7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys finished the game on a 13-2 tear to outlast Germani Brescia 79-70 on Wednesday night at Cido Arena. Lietkabelis remained undefeated at home this season in improving to 4-3 in Group A. The loss dropped Brescia to 2-5. Jamel Morris paced the winners with 13 points and 5 assists. Gabrielus Maldunas contributed 12 points and Benas Griciunas and Gyorgy Goloman added 10 points apiece. Amedeo Della Valle produced 14 points and 6 assists for Brescia, CJ Massinburg also scored 14 and Kenny Gabriel tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.

Goloman scored half of his team’s points as Lietkabelis jumped out to a 12-7 lead. Gabrielius Maldunas added a pair of baskets in a 7-0 run that stretched the margin to double figures, 19-9. The margin reached 13 before David Moss netted a triple for Brescia. Free throws by Griciunas made it 26-14 after 10 minutes.

The teams traded shots for the first 5 minutes of the second quarter. Massinburg helped the visitors close to within 8 only to see Lietkabelis strike back with 5 quick points to lead 39-26. Brescia made one last push with the final 6 points of the half and David Cournooh’s jumper on the buzzer made it 43-36 at the break.

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Della Valle netted a three to continue the Brescia momentum at the start of the second half. Nicola Akele’s three-pointer tied things at 47-47 and a triple by Della Valle gave Brescia its first lead since the opening minutes, 55-56. A layup by Mantas Rubstavicus made it 57-56 at the end of the third quarter.

Brescia scored the first 5 points of the fourth quarter only to see Lietkabelis respond with the next 9 points to take control. Brescia was not done reeled off 7 in a row to lead 66-68. However, the visitors were held scoreless for the next 4 minutes during which Morris led an 11-0 run to make it 77-68 entering the final minute and Brescia never recovered.

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Lietkabelis outlasts Brescia, 79-70

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Germani Brescia (2022-12-07T17:00:00.000Z)

Gran Canaria held off Turk Telekom Ankara's late comeback to win 81-88 on Wednesday night in the Turkish capital. The result left both teams with 5-2 records in Group B. Vitor Benite led the winners with 21 points - 19 of which came in the first half. Damien Inglis added 14, Aleksandar Balcerowski scored 11 and Miquel Salvo and Khalifa Diop each had 10 for the guests. Tony Taylor scored 28 points for Turk Telekom, which suffered its second home loss. Erkan Yilmaz added 12 for the hosts. 

A.J. Slaughter and Balcerowski helped Gran Canaria to an early 4-12 margin and then Benite and Diop gave the visitors a 19-28 lead after 10 minutes. Benite struck twice from downtown to boost the lead to 23-38. Benite remained hot and Inglis also sank a triple to make it a 20-point game, 34-54. The score was 37-55 at the break.

Taylor and Nathan Sestina stepped up for Turk Telekom to bring their team within 52-58. Salvo and Ferran Bassas rescued Gran Canaria and then Diop's back-to-back alley-oop dunks made it 64-70 through three quarters. Taylor and Yilmaz each made a triple in an 8-0 run that made it 74-75. Sestina completed the comeback, 78-77, with over 3 minutes left. Nico Brussino buried a critical three-pointer, Inglis added back-to-back jumpers and Bassas sealed the win from the foul line. 

Gran Canaria tops Turk Telekom, 81-88, to move into tie for first

Turk Telekom Ankara v Gran Canaria (2022-12-07T17:00:00.000Z)

### Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic:

"In the end, we were finding good inside game, our advantages, when Turk Telekom came back, and we made baskets out of this to keep ourselves ahead. We kept our head cool in the end, and it was a big win for us.

"First of all, congratulations to my team, to my players for a very important victory. Like we said in the pre-game, this was a team to beat in Europe, as they were going \[into this game\] with 12 victories in a row, and I think we had an excellent first half, where we were up 20 points. But after the first half, the talent and quality of Turk Telekom had to come in one moment, and they had a very good third quarter, in which they almost came back. And the fourth quarter was open, it was a new game in which I thought we were smart enough, patient enough, looking for our advantages, and we took advantage of that. I thought in the end, we deservedly won, so congratulations to all the team, and all the best to Coach Erdem and his team."

