Joventut Badalona grabbed its third road win of the 7DAYS EuroCup season by downing Lietkabelis Panevezys 76-90 at Cido Arena in Group A. Andres Feliz's late heroics sealed the win for Joventut and lifted its record to 6-3 at the regular season's halfway mark. Henry Ellenson led the winners with 17 points. Joel Parra added 16, Ante Tomic had 12, Feliz 11 and Pau Ribas 10 for Joventut. Vytenis Lipkevicius, Benas Griciunas and Kristian Kullamae each scored 12 points for Lietkabelis, which fell to 4-5. Gyorgy Goloman added 11 for the hosts.

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Lipkevicius and Gabrielus Maldunas stepped up early for Lietkabelis and Goloman's layup caused Joventut to call timeout at 17-10. Ellenson got Joventut within 21-16 after 10 minutes. Tomic stepped up for the visitors and Pep Busquets soon tied it at 28-28. Ellenson followed a driving basket with a three-pointer for a 36-37 Joventut lead. Morris answered from downtown to fix the halftime score at 39-37. 

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Tomic kept pacing Joventut after the break, getting help from Parra to give the visitors a 46-49 edge. Ribas and Guillem Vives each struck twice from downtown before Parra's coast-to-coast layup made it a double-digit game, 54-65. Goloman and Lipkevicius each made a triple in a 12-0 run that brought Lietkabelis within 72-74 with 4 minutes left. Feliz rescued Joventut with 3 three-pointers to seal the outcome in crunch time.

Joventut outlasts Lietkabelis on the road, 76-90

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys v Joventut Badalona (2022-12-21T17:00:00.000Z)

### ratiophram Ulm head coach Anton Gavel:

"We are very satisfied with the win. Congratulations to our players. I think they fought until the end, even if we were down 12 or 14 points, they never gave up. We are making progress. A couple of weeks or months ago, we would definitely have lost this game. We have to be honest, we hit some shots. Defensively we are still not where we are supposed to be, but I think we got the stops when it mattered. I think we could move the ball better. But we found solutions and we are happy about it."

 

### U-BT Cluj-Napoca head coach Mihai Silvasan:

"It doesn’t matter that we controlled the game \[for\] three quarters, we should have controlled it at the end. At the end they made some tough shots, we didn’t play good defense. They scored basket after basket and we struggled offensively. We missed some open shots and that’s the result of the game.  This is it. We go forward. It’s a tough loss for us. Unfortunately, at the end they came and took the win. It really hurts this game, but we need to move forward.”

### ratiopharm Ulm forward Robin Christen:

"Unbelievable comeback. We showed character. I love this team. Big cojones from our Spanish guy at the end. I like it… If you make Dirk fadeaways, then it’s one of those nights. I just enjoyed playing today and I’m really happy that we came out with the victory."

Christen, Ulm: 'Big cojones from Nunez' 

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v ratiopharm Ulm (2022-12-21T17:00:00.000Z)

### Joventut Badalona head coach Carles Duran:

"I am very happy. It is very difficult to play here. We talked before the game that it was very important to play good basketball, and I think in the second half the team played with patience, and played good basketball on offense and defense. We didn't have many turnovers, only in the first quarter we played on offense. We played good defense, but in the final minutes, it was bad defense in the three-point line. The team stayed focused and thought on the game, and I am very happy because it is very difficult to play here. Lietkabelis plays well in every game."

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

"We played with low intensity on defense in the third quarter, with no fouls, and received 32 points. Too many open shots and didn't react well in close-outs, so Joventut punished us." 

### Joventut Badalona forward Henry Ellenson:

"Obviously, this was a tough win for us. This team has protected its home court all year during the EuroCup so for us, to come in here and get a win was huge. They played physical and tough but Andres hit some shots at the end. he has shown it this whole season. He has been Mr. Fourth Quarter for us and those 3 threes at the end were huge. I give our team a lot of credit, we played hard and it was a big win for us."

Ellenson: 'Feliz has been Mr. Fourth Quarter for us'

Who's Hot: D.J. Kennedy, Prometey Slobozhanske

D.J. Kennedy of Prometey Slobozhanske (4-4) enters Round 9, the final one of the first half of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season, as the most productive player of the past four.

A veteran swingman who returned to the competition after seven years, Kennedy has been stacking up all-round performances the entire season. Through the first eight rounds he is the only player in the competition who averages 11.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists, and that is in addition to being a league co-leader with 2.6 steals per game.

Kennedy has been especially productive since Round 5.

Before November's three-week break in EuroCup action, Kennedy was averaging 7.3 points, having converted just 44.0% of his two-point shots. He also had 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game.

Since Round 5, he has more than doubled his numbers in scoring (14.8 ppg.) and assists (5.5 apg.), while improving his two-point shooting (55.2%), rebounding (6.3 rpg.) and even steals (2.8 spg.).

