventut Badalona subsequently beat the buzzer and stole the victory, but what Cobbs did on Wednesday was still rare. He shot 10-for-13 from the field, including 10 of 11 two-pointers and both his triples for 28 points. He also had 4 rebounds and a team-high 4 assists plus a steal and drew 7 fouls for a PIR of 36. Only one previous Cedevita player had ever made more field goals or two-pointers, his teammate Karlo Matkovic last season.

Justin Cobbs of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana he shot 10-for-13 from the field, including 10 of 11 two-pointers and both his triples for 28 points, but not even his go-ahead shot with 2.1 seconds left in overtime could salvage the victory.

Justin Cobbs's field goals vs. Joventut Badalona

### Olaseni continued leading London

[Gabe Olaseni](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/gabe-olaseni/006600/) joined London Lions with a leading role and is proving he's ready for it. In Round 1, his late heroics allowed London to beat Umana Reyer Venice at home. In Round 2, Olaseni led London to a [94-100](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/veolia-towers-hamburg-london-lions/U2023/15/) road victory over Veolia Hamburg Towers with 18 points on 7-for-10 two-point shooting, 7 rebounds, a block and 5 fouls drawn, good for a PIR of 22. After a long career in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Turkey, Olaseni is making the most out of this opportunity in this homecoming: London's arena, The Copper Box, is barely 6 kilometers away from his hometown of Plaistow.

Gabe Olaseni led London to a 94-100 road victory over Veolia Hamburg Towers with 18 points on 7-of-10 two-pointers, 7 rebounds, a block and 5 fouls drawn, good for a PIR of 22.

Olaseni leads London past Hamburg

### Dziewa adjusted to new team quickly

Veolia Towers Hamburg battled hard in Round 2 but could not get its first win, registering a [94-100](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/veolia-towers-hamburg-london-lions/U2023/15/) home loss against London Lions. The good news is that center [Aleksander Dziewa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aleksander-dziewa/011168/) had a really solid performance. In over 33 minutes on the floor, bouncing back from a sub-par performance against Prometey in Round 1, Dziewa finished the game with a career-high 28 points on 10-for-12 two-point shootings. He added 6 rebounds and 7 fouls drawn to match a personal-best PIR of 30. At age 25, Dziewa is in his third EuroCup season and keeps only getting better and better.

Veolia Towers Hamburg center Aleksander Dziewa finished the game against London Lions with a career-high 28 points on 10 of 12 two-pointers. He added 6 rebounds and 7 fouls drawn to match a personal-best PIR of 30.

Dziewa has career-high scoring game

### Arslan paced Besiktas from downtown

Besiktas Emjaklet Istanbul is undefeated in Group A and its domestic players have to do a lot with it. Berk Ugurlu and Berkan Durmaz delivered in Round 1, helping Besiktas beat Joventut Badalona. In Round 2, [Yigit Arslan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yigit-arslan/007914/) led Besiktas to a resounding [92-70](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/besiktas-emlakjet-istanbul-prometey-slobozhanske/U2023/11/) win against Prometey Slobozhanske. He finished the game with 24 points on 5-for-7 three-point shooting, 3 assists and a PIR of 23 coming off the bench. An elite three-point shooter, Arslan is living up to his reputation, having downed 8 of 14 attempts from beyond the arc (57.1%) so far this season.

Besiktas Emjaklet Istanbul beat Prometey Slobozhanske 92-70 behind 24 points from Yigit Arslan, who buried 5 of 7 shots from beyond the arc!

Besiktas's Arslan does it all against Prometey

### Slask's Miletic made his presence felt

Slask Wroclaw lost [67-70](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/slask-wroclaw-u-bt-cluj-napoca/U2023/20/) to U-BT Cluj Napoca in heartbreaking fashion, as it threw away its late lead. One of the reasons why it was able to establish an advantage in the first place was the play of [Dusan Miletic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/dusan-miletic/009896/), who finished with a round-high 5 blocks. The 25-year-old, who joined Slask over the summer, had previously only made 3 blocks across his seven-game career in the EuroCup, so he definitely made quite an impression on Wednesday night.

Dusan Miletic blocked 5 shots as Slask Wroclaw fell 67-70 to U-BT Cluj-Napoca in Round 2 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Dusan Miletic's 5 blocks vs. Cluj

### Bassas showed his scoring touch

Scoring the basketball is not usually [Ferran Bassas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/ferran-bassas/001607/)’s remit for Dreamland Gran Canaria, but the 31-year-old guard exploded for his joint second-best tally for in Round 2, scoring 21 in a dominant [111-82](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/dreamland-gran-canaria-ratiopharm-ulm/U2023/17/) win against ratiopharm Ulm. The last time that Bassas broke the 20-point mark was in the second leg of Joventut Badalona’s tie against Virtus Segafredo Bologna in the 2021 EuroCup Quarterfinals, when he scored 26 points. Before that, the only other occasion in which he had 20 points or more was when he matched Wednesday night’s tally of 21 points against Unicaja Malaga in the Top 16 of the 2020-21 season.

