Congratulations to Mar Lopez, who is the [EuroCup Fantasy Challenge](https://eurocupfantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/) winner for Round 3! Mar's team "Running" posted a score of 213.55.

The team featured the following lineup: team captain Derek Willis of Umana Reyer Venice, Kyle Allman of Paris Basketball, Jerian Grant of Turk Telekom Ankara, Darion Arkins of Dolomiti Energia Trento and Ante Tomic of Joventut Badalona as starters; Jakub Niziol as the sixth man; Olek Balcerowski of Gran Canaria, Kendale McCullum of Veolia Hamburg Towers, Onuralp Bitim of Frutti Extra Bursaspor and Igor Drobnjak of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica as bench players; and Jaka Lakovic of Gran Canaria as head coach. The prize for finishing first in Round 3 is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

For the second consecutive week, Arunas Augustinas leads the overall standings. His team "Sawas" is ahead of everyone else with 522.55 fantasy points.

Trades are now open for Round 4. 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 4, Promitheas Patras vs. Veolis Towers Hamburg, is scheduled to tip off on Tuesday, November 1 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](https://eurocupfantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)'s next winner!

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Round 3 winner

Gran Canaria struggled to find its rhythm early in its Round 3 home game against London Lions. It found answers to beat the guests' zone defense through its big men, who were really effective before the break. 

Despite Khalifa Diop's early foul trouble, Gran Canaria found Damien Inglis, Olek Balcerowski and Miquel Salvo at all times around the baskets. Those three Gran Canaria big men combined for 22 first-half points on 10-of-11 two-point shooting (90.9% 2FG). Balcerowski was particularly effective, reaching halftime with 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting and 8 rebounds for a PIR of 20. 

Olek Balcerowski, Khalifa Diop, Miquel Salvo and Damien Inglis played a big role in Gran Canaria's home win against London Lions.

Gran Canaria s frontcourt makes the difference against London

Game Videos

At the end of the game, Diop, Balcerowski, Inglis and Salvo combined for 15-of-20 shooting on two-pointers, 19 rebounds, 35 points and a PIR of 45. Gran Canaria took much better care of the ball, getting 22 assists and 17 turnovers. London committed 20 turnovers and was limited to just 13 assists.

Game News

Gran Canaria's frontcourt made the difference

Gran Canaria v London Lions (2022-10-26T19:00:00.000Z)

### Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic:

"First of all, I would like to congratulate the team, our players, for a deserved victory. We were expecting a difficult match and for sure, in the first half, we were trying to find our rhythm, because London was playing a lot of zone, trying to break the dynamics of the game and we were struggling with that a little bit, but I think we played pretty solid defense, and in the second half, we found the way to attack the zone and run. In the end, I think it was a deserved victory for Gran Canaria. We expected them to go on a zone defense, they did it several times in most games. We had something prepared but it was more a question of breaking our game rhythm than the effectiveness of the zone itself. It was a bit hard not just finding shots, we had some open shots but didn't make them. Above that, we felt a little bit sleepy against this zone, and we stopped running and playing dynamic. In that sense, they achieved their goal but in the second half, we played better, faster offense, passing the ball better and found good answers."

### London Lions head coach Ryan Schmidt:

"Credit to Gran Canaria, they are a really well-coached team, tough. Obviously, we knew it was going to be a tough matchup going into the game. I think for the most part we didn't a good job at matching their physicality. That was very evident in the first half, especially when we were pushed off our spots quite a bit. We were struggling to get into a lot of our offensive actions. I like what we did defensively in the first half but then I think we didn't come back and apply that same intensity and pressure, and just overall execution. Credit to them, they are a very, very good team, and hats off to them."

### Gran Canaria center Olek Balcerowski:

"It was a little bit tough in the beginning because they were confusing us with the zone on defense. We needed to adjust that and in the second half, we did it. We were stopping their fastbreaks, stopping the ball, we were getting stops and running fastbreaks, getting buckets. So yes, it was tough but we managed to take it."

Coach Lakovic: 'The key was our defense'

Joventut Badalona used superb offensive efficiency to knock off Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana including great three-point shooting.

Joventut shot 63.9% on two-pointers, 54.5% on three-pointers and 94.7% on free throws in a convincing 78-100 win over Cedevita. The Spanish side was on fire from long range, hitting 12-of-22 three-point attempts to help pull away on multiple occasions. Joventut also converted 18-of-19 from the foul line.

Joventut also was able to take advantage of its transition offense, scoring 10 fast break points compared to just 4 points for Cedevita.

