Bursaspor made club history by earning a place in the quarterfinals where it will play on the road at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana. Bursaspor led for the majority of the game, but was down 5 points with 14 seconds to go in regulation. John Holland made a triple with 7.1 seconds left in regulation that sent the game into overtime. In the extra session, Partizan went up 89-87 only for Bursaspor to go on a 0-10 run to seal the outcome. Andrew Andrews led Bursaspor with 24 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds, and Onuralp Bitim had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Holland finished with 17 points on 4-for-5 three-point shooting, David Dudzinski scored 15 and Derek Needham 14 in the victory. Aleksa Avramovic had 23 points and 6 assists, while Mathias Lessort collected 20 points plus 8 rebounds in the losing effort for Partizan, which suffered its first home loss of the season. Kevin Punter netted 13 points and Zach LeDay collected 11 points plus rebounds in defeat.

Bursaspor shocks Partizan in OT, 95-103

Partizan NIS Belgrade v Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2022-04-20T18:30:00.000Z)

Andrew Andrews - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) - EC21-EF

This is what the protagonists had to say after the eighthfinals showdown between Partizan NIS Belgrade and Frutti Extra Bursaspor.

Post-game quotes: Partizan vs. Bursaspor

### Dusan Alimpijevic, Frutti Extra Bursaspor head coach

"It is difficult to find smart words. I can say that this atmosphere, their fans, 20,00 people in the stands, was more pressure for them than for us, for sure. You can see a little bit of cramp in their hands for shooting. Honestly, we played on that card. We prepared good, like they prepared for us. It is a really big day for Frutti Extra Bursaspor.

"This season we lost games like this, we won games like this. This is basketball. This is sport. Unfortunately, sometimes you are losing, sometimes you are winning. It is a normal part of the sport. This time it was us. Of course, if Partizan won this game, it would be more deserved. The next opponent is Cedevita Olimpija, again in Ljubljana. They also played great basketball in the last two games. We will go there and enjoy it."

### Zeljko Obradovic, Partizan NIS Belgrade head coach:

"I want to congratulate Bursaspor on their win and wish them all the best. These are the rules, it was one elimination game. I am really very sorry for my players and for all the people who came to the game tonight.

"First of all, I will take the responsibility for this loss for everything that happened tonight. We had an easy chance to win this game in regulation, but we did not. Everything that happened during the game, I take the responsibility because that is only logical as someone who is the most experienced and who went through all I went through. I am very, very sorry. We spent an entire year of our lives to be in this situation, to play a game in this atmosphere in front of these incredible fans who I want to thank. I am sorry for them, for the players who had a huge desire, but it is not how we wanted it to turn out.

"Whatever happened on the floor, it ended up bad for us. I could analyze it, like I have my entire life, but I do not want to. We spent a year of our lives for nothing. It is catastrophic. I came with the highest possible ambitions here. Fans, they carried us the entire season, and no one in Europe can create this atmosphere. We knew it is one game, we prepared it as such. I can understand a little bit more nerves in the first half, but with how it ended, it leaves a really bitter taste.

"This is one of the toughest losses in my career. I know how all we who came here wanted to do something big. I know how much energy everyone invested, from management to the staff to the players. And I don't know how long will this stay with us. I entered the locker room, I did not know what to tell players when the next practice will be."

### Andrew Andrews, Frutti Extra Bursaspor guard:

"Coming into the game, we've been playing incredibly the past two months. We are respecting Partizan, their coach, the players that they have, but the way they formatted the EuroCup, it was one game at a time. We felt like we were one of the best in the group, and we have to continue to prove that every day."

Dusan Alimpijevic - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Bursaspor) - EC21-RS11

This is what the protagonists had to say after the eighthfinals showdown between Gran Canaria and Slask Wroclaw.

Post-game quotes: Gran Canaria vs. Slask

### Porfi Fisac, Gran Canaria head coach:

“Congratulations to our supporters and our team for passing into the quarterfinals. We wanted to play with a great mentality and play together. And on the tactical details, we played really well on defense... We also read their defense really well, and for me, that was a key to the game.”

### Andrej Urlep, Slask Wroclaw head coach:

“We had a bad beginning in the first half and a bad beginning to the second half. Then we played quite a good game until 5 minutes to go, but our bench players played very bad in the last 5 minutes. Congratulations to Gran Canaria, I think they’ve got a chance to go really far in this competition.

