Cedevita Olimpija Lubljana managed to grab its first win of the 7DAYS EuroCup season by beating visiting ratiopharm Ulm 108-78 at Stozice Arena on Tuesday night. The home team displayed an impressive offensive performance all game long, earning a 28-21 edge after 10 minutes and increasing it step by step to a game-high 101-69 in the last period. The winners improved their record to 1-6, while the visitors dropped to 3-4.

Cedevita had seven scorers in double-figures with Amar Alibegovic leading the way with 18 points. Josh Adams followed with 16 points and 5 assists and Yogi Farrell contributed 14 and 9. Zoran Dragic poured in 13 points, while Karlo Matkovic and Alen Omic neared double-doubles with 12 points and 9 rebounds each. Thomas Klepeisz was Ulm’s top scorer with 16 points on 4-of-7 in three-point shooting and Karim Jallow chipped in 13 points in the losing effort. 

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Three assists in a row by Ferrell turned into a couple of inside buckets by Omic and a triple by Adams that granted the hosts an early 9-3 edge. Ferrell kept finely running Cedevita’s smooth offense, collecting 2 more dishes and pushing his team to a 28-21 lead after 10 minutes. Despite Josh Hawley’s efforts to hold up Ulm, the visitors’ erratic long-range shooting allowed Cedevita to escape to 40-26 midway through the second quarter. Alibegovic maintained the hosts’ double-digit lead later, although Klepeisz showed up right after halftime with 5 points in a row, including a mid-court buzzer-beating three, to keep Ulm in the game at the break, 48-39. 

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Marko Jeremic came up big from downtown and extended it again to double-digits, 56-41, with Ulm unable to chain together successful offenses. Jallow came to the rescue then to avoid a premature sinking for Ulm but had to head to the bench with his fourth foul late in the third quarter. Cedevita took advantage of it to quickly rebuild a comfortable 72-55 advantage that became 78-57 entering the last period. 5 points in a row by David Fuchs seemed to re-energize Ulm, while the hosts slowed down in offense for a while. It happened to be just an illusion that came to its end when Adams drilled a three and continued with a fastbreak slam to establish an 85-62 margin that sealed the outcome with 6 minutes remaining.

Cedevita controls Ulm to earn maiden win, 108-78

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

### [Promitheas Patras 67-77 London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/promitheas-patras-london-lions/U2022/70/)

London captured its third straight win by defeating Promitheas 67-77 on Tuesday at Dimitris Tofalos Arena. In a game that featured seven lead changes in the fourth quarter alone, London used a 0-9 fourth-quarter run to pull away for good and improve to 4-3 on the season. The result dropped Promitheas to the same record. Sam Dekker scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Londoners. Arnoldas Kulboka tallied 18 for Promitheas, which was without the EuroCup’s leading scorer, Joe Young, due to injury. It was also the debut on the bench for Promitheas head coach Giannis Christopoulos, who was ejected in the fourth quarter.

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### [Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse 92-85 Prometey Slobozhanske](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse-prometey-slobozhanske/U2022/62/)

Bourg extended its advantage at the top of Group A after beating Prometey Slobozhanske in overtime at Ekinox. The hosts now have a record of 6-1 on the season, Prometey finds itself 3-4. James Palmer was the main man in Bourg's 92-85 victory, finishing with game-highs of 23 points and 9 rebounds. Frantz Massenat and youngster Hugo Benitez also aided Bourg's efforts with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Prometey had five players record a double-digit number of points, with Issuf Sanon leading the way with 18.

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### [Umana Reyer Venice 78-65 Frutti Extra Bursaspor](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/umana-reyer-venice-frutti-extra-bursaspor/U2022/64/)

Reyer prevailed in a battle of direct rivals, comfortably downing Bursaspor 78-65. Reyer improved to 5-2 with its fifth straight victory, while Bursaspor is now 4-3. Reyer was in front nearly all the first half, leading by as many as 9 points and ahead 34-31 at the break. The host continued to dominate and went ahead by double digits, 53-42, midway through the third. Reyer’s lead continued to grow, and there was no way back for Bursaspor. Derek Willis was the inspiration with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Onuralp Bitim was outstanding for Bursaspor with 24 points.