### Turk Telekom Ankara head coach Erdem Can:

"Congratulations to the opponent. To be honest, we lost the game in the first half and the mistakes that we made. We were too soft and didn't stick with \[any\] of our defensive principles. In the second half, we picked up the pace defensively and offensively, but it was not enough at the end of the game. One more time, it is a long run and we will try better every single day."

### Gran Canaria guard Vitor Benite:

"It was a good game. We had the possibility in the second half to use the big men more to play in the post, because we were having trouble playing with the outside players. They fought a lot. They started to play really physical and we couldn't handle it a little bit in the beginning of the third quarter, but the important thing is that we won. We could get this oxygen to keep it going in the third and fourth quarters. It is a good win to keep it going."

Coach Lakovic, Gran Canaria: 'We kept our head cool in the end'

### 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys head coach Nenad Canak:

"We showed character and we stayed together \[in the fourth quarter\]. At one moment it was minus 4, they were in good momentum. But we responded with some tough shots and of course, we responded with defense., Our game comes from defense. That is our friend."

### Germani Brescia head coach Alessandro Magro:

"We missed open shots. In a couple of situations, they gave us free throws, we missed free throws. I think we played a serious game. It’s never easy to play on the road. I am pretty proud and happy about a lot of things we did in this game. We have to restart from that."

### 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys forward Vytenis Lipkevicius:

"I think in the first half we pretty much controlled the rebounds and physicality. In the second half, the raised their physicality and we were not prepared. That’s why we made some stupid mistakes, turnovers and they scored some easy baskets and they came back in the game. I'm happy that we showed character, we didn’t give up and we won."

Coach Canak, Lietkabelis: 'Defense is our friend'

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Five players who had never competed in either the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague or the 7DAYS EuroCup in the past have taken charge in an impressive start to the season by Lietkabelis.

Trademarks: EuroCup rookies making a difference in Lietkabelis

The fairytale story of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse in this year's 7DAYS EuroCup saw another chapter written on Tuesday night, as the French team recorded a 92-85 overtime win against Prometey Slobozhanske at Ekinox to advance to 6-1 and remain atop the Group A standings.

 

It was by no means an easy win for Bourg and head coach Frederic Fauthoux's players, with Prometey making the team fight hard in a largely back-and-forth affair. Yet, Bourg showed a doggedness and a determination to grind out the result and grab the win – two qualities that will be key as it goes in search of glory in the EuroCup.

James Palmer had his third game in a row with at least 20 points, finishing with 23 after recording the same number in a road win at Joventut Badalona in Round 6. He has really come to the fore for Bourg in the last three games, and his performance on Tuesday night was vital in his team coming away with the win.

Another positive for Coach Fauthoux was the way in which Hugo Benitez and Frantz Massenat responded after a pair of so-so displays last week. In the case of Benitez, he played almost the same number of minutes between Rounds 6 and 7 – 21:19 and 22:17 minutes, respectively – but his output was far better against Prometey, finishing with a record-high 16 points, as well as 4 assists and 2 steals. In Badalona, the 21-year-old had 7 points, 2 assists and 1 steal.

Massenat, meanwhile, saw his minutes jump from 14:17 in Round 6 to 32:53 in Round 7; he could have played even more, but he fouled out with two minutes to go in overtime. The veteran guard scored his highest number of points this season with 17 and played an integral role in Tuesday's victory, scoring at important points of the game to help swing the momentum in Bourg's favor.

It was an off night for Jordan Floyd and Isiaha Mike, who scored 0 and 8 points, respectively, in more limited minutes than they are accustomed to. However, with other players on the team stepping up when needed, Bourg stayed on track with another important victory.

What's more, after suffering its first defeat of the season at home to Frutti Extra Bursaspor in Round 5, Bourg and Coach Fauthoux will be pleased to have got back to winning ways at Ekinox.

"This team is fantastic. It is a great victory, they never dropped their heads. It's a very good victory, a very good day for me," admitted Coach Fauthoux on what was his 50th birthday.

Ahead of a trip to face ratiopharm Ulm next week, Bourg can feel confident knowing that it has shown an assuredness and togetherness in its play – qualities that only the best teams tend to have. We are just seven rounds into the season, and there's still some way to go before the playoffs, but Bourg is refusing to go away in this year's EuroCup.