“We knew before the game that they had a huge height advantage and that we would have a lot of problems, and that showed in the game. Gran Canaria was just too good. Unfortunately for us, we don’t have the size that Gran Canaria had, so we knew that would be really hard for us and it was definitely one of the keys.”

### Miquel Salvo, Gran Canaria forward: 

“We know how Andorra plays, we played them a couple of weeks ago, so it’s going to be a different game, really tough. But we’re just thinking of focussing on the next game, and nothing else.”

Gran Canaria v Slask Wroclaw (2022-04-20T19:00:00.000Z)

Porfi Fisac - Gran Canaria (photo Larry Langer - Ulm) - EC21-RS15

This is what the protagonists had to say after the eighthfinals showdown between Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Lietkabelis Panevezys.

Post-game quotes: Virtus vs. Lietkabelis

### Sergio Scariolo, Virtus Segafredo Bologna head coach:

"The first word is for our opponent, for their excellent season in the EuroCup. They have been extremely competitive. They proved it tonight, why they are the second-best defense of the competition and at the same time I think I've got to say ‘bravo’ to my players because they managed the pressure which was all over our shoulders and they did it in a pretty good way. Unfortunately, we could not convert threes and free throws and that made it more difficult to attack their defense, creating many open shots but not finishing the job. Besides that, our game was solid, defensively good, and we shared the ball, we played together. We had some very interesting combinations, which we were working on in the last weeks, big-big, and even though we could not finish some combinations with a good finish, I think we are on our way. We are seeing things that are in our daily practices and I think the shots will go in, if we keep moving the ball, sharing the ball, we have to be confident and optimistic. It was only one step and we cannot say more about this"

### Nenad Canak, Lietkabelis Panevezys head coach:

“Congratulations to Virtus. We made too many turnovers in the whole game. 22 turnovers are too much for this kind of game. For some reason, we were not aggressive. In the first half, we shot 0 free throws. With those facts, it is very tough to win here against Bologna. One more time, congratulations to Virtus and I wish them good luck.”

### Mam Jaiteh, Virtus Segafredo Bologna center:

“These games are very special, do-or-die. I think we did our best, to be very strong and very serious. It was not easy, and I’m very proud of my team. It’s one step, there's a lot more to go and hopefully we can reach our goal.”

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v Lietkabelis Panevezys (2022-04-20T18:45:00.000Z)

Sergio Scariolo - Virtus Segafredo Bologna (photo Jacques Cormareche - Bourg) - EC21-RS18

Valencia pulled away in the third quarter thanks to its offensive execution as well as 16 offensive rebounds, setting up a final eight date with French League leader Boulogne Metropolitans 92. Jasiel Rivero scored 21 points to lead the way for Valencia, Bojan Dubljevic had 15 points and 9 rebounds and Martin Hermannsson chipped in 10 points and 6 assists. Valencia had six other players who scored at least 7 points. Maik Kotsar paced Hamburg with a career-high 23 points with Jaylon Brown scoring 15 points and Caleb Homesley contributing 14.

Kotsar opened the scoring for the visitors and Xabi Lopez-Arostegui answered for Valencia. Brown scored 5 straight points and Hamburg led 2-9. Dunks by Victor Claver and Mike Tobey cut the deficit to 3 and a pair of  Rivero scores knotted the game 12-12. Homesley made Hamburg’s second three-pointer and Kostar added 3 more points for a 16-20 lead. It was 19-22 after 10 minutes.

Valencia missed all four of its three-point attempts in the first quarter but drained back-to-back triples to start the second quarter to lead 25-22. Brown converted a big four-point play and Hamburg was back ahead 27-30. Valencia answered with 4 points to move back in front only to have Homesley hit a triple and Brown throw down a dunk to put the visitors up 31-35. Valencia used its big man depth with Rivero and Claver both scoring 5 points in a 13-2 run to lead 44-37. Kotsar tried to keep Hamburg close with two baskets and it was 48-41 at the intermission.

Rivero’s three-point play to open the second half made it a double-digit lead. Homesley answered with a three-pointer but Hermannsson punched back with a three-point play. Hamburg could not get defensive stops with Valencia countering every basket. Dubljevic drained a three-pointer and extended the lead to 66-52. Sam van Rossom added a three-pointer and Josep Puerto chipped in 4 points as the advantage reached 73-58 after 30 minutes.

