[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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great video <a href="https://t.co/WpKg9zL67L">pic.twitter.com/WpKg9zL67L</a></p>&mdash; Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC/status/1729976982182466026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### 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. 

Game News

### 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. 

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### 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. 

JL Bourg-en-Bresse grabbed an impressive 84-89 win at ratiopharm Ulm in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

JL Bourg holds on to beat ratiopharm Ulm 84-89 on the road

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse defeated ratiopharm Ulm 84-89 at ratiopharm arena in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup on Wednesday night. The guests 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. Pacome Dadiet recorded 14 points and Karim Jallow had 12, while Juan Nunez and Trevion Willams added 11 apiece.

### Even-stevens after the first

Jallow and Nunez gave Ulm an early 4-0 lead, but Bourg responded with back-to-back triples from Risacher and Jequan Lewis. The hosts made the most of 2 steals on one end and scored two baskets in transition on the other to go back in front, 10-9. Risacher completed a three-point play before Willams and Bryce Brown exchanged three-pointers to make it 13-15. The two teams' defenses prevailed in the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, with Noa Essengue and Georginho De Paula hitting 2 free throws each for a 17-17 tie heading into the second quarter.

### An offensive explosion by Bourg

Salash scored 8 of Bourg’s first 10 points in the second quarter to give the visitors a 19-27 cushion and force Ulm head coach Anton Gavel to call a timeout. Axel Julien drilled a triple and Morgan added 5 points for a 22-35 Bourg lead. Then, Risacher knocked down a corner three and Morgan completed a three-point play to extend the guests’ lead to 26-43. A Nunez layup was followed by a Klepeisz triple to cut the difference to 31-45. Kevin Kokila and Risacher netted a basket each before Isiaha Mike scored his first points of the night as Bourg took a 33-53 lead into the halftime break.

### Bourg maintained a distance in the third

Risacher opened the third quarter with his third triple of the night to take his tally to 14 points. Ulm responded with an 8-0 run, as Dadiet and Klepeisz drilled one three-pointer each and Willams threw down a slam to bring the hosts within 41-56. Jallow and Nunez scored back-to-back buckets to cut the difference to single digits, 47-56, but Mike netted a corner triple and Kokila slammed home a dunk to end Ulm’s momentum, 47-61. Klepeisz nailed his fourth triple of the night, but Morgan responded from beyond the arc and Salash scored a put-back basket for a 53-68 Bourg cushion heading into the closing quarter.

### Getting within reach… but coming up short

The hosts started strong with a 9-0 surge in the fourth quarter before Julien nailed one from downtown, 62-71. Dadiet took his fourth-quarter tally to 7 points and Dakota Mathias hit 2-of-2 from the line to bring Ulm within 69-73. Dadiet and Klepeisz went a combined 5-for-5 from the charity stripe to trim the deficit to 74-76 with 3:43 left on the clock. Morgan and Klepeisz exchanged triples, then Salash drilled one of his own to make it 77-82 with less than 2 minutes remaining. A Risacher triple was followed by a Nunez three-point play, 82-85, but Salash netted a floater to seal the guests’ first win against Ulm at the fifth time of asking.

Axel Julien of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse looks for a teammate against ratiopharm Ulm in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

In a battle of talented young squads, the French side came out on top.

Bourg holds on to beat Ulm 84-89 on the road

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv claimed its second straight win at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade by defeating visiting Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-75 on Wednesday night. 

Hapoel outlasts Besiktas, 81-75

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv claimed its second straight win at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade by defeating visiting Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-75 on Wednesday night. 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, Braian Angola provided 11 points and Kyle Alexander posted 10 points and 6 rebounds to help Hapoel improve to 6-2. Besiktas, which slipped to 6-3, was paced by Derrick Needham with 16 points and 9 assists. Jonah Matthews scored 15 points and Matthew Mitchell and Leyton Hammond added 13 and 11, respectively.

### Offenses shine early 

Both teams started at full throttle offensively, with Hoard pacing Hapoel and Needham doing so for Besiktas in the early going. The latter provided the guests’ first 8 points, including 2 daggers from downtown to establish a 7-8 edge. Despite Angola joining Hoard, Hapoel could not catch up, as Besiktas found a triple by Mitchell and consecutive buckets by Kerem Konan to retain a 12-15 advantage after 4 minutes. Leyton Hammonds hit from downtown, then Mitchell contributed again to make it 16-20 midway through the first period. Mitchell extended it to 18-24 soon after a couple of timeouts, but the visitors’ scoring pace decreased at that point, allowing Hapoel to trail just 24-26 at the end of the first quarter.

