#### [Frutti Extra Bursaspor 80-66 Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/frutti-extra-bursaspor-umana-reyer-venice/U2021/108/)

Bursaspor made it two wins in three days this week by turning back Reyer 80-66 on Friday in a makeup of their rescheduled Round 11 game. The victory lifted Bursaspor's record to 6-9, good for a seventh-place tie with ratiopharm Ulm, while Reyer dropped to 7-8, just one spot ahead. Andrew Andrews exploded for 27 points for the winners, while Onuralp Bitim added a career-high 25 points and Kevarrius Hayes ripped 15 rebounds.

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A rare Friday night game in the 7DAYS EuroCup brought yet more intrigue to the Group B race for the elimination rounds as Frutti Extra Bursaspor turned back visiting Umana Reyer Venice in a rescheduled Round 11 game.

Game Night: Bursaspor rocks Reyer, 80-66, in rescheduled game

Andrew Andrews - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Bursaspor) - EC21-RS11

Group B rivals Frutti Extra Bursaspor and Umana Reyer Venice will meet to play their rescheduled Round 11 game on Friday.

Keys to victory: Bursaspor vs. Reyer, Round 11

### Bursaspor needs its offense humming

Bursaspor pulled out an all-important 96-89 win over JL Mincidelice Bourg en Bresse on Tuesday and it will try to keep the momentum going. Bursaspor has one of the best offenses in the EuroCup this season and has scored at least 82 points in each of its last six games, averaging 87.7 points over that stretch. The team will need to keep that offense humming and its offense going against Reyer, which enters this game allowing the third-fewest points in the competition this season, 75.6 per game.

Keys to victory: Bursaspor vs. Reyer

Frutti Extra Bursaspor v Umana Reyer Venice (2022-03-18T16:30:00.000Z)

Andrews has been unstoppable since he was handed an extended role on the team due to roster changes. Over the last four games, Andrews has averaged 24.8 points, 5.0 assists and a PIR of 26.8. He has been hitting shots from all angles in those four games, downing 11 of 20 attempts inside the arc (55.0% 2FG), 18 of 32 from downtown (56.3% 3FG) and 23 of 25 free throws (92.0% FT). Andrews did not have his best game against Reyer in Round 2, getting 3 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 turnovers, but he helped Bursaspor to a 62-70 road victory. 

Bramos missed that game due to injury and has never played against Andrews in his long professional career. He is in his sixth EuroCup campaign and his seventh season with his current team. Bramos is averaging 8.1 points on 68.4% two-point shooting, 3.1 rebounds and a PIR of 7.7. Bramos, however, is shooting just 29.5% on three-point shots (13 of 44). He buried 55.3% of his shots from downtown in the 2020-21 EuroCup season and 41.4% in the 2019-20 campaign. Bramos faces a defensive challenge and should use his experience against Andrews in this key matchup.

Frutti Extra Bursaspor hosts Umana Reyer Venice in a rescheduled game from Round 11. It is a chance to see Andrew Andrews face Michael Bramos for the first time. 

Major matchup: Andrews, Bursaspor vs. Bramos, Reyer

Andrew Andrews - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Gran Canaria) - EC21

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

"As I told to the players, it’s important carrying on what we are doing and keep pushing on our growing, also in terms of consistency. We had a tough and long trip and I need to thank the club because it allows us to travel in the most comfortable way. Against Bursaspor it’s going to be a difficult game, we play two strong, long away games in 48 hours. We need to recover energies, we knew it. Bursaspor plays physical and tough basketball, a very athletic team with two players as Needham and Andrews, who are playing great. We have to be good in finding energy and stopping their offensive flow, empathized by their fans."

### Umana Reyer Venice player Andrea De Nicolao: 

"We expect a very physical and intense game, Bursa plays aggressive basketball. We need to recover energies since this is going to be a back-to-back European away game. It’s an important game for the standings and if we manage to set our tone from the tip off we will have more chances to get the win."

Here are some insightful comments about the game from the protagonists themselves.