 

Van Rossom’s three-pointer early in the fourth quarter extended the cushion to 77-58. Lukas Meisner hit a triple and Kotsar trimmed the deficit to 77-63. Dubljevic continued his strong game with 4 more points and the margin was 83-63. Justus Hollatz tried to give the visitors some hope with a three-pointer, but Hermannsson hit from deep and Hamburg could not string together any defensive stops.

Four-time champion Valencia Basket fended off debutant Hamburg Towers with a 98-80 victory at home to move into the quarterfinals.

Valencia takes care of business, 98-80, over Hamburg

Valencia Basket v Hamburg Towers (2022-04-20T18:30:00.000Z)

Victor Claver - Valencia Basket (photo Miguel Angel Polo - Valencia) - EC21-EF

[Boulogne Metropolitans 92 87-66 Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/boulogne-metropolitans-92-umana-reyer-venice/U2021/183/)

Metropolitans made quick work of short-handed Reyer in storming to an 87-66 victory at Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan. The hosts took control for good with a 10-0 first-quarter run and took it into the 20s with a 15-0 charge to close the third quarter. Metropolitans will travel to Valencia Basket for the quarterfinals. Vince Hunter and Keith Hornsby scored 14 points apiece to lead a balanced Metropolitans attack. Mitchell Watt paced Reyer with 11.

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[Valencia Basket 98-80 Hamburg Towers](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/valencia-basket-hamburg-towers/U2021/184/)

Four-time champion Valencia fended off debutant Hamburg with a 98-80 victory at home to move into the quarterfinals. Valencia, which will face Boulogne Metropolitans 92 in the next phase, pulled away in the third quarter thanks to its offensive execution as well as 16 offensive rebounds. Jasiel Rivero scored 21 points to lead the way for Valencia and Bojan Dubljevic added 15 points and 9 rebounds. Maik Kotsar paced Hamburg with a career-high 23 points.

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[Partizan NIS Belgrade 95-103 Frutti Extra Bursaspor](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/partizan-nis-belgrade-frutti-extra-bursaspor/U2021/188/)

Bursaspor shocked a packed Stark Arena in the Serbian capital by downing host Partizan 95-103 in their eighthfinals clash. Bursaspor made club history by earning a place in the quarterfinals where it will play Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana. Bursaspor led for the majority of the game, but was down 5 with 14 seconds to go in regulation. John Holland made a triple with 7.1 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime and a 0-10 run in the extra session sealed it. Andrew Andrews led Bursaspor with 24 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds, and Onuralp Bitim had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Aleksa Avrmoavic scored 23 points in the losing effort for Partizan, which suffered its first home loss of the season.

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[Virtus Segafredo Bologna 75-67. Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/virtus-segafredo-bologna-lietkabelis-panevezys/U2021/182/)

Virtus defeated visiting Lietkabelis 75-67 on Wednesday night and will face ratiopharm Ulm in the quarterfinals. Despite enjoying a 14-point advantage early in the third quarter, the hosts had to use a strong defensive display in the fourth - in which the visitors were held to just 10 points in the opening 9 minutes - to confirm the win. Mam Jaiteh led the way for the winners with 20 points in just 21 minutes on 9-of-10 shooting and Kyle Weems added 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Gediminas Orelik and Nikola Radicevic were Lietkabelis’s top scorers with 12 apiece.

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[Gran Canaria 87-60 Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/gran-canaria-slask-wroclaw/U2021/185/)

Gran Canaria cruised past Slask 87-60 to advance with ease to the next stage. The home side raced into an 11-0 lead and that set the tone for the rest of the encounter, with Slask rarely looking like competing for a shock road win. Nico Brussino led the way with 15 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting plus 8 rebounds, while Slask’s Kerem Kanter topped all scorers with 16 points. Gran Canaria will now face MoraBanc Andorra at home next week in the quarterfinals.

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The do-or-die eighthfinals of the 7DAYS EuroCup will be completed tonight with five more teams that will advance to the quarterfinals.

Game Night: Bursaspor stuns Partizan; Gran Canaria, Metropolitans, Valencia and Virtus advance

John Holland - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) - EC21-EF

This is what the protagonists had to say after the eighthfinals showdown between Valencia Basket and Hamburg Towers.

Post-game quotes:  Valencia vs. Hamburg

### Joan Penarroya, Valencia Basket head coach:

“It’s an important victory for us to continue in the competition. Next week we will play against Metropolitans, the leader in the French League. Tonight is a good night for us.”