### Up and down second frame

John Holland drilled Hapoel’s first triple to put the guests in front, 27-26, but Hammonds responded in style with 5 points in a row to make the hosts’ joy vanish quickly. Tomer Ginat made it all square with a nice floater and Munford returned the lead to the hosts, 33-32, with a jumper right before a TV timeout. The game turned more physical then, with both teams swapping turnovers and missed shots. Kyle Alexander ended the drought from the free-throw line to give the home team a 35-32 lead. Besiktas put Angel Delgado on the floor, and he immediately produced a couple of inside baskets as the lead switched hands once again. Needham showed up to help him from outside with 5 more points to keep Besiktas in charge ahead although Angola responded with the last basket to tie it, 41-41, at halftime.

### Besiktas tries to escape, Hapoel responds

Mitchell and Jonah Matthews got Besiktas going after the intermission for a 41-45 advantage. Hapoel found some accuracy from deep as Angola and Bar Timor sank back-to-back threes that restored the parity, 47-47. Needham came to the rescue with a three-point play that Matthews followed soon after with a nice drive and a triple to give Besiktas a 51-57 margin. Hapoel didn’t step back, though, and found some offensive momentum boosted by Brown to get within 60-61. Despite Berk Ugurlu striking back with a fastbreak layup, a technical foul called on Besiktas’s bench turned into 3 free throws in a row for Hapoel to tie it, 63-63, entering the last stanza.

### Brown is crucial in the clutch 

Both teams traded baskets early in the fourth period, with neither team able to take the reins. Alexander emerged as the go-to guy for Hapoel, scoring 4 points in a row that pushed his team back in front, 69-67. Matthews remained on fire and drilled his third triple followed by a contested long two-pointer to produce a new lead change, 69-72. It didn’t last for long, though, as Brown evened things again, 72-72, with less than 4 minutes to go. With the game on the wire, both offenses struggled to produce from the field, as the scoring came only from the free-throw line for a while until Alexander converted a short jumper to make it 76-75 entering the last minute. Needham had an airball in the next possession, as Brown came up big right after with a long two that provided Hapoel with a 78-75 edge with 25 seconds left. Besiktas tried to tie it on its last offense, but Matthews missed from deep, and Brown just needed to confirm Hapoel’s victory from the line.

J’Covan Brown shines to make the difference late. 

Paris Basketball had several role players step up to help it beat KK Cedevita Olimpija in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

Paris Basketball leaned on next-man-up mentality at Cedevita

Paris Basketball has not gone through much adversity so far this season in the BKT EuroCup, but the French team rose to the challenge against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana with a next-man-up mentality, which helped it come away with [an important 77-93 road victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/paris-basketball-bounces-back-for-convincing-77-93-win-over-kk-cedevita-olimpija/) in Round 9.

Paris was without team captain Michael Kessens and assistant captain Sebastian Herrera for the game, yet the visitors managed to nevertheless bounce back from their first loss of the season last week against Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul.

“What I am very impressed \[with\] about this group is that they find a way to win. And they have the next-guy-up mentality,” said Paris head coach Tuomas Iisalo.

“That’s what you have to have if you want to be a good team and beat other good teams like Cedevita, who are way better than their record \[0-9\] suggests and have a lot of talent on their roster.”

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### Sticking together and making an impact

Kessens had been averaging 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14 minutes per game, while combo guard Herrera had been totaling 4.9 points on 35.5% three-point shooting, 1.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 20 minutes of action.

“It was super difficult. We’re down a couple of guys right now,” said TJ Shorts, who tallied 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and his first block of the season.

“When you’re down you have to have the next-man-up mentality, and I think everybody in the locker room had that mentality. For 40 minutes we competed, we stuck to our identity and it resulted in a win.”

Cedevita's long quest for a maiden victory of the season moves to its latest chapter with the challenge of high-flying Paris, which is eager to recover from the blip of its first defeat of the campaign against Besiktas. The leading assisters are on show with Klemen Prepelic and TJ Shorts going head-to-head.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Paris Basketball | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

### Surprise performers

Gauthier Denis stepped up with 3 important three-pointers for 9 points off the Paris bench. And 20-year-old big man Enzo Shahrvin picked up 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in just 8 minutes before injuring his knee and not being able to return for the second half.

Coach Iisalo’s team was unable to pull away in the first 28 minutes, before finally putting together a big run to open some space.