Ferran Bassas scored 21 points as Dreamland Gran Canaria defeated ratiopharm Ulm 111-82 in Round 2 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Ferran Bassas's best scoring plays vs. Ulm

Round 2 roll call: Big performances, win or lose

Here are the leaders in the main statistical categories for Round 2 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season. 

Round 2 individual highs: Dusan Miletic, Slask, 5 blocks

[Points](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score)

[Aamir Simms](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aamir-simms/011928/) of Umana Reyer Venice, [Justin Cobbs ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/justin-cobbs/005969/)of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and [Aleksander Dziewa ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aleksander-dziewa/011168/)of Veolia Hamburg Towers led all scorers with 28 points in Round 2. Cobbs is the EuroCup’s leading scorer at 21.5 points per game.

[Rebounds](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=totalRebounds)

[Steven Enoch](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/steven-enoch/011239/) of Turk Telekom Ankara and [Ante Tomic ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/ante-tomic/002507/)of Joventut both grabbed 12 rebounds, the most in this round. [Dusan Miletic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/dusan-miletic/009896/) of Slask Wroclaw leads the way for boards this season, averaging 10.5 per night.

[Assists](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=assistances)

[Andrew Albicy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/andrew-albicy/003425/) of Dreamland Gran Canaria and [Hugo Benitez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/hugo-benitez/010449/) of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse had 9 assists apiece in this latest round of games. [T.J. Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tj-shorts/012608/) of Paris Basketball is posting a competition-best 7.5 assists per contest so far this season.

[Steals](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=steals)

[D.J. Seeley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/dennis-seeley/004862/) of U-BT Cluj-Napoca and [Andres Feliz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/andres-feliz/011247/) of Joventut finished with 5 steals each in Round 2. Feliz has the best mark for steals this season, averaging 4.0 per game.

[Blocks](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=blocksFavour)

Slask center Miletic made 5 blocks in this round, comfortably more than any other player. He leads the EuroCup in blocks, posting 3.0 per night.

[Double-doubles](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=miscellaneous&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=doubleDoubles)

Five players in Round 2 finished with a double-double: Simms of Paris (28 points, 10 rebounds), Enoch of Turk Telekom (14 points, 12 rebounds), [Silvio De Sousa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/silvio-samuel-de-sousa/012702/) of Aris Midea Thessaloniki (16 points, 11 rebounds), [Angel Delgado](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/angel-delgado/012647/) of Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul (11 points, 11 rebounds) and Tomic of Joventut (12 points, 12 rebounds).

Veolia Towers Hamburg v London Lions (2023-10-10T17:30:00.000Z)

Umana Reyer Venice v Paris Basketball (2023-10-11T18:00:00.000Z)

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Joventut Badalona (2023-10-11T16:30:00.000Z)

Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul v Prometey Slobozhanske (2023-10-10T17:00:00.000Z)

Slask Wroclaw v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023-10-11T18:00:00.000Z)

Turk Telekom Ankara v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2023-10-11T17:00:00.000Z)

7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Aris Midea Thessaloniki (2023-10-10T16:00:00.000Z)

Dreamland Gran Canaria v ratiopharm Ulm (2023-10-11T19:00:00.000Z)

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2023-10-10T18:00:00.000Z)

A great individual performance in a winning effort has seen Matthew Morgan of the London Lions claim Round 2 MVP honors in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season, having recorded a PIR of 29.

 Round 2 MVP: Matthew Morgan, London Lions 

[Matt Morgan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/matthew-morgan/012585/) led London to a 94-100 road victory over Veolia Towers Hamburg, which maintains the English side’s unbeaten start in Group B. He finished the game with 21 points on 2-of-2 two-pointers, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 8-of-11 free throws, while he also added 2 rebounds, 6 assists a steal and 8 fouls drawn for a PIR of 29, the highest among winning players in Round 2. Morgan earned MVP of the Round honors in just his second game in the competition.

