Buducnost VOLI Podgorica addressed some of its injury problems by signing forward Donatas Tarolis, who arrives from Turkish club Afyon Belediye.

Buducnost bolsters frontcourt with Tarolis

Tarolis (2.02 meters, 27 years old) averaged 10.4 points on 75.6% two-point shooting and 5.0 rebounds in 10 games for Afyon Belediye this season. He returns to the EuroCup after playing for Lietkabelis Panevezys of his active Lithuania in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. Tarolis took part in 23 games over those seasons and averaged 5.1 points and 2.5 rebounds. He has played in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague for Zalgiris Kaunas as well as for CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca in Romania and Traiskirchen Lions in Austria.

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One of the few bright spots for Reyer was the performance of Martynas Echodas. He collected 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting and 6-of-8 free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block for a performance index rating of 23. 

Echodas shines for first time

It was a true breakout game for the former EuroCup Rising Star, who is playing outside of his native Lithuania for the first time this season. He came into the game have collected 10 points, 8 rebounds and a PIR of 10 in about 31 combined minutes of three games.

By the numbers: Reyer has nightmare from downtown, foul line

That was the team’s second-worst shooting night in the EuroCup - only worse was its 4.8% on 1-of-21 shooting in the Top 16 against Promitheas Patras on January 28, 2020; also in a home game. Reyer also converted just 14 of 24 free throws (58.3%).

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Reyer did a solid job controlling the ball, committing only 8 turnovers. But the hosts had a nightmare performance from the three-point line, making just 3 of 28 attempts (10.7%). 

Michael Bramos - Umana Reyer Venice - EC21

Valencia Basket finally won a comfortable game this season as the four-time 7DAYS EuroCup champions eased past Umana Reyer Venice 67-81 on the road. Valencia jumped ahead 4-20 and never let Reyer closer than 9 points the rest of the way in winning its third straight game for a 4-2 record in Group B. 

Valencia wins game comfortably in Venice, 67-81

The Spanish powerhouse had won its three games this season by 10 points, 1 point and 3 points. Klemen Prepelic led the way with 17 points with Mike Tobey posting 16 points and 8 rebounds in his first game this season. In addition, Louis Labeyrie tallied 12 points, Bojan Dubljevic scored 11 points and Martin Hermannsson dished out 6 assists with 5 points. The hosts, who dropped to 2-4, were paced by Martynas Echodas with 16 points and Jeff Brooks connected for 11 points.

After not playing all season, Tobey tried to make up for all his lost time with the first 7 points of the game. Xabi Lopez-Arostegui added the next 5 and Valencia was up 0-12. Reyer missed its first 8 shots until Michael Bramos finally scored after more than 3 minutes. Tobey added a second three-pointer and Hermannsson also hit from deep to help Valencia extend its lead to 4-20. Reyer cut the gap to 10 points after three-pointers from Julyan Stone and Bramos and a three-point play from Echodas and triple from Brooks made it 16-25. The guests led 16-27 after 10 minutes.

Labeyrie scored first in the second quarter for Valencia with Victor Sanders hitting twice at the other end. Prepelic drained a triple and the lead was back to 16. Reyer did a good job defensively the rest of the first half, holding the visitors to just 2 free throws over the final 5:21 minutes and using an 8-2 spurt to pull within 32-42 at the break. Reyer was off-target on 6 free throws in that span to miss a chance to get closer.

Tobey started the second half strong with a dunk, two put-back scores and a fast-break layup as Valencia remained comfortably ahead, 36-50. After a Prepelic three-pointer, Dubljevic took over in the post to make it 38-55 for the biggest lead. Echodas converted a three-point play to get the deficit down to 45-57. Dubljevic responded with 4 points and the visitors led 47-62 after 30 minutes.

Tarik Phillip started the final frame with a three-point play, but Bramos was called for an unsportsmanlike foul which resulted in Lopez-Arostegui free throws and a Prepelic triple for a 50-67 cushion. Prepelic added another three-pointer and the gap was 20. Reyer managed the next 4 points only to see Labeyrie collect an and-one and the advantage grew to 54-75. Reyer managed to make the final result a little more acceptable with a 10-2 run to make it 64-77 inside the final 2 minutes.

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse led by as many as 38 points in the third quarter before cruising to 95-65 demolition of Frutti Extra Bursaspor on Tuesday night at Ekinox. P

Bourg blasts Bursaspor, 95-65

 Pierre Pelos led five Bourg scorers in double figures with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Axel Julien and C.J. Harris followed with 16 points apiece, JaCorey Williams scored 12 and Alexandre Chassang 11. The victory lifted Bourg out of last place in Group B and into a tie with Bursaspor and Umana Reye Venice for eighth place at 2-4. Allerik Freeman scored 20 points for Bursaspor, Egemen Guven added a career-high 15 and Onuralp Bitim 10. 

An emphatic Williams slam followed by a Pelos triple gave the hosts a promising start. Freeman got Bursaspor going with a jumper. Dave Dudzinski scored twice to keep the visitors close, but a three-pointer by Julien and fastbreak layup by Harris helped Bourg build a 14-6 cushion. Julien’s second three created the game