Pre-game quotes: Bursaspor vs. Venice

Walter De Raffaele - Umana Reyer Venice (photo Buducnost) - EC21

Already-qualified Valencia Basket announced on Friday a couple of injury reports regarding guards Nenad Dimitrijevic and Sam Van Rossom.

Valencia: Dimitrijevic, Van Rossom sidelined

Dimitrijevic will miss an indetermined number of games due to a viric process. The evolution of his infection will dictate when he can come back to the courts. Dimitrijevic averages 6.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 7 games with Valencia.

Van Rossom is responding positively to the treatment he is undergoing in order to have a muscle tear he suffered during his stay with the Belgian national team, cured. He is expected to be ready for the 7DAYS EuroCup elimination rounds. Van Rossom averages 9.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 11 games this season.

Nenad Dimitrijevic - Valencia Basket (photo Miguel Angel Polo - Valencia) - EC21

Look back at all the action in the Regular Season Round 15  by checking out the best photos of the week!

EuroCup, The Top 10 photos of the week, Round 15

Jerai Grant - Promitheas Patras (photo Luka Novakovic - Buducnost) 

Onuralp Bitim - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Bursaspor)

Brandon Paul - Joventut Badalona - (photo David Grau - Joventut) 

Lukas Meisner - Hamburg Towers (Photo Marvin Contessi) 

Aleksa Avramovic - Partizan NIS Belgrade (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) 

Maik Kotsar - Hamburg Towers (Photo Marvin Contessi)

Can Ogut - Turk Telekom Ankara (photo Turk Telekom) 

Moritz Krimmer - ratioharm Ulm (photo Larry Langer - Ulm) 

Stefano Tonut - Umana Reyer Venice (photo Miguel Angel Polo - Valencia) 

Zoran Dragic - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (photo Matteo Marchi - Virtus) 

Jerai Grant - Promitheas Patras (photo Luka Novakovic - Buducnost) - EC21-RS15

Onuralp Bitim - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Bursaspor) - EC21-RS15

Maik Kotsar 2- Hamburg Towers (Photo Marvin Contessi) - EC21-RS15

Brandon Paul - Joventut Badalona - (photo David Grau - Joventut) EC21-RS15

Aleksa Avramovic - Partizan NIS Belgrade (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) - EC21-RS21

Can Ogut - Turk Telekom Ankara (photo Turk Telekom) - EC21-RS15

Moritz Krimmer - ratioharm Ulm (photo Larry Langer - Ulm) - EC21-RS15

Stefano Tonut - Umana Reyer Venice (photo Miguel Angel Polo - Valencia) - EC21-RS21

Zoran Dragic - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (photo Matteo Marchi - Virtus) - EC21-RS21

Lukas Meisner 3- Hamburg Towers (Photo Marvin Contessi) - EC21-RS15

In his fifth 7DAYS EuroCup season, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica center Zoran Nikolic might be starting to wish that Promitheas Patras was on the schedule more often.

Buducnost's Zoran Nikolic stepped up against Promitheas – again 

On Wednesday, Nikolic led Buducnost to a 90-77 home victory against Promitheas that allowed his team to seal its ticket to the next round. In just 17 minutes on the floor, he made a big contribution, scoring 10 points on near-perfect shooting: 4-for-5 on two-pointers and 2-for-2 on free throws. He added 5 rebounds, 3 blocks and 4 fouls drawn for a PIR of 15. 

Nikolic also provided the best defensive play of the night with consecutive blocked shots against Kendrick Ray and Jerai Grant, all in a matter of seconds.

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica Zoran Nikolic had a great performance against Promitheas Patras for the second time this season.

Zoran Nikolic leads Buducnost past Promitheas

Nikolic has averaged 5.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 12 games this season, but his two best games were against Promitheas.

In Round 6, Nikolic led Buducnost to a 60-89 road victory in Patras with a personal-best 20 points on 8-for-10 two-point shooting plus 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 4 fouls drawn for a career-high PIR of 30. In two games against Promitheas, Nikolic has boosted his numbers to 15.0 points on 80.0% two-point shooting, 7.5 rebounds and an average PIR of 22.5. They were his only double-digit scoring nights so far this season.