Matthew Morgan | Round 2 MVP | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

The highest overall PIR, albeit in a loss, came from [Aamir Simms](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aamir-simms/011928/) of Umana Reyer Venice, as he had a 40 PIR. Reyer lost 75-81 to Paris Basketball, but Simms posted a 28-point, 10-rebound double-double, in addition to 4 assists. The second-best PIR score came from [Justin Cobbs](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/justin-cobbs/005969/), again in a defeat, as the Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana guard had a 36 PIR in his side’s 87-88 overtime loss to Joventut Badalona. Cobbs finished with 28 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. [Aleksander Dziewa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aleksander-dziewa/011168/) of Hamburg amassed a PIR of 30, matching his personal-best effort, in a losing effort. Dziewa had a career-high 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 fouls drawn. [Amedeo Tessitori](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/-amedeo-tessitori/003759/) had a 29 PIR, like Morgan, after recording 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal as Reyer fell to Paris.

 

Morgan (1.88 meters, 26 years old) has been filling the baskets everywhere he has played. He set a scoring record at Cox Mills High School, and averaged 22.2 points in 31 NCAA games with Cornell University in the 2018-19 season, his senior year. Morgan started his professional career with Missisauga of the G League and went on to play for Buyuksehir Hastanesi Konyaspor, leading it to the Turkish second division title and averaging 21.6 points in 40 games. After a season with Le Mans Sarthe Basket, averaging 20.4 points in 35 games, Morgan joined London this summer.

A great individual performance in a winning effort has seen Matthew Morgan of the London Lions claim Round 2 MVP honors in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season, having recorded a PIR of 29. 

Round 2 MVP: Matthew Morgan, London Lions

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge offers weekly prizes to the top team manager, so get in the game and go for the gold!

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Round 2 winner

Congratulations to Pablo Gonzalez, the Round 2 winner in  [EuroCup Fantasy Challenge, powered by Ardu Prime](https://eurocupfantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/home)! Pablo's team Morgan and Company posted a score of 246.3.

The team featured the following lineup: team captain Jaylen Hoard of Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv, Tomer Ginat and Xavier Munford of Hapoel, Gedeminas Orelik of 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys, and Kevin Kokila of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse; Matt Morgan of London Lions as sixth man; Amadeo Tessatori of Umana Reyer Venice, Jakub Niziol and Daniel Golebiowski of Slask Wroclaw; and Sean Armand of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana as bench players; and Danny Franco of Hapoel as head coach. 

His prize for finishing first in Round 2 is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

The overall leader after two rounds is Javier Perdigon Iriarte, whose Jajazard2 team is ahead of everyone with 441.25 fantasy points.

Trades are now open for Round 3. Remember, three trades are allowed before each round until the end of the round2-winnerregular season, and you can also trade your head coach.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become [EuroCup Fantasy Challenge's](https://eurocupfantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/home) next winner!

U-BT Cluj-Napoca maintained its unbeaten start to the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season following some heroics by D.J. Steeley on the road against Slask Wroclaw.

D.J. Seeley stepped up at both ends to inspire U-BT Cluj-Napoca comeback

One week after scoring as many as 50 points in the first half against Turk Telekom Ankara, U-BT Cluj-Napoca struggled on offense and only reached the half-century mark at the end of the third quarter [against Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/cluj-fights-back-to-stun-slask-67-70/). Then, up stepped D.J. Seeley, who produced a player-of-the-match performance.

The 33-year-old Seeley went 6-for-10 from behind the arc for a game-high 24 points, including 16 of Cluj’s 37 points in the second half. In fact, the Cluj guard single-handedly led the guests to an impressive comeback, scoring 34% of their points in the game.

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Most of his baskets after the break were crucial, as he helped Cluj to fight back from 15 points down. Slask took a 56-41 lead with 3:11 to go in the third quarter, but Seeley sank back-to-back three-pointers to get Cluj within 56-48 heading into the last quarter.

“I feel great, man,” Seeley said after the game. “That was a great comeback. We played terribly throughout the game. We missed shots, we were bad on defense, but we found a way to win it in the end.”

### Cluj left it late

Some poor shooting didn’t allow Cluj to bounce back and Slask was leading 64-57 with three and a half minutes remaining, when the hosts were pushing to finish the game off. But, Seeley came to the fore again and found Adam Mokoka for a monster dunk after stealing the ball to trim the deficit down to 5 points, 64-59. That slam served as a boost in morale for the visitors, with Seeley going on to sink two three-pointers in a row to bring Cluj within 67-66.

D.J. Seeley scored 24 points as U-BT Cluj-Napoca beat Slask Wroclaw 67-70 in Round 2 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

D.J. Seeley's highlights vs. Slask

“Offensively, we couldn’t score that much,” Cluj head coach Mihai Silvasan commented after the game. “Seeley stepped up and was very good in some big moments and he scored some important shots.”

