Five three-pointers from the Reyer shooters early in the second quarter opened a 35-16 gap that the visitors were unable to recover from. Reyer got its third straight win to improve to 7-5, while Gran Canaria saw its five-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 9-3. Victor Sanders led five Reyer scorers in double-figures with 13 points. Michael Bramos, Andrea De Nicolao and Mitchell Watt followed with 11 apiece and Michele Vitali scored 10 for the winners. Artem Pustovyi paced Gran Canaria with 13 points and ohn Shurna posted a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.

Reyer beats Gran Canaria for third win in a row

Umana Reyer Venice v Gran Canaria (2022-02-15T19:00:00.000Z)

Victor Sanders - Umana Reyer Venice (photo Alessandro Scarpa - Reyer) - EC21

Eighty has proven to be Andorra’s magic number as the Spanish side improved to 7-1 when it scores at least 81 points - including the last seven in a row. This was the first time the team hit that number since an 81-76 win over Lietkabelis Panevezys in Round 7 in mid-December. Andorra is 0-5 in games in which it scored 80 or fewer points.

Two big reasons were rebounds and three-pointers. Slask ranked first in defensive rebounds and second in total rebounds coming into the game, but Andorra ruled the glass 42-28. The hosts also kept Slask struggling from long range. Andorra’s defense had held opponents to a third-best 33.0% on three-pointers and Slask was dead-last from the outside at 29.2% coming into the game. The difficult season continued for the visitors as they shot just 29.6% on three-pointers.

MoraBanc Andorra bounced back and showed in its 99-65 victory over Slask Wroclaw that if it can use its high-octane offense, it can win.

Telling numbers: Andorra gets back to winning thanks to high-octane offense

MoraBanc Andorra v Slask Wroclaw (2022-02-15T19:00:00.000Z)

Oriol Pauli - MoraBanc Andorra (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) - EC21

This is what the protagonists had to say after the Round 9 showdown between Umana Reyer Venice and Gran Canaria. 

Post-game quotes: Reyer vs. Gran Canaria

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

“\[What made the difference tonight was\] absolutely our approach to the game, the desire to compete, to change this situation and show up, that we can accept everything that happens. We played an amazing game, honestly, especially in defense, but with 6-7 players, a lot of injuries, but this is our core and I’m very proud of the players. I’m very happy for the players because we beat a great team, so we need to keep going.”

### Gran Canaria head coach Porfirio Fisac:

“The summary is easy for me tonight because they played better than us and my team was not here. Injuries are not an excuse today, they didn’t have Jordan Theodore today, for example. They played really well, with a lot of energy, they killed us in threes, in rebounding, in energy. The only team that played tonight was Venice.”

### Umana Reyer Venice guard Michael Bramos:

“Our defense was great tonight. Holding Gran Canaria to only 59 points is an amazing effort, and everyone contributed. We got five players with over 10 points which is a really good team effort.”


Walter De Raffaele - Umana Reyer Venice (photo Alessandro Scarpa - Reyer) - EC21

Andorra pulled away with a 12-0 run to start the second quarter and added a 15-0 third-quarter charge to improve to 7-6 after having lost four of its last five games in Group A. Clevin Hannah led the way for the winners with 20 points while Mario Nakic scored a career-high 13 points and Conor Morgan also netted 13. Slask, which has not won on the road this season, fell to 2-10. Travis Trice tallied 16 points and 6 assists to pace the visitors, while Kodi Justice had 13 points and Kerem Kanter chipped in 12.

Martins Meiers started the game with a dunk and Ivan Ramljak made it 0-4. After Hannah opened the hosts’ scoring with a three-pointer, Justice made a triple in helping Slask pull ahead 3-11. Andorra started to finally produce offensively with Morgan and Drew Crawford draining three-pointers and Hannah scoring 4 points in a 16-3 charge to grab a 19-14 advantage. Four points from Szymon Tomczak for Slask were bettered by 5 points from Codi Miller-McIntyre and Andorra had a 24-20 lead after 10 minutes.

Nakic came out on fire in the second quarter with a three-pointer and two layups among 9 points for a 36-20 lead. Justice hit from deep for Slask’s first points of the quarter after nearly 4 minutes played. He connected on another three-pointer as Slask went on a 2-10 run to pull within 38-30. Victor Arteaga stopped the drought and the hosts led 41-30 at the break.

Moussa Diagne opened the second half with a three-pointer with Justice scoring at the other end. Trice’s free throws made it 48-34 when Andorra streaked away with a 15-0 surge thanks to 5 points from Oriol Pauli and two triples by Morgan to lead 63-34. Slask finally started to score more consistently with Kanter draining two three-pointers and Jakub Karolak and Trice also hitting from deep to trim the deficit to 69-52. And the score was 71-52 after 30 minutes.

Kanter started the final frame with a layup and Trice also scored for the visitors, who could not cut into the gap, 75-58. Hannah sandwiched three-pointers around a Crawford triple at the other end and Andorra was up 84-63. With the outcome clear, the home side entertained their fans in the closing minutes. 

MoraBanc Andorra got back to its winning ways by racing past Slask Wroclaw 99-65 at home in a Round 9 make-up game on Tuesday night.