The 25-year-old center has now played 62 games, all with Buducnost, since he debuted in the EuroCup in 2016. His are the most games for Buducnost in that span, and only three active EuroCup players have played more games with a single club in that time.

A glance at Nikolic's career highs shows Promitheas as the opponent in most of them: 30 PIR, 20 points, 8 two-pointers made, 10 rebounds, 8 defensive rebounds, 3 blocks, 27 minutes played.

It's near-impossible for the two teams to play again, but you can be sure that Nikolic will keep an eye out for Promitheas crossing his team's calendars in the future.

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica v Promitheas Patras (2022-03-16T18:00:00.000Z)

Zoran Nikolic - Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (photo Luka Novakovic - Buducnost) - EC21-RS15

Lukas Meisner became Hamburg Towers' third MVP of the round this season when he claimed the honor for Round 15.

Regular Season Round 15: Lukas Meisner, Hamburg Towers 

Meisner led Hamburg to a 92-86 home victory against Slask Wroclaw with career-highs of 23 points, 12 rebounds and a PIR of 29. He came off the bench to make 3 of 5 two-pointers, 5 of 13 three-pointers and 2 of 4 free throws. Meisner added 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 2 fouls drawn. He is the third Hamburg player to earn this honor -after Caleb Homesley and Jaylon Brown did so in Rounds 9 and 12, respectively.

Lukas Meisner became Hamburg Towers' third MVP of the round this season when he claimed the honor for Round 15. Meisner led Hamburg to a 92-86 home victory against Slask Wroclaw with career-highs of 23 points, 12 rebounds and a PIR of 29.

Lukas Meisner | Round 15 MVP | 7DAYS EuroCup

In the same game, Travis Trice of Slask recorded a PIR of 32, but did so in a losing effort. Trice had 29 points on 6 of 13 three-point shooting, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 11 fouls drawn. JaJuan Johnson of Turk Telekom Ankara amassed a PIR of 31 in his team's 76-83 home loss against MoraBanc Andorra. Johnson had 21 points on 11-of-11 free-throw shooting, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks and 8 fouls drawn. Jordan Theodore of Umana Reyer Venice, who had a PIR of 28, and Andrew Andrews of Frutti Extra Bursaspor (26 PIR) complete the top individual performances in Round 15. 

Regular Season Round 15 MVP: Lukas Meisner, Hamburg Towers 

Hamburg Towers v Slask Wroclaw (2022-03-16T18:30:00.000Z)

Let's take a look at the individual highs in Round 15, as well as the regular season leaders. 


Individual highs: Mam Jaiteh of Virtus Segafredo Bologna, 14 rebounds

Travis Trice of Slask Wroclaw led all scorers in Round 15 after scoring 29 points in a losing effort against Hamburg Towers. Errick McCollum of Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar is the competition's top scorer with 22.3 points per game. Mam Jaiteh of Virtus Segafredo Bologna pulled down 14 rebounds to lead the weekly standings. Kerem Kanter of Slask Wroclaw ranks first overall in rebounds with 8.9 per night. 

Three players - Trice, Andrew Albicy of Gran Canaria and Milos Teodosic of Virtus - each had 10 assists in Round 15. Teodosic leads the season-long assists table at 9.3 per night. Seven different players - Albicy, Gediminas Orelik of Lietkabelis Panevezys, Vladimir Micov of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos of Promitheas Patras, Maximilian Di Leo of Hamburg, his teammate Lukas Meisner, Lahaou Konate of Boulogne Metropolitans 92 - each collected 3 steals to top the weekly charts. Albicy is first for the season in steals with 2.0 per game. 

Zoran Nikolic of Buducnost, Balsa Koprivica of Partizan NIS Belgrade and JaJuan Johnson of Turk Telekom Ankara each blocked 3 shots in Round 15. Octavius Ellis of Turk Telekom is atop the blocks standings qith 1.5 per game. Meisner, Trice, Kanter, Koprivica and Jaiteh each registered a double-double in Round 15.

Mam Jaiteh - Virtus Segafredo Bologna (photo Matteo Marchi - Virtus) - EC21