With 0:25 left on the clock, Eddie Jarell gave the guests their first lead since the opening stages of the first quarter. Slask had the last possession, but Seeley registered his fifth steal of the night to practically put the game to bed and seal Cluj’s second win in as many BKT EuroCup games this season.

More Cluj News

D.J. Seeley scores the basketball for U-BT Cluj-Napoca during its Round 2 matchup against Slask Wroclaw in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The Romanian side left it late but managed to seal a win at Slask Wroclaw that keeps its unbeaten start intact.

D.J. Seeley stepped up at both ends to inspire Cluj comeback

Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria remains one of the teams to beat in the BKT EuroCup, following the champions' dominant 111-82 win against ratiopharm Ulm in Round 2 of the 2023-24 regular season.

Gran Canaria’s depth continues to be a problem for its opponents

The BKT EuroCup Group B clash between Dreamland Gran Canaria and ratiopharm Ulm was designated to be the most promising fixture in the second round of the competition’s regular season. After all, last year’s EuroCup winner was coming up against the German champions, which headed into the contest still buzzing from last season’s exploits.

It boiled down to one-way traffic, however, as Ulm, which won its first-ever Bundesliga title and reached the EuroCup quarterfinals last term, [went down tamely 111-82 to a superior rival](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/gran-canaria-blows-away-ratiopharm-ulm-111-82/). Gran Canaria showed in no uncertain terms that it is a strong favorite to win back-to-back EuroCup titles, with selfless teamwork putting Ulm to the sword.

Dreamland Gran Canaria-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 2 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

### One-way traffic

The hosts mixed fast breaks and sound long-range shooting with spells of ironclad defense when it mattered, putting the game beyond Ulm’s reach as they romped into a 62-36 halftime lead and never looked back. Ulm showed some pride and grit to slash the deficit in the third quarter, 84-68, but a 14-2 run by Granca early in the fourth quickly restored the tide that swept away the visitors.

Ulm head coach Anton Gavel had no excuses after seeing his team reduced to rubble. “We got our butts kicked, with the exception of a couple of minutes in the third quarter,” Gavel said during his post-game press conference.

“Conceding 17 out of 18 two-points shots in the first half was unacceptable; they were making fun of us and scored after behind-the-back passes and that kind of stuff. We were incapable of defending anything. This is the level when you play against the champions and we have to learn from it.”

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Gavel’s Gran Canaria counterpart Jaka Lakovic, who is usually stingy with compliments, heaped praise on his men. “Congratulations to the team, it was a good effort and a good mindset,” he stated. “We played a very good first half, but when we thought the game was over, Ulm came back and slashed it to 15 points in the third quarter. Then we stepped up again in the fourth and won the game deservedly. We have a lot of respect for Ulm, they are the German champions and they’ve got a very good coach.”

A staggering 29 assists epitomized Granca’s performance, with Ferran Bassas emerging as the top scorer with 21 points. All 12 of the home team’s players netted points and the hosts finished on 29-of-38 (78.4% 2FG) from two-point range, as well as 12-of-28 (42.9% 3FG) from beyond the three-point arc.

More Gran Canaria News

Nicolas Brussino of Gran Canaria in possession of the ball with Karim Jallow of ratiopharm Ulm in the background during the two teams' Round 2 matchup in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The Spanish side dominated in all departments against ratiopharm Ulm as the gulf in class was all too apparent.

Aamir Simms posted the club's second-high PIR score during Umana Reyer Venezia's 75-81 loss at home to Paris Basketball in Round 2 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Aamir Simms’s career night not enough for shorthanded Reyer Venezia

Aamir Simms made Paris Basketball fans reminisce about just how good he was last season with an incredible display against the French side on Wednesday night, but his nearly historic showing was [not enough for Umana Reyer Venice to secure the win](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/paris-basketball-downs-reyer-venezia-75-81-in-back-and-forth-contest/).

Simms poured in 28 points to go with 10 rebounds and 4 assists for a performance index ranking of 40 in Reyer’s 75-81 home loss to Paris. Following this defeat, Reyer has dropped 0-2.

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### Aamir Simms made history

The 24-year-old, who averaged 12.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists last season for the French side, nearly set a new Reyer record, too. His PIR of 40 is ranked second all-time behind only Michael Green’s 42 during the 2015-16 season.

Simms wasn’t the only Reyer player who had an excellent game. Amedeo Tessitori scored a career-high 21 points in addition to posting 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Rayjon Tucker also added 16 points and Jordan Parks had 8 points. The only other player to score was Alexander O’Connell, who hit a jumper for 2 points in just 18 seconds of action.