Bourg's title credentials were evident in win over Prometey

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse v Prometey Slobozhanske (2022-12-06T18:30:00.000Z)

Part of the reason why Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse was able to come away with a 95-85 overtime win over Prometey Slobozhanske on Tuesday night was thanks to the play of James Palmer, who led the team in PIR (22), points (23), offensive rebounds (3), defensive rebounds (6) and total rebounds (9).

This performance is just one of a number of standout displays by Palmer in recent weeks, as he has been on a roll since the two-week gap in the 7DAYS EuroCup calendar, which came after Round 4. Since then, Palmer has finished with 20 points and a PIR of 24 in a loss against Frutti Extra Bursaspor, the team's sole defeat this season, as well as 23 points and a PIR of 28 in an impressive road win at Joventut Badalona. Then, on Tuesday night, he had 23 points and a PIR of 22 at home to Prometey.

Palmer has comfortably been Bourg's leading scorer in the last three games, averaging 22.0 points after posting an average of 11.5 points in the first four rounds of the season. In fact, before Round 5, he had not scored above 17 points. What the last few games have shown is that Palmer is determined for Bourg to keep making noise in this year's EuroCup, as it remains the team to beat in Group A with a record of 6-1, good enough for top place in the standings.

Palmer shined again to keep Bourg top of the standings

Umana Reyer Venice maintained its superb form by grabbing a comprehensive win over Frutti Extra Bursaspor, 78-65, on Tuesday night, making it five wins in a row for the Italian team.

The main factor behind Reyer’s comfortable victory was total dominance inside the paint, with the big man duo of Derek Willis and Mitchell Watt leading the winning team’s scoring with 19 and 18 points respectively.

And their performance was about more than just scoring: Willis (13 rebounds) and Watt (5) also totally obliterated Bursaspor in the battle of the boards, 42-26. That included 19 rebounds off the offensive glass for the host, which scored no less than 14 second-chance points as a result. In contrast, Bursaspor could only manage 2 points in that category, pulling down just 6 offensive boards.

Winning the physical battle also had a positive secondary effect for Reyer, because the ineffectiveness of Bursaspor underneath the baskets forced the visiting team into increasingly desperate attempts to find fluidity in its offensive play – committing 15 turnovers on just 12 assists mainly thanks to the home team’s physical dominance. And that all added up to Bursaspor being restricted to just 65 points, its lowest total of the season and way below its average tally of 83 points.

Although Watt – who also added 2 blocked shots – played a full part, the undoubted star of the show was Willis. The 27-year-old finished with a huge double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds for a PIR of 31, the best of his 33-game EuroCup career. And to show that he is not only a force inside the paint, he demonstrated his shooting range by knocking down 2 of his 4 three-point attempts.

Dominance from Willis is fast becoming a consistent theme for Reyer. The American power forward, who spent last season with Joventut Badalona and previously played for ratiopharm Ulm, has averaged 15.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 19.4 PIR during his team’s five-game winning run, establishing himself as one of the competition’s most powerful physical performers.

And next up, Willis will have even more motivation to continue his great form: a trip to face his former club and fellow Group A high-flier, Joventut, next Wednesday.

Willis excelled as Reyer won the physical battle

Umana Reyer Venice v Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2022-12-06T19:00:00.000Z)

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana had to wait until Round 7 to grab its first win of the season. On Tuesday, it destroyed visiting ratiopharm Ulm 108-78. The victory was not only good for breaking a six-game losing streak, but also to break two club records.

Cedevita’s 108 points marked its best offensive game ever in the EuroCup. Its previous scoring high was 105, which happened twice before this night. First, when it beat Promitheas Patras on the road 69-105 in the 2020-21 season and again by besting Umana Reyer Venice 105-90 at home.

"Once we get up and down, flying on the court, we give our best," Cedevita’s point guard Yogi Ferrell said.

 

To surpass the 100-point barrier, Cedevita used an outstanding shooting performance from behind the arc, going for 17 three-pointers on 31 attempts. That volume was not only a season-high, but a club record; the previous best was 16, achieved twice in the 2020-21 campaign. 

"We've got a lot of shooters on the court that go up there and score for us and we got bigs that can run and get the ball in the post. We got those two things going together, so great things can happen," Ferrell concluded.

Cedevita's first win came on a record night 

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v ratiopharm Ulm (2022-12-06T19:00:00.000Z)