Kennedy collected 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in a Round 5 road win at Cedevita-Olimpija Ljubljana, and posted 23 points with 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals in last week's home drubbing of U-BT Cluj-Napoca.

In Round 7, Kennedy scored 12 points while pulling down 7 rebounds and dishing 6 assists on the road against Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse. His only below-par performance lately came against ratiopharm Ulm, when he had 4 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

This all led to Kennedy not only posting an average PIR of 24.0 over the last four rounds, which is nearly three times better than what he had in the opening four rounds of the season, but accumulating a higher PIR since Round 5 than any other player in the competition over that span.

Now, in the last round of the first half of EuroCup regular season, and the final round of this calendar year, Kennedy will be poised to keep up the level of his performances when Prometey pays a visit to Umana Reyer Venice (5-3) on Wednesday night.

Umana Reyer Venice v Prometey Slobozhanske (2022-12-21T19:00:00.000Z)

The teams will the best road records in the 7DAYS EuroCup will put their perfect traveling marks on the line in Round 9. Paris Basketball brings a 4-0 road mark to London, while Turk Telekom Ankara’s 3-0 road record will be tested in the Montenegrin capital.

Paris, which surprisingly has a losing record at home (1-3), has already conquered Ankara, Trento, Podgorica and Wroclaw this season and held its nerve in all those games. After coming back from a 15-point second-quarter deficit to win at Turk Telekom, its other three road wins were all by single figures with an average winning margin of 5.3 points. 

Paris guard Kyle Allman is the No. 2 scorer on the road this season with an average of 21.0 points per game. Yogi Ferrell of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana is first with 22.0 points on the road, but has only appeared in two road games.

Turk Telekom’s three road wins have come in Hamburg, Wroclaw and Patras – in that order. After narrow wins in Rounds 2 and 4, it romped to a 15-point triumph in Greece in Round 6. Thanks to its 3-2 home record, Turk Telekom is tied for first place in Group B. 

Jerian Grant and Tyrique Jones have been Turk Telekom’s go-to guys on the road; they are tied for fourth in the competition with a 20.3 PIR in road games. Gran is among the league leaders with 6.3 assists per game on the road and Jones is third with 9.7 rebounds in road games. 

Only two teams are undefeated at home through eight rounds this season. 7bet Lietkabelis Panevezys puts its 4-0 home record up against Joventut Badalona. The other undefeated home team, Gran Canaria, visits Hamburg this week.

Lietkabelis, which is winless on the road, has won all four of its home games by less than 10 points. The average winning margin in those games is 6.0 points. It has done so without any player dominating; no Lietkabelis is ranked among the top 20 in the EuroCup in PIR at home. Vytenis Lipkevicius is 21st with 16.5 though Kristian Kullamae is ninth in per-minute PIR at home with 30.4 prorated over 40 minutes. 

Only Gran Canaria is assured of taking a perfect home (or away) record into 2023. Tonight we will see how the other three teams do.

Perfect home and away records on the line tonight

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Germani Brescia celebrated an impressive 110-74 home win over Frutti Extra Bursaspor after dominating the visitors in every aspect of the game, from start to finish.

The hosts knocked down 15 of 25 three-pointers while its Turkish opponent made only 6 of 18, meaning that Brescia outscored Bursaspor by 27 points from long range. Brescia also shot 61.1% from inside the arc to Bursapsor’s 54.3%, having also converted 21 of its 28 free throws while the visiting team shot 18-of-28.

Just as crucially, Brescia thoroughly dominated the boards as it collected 35 rebounds to Bursaspor’s 23. The hosts also held the upper hands at both ends of the court in handling the ball, as they engineered 25 assists to Bursa’s 20 and committed just 10 turnovers, while the visitors had 16.

The final score did not flatter Brescia as it truly reflected the gulf between the teams in Tuesday evening’s contest. Brescia head coach Alessandro Magro was quick to point out that it was not the most accurate barometer of the two sides’ quality, but his counterpart Dusan Alimpijevic offered a succinct explanation of why his team got blown away.

“We didn’t exist on the court,” he said in a courtside interview. “We didn’t turn up. They prepared the game very well and killed us.”

Magro praised a monumental team effort, with all 12 Brescia players scoring at least 5 points: “Like I said so many times, basketball is sharing,” Magro told reporters at the post-game press conference.

“We shared the ball very well in offense. Everybody was able to score, assist and play the right way. We played tough defense against a very good team, so possession by possession we were able to win by this gap."

Brescia downed Bursaspor in every department

Germani Brescia v Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2022-12-20T19:30:00.000Z)

Germani Brescia set a new club scoring record as it blew away Frutti Extra Bursaspor 110-74 at home and revived its hopes of reaching the competition’s knockout stages. The result lifted Brescia into eighth place in Group A with a 4-5 record, while Bursaspor dropped to 5-4. It was the second successive win for Brescia after four consecutive defeats and all 12 of its players scored at least 5 points in what was surely its best performance of the season.

