Round 5 MVP: David Dudzinski, Frutti Extra Bursaspor

[David Dudzinski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/david-dudzinski/010427/) shined for his Frutti Extra Bursaspor on Tuesday night with a career-best performance that led this team to an 80-89 road win over previously unbeaten Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, earning him his first MVP of the Round honor. Dudzinski scored 10 of his team-high 20 points in the fourth quarter, finishing the game having made 3 of 5 two-point shots and 4 of 5 threes. He pulled down 4 of his 10 rebounds in the fourth quarter and also dished 2 assists. His performance index rating of 28 was a personal best and the highest among players on winning teams in Round 5. This round's best PIR, 29, belonged to Alpha Kaba of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and Aleksander Dziewa of Slask Wroclaw. Kaba collected 17 points plus 16 rebounds and 3 steals in a 74-77 home loss against Paris Basketball, while Dziewa had 14 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks in Slask's 76-78 home defeat to Promitheas Patras. Rounding out the list of Round 5’s top performers are Xavier Munford of Hapoel Tel Aviv and Arnoldas Kulboka of Promitheas, each with a PIR of 27. Munford netted 24 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds in an 85-83 loss at Gran Canaria, while Kulboka had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists in a win over Slask.

David Dudzinski | Round 5 MVP | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse v Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2022-11-22T18:00:00.000Z)

Congratulations to Andrea Sgrulletta, who is the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge winner for Round 5! Andrea's team LOLLO's TEAM posted a score of 196.5.

The team featured the following lineup: team captain Yoeli Childs of London Towers, Ismael Kamagate of Paris Basketball, Jerian Grant of Turk Telekom Ankara, Arnoldas Kulboka of Promitheas Patras and James Palmer Jr. of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse as starters; Axel Bouteille of Turk Telekom as the sixth man; Marco Spissu of Umana Reyer Venice, Kristian Kullamae of 7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys, John Petrucelli of Germani Brescia and Yigitcan Saybir of Frutti Extra Bursaspor as bench players; and Can Erdem of Turk Telekom as head coach. The prize for finishing first in Round 5 is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

Bugra Alpagut is the new leader atop the overall standings. His team The Defending Champs is ahead of everyone else with 829.00 fantasy points.

Trades are now open for Round 6. Remember, three trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season, and you can also trade your head coach.

The first game in Round 6, Promitheas Patras vs. Turk Telekom, is scheduled to tip off on Tuesday, November 29 at 18:30 CET, and thus marks the next round's deadline.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become EuroCup Fantasy Challenge's next winner!

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Round 5 winner

Paris Basketball rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 74-77 on Wednesday night, but coming back from 10 points down in the final quarter was not the only deficit Paris had to overcome.

Paris used a 0-14 run to turn Buducnost's 65-55 advantage into its own 65-69 lead. Paris has done it despite being significantly outrebounded.

Buducnost pulled down 51 rebounds, second most this season and in club history, and had 15 offensive boards, compared to 42 rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds by Paris. The visitors also shot just 7-for-24 (29.2%) from long range, and missed more free throws than they made, shooting 18-of-37.

However, Paris battled through it all to register its third road win of its premier 7DAYS EuroCup season.

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Paris overcame deficits to win in Podgorica

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica v Paris Basketball (2022-11-23T18:00:00.000Z)

It might have been a rollercoaster ride, but Gran Canaria pulled out a dramatic win over visiting Hapoel Tel Aviv. A.J. Slaughter's triple with 3.5 seconds to go lifted the hosts to an 85-83 victory.

It was probably only fitting that Gran Canaria won the game on a three-pointer, having made 16 of 38 attempts for the night. It improved Gran Canaria's season average to 13.4 triples per game, which is on-pace for a single-season record.

Slaughter, who leads the EuroCup with 4.0 triples per game, matched his average, having made 4 of 7 for the game. John Shurna also netted 4 triples, while Ferran Bassas and Vitor Benite knocked down 3 three-pointers apiece.