Aamir Simms scored 28 points in Umana Reyer Venice's 75-81 defeat at home to Paris Basketball in Round 2 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Aamir Simms's highlights vs. Paris

O’Connell did not play the rest of the game due to an injury as he became the latest absence for Reyer. After all, Marco Spissu was out injured, as was Giga Janelidze. Kyle Wiltjer, too, was unavailable after his wife had a baby in the United States.

Head coach Neven Spahija said he was satisfied with his team’s performance, however, as his group stuck with a strong Paris team for three quarters before losing the final frame 25-15.

“The last quarter was the key… With this effort, I cannot say a word,” said Coach Spahija. “It’s impossible to play the game without players. We have a short roster and then inside the short roster we lost players like Marco, Wiltjer. Giga can help if someone is hurt. He’s hurt, too.

“And then Alexander O’Connell, who played 22 minutes the last \[Italian League\] game, played 18 seconds. I apologized to everybody, but this is not a normal condition to play basketball.”

The coach also gave his word to the Reyer fans that the team will be better.

“I am so sorry for the people in the arena. But I promise the next time we come back and play all together, we will be way better.”

More Reyer News

Aamir Simms in action for Umana Reyer Venice during its Round 2 fixture against Paris Basketball in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

His outstanding performance against his former employers ended up being in vain.

Aamir Simms’s career night not enough for shorthanded Reyer

Andres Feliz scored the game-winning basket in overtime as Joventut Badalona beat Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 87-88 in Round 2 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Andres Feliz went from zero to hero to get Joventut Badalona back on track

Justin Cobbs looked set to emerge as the MVP of a breathtaking [BKT EuroCup contest between Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and visiting Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/joventut-badalona-grinds-out-last-gasp-87-88-overtime-win-at-cedevita-olimpija/), capping an outstanding individual performance with a superb mid-range jumper which gave the home side an 87-86 lead with just 2 seconds left in overtime.

There seemed to be no way back for Joventut, which had missed 4 free throws moments earlier, as neither Ante Tomic nor Andres Feliz could hit from the foul line. Cedevita, which had suffered a pair of crushing defeats in its previous two games against Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv in the EuroCup’s opening round and then Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in the regional ABA League, thought it was in dreamland as Cobbs struck.

### Andres Feliz flipped the script

Cedevita called a timeout for head coach Simone Piangiani to outline the last play, one last roll of the dice. But, it ended up turning into a nightmare as Feliz received the ball from the sideout and served up a buzzer-beating floater to give Joventut the win.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🐅 𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝙵𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚣 🐯<br><br>💥 Andrés Feliz ens dóna el primer triomf a l’Eurocup!<br><br>👉 Una cistella del base dominicà a 3 dècimes del final permet al Joventut guanyar a la pròrroga a la pista del <a href="https://twitter.com/KKCedOL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KKCedOL</a> (87-88)<br><br>🔗 La crònica: <a href="https://t.co/NKhpOc6WtI">https://t.co/NKhpOc6WtI</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badalona%C3%89sFutur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadalonaÉsFutur</a> <a href="https://t.co/FHWhTdh5d8">pic.twitter.com/FHWhTdh5d8</a></p>&mdash; Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930/status/1712187750483382516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It was a crushing blow for Cedevita, whose players were left standing motionless at the end of the nerve-jangling contest while Joventut was able to breathe a huge sigh of relief, having lost its opening EuroCup game 63-66 at home to Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul.

Joventut head coach Carles Duran was delighted to snatch the win but conceded his side, last season’s semi-finalist in the competition, was far from its best.

“We are happy to get the first victory in this group, but we need to improve many things because we conceded too many easy points. We showed a good mentality, but we need to play better in the next game,” Duran said during his post-game press conference.

The top plays of Andres Feliz as Joventut Badalona beat Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 87-88 in overtime in Round 2 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Andres Feliz's highlights vs. Cedevita

Piangiani acknowledged that Cedevita was disappointed. “I am not happy for my players because they left it all out there and didn’t get rewarded. We played well in the first half, but in the second Jovetut piled on the pressure and we missed too many open shots,” he commented.

“The last shot is something that happens. Injuries will now force us to reshuffle and we’ll have to wait and see how quickly the sidelined players can recover. But I am proud of my players tonight and we have to stay calm positive. It’s my job to keep their confidence high.”

Cobbs led all scorers with 28 points on 12-of-13 shooting from the floor and veteran Jaka Blazic added 24 for Cedevita, including a pair of three-pointers which had forced overtime. At the other end Deshaun Thomas poured 23 points, Brodziansky had 19 and 8 rebounds while Tomic and lucky man Feliz chipped in with 12 apiece.

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