### Pedro Calles, Hamburg Towers head coach:

“We fought and we kept playing the basketball that we play. Defensively we allowed them too many offensive rebounds and too many points in the paint. We cannot forget that this club has only played professional basketball for eight years. And it’s our very first campaign in the EuroCup. I’m extremely proud of my players and the way we completed this EuroCup season."

### Xabi Lopez-Arostegui Rivero, Valencia Basket guard:

“We did a good job. We knew that the qualification would be very difficult. We saw some other games yesterday, so I think we did a great job. It’s a great start to start like this. So we are happy.”

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The hosts took control for good with a 10-0 first-quarter run and took it into the 20s with a 15-0 charge to close the third quarter. Vince Hunter and Keith Hornsby scored 14 points apiece to lead a balanced Metropolitans attack. Hunter also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Will Cummings added 12 points for the winners and Jordan McRae and Miralem Halilovic had 10 each. Mitchell Watt scored 11 for Reyer, which was without Austin Daye and lost starting point guard Jordan Theodore to an injury in warmups.

Reyer used sound defense and a pair of baskets by Watt to storm out to a 0-7 start. Nearly 3 minutes passed before Hunter got the hosts going with a put-pack. Metropolitans came back to tie it before Watt buried a three. A triple by Andrea De Nicolao extended the margin to 9-13. Metropolitans got going with second-chances points from Halilovic and Hunter in a 10-0 run to take the lead. Bandja Sy’s steal and slam made it 19-13 after 10 minutes.

 

Hornsby netted a layup and a triple at the beginning of the second quarter as the lead swelled to double-figures. Valerio Mazzola ended the Reyer scoring drought with a three, but Halilovic stepped up with a slam and an assist to Tomer Ginat as Metropolitans went up 30-18 midway through the quarter. Hornsby and McRae stretched the lead to 15 before Michael Bramos gave the visitors a lifeline with a triple. Jeff Brooks and Martynas Echodas drew Reyer within 40-30 at the break.

Watt scored the first basket of the second half before Cummings netted the next 4 points to keep the hosts in charge. Bramos and Lahaou Konate traded threes. McRae connected from downtown and Halilovic scored on the offensive glass as the Metropolitans lead reached 52-37. Bramos’s third triple did little to change the momentum as Hunter and Cummings scored uncontested baskets to extend the difference. Ginat and Hunter kept the scoreboard moving during a 15-0 run to end the third quarter leading 67-40.

 

De Nicolao buried a three for Reyer and Jordan Morgan scored inside, but Metropolitans continued to roll. Morgan and De Nicolao continued to provide resistance for the visitors, but the outcome was clear. Teenager Assemian Moulare kept the fans involved with 5 late points as Metropolitans wrapped up the victory.

Boulogne Metropolitans 92 made quick work of short-handed Umana Reyer Venice in storming to an 87-66 victory at Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan on Wednesday night. 

Metropolitans storm past Reyer, 87-66

Boulogne Metropolitans 92 v Umana Reyer Venice (2022-04-20T18:00:00.000Z)

Vince Hunter - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Olivier dAlmeida - Metropolitans) - EC21-EF

This is what the protagonists had to say after the Eighthfinals showdown between Boulogne Metropolitans 92 and Umana Reyer Venice.

Post-game quotes: Metropolitans vs. Reyer

### Vincent Collet, Boulogne Metropolitans 92 center head coach:

“Defense was the big key. They had trouble to find solutions. They were good at \[shooting\] threes, but as long as we collapsed, they could not find the way to the basket... We are very happy that we won this game, especially with the manner we won it. Thanks to our very good defense, we were able to take a big lead and play comfortably in the fourth quarter."

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

“I am really sad. We arrived to this game without a lot of players, key players. I want to play this game with a complete roster. Anyway, that’s sports. Metropolitans deserved to win. Good luck to them. We’ll see next season what happens.”

### Vince Hunter, Boulogne Metropolitans 92 center:

“I was just trying to play with emotion. I know the tournament format is a little different this year, so one game, you’ve gotta come with that emotion, that fierceness, that power. And that’s what we did today. We played great defense. They only scored 66 points, so that’s good defense on us and we just have to get ready for the next game. I have a lot of motivation. I’ve been in this situation before, so I’m just trying to get it done this year.”

Vincent Collet - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) - EC21-RS21