Hapoel had a fine shooting night of its own, going 9 for 19 (47.4%), however, it was not enough.

Three-pointers made the difference for Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria v Hapoel Tel Aviv (2022-11-23T20:00:00.000Z)

U-BT Cluj-Napoja had to battle for 40 minutes, making adjustments to beat Germani Brescia 91-86 to improve to 2-3 in the standings. The biggest one had to do with Brescia's three-pointers.

At some point, Brescia was well on its way to setting an all-time 7DAYS EuroCup record for most three-point shots made. UNICS Kazan and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne share the record with 20 three-pointers each and Brescia had downed 12 at halftime in just 18 attempts (66.7%). Amedeo Della Valle and John Petrucelli had buried 3 apiece before halftime. Cluj had nailed 7 three-pointers, too, and trailed 49-51 at halftime.

Cluj made the adjustments required at halftime, contesting shots and rebounding the ball well. Brescia ended up setting a club record with 15 three-point shots made, but made only 3 of 12 (25%) after the break. Cluj outrebounded Brescia 31-25, allowing the visitors to pull down just 6 offensive rebounds. All that sent Cluj to its second victory in Group A.

Cluj stopped Brescia's three-pointers to win

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v Germani Brescia (2022-11-23T17:30:00.000Z)

It appeared as though Slask Wroclaw was going to record its first win in the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup on Wednesday night, but Promitheas Patras – and Anthony Cowan in particular – stepped up when it mattered most to break the hearts of the home fans at Hala Orbita.

 

In fact, prior to Cowan scoring a tough three-pointer in the final seconds of the game to put Promitheas ahead, 76-78, the Greeks had only led for one minute and 32 seconds – between 3:33 and 2:01 in the second quarter.

After entering the fourth quarter down 12 points, 62-50, Promitheas showed the level of character it needed to come away with the win and position itself at the top of Group B.

 

Slask had enjoyed the better of Promitheas for almost the entirety of the first 30 minutes, winning each of the first three quarters 18-14, 24-19 and 20-17, respectively, but the visitors flipped the script in the final period to win the quarter 14-28 en route to a two-point victory.

 

"\[It's a\] big win for us, especially coming off a little break. But it's a big win for us, especially coming to an away team – they had a great crowd – and we fought until the end," Cowan stressed after the game. "I'm definitely proud of my guys and definitely happy for the win."

Aside from Joe Young, Promitheas's leading scorer on the night, and a big shot by Cowan at the end, the player who kept the Greeks alive in the game was Arnoldas Kulboka. He was a constant threat for Promitheas, and he finished with two career-highs, which curiously came on the same play. With 2:19 to go in the fourth quarter, Kulboka grabbed his own rebound and converted a layup to level the score at 72-72. This play meant that he had scored his highest number of points in a game with 19, and also that he had recorded his personal best for rebounds with 12.

 

Promitheas was not at its best on Wednesday night, but it showed just enough to come away with its fourth victory from five games, which means it is one of three teams in Group B with a record of 4-1. Yet, with a difference of +30 in terms of points scored and allowed, it now sits at the top of the standings.

 

Next Tuesday evening, Promitheas welcomes Turk Telekom Ankara – one of the other 4-1 teams – to Dimitris Tofalos Arena in what should be a fascinating showdown between two of the most in-form teams in this year's EuroCup. It will not be easy against the Turk Telekom, but if Promitheas shows a similar level of grit and determination to Wednesday's win over Slask, it may find itself top of Group B after Round 6.

Promitheas showed grit and determination to go top of Group B

Slask Wroclaw v Promitheas Patras (2022-11-23T19:00:00.000Z)

A.J. Slaughter hit a three-pointer with 3.5 seconds left on the clock to lift Gran Canaria to a thrilling 85-83 win over visiting Hapoel Tel Aviv on Wednesday night. Gran Canaria trailed 73-81 with less than 5 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but found a way to rally and then saw Slaughter hit a step-back triple, the team's 16th three-pointer of the night, to win it and improve Gran Canaria to 4-1, tied for the best record in Group A. Hapoel dropped to 3-2 in its first 7DAYS EuroCup season.