“What helped us is that we have been turning these games into wins and that has created this collective confidence,” he added. “Whatever obstacles are thrown our way, we will find a way \[to win\].”

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Paris Basketball head coach Tuomas Iisalo speaks with his players during a timeout in his team's win against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Several role players stepped up to help the French side win in Round 9.

Paris leaned on next-man-up mentality at Cedevita

U-BT Cluj-Napoca and BC Lietkabelis took part in an historic offensive shootout in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

U-BT Cluj-Napoca, BC Lietkabelis set scoring records in Round 9 clash

In arguably one of the best BKT EuroCup games in recent history, [U-BT Cluj-Napoca downed 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 120-111](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/cluj-holds-off-lietkabelis-in-ot-120-111/) at home in overtime to go up to 7-2 in the standings, setting several club records in the process. 

Cluj shattered the club's scoring record, breaking the 100-point mark for the first time, while its 120 points are the seventh-best scoring mark in competition history. ALBA Berlin recorded the highest-ever total with 141 points in its classic five-overtime showdown against Bosna Sarajevo on December 4, 2007. Cluj set club records in free throws made (26) and attempted (37), too.

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Lietkabelis finished the game with 111 points, also a new club record. Its best scoring mark until now was the 104 points it scored against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana on November 30, 2022. Lietkabelis set a new EuroCup season high for the most free throws attempted (43) and made (35). Those 43 free throws attempted are the most by a team in a EuroCup game since Cedevita Zagreb went to the line 48 times in a 102-109 road victory against ALBA Berlin on November 14, 2018.

### Even more records were set

Both teams combined for 231 points, the most ever for a game that went to single overtime. It ties for fourth place in the EuroCup's single-game all-time scoring charts, level with Lukoil Academic's 116-115 win against Zagreb in triple overtime on November 11, 2003. 

ALBA and Bosna combined for 268 points in their five-overtime classic. Dreamland Gran Canaria vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (257 points) and ALBA vs. Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (239) are ahead of this game in terms of combined scoring, but they went to triple and double overtime, respectively.

Following defeat to Gran Canaria, Cluj endeavour to restore winning-ways and regain ground when they entertain a flourishing Lietkabelis roster, which have won three European outings in succession. Can the Romanians get closer to the summit or will the visitors resume their rise?

U-BT Cluj-Napoca-7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

Three players per team scored 20 points or more in the contest between Cluj and Lietkabelis, too. D.J. Seeley paced the winners with 25 points, while Emanuel Cate and Jarell Eddie each added 20. Deividas Sirvydis led Lietkabelis with 29 points, Gediminas Orelik added 22 and Martynas Varnas had 20. 

All in all, it was a high-scoring game that the fans inside BT-Arena will never, ever forget!

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Bryce Jones of U-BT Cluj-Napoca looks to score against 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The two teams could only be separated after overtime.

Cluj, Lietkabelis set scoring records in Round 9 clash

Paris Basketball got back to winning ways by downing KK Cedevita Olimpija in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

Paris Basketball bounces back for convincing 77-93 win over KK Cedevita Olimpija

Paris Basketball bounced back from its first loss of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season and eventually pulled away from Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana for a 77-93 road victory to remain top of the Group A standings. Cedevita remains winless after nine rounds.

Paris put the game away with a 4-15 run spanning the final two quarters, as it moved to 8-1 at the halfway point in the regular season. TJ Shorts paced the Parisian side with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, Nadir Hifi scored 15 points, Tyson Ward had 12 and Collin Malcolm and Leon Kratzer both chipped in 10 points apiece. Cedevita set a club record with 31 made free throws but that wasn’t enough, as it fell to 0-9 and is the only winless team in the competition. Justin Cobbs was Cedevita’s leading scorer with 18 points and DJ Stewart added 17 points in the defeat.

### Cedevita had a slender first-quarter lead

Cedevita grabbed 3 offensive rebounds to lead 3-2 in the first 2 minutes. Paris’s offense started to get rolling with Ward scoring 6 points in a 2-8 spurt to go up 5-10. The hosts reeled off the next 11 points – including a four-point play by Jaka Blazic – to move back ahead, 16-10. Paris would trim the gap to 18-17 and two Enzo Shahrvin scores evened the game at 23-23. A Cobbs three-pointer helped Cedevita lead 26-25 after 10 minutes.

 

### Paris wrestled back control

Cedevita got most of its production from the free-throw line while the game saw 3 lead changes and 3 ties until 5 quick points from Hifi put Paris up 31-36. More free throws from the home side – Cedevita moved to 16-of-20 through 17 minutes – made it 36-38. Then, 3 more Cobbs free throws trimmed it into 39-40. Gauthier Denis answered with a three-pointer and Ward helped extend the lead to 41-47. And the score was 44-48 at the intermission.