Joventut's offensive efficiency, threes were too much for Cedevita

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Joventut Badalona (2022-10-26T17:30:00.000Z)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse improved to 3-0 on Wednesday night with a 86-73 win over visiting 7Bet-Lietkabelis Paneveyzs 86-73. Bourg remained perfect on the season thanks to a big second half, one in which it scored 51 points and outrebounded the visitors 24-15. Bourg was held to 8-for-15 (53.3%) on two-point shooting in the first half and two teams each had 18 rebounds in the first 20 minutes. In the second half, however, Bourg dominated inside.

The hosts made 13 two-point shots on 19 attempts (68.4%) in the last two quarters and pulled down 10 offensive rebounds in the third and fourth quarters combined. Everybody had a part in it, Jordan Floyd more than others with 21 points and 6-for-8 two-point shooting. But Isiaha Mike and Alexandre Chassang fought their way inside combining to shoot 6-for-9, Maxime Courby, Hugo Benitez and Axel Julien drove to the rim to make 7-of-9 attempts. That all helped Broug grab control late in the third quarter, open a double-digit lead and cruise to victory.

Telling stats: Bourg dominated inside after halftime

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse v 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (2022-10-26T17:30:00.000Z)

Gran Canaria bounced back from its first loss in the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup by trashing London Lions 87-69 at home on Wednesday. Olek Balcerowski scored 16 points to lead the winners, who also welcomed point guard Andrew Albicy back from injury. Gran Canaria remained undefeated at home and improved to 2-1 in Group B.

David Mutaf added 13 points for the winners, AJ Slaughter had 11 and Vitor Benite 10 for Gran Canaria. Vojtech Hruban scored 18 points for London, which dropped to 1-2 in Group B. Tomislav Zubcic added 16 and Kosta Koufos 11 for the guests. Gran Canaria led 42-32 at halftime, improved its margin to 62-42 at the end of the third quarter and never looked back.

Balcerowski and Vitor Benite fueled an opening 5-0 run. Tomislav Zubcic and Ovie Soko stepped up for London and then Kosta Koufos put the visitors ahead 12-13. Andrew Albicy and Miquel Salvo allowed Gran Canaria to regain a 21-15 edge after 10 minutes. Luke Nelson rescued London and Soko's layup got his team within 28-27. Benite and a red-hot Balcerowski fueled a 12-2 run that gave Gran Canaria its first double-digit lead, 40-29, near halftime. Nico Brussino, Ferran Bassas and Slaughter each hit a triple to break the game open, 53-35, right after the break. The hosts boosted their margin to 62-42 after 30 minutes and then again to 81-57 to seal the outcome long before the final buzzer.

Balcerowski leads Gran Canaria past London 

Gerrmani Brescia displayed an astonishing dominance under the boards against ratiopharm Ulm, pulling down 21 offensive rebounds and outrebounding its opponent 35-53 overall. The visitors took advantage to hold on when Ulm escaped 47-34 in the second quarter and came back in the second to force an overtime that they controlled from the beginning to the end.

“I think we presented ourselves the last games always better, but we allowed 21 offensive rebounds, and that gave them so many second chances”, ratiopharm Ulm head coach Anton Gavel acknowledged in the press conference. “Defensively we collapsed a couple of times, we were miscommunicated, and allowed easy buckets for the Brescia team.”

In a game that went to the line, small details were crucial, and the rebounding battle was key to deciding the winner. Brescia converted 21 second-chance points, against Ulm’s 6. Additionally, the visiting team set new records in both offensive and total rebounding with 21 and 53, respectively. The previous records took place against the same team, in the same month, as Brescia finished with 14 offensive boards in an 83-82 loss in Ulm on October 30, 2018, and with 47 rebounds in an 87-84 win in Brescia on October 7, 2020.

Brescia broke records again against Ulm

ratiopharm Ulm v Germani Brescia (2022-10-26T17:30:00.000Z)

### [Prometey Slobozhanske 90-84 Frutti Extra Bursaspor](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/prometey-slobozhanske-frutti-extra-bursaspor/U2022/22/)

Prometey Slobozhanske remained undefeated at home in Group A by downing Frutti Extra Bursaspor 90-84 at Arena Riga in the Latvian capital on Wednesday. In doing so, Prometey handed head coach Dusan Alimpijevic's team its first loss in the 7DAYS EuroCup since last season's championship game against Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Both teams now have 2-1 records in Group A.

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### [Turk Telekom Ankara 89-77 Hapoel Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/turk-telekom-ankara-hapoel-tel-aviv/U2022/26/)

Turk Telekom Ankara handed Hapoel Tel Aviv its first loss of the 7DAYS EuroCup season, 89-77, on Wednesday at Ankara Spor Salonu in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicates. Axel Bouteille led six Turk Telekom scorers in double figures with 18 points and Jerian Grant notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists. Tomer Ginat paced Hapoel with 20 points and 7 rebounds. The result left both teams with 2-1 records in Group B.