Andorra trounces Slask in Round 9 make-up game

Drew Crawford - MoraBanc Andorra (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) - EC21

This is what the protagonists had to say after the Round 9 showdown between MoraBanc Andorra and Slask Wroclaw. 

Post-game quotes: Andorra vs. Slask

### David Eudal, MoraBanc Andorra head coach:

“We played much better in the second half. Everybody was involved in the game. A lot of players were scoring. So we are happy with our performance. We will just keep going and see where we finish. This was very important because now we have two weeks off. It was important to finish strong - 99 points is a lot, 65 for them. It was a very important game for us, for our confidence.

“In the first quarter, we were not at our level. We were a little too excited and we didn’t play our game. But we started to improve in the second quarter. And our second half was really good. We shared the ball well and everybody was scoring. Everybody was participating in the offense. We played some very good defense. I am happy about the game and the result. Now we can rest a little bit.”

### Andrej Urlep, Slask Wroclaw head coach:

“Congratulations to Andorra. I think they played a good game. We had a good start but unfortunately, we only had enough energy for 4 or 5 minutes. And that was it for this game. We’ve been through a really tough period with a lot of games - just traveling and no practice. Tonight we played with one point guard. So we had a lot of problems. They are good enough to take advantage of that. I cannot say we did not try. But it was really visible that the right energy was not there because we made bad decisions. And that’s why the score was how it was.”

### Clevin Hannah, MoraBanc Andorra guard: 

“We came out with more energy. We got more stops and we played our game with more transition. We came off two tough losses. Today was a good crowd for us and we came out and got the win.”

david Eudal - MoraBanc Andorra (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) - EC21

## Group A

### [Morabanc Andorra 99-65 Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/morabanc-andorra-slask-wroclaw/U2021/84/)

Andorra got back to its winning ways by racing past Slask 99-65 at home. Andorra pulled away with a 12-0 run to start the second quarter and added a 15-0 third-quarter charge to improve to 7-6 after having lost four of its last five. Clevin Hannah led the way for the winners with 20 points while Mario Nakic scored a career-high 13 and Conor Morgan also netted 13. Slask remained winless on the road this season in falling to 2-10. Travis Trice scored 16 points to lead Slask in defeat.

## Group B

### [Umana Reyer Venice 77-59 Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/umana-reyer-venice-gran-canaria/U2021/89/)

Reyer prevented visiting Gran Canaria from securing a playoff spot when it defeated the group leader 77-59 at Palasport Tallercio. Five three-pointers from the Reyer shooters early in the second quarter opened a 35-16 gap that the visitors were unable to recover from. Victor Sanders led five Reyer scorers in double figures with 13 points as Reyer improved to 7-5 and dropped Gran Canaria to 9-3.

Game night: Andorra, Reyer roll in Tuesday make-up games

Andrea De Nicolao - Umana Reyer Venice (photo Alessandro Scarpa - Reyer) - EC21

· FRUTTI EXTRA BURSASPOR has been sanctioned with a fine of €3,000 for acts that represent a lack of respect on occasion of its home game against Promitheas Patras under Article 29.2.g) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.

· BUDUCNOST VOLI PODGORICA has been sanctioned with a fine of €4,000 for the throwing of objects onto the playing court on occasion of its home game against Umana Reyer Venice under Article 29.2.h) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.

Euroleague Basketball has announced the following disciplinary sanction pertaining to incidents that occurred in Round 13 of the 7DAYS EuroCup regular season.

Round 13 disciplinary sanctions

Veteran forward Ivan Ramljak chats about how things are looking for Slask Wroclaw this season. 

Ivan Ramljak, Slask: 'Basketball is growing in Poland'

Slask Wroclaw is back in the 7DAYS EuroCup after 13 seasons away from the competition. It is part of a comeback at all levels, as Slask is trying to become the team to beat in Polish basketball while competing in the EuroCup. Though Slask has won 17 Polish League titles, it lifted that trophy for the last time in 2002.

This week Slask will play for the first possible trophy this season, the Polish Cup. Before that tournament begins, veteran forward Ivan Ramljak, who is in his second season with team, spoke about the rise of Polish basketball and his experience in a country where basketball has always been important and is now as popular as ever. 

Ramljak and Slask come off a victory, their second in the EuroCup this season, over Turk Telekom Ankara 80-67. Ramljak said he believes his team's work over the last few months paid off in this game, which could be a turning point for the season. 

"In the EuroCup, I think that everybody can beat everybody… We just need to stay focused and try to win every game when we step on the court."

"I think it was our best game on the offensive side, for sure. I don't know why, but we were playing really, really good in defense," said Ramljak. "We started the game really well, making shots, playing good defense and we just kept playing like that for 40 minutes and I think, at any moment in the game, I felt we were controlling everything on offense and defense for the whole game. And luckily for us, we won the game." 

Slask was close to winning three road games, but fell against very good teams. It suffered an 86-83 loss against Boulogne Metropolitans 92 when it missed a shot at the buzzer to force overtime. Slask took its road game against Dolomiti Energia Trento to an extra period, but ended up losing 81-77. Most remarkably, Slask was close to beating Partizan NIS Belgrade in the Serbian capital. It led 70-73 with 20 seconds left but a couple of turnovers prevented the guests from capturing a prestigious win. 