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### [Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 108-78 ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-ratiopharm-ulm/U2022/61/)

Cedevita grabbed its first win of the season by beating visiting Ulm 108-78 at Stozice Arena. The home team displayed an impressive offensive performance all game long, earning a 28-21 edge after 10 minutes and increasing it step by step to a game-high 101-69 in the last period. The winners improved their record to 1-6, while the visitors dropped to 3-4. Cedevita had seven scorers in double-figures with Amar Alibegovic leading the way with 18 points. Thomas Klepeisz was Ulm’s top scorer with 16 points on 4-of-7 in three-point shooting.

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Game Center: Cedevita gains first win, Reyer stays hot

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

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

Promitheas Patras v London Lions (2022-12-06T17:30:00.000Z)

### Frederic Fauthoux, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse head coach

"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.

"We did some mistakes at the end of the game – we missed a defensive rebound, we gave ammunition to Prometey to come back – so we are lucky, we must say this.

"First, it is a great, great victory against a great team. Of course, it was a tight game, but this was a high-level game. Tonight, we have confidence after finishing the game like this."

### Hugo Benitez, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse guard

"We knew that it would be a tough game. I thought they played well, they made it tough, but we didn’t play our best game. They forced the overtime, but we stayed strong and we won in the end, so that’s the most important \[thing\]. We have to win every game at home.

"Like I said, we have to win every game at home, and this is what we did. Now we have to keep going and win on the road."

### Ronen Ginzburg, Prometey Slobozhanske head coach

"We were so close, we could have won this game. On the other hand, it's disappointing because we made a lot of mistakes. But, all the respect to the players, we came without two important players \[Caleb Agada and Illia Sydorov\] and they tried to do their best.

"They hit some tough shots and we missed those shots. Also, we missed too many points on the \[free-throw\] line. I am confident, because we have a good team and we have shown it. To lose here in overtime – I don't agree with losing, but it's good. I have mixed feelings \[about the season so far\]. For sure we need to improve. We have a good team, and I think we can be much better."

Coach Fauthoux, Bourg: 'The players never dropped their heads'

### Umana Reyer Venice head coach Walter De Raffaele:

"We beat a great team. We played maybe one of our better games, complete on both sides. Defensively and offensively we displayed concentration. That’s the way we need to keep working... I’m really happy for this game. I think we played one of the best games of the season in terms of concentration, discipline and consistency for 40 minutes. We had an amazing defense for 40 minutes against one of the best teams in the competition. We arrived to this game with the right energy, but also with the calm that the owners transmit so we have to thank them. We also have to thank the fans, it was an amazing crowd. Now we have to keep going."

### Frutti Extra Bursaspor head coach Dusan Alimpijevic:

"Let’s say congratulations to the Venice team for a well-deserved win and to their coach for good preparation for this game. We will see what we can change for the next game... 

"When someone jumps on your head 20 times with offensive rebounds, when you miss 10 free throws, you can't say you deserve more. This is very obvious. We’re in a moment that we didn’t expect. The season is long, we will have a lot of games and it’s not a problem to play like this in December, but for sure it’s a problem if we don’t show some changes in our game. Venice is a really respectable team with good investments and big goals. If it’s not the best team, for sure the second best in both groups. Venice has rights to dream about something bigger with this roster."

### Umana Reyer Venice forward Derek Willis:

"We’ve been having meetings, trying to get our team right. We’ve not been playing the way we want, so tonight we came out, had good energy, good emotion and played a good defensive game. I’m really happy with how we played tonight."

Coach De Raffaele, Reyer: 'We played one of our better games'

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse extended its advantage at the top of Group A on Tuesday night after beating Prometey Slobozhanske in overtime at Ekinox. The hosts now have a record of 6-1 on the season, Prometey finds itself 3-4.