John Shurna was Gran Canaria's top scorer with 18 points and Damien Inglis had 14 points plus 7 rebounds. Slaughter finished with 12 points and Ferran Bassas and Vitor Benite each netted 10 in victory. Xavier Munford shined for Hapoel with 24 points. Jordan McRae had 17, J'Covan Brown netted 15 and Jaylen Hoard finished with 10 in a losing effort.

Gran Canaria stormed out of the gate with Shurna netting the first 7 points before Salvo's triple made it 14-4. Jordan McRae made a triple and sparked a 4-18 spurt, with Munford in the main role, scoring 13 points to put Hapoel up 23-24. But Ferran Bassas beat the buzzer to end the first quarter and then opened the second with a three-pointer. More threes, one from Slaughter and back-to-back from Shurna made it 40-27. McRae snapped the hosts' run, but Slaughter, Benite and Shurna went back-to-back-to-back within 65 seconds for a 51-34 lead. However, Hapoel closed the first half with a 1-9 run to make it 52-45.

The visitors scored the first 10 points of the third quarter with Munford and McRae each hitting 1 triple to put Hapoel in front. Gran Canaria responded with more threes, 1 each from Bassas and Benite, and took a 63-60 lead into the fourth quarter. Hapoel erased the deficit with close-range baskets from JP Tokoto and Jaylen Hoard before Brown strung together 9 points, including a pair of triples during a 1-11 run to put Hapoel up 73-81. But Gran Canaria started making defensive stops, while Inglis and Shurna kept the hosts' hopes alive. Inglis scored 6 points to get the hosts within 82-83 with 45 seconds to go. After another defensive stand, the ball went to Slaughter who nailed a game-winning step-back triple.

Slaughter's game winner lifts Gran Canaria over Hapoel

### Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic:

"I want to congratulate my players on the win. The game had two halves. In the first, we started very good, with very good defense, good rhythm. We found open shots and we made them. But I thought we pushed our breaks a little bit near the end of the first half and Hapoel punished us with individual quality, in one-on-one situations and we went into locker room only 7 points up. The second half was different. We got anxious, had doubts, and Hapoel used it to their advantage, got confident, started making shots. We did not execute on offense we were down, on our way to lose the game. But the players found a way to play defense again, and with a great shot from A.J. Slaughter, we won the game. We know A.J. can do that. He wanted the ball. It was a lucky win, but we will take it."

### Hapoel Tel Aviv head coach Danny Franco:

"It took us time to adjust to the Spanish tempo in the first half. Gran Canaria had over 50 points. In the second half, we made a much better defensive effort. An unfortunate loss, but we showed we can compete, even on the road against a very good team like Gran Canaria. The only thing we can do is look at the positive things of the game and try to fix the little details. Allowing offensive rebounds after free throws, small things eventually made the difference in a one-bucket game. But I am proud of my guys."

### Gran Canaria guard A.J. Slaughter

"My heart is still racing. It was a hell of a game. Give credit to them, they came here and played us really tough. Give credit to our team for not giving up and fighting back and finding the way to win at the end."

Slaughter, Gran Canaria: 'My heart is still racing'

### [Turk Telekom Ankara 81-66 Dolomiti Energia Trento](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/turk-telekom-ankara-dolomiti-energia-trento/U2022/46/)

Turk Telekom remained among the leaders in Group B as it cruised past Trento 81-66 to stretch its winning streak to four games. Turk Telekom finished the deal with a 14-5 run in the fourth quarter to improve to 4-1. Axel Bouteille led the way for the home side with 22 points. Matteo Spagnolo set a career-high with 15 points as the top scorer for Trento, which dropped to 0-5 in the group with its 17th straight loss in the competition dating back to last season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">⭐MVP⭐<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AxelBouteille?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AxelBouteille</a> 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/xks7wFAj62">pic.twitter.com/xks7wFAj62</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1595501296538324994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [U-BT Cluj-Napoca 91-86 Germani Brescia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/u-bt-cluj-napoca-germani-brescia/U2022/44/)