"It would have been nice to win some games on the road, especially because we lost three-four games in the last possessions, especially against Partizan in Belgrade," Ramljak recalled. "It was our toughest loss this season. We had the game in our hands and made two stupid mistakes in the end and lost the game. But in the EuroCup, I think that everybody can beat everybody. Of course, there are some favorites, better teams, but I think it is impossible for a team to win all games. So we just need to stay focused and try to win every game when we step on the court."

Slask is also getting great support at home. One of the reasons that made Ramljak want to come back to the team for a second season was to be able to play in front of the local fans. 

"Last season, when I was here, it was difficult because of COVID. Everything was closed and we had to play in empty arenas. It was the first time in my life that I was playing in those conditions. I mean, it was for everybody like that. But this year, we have a lot of fans in our games, supporting us, so it's totally different. And always, whenever you are playing, if you are winning, people want to come to the game and support you," Ramljak said, before sending an optimistic message for Slask fans. "I'm not saying that we are going to win a championship, but I think that there is a pretty good chance that we win the Polish championship this season." 

Slask underwent an early roster change when Andrej Urlep stepped in as head coach, replacing Petar Mijovic. Coach Urlep is in his fourth stint with Slask and was the last coach to win the Polish League with the team. A Polish basketball legend, Urlep won five Polish League crowns - four of them with Slask, the other with Anwil Wloclawek - and coached its national team. Ramljak believes that Coach Urlep needed some time to make things work, but has managed to do so and the team is ready to compete even harder. 

"Urlep is old school, but for me, it's working. I can't say about any other player or people, but for me, it's working," Ramljak admitted. "We didn't start the season very well. We had some injured players, and after that, we lost two-three games in a row. They changed the coach, so we needed some time to settle, but now I think that we are looking much better than a few months ago." 

Putting the city of Wroclaw back on the European basketball map is Slask's mission and having devoted fans definitely helps. The Polish national team made it to the 2019 World Cup quarterfinals and some of its best players, Maciej Lampe and Adam Waczynski, lifted the EuroCup trophy in recent years.

"Coach Urlep is old school, but for me, it's working… I think that we are looking much better than a few months ago." 

"Basketball is really important here because they have history. They won a lot of championships before and now they want to get back on this track, to fight to win championships and play at a high level. I think we are on a good way. Until the end of the season, we are going game again game, staying focused, Ramljak said. 

"When I talk to Polish players and people, they are saying that basketball is growing in Poland, it's going up: the national team, the clubs and everything. There are a lot of good things in Polish basketball and we have really good fans, which is nice. It is always better to play when the gym is full."

Ramljak played four EuroCup seasons with Cedevita Zagreb before the club merged with Olimpija Ljubljana becoming Cedevita Olimpija. He said that he believes the new format has made the competition stronger and the knock-out rounds could bring a lot of excitement to anyone following the EuroCup. 

"The EuroCup is much more difficult than it was before because you play against more teams, home and away. They wanted to make a competition more similar to the EuroLeague. And now, in this kind of competition, I think everybody has a chance to win because you play only one game in each playoff round," he said. "And in one game, anything can happen."

Ivan Ramljak - Slask Wroclaw (photo Dawid Podsiadlo - Slask) - EC21

## Group A

### [Morabanc Andorra vs. Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/morabanc-andorra-slask-wroclaw/U2021/84/)

MoraBanc Andorra (6-6) will try to get back to winning ways when it hosts Slask Wroclaw (2-9) in their rescheduled Round 9 game on Tuesday. It is the first-ever clash between these two teams. Andorra has lost four of its last five games, including two in a row at home, but with a win in this one, it gets right back into the thick of things in the race for home-court advantage in the playoffs. Slask, on the other hand, is winless on the road in five games so far this season and needs this win to keep alive its playoff hopes.

## Group B

### [Umana Reyer Venice vs. Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/umana-reyer-venice-gran-canaria/U2021/89/)

In the first of its two games this week, Group B leader Gran Canaria (9-2) will put its perfect road record on the line when it visits in-form Umana Reyer Venice (6-5) in their rescheduled Round 9 game at Palasport Taliercio on Tuesday. Reyer has won its last two games and four of its last five and will try to keep its momentum going against the visitors who can become the first team from Group B to secure a playoff spot with a victory. In addition, Gran Canaria is on a five-game winning streak and a win would firmly put it into the driver's seat for the first-place race in this group.

### [Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse vs. Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse-gran-canaria/U2021/130/)

Gran Canaria (9-2) will engage in its second game in 48 hours when it visits Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (4-8) in their rescheduled Round 13 game on Thursday. If Gran Canaria does not already qualify for the playoffs ahead of this game, it will have another chance to do so with a victory in this contest. In the first game between two sides, Gran Canaria thrashed Bourg 78-49 in Round 4 after opening the game on a 21-1 run. Bourg has won three of its last four home games and will try to protect its home court once more against the group leader.