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### [Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse 86-73 7Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse-7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys/U2022/24/)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse kept its perfect record intact by downing the visiting 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 86-73 on Wednesday night. The victory lifted Bourg atop of Group B with a 3-0 record as the only remaining undefeated team in the competition, while Lietkabelis dropped to 1-2. Jordan Floyd scored all of his 21 points in the second half, and also pulled down 7 rebounds to lead Bourg. Jamel Morris had 21 points for Lietkabelis.

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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> continue their good form with three wins in three to start the season! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/BwKLWylEmG">pic.twitter.com/BwKLWylEmG</a></p>&mdash; 7DAYS EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1585353882980716544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [ratiopharm Ulm 90-98 Germani Brescia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/ratiopharm-ulm-germani-brescia/U2022/23/)

Brescia pulled out a hard-fought win from Ratiopharm Arena as it downed Ulm 90-98 in overtime on Wednesday night. The visitors forced the extra period with a dunk by Kenny Gabriel and opened the overtime with a 2-9 run to take control of the game until the end. Troy Caupain flirted with a triple-double with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists to lead Brescia. Matt Mobley paced Ulm with 23 points on 6-of-9 shooting from behind the arc.

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### [Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 78-100 Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-joventut-badalona/U2022/21/)

Joventut took control in the second quarter and never let Cedevita back into the game for a 78-100 win to improve to 2-1 while the hosts remained winless at 0-3. Henry Ellenson paced Joventut with 15 points while Ante Tomic scored 14. Yogi Ferrell netted 20 points and Josh Adams contributed 15 in the losing effort.

### [Gran Canaria 87-69 London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/gran-canaria-london-lions/U2022/28/)

Gran Canaria bounced back from its first loss of the 2022-23 7DAYS season by trashing London Lions 87-69 at home. Olek Balcerowski scored 16 points to lead the winners, who also welcomed point guard Andrew Albicy back from injury. Gran Canaria remained undefeated at home and improved to 2-1 in Group B. Vojtech Hruban scored 18 points for London, which dropped to 1-2 in Group B.

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Game Center: Bourg tops the standings at 3-0

Prometey Slobozhanske v Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2022-10-26T16:00:00.000Z)

Turk Telekom Ankara v Hapoel Tel Aviv (2022-10-26T17:00:00.000Z)

Germani Brescia pulled out a hard-fought win from Ratiopharm Arena as it downed ratiopharm Ulm 90-98 in overtime on Wednesday night. The visitors forced the extra period with a dunk by Kenny Gabriel and opened the overtime with a 2-9 run to take control of the game until the end.

Troy Caupain neared a triple-double with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists to lead Brescia. Della Valle followed with 17 points, CJ Massinburg provided 16 and 6 assists, and Mike Cobbins contributed 10 for the winners. Matt Mobley led the way for Ulm with 23 points on 6-of-9 shooting from behind the arc, Yago Dos Santos had 16 points and 6 assists and Robin Christen and Devin Robinson added 13 and 12 points, respectively, in defeat.

It took the hosts just 3 minutes to build a 9-1 edge behind 5 points in a row by Dos Santos. Brescia survived thanks to its offensive rebounding power but could not match Mobley’s accuracy from downtown and trailed 27-23 after 10 minutes. Karim Jallow started the fire with two strong drives, as Dos Santos and Fedor Zugic kept punishing Brescia from long range to help Ulm escape to 47-34. Even though Della Valle tried to bring his team back, the fourth three-pointer of the night from Mobley closed the first half with the home team ahead 52-45.

Brescia adjusted its defense after the break and allowed just 4 points in 6 minutes to tie it up, 56-56, after a three-pointer by Massinburg. The visitors could not complete the rally, as Christen and Sagaba Konate helped Ulm enter the last stanza still ahead, 65-62. Christen hit from downtown to extend it to 68-62, but Brescia had already found its momentum. It came down to the closing seconds. After Mobley's three made it 82-79 with 16 seconds to go, but Thomas Klepeisz failed to finish the job from the line and Kenny Gabriel sent the game to overtime with a dunk.

Brescia stayed in good mood early in the extra period. Della Valle showed up with a fastbreak layup and a three-pointer to boost his team to an 85-92 lead. Ulm looked tired and stunned and was not able to score a field goal for the first 4 minutes of the prolongation. Mobley broke the trend with a triple, but Cobbins answered quickly with a slam that maintained an 88-96 gap with 40 seconds to play, sealing the outcome.