James Palmer was the main man in Bourg's 92-85 victory, finishing with game-highs of 23 points and 9 rebounds. Frantz Massenat and youngster Hugo Benitez also aided Bourg's efforts with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Pierre Pelos had 10 points and 7 rebounds for the hosts. Prometey had five players record a double-digit number of points, with Issuf Sanon leading the way with 18. Ondrej Balvin was the team's second-highest scorer with 16 points, and he also grabbed 8 rebounds. DJ Kennedy and Gian Clavell had 12 apiece, while Denys Lukashov finished with 10.

In a battle between the leaders of Group A and the best offense in the EuroCup, it was Bourg who got off to the quickest start, racing out to a 5-0 lead thanks to 5 points from Palmer. Prometey quickly fought back in what became a very equal first quarter, with Balvin dominating on the interior for the visitors and Palmer putting his fingerprints on the box score with points and rebounds. At the end of the first 10 minutes, Prometey had a 19-22 lead after a 6-0 run involving baskets from Clavell and Sanon. It was Prometey that had the momentum in the second quarter, opening up a 10-point lead, 24-34, after some dominant play from Balvin on the interior. Yet, Bourg kept fighting and managed to close the gap just before halftime, as the teams went into the break tied at 37-37. A very back-and-forth third quarter followed, but Benitez and Palmer stepped up with a combined 13 points to keep Bourg in the game. Heading into the fourth, Bourg began to put its foot on the gas and managed to create a bit of breathing room, 68-60, after a Massenat three-pointer with 4:39 minutes remaining. However, Sanon continued to drive to the rim with success and Kennedy knocked down clutch free throws to pull Prometey back into it. In fact, with just 5.6 seconds left on the clock, Sanon made his first triple of the night to draw the game level, 77-77. Massenat then missed on a drive to the rim, so the game went to overtime. During the additional period, the 21-year-old Benitez showed that he was ready for the moment, twice showing his poise to extend a one-point Bourg lead into a three-point advantage. Prometey seemed to be out of gas at the end, with Pelos and Palmer scoring free throws to wrap up a 92-85 win, the team's sixth triumph from seven games.

Bourg finds a way past Prometey in overtime, 92-85

Umana Reyer Venice prevailed in a battle of direct rivals, comfortably downing Frutti Extra Bursaspor 78-65. Reyer improved to 5-2 with five straight victories, while Bursaspor is now 4-3.

Reyer was in front nearly all the first half, leading by as many as 9 points and ahead 34-31 at the break. The host continued to dominate and went ahead by double digits, 53-42, midway through the third. Reyer’s lead continued to grow, and there was no way back for Bursaspor. Derek Willis was the inspiration with a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds, Mitchell Watt added 18 points and Riccardo Moraschini scored 12. Onuralp Bitim was outstanding for Bursaspor with 24 points and 6 rebounds.

Watt dominated inside with 3 early baskets as Reyer took charge, 13-7. Bursaspor made it closer before Andrea De Nicolao and Bitim traded triples for a 20-18 score at the end of the first. A low-scoring start to the second quarter saw the host stay ahead, 26-21. Consecutive scores from Amedeo Tessitori made it 32-23, but 6 points from Bitim pulled it closer, 34-31, at halftime. 

Willis, Watt and Ahmet Duverioglu all scored twice in a fast-paced start to the second half, 45-42. Willis capped a 9-0 run for a double-digit lead, 54-42, and it grew to 63-47 as Watt and Willis continued to excel. The scoring was evenly shared in the final period, with Reyer never looking in danger.

Reyer dominates Bursaspor, 78-65

The London Lions had a rough time before rallying late to defeat Promitheas Patras on the road 67-77 on Tuesday night. Even though London started strong and led by 10 in the first quarter, Promitheas was predictably unpredictable and rallied to create some drama.

Promitheas was playing without the EuroCup’s top scorer, Joe Young, due to injury and debuting new head coach Ioannis Christopoulos, who took over after Makis Giatras stepped down due to health reasons. London knew that things would be different with Promitheas due to the coaching change and Young’s absence.

"That’s a tough team," London head coach Ryan Schmidt said in the post-game press conference. "Just watching them on film in their previous game here domestically, we could see the difference defensively in their effort. I thought they did a really good job with pressure. That kind of threw us off our spots quite a bit in the first half and we struggled with that."