U-BT Cluj-Napoca returned to the winning path by downing Germani Brescia 91-86 at home in Group A to snap a two-game losing streak. Cluj improved to 2-3 in the standings. Karel Guzman and Leo Meindl led the winners with 15 points apiece. Amedeo Della Valle had 16 points for Brescia, which dropped to 2-3 after losing its last two games. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a dunk from Karel Guzman🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/UBTCluj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UBTCluj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/7DAYSMagicMoment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#7DAYSMagicMoment</a> <a href="https://t.co/g5sXbUGHgL">pic.twitter.com/g5sXbUGHgL</a></p>&mdash; 7DAYS EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1595482348031594496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 74-77 Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/ec2223-rs5-report-bud-prs/)

Paris Basketball has maintained its 100% record on the road on Wednesday night after downing Buducnost VOLI Podgorica at Moraca Sports Center, ending the hosts' three-game winning run in the progress. It was a real team effort by Paris, with five players – Kyle Allman, Aamir Simms, Juhann Begarin, Ismael Kamagate and Amar Gegic – all scoring a double-digit number of points. Alpha Kaba had another impressive night for Buducnost, finishing with a 17-point, 16-rebound double-double, but it proved to be in vain.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParisBasketball</a> gets an away from home win in Montenegro!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/a6eUvSSdZ5">pic.twitter.com/a6eUvSSdZ5</a></p>&mdash; 7DAYS EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1595514557291810816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [ratiopharm Ulm 54-68 Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/ec2223-rs5-report-ulm-jov/)

Joventut Badalona was able to exact some revenge on ratiopharm Ulm for last season's playoff defeat by grabbing a road win in Germany. The visitors really put the clamps on Ulm after the break, as Joventut gave up just 6 points in the following 14 minutes. This win moves Joventut up to a joint-best 4-1 in Group A, and the star of the show was Simon Birgander, who had an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double, as well as 5 blocks.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A road win for <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Penya1930</a> in Round Five!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/WpTORCh1vy">pic.twitter.com/WpTORCh1vy</a></p>&mdash; 7DAYS EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1595514580830126080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Slask Wroclaw 76-78 Promitheas Patras](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/ec2223-rs5-report-wro-pat/)

Promitheas Patras broke the hearts of Slask Wroclaw's fans on Wednesday night, with Anthony Cowan scoring what proved to be a game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds of the game to improve Promitheas to 4-1 and see Slask drop to 0-5. Joe Young had a game-high 20 points for Promitheas, and Arnoldas Kulboka recorded two career-highs with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Promitheas is now top of Group B after this triumph.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/promitheasbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@promitheasbc</a> wins it in the last second!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/cgegETXyzZ">pic.twitter.com/cgegETXyzZ</a></p>&mdash; 7DAYS EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1595524078332674048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Gran Canaria 85-83 Hapoel Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/slaughters-game-winner-lifts-gran-canaria-over-hapoel/)

Another game that was decided by a game-winning three-pointer was the battle between Gran Canaria and Hapoel Tel Aviv, as AJ Slaughter scored to cap off an impressive comeback for the hosts. Down 73-81 with under 5 minutes remaining, Gran Canaria rallied to emerge with the victory, which improves its record to 4-1 while Hapoel drops to 3-2. The two best offenses in the EuroCup heading into Round 5 came head-to-head, and it was certainly a very entertaining game on that end of the floor.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/GranCanariaCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GranCanariaCB</a> remains undefeated at home!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/NjEv48I9tq">pic.twitter.com/NjEv48I9tq</a></p>&mdash; 7DAYS EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1595542659262779392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Game center: Crowded at the top with ties for first in both groups

ratiopharm Ulm v Joventut Badalona (2022-11-23T18:30:00.000Z)

Turk Telekom Ankara v Dolomiti Energia Trento (2022-11-23T16:45:00.000Z)