### Paris kept Cedevita at arm’s length

Paris scored on three straight possessions and led 48-54 early in the third quarter. Driving layups by Shorts and Mehdy Ngouama put the guests up 51-58 and Malcolm made it double figures for the first time at 52-62. Cedevita would not go away and Klemen Prepelic’s three-pointer, along with Shawn Jones’ layup, had the hosts down just 61-65. And the Paris lead was 61-67 with 10 minutes to play.

 

### Paris pulled away late

Shorts blocked a shot and Kratzer scored 4 points to put Paris ahead 61-71. A couple of Mikael Jantunen free throws extended the advantage to a game-high 11 points, 64-75, with 7 minutes to go. Denis added a second three-pointer and Paris led comfortably 65-80 with under 5 minutes to play. Denis and Ngouama both knocked down three-pointers to keep Cedevita’s comeback hopes on ice for good at 72-88.

TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball gets away from Justin Cobbs of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The French side battled well with the Slovenian hosts before pulling away late on.

Paris bounces back for convincing 77-93 win over Cedevita

In a high-scoring battle that went to overtime, U-BT Cluj-Napoca returned to winning ways in Group B by topping 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 120-111 at BT-Arena on Wednesday. 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. 

Cluj holds off Lietkabelis in OT, 120-111! 

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. Emanuel Cate and Jarell Eddie each added 20, Patrick Richard had 16 while Andrija Stipanovic got 14 for Cluj. Deividas Sirvydis led Lietkabelis with 29 points. Gediminas Orelik added 22, Martynas Varnas had 20, Gabrielius Maldunas 16 and Liutauras Lelevicius 10 for the guests.

### Varnas was Lietkabelis's X-factor

Cate dunked and Seeley struck from downtown for a 5-0 Cluj lead. Orelik and Sirvydis fueled an 0-8 run that put Lietkabelis in charge, 5-8. Cate got help from Eddie and Bryce Jones to put Cluj back in charge, 16-10. Varnas stepped up with 6 quick points that helped the guests tie it at 16-16. Lelevicius hit a corner triple to give Lietkabelis a 21-23 lead after 10 minutes.

### Late 13-2 put Cluj ahead

Stipanovic scored twice in the paint and Adam Mokoka dunked in traffic in a 6-0 run that prompted a Lietkabelis timeout at 27-25. Maldunas followed a layup with an off-balance jump hook for a 29-31 Lietkabelis lead. Stipanovic and Brown kept pushing Cluj and Eddie's triple put the hosts ahead, 36-34. Cate and Karel Guzman kept their team in charge and Seeley's three-pointer fixed the halftime score at 44-36.

### Cluj took off

Eddie struck from beyond the arc to make it a double-digit game, 47-36, right after the break. Orelik rescued Lietkabelis with back-to-back triples but an unstoppable Cate kept the hosts way ahead, 58-48. Eddie and Richard each joined the three-point shootout for a 64-53 score. Guzman ignited the crowd with a huge dunk and Stipanovic added a three-point play in an 8-0 run that broke the game open, 74-59, at the end of the third quarter.

### Down to the wire!

Sirvydis and Varnas tried to ignite Lietkabelis's comeback, bringing the guests within 79-72 with over 6 minutes remaining. Lelevicius struck from downtown to get Lietkabelis even closer, 82-77. Richard rescued Cluj with 4 quick points but Varnas and Orelik made it 87-86 with 2:22 left. Orelik hit a three-pointer and Maldunas's reverse layup tied it a 92-92 with 55 seconds remaining. Seeley made free throws and Orelik's layup with a three-pointer for a 97-94 Cluj lead with 15.6 seconds left in regulation. Sirvydis drew a three-point shooting foul and all free throws for a 97-97 tie. Richard missed from downtown at the buzzer.

### Seeley seals the win

Seeley kept leading Cluj early in overtime but Orelik and Maldunas kept the guests close, 102-101. Stipanovic took over with a tip-in, Varnas split free throws and Sirvydis tied it again, 104-104. Mokoka hit a critical three-pointer, then Seeley hit foul shots and erased Orelik's triple with his own shot from downtown. Dziugas Slavinskas dunked and Eddie sealed the outcome from beyond the arc.

In a high-scoring overtime thriller, U-BT Cluj-Napoca outlasted 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 120-111 at BT-Arena.