Indeed, what looked briefly like it might be a blowout early turned into a tight contest for a while in the fourth quarter, which featured seven lead changes before London pulled away for good.

Schmidt chose to single out four players for their late efforts: "I thought Ovie \[Soko\] was really good in the second half, especially the fourth quarter. Josh Sharma defensively was amazing for us. And down the stretch, Sam \[Dekker\] and Aaron \[Best\] made some big plays and hit shots that kind of sealed the deal."

Interestingly, those players were London’s top four in the +/- stat. Sharma, who finished with 6 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks in 21 minutes, had a +18. Dekker and Soko each posted +14. Dekker led the team in scoring with 20 points plus 6 rebounds in 34 minutes. Soko posted 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 18 minutes. And Best produced a +9 in 2 minutes, during which he scored 13 and grabbed 5 boards.

Those four helped London win the battle of the boards 32-46, in what was one of the game’s deciding numbers.

London regrouped late to win in Patras 

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana head coach Jurica Golemac:

"We deserved it. We controlled 40 minutes, we played good defense, offensively we were sharing the ball, trying to find the best player in the best position so congratulations to the players, thanks to the fans. We are moving on. We got offensive stability and offensive players who can score but we need to play defense, we need to keep working and we need to be much more better."

### ratiopharm Ulm head coach Anton Gavel:

"Hundred and eight points, seven guys in double-digits, defensively we were not existing today. We fell apart completely in the second half, after the third quarter. This cannot happen.

"We allowed them easy baskets, we lacked physicality, we lacked intensity. We knew Cedevita was going to play for their lives and that’s what they showed us. It’s a great lesson for us that brought us back to earth. We thought that we can outscore any opponent, especially after our last game, but this is not going to work. It’s the second time this season we allow the opponent to score 100 or more, and we are not going to win games like that."

### Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana guard Yogi Ferrell:

"It’s our first win of the season in the EuroCup and it’s big for us. It gets our spirits up, our emotions high. We must credit everybody for coming out and playing well, even coming off the bench, giving great minutes offensively and defensively. Our bigs did a great job in pick-and-roll defense, talking the whole time, so it’s really a team effort tonight. Once we get up and down, flying on the court, we give our best. 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 2 things going together, so great things can happen."

Ferrell, Cedevita: 'This gets our spirits up'

London Lions chalked up their third straight win by defeating Promitheas Patras 67-77 on Tuesday at Dimitris Tofalos Arena. In a game that featured seven lead changes in the fourth quarter alone, London used a 0-9 fourth-quarter run to pull away for good and improve to 4-3 on the season. The result dropped Promitheas to the same record.

Sam Dekker scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Londoners. Vojtech Hruban added 14 points, Aaron Best 13 and Kosta Koufos posted 10 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks for the winners. Arnoldas Kulboka paced Promitheas with 18 points and Trevis Simpson scored 16 in defeat. The hosts were without the EuroCup’s leading scorer, Joe Young, due to injury. It was also the debut on the bench for Promitheas head coach Giannis Christopoulos, who was ejected in the fourth quarter.

Simpson scored 9 points in the game’s first 6 minutes before Nemanja Dangubic gave the hosts their first lead, 15-14. Hruban had back-to-back threes in a 0-11 London run that put the visitors ahead by double figures. Anthony Cowan free throws drew Promitheas within 18-25 after 10 minutes.

Kulboka buried back-to-back threes to open the second quarter before London recovered through Luke Nelson. However, Promitheas kept the margin close and Mo Soluade’s layup on the halftime buzzer made it 36-40 at the break.

Nikos Gkikas had 5 quick points early in the second half before Simpson’s triple evened things and a three by Kulboka gave Promitheas a 46-43 lead. The lead reached 5 before London came back, but a put-back by Kulboka gave Promitheas a 55-54 edge heading into the third quarter.

The lead changed hands with each of the first four baskets of the fourth quarter. With the score tied at 64-64, Promitheas center George Conditt fouled out and Coach Christopoulos was ejected with his second technical foul of the game. Free throws by Best and Ovie Soko saw London push ahead for good and Dekker capped a 0-9 run that made it 64-71 with less than 3 minutes remaining.