CJ Massinburg led the way for the home side with 18 points, David Cournooh added 15, Kenny Gabriel chipped in with 12 and Amedeo Della Valle netted 10. Zach Auguste was a beacon of light for Bursaspor with a game-high 22 points, Ahmet Duverioglu scored 14, Onuralp Bitim netted 12, while David Dudzinski and Anthony Clemmons scored 11 each. Brescia surpassed its previous record tally of 104 points, which it scored in Round 2 this season, delighting their fans with a truly magnificent display.

Brescia took an early 5-0 lead before Bursaspor responded with an 18-6 run in the first quarter, but that turned out to be its brightest spell in the one-sided contest. The home side quickly regained its composure and was 25-22 up at the end of the first quarter, shooting 9-of-14 from the floor, while Auguste was on song at the other end with 9 points.

Brescia followed up with a flurry of three-pointers in the second quarter to take a 51-43 halftime lead, shooting 7-of-11 from long range as  Cournooh racked up 12 points, with Tai Odiase and Mike Cobbins getting the crowd on their feet with a pair of spectacular slam-dunks.

The third quarter served up more one-way traffic as Brescia stifled the visitors with aggressive defense while scoring almost at will at the other end of the court. It was a superb team effort from the home side as it shared the ball selflessly and headed into the final period with an 82-59 advantage.

Bursaspor briefly revived its hopes of staging a comeback when a 7-0 run cut the gap to 87-68 early in the fourth quarter, but that turned out to be the visitors’ last roar. Brescia replied with a 23-4 streak as the three-pointers rained in from all angles, with Odiase garnishing the victory with another spectacular slam-dunk.

Brescia sets club record in 110-74 rout of Bursaspor 

### Germani Brescia head coach Alessandro Magro:

"It was a great effort in defense. I am really happy, now we have a day off and we’ll need it to bounce back even in the domestic league. After the win in Ljubljana, we’ve now won at home and we have many games at home coming up. We have to show we are able to compete against anybody so it was important to get this win.

"It was an important game for us for the standings in the EuroCup and I think we prepared the game very well even if we didn’t practice after playing in the domestic league on Sunday. This game was prepared completely by my assistant coaches so I would like to thank them for the amazing job they did.

“Like I said so many times, basketball is sharing. We shared the ball very well in offense. Everybody was able to score, assist and play the right way. We played tough defense against a very good team, so possession by possession we were able to win by this gap. Four sure it’s not the real gap between the two teams but I am happy the team has done a very serious job. It will give us the confidence to stay focused on our league, where we need solid games like this in order to get a chance to reach the Italian Final Eight.”

### Frutti Extra Bursaspor head coach Dusan Alimpijevic:

"First of all, big congratulations to the Brescia team, their coach, their coaching staff and players. They played with great energy and deserved the win 100%. We didn’t exist on the court, we didn’t come to the game and simply as I said, they killed us. We had a great preparation and even a day off after the domestic league."

### Germani Brescia forward Kenny Gabriel:

"We needed a win like this, just playing together. We needed to put a good 40-minute game together and this is one of the games that we did. We scored 100-and-something points and played great defense in the second half. I am proud of this team. We’ve had a lot of ups and downs this season, and I am just hoping we can build on this win."

Coach Magro, Brescia: 'It was a great effort in defense'

Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv led by as many as 29 points before celebrating an 83-100 road win at Promitheas Patras on Tuesday night. The visitors dominated the second half after falling behind early and leading by just 5 at the break.

Hapoel scored the first 18 points of the second half to take control of the game. It amassed 36 points in the third quarter after totaling 37 in the entire first half. What made the difference was taking care of the ball, as Hapoel head coach Danny Franco proclaimed after the game.  

"We turned over the ball only once in the third quarter. We had 8 turnovers in the first half; that gave Promitheas a lot of easy points," said Franco.

Both teams had 12 turnovers for the game, but Hapoel accompanied its turnovers with 31 assists, which was nearly double the Promitheas total (17). With starting point guard J’Covan Brown out after suffering a concussion last week, Hapoel needed players to step up in the passing game and they did. Jordan McRae dished a career-best 8 turnovers, Bar Timor delivered 6 and Xavier Munford and J.P. Tokoto had 4 each. Every player spare teenager Eyal Harel, who came on for the final 2:42, had at least 1 assist.

The visitors not only took better care of the ball, but they comminated the glass, too. Hapoel outrebounded Promitheas 24-40 with nine players grabbing at least 1 rebound. Chinanu Onuaku led the way with 8 rebounds, Idan Zalmanson had 6 and Tokoto and Jaylen Hoard added 5 each.

The impressive performance on the road moved Hapoel into the top half of the Group B standings and was another display of the talent and potential that Coach Franco’s team believes could take it far this season.

Hapoel’s third-quarter run made all the difference

Promitheas Patras v Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv (2022-12-20T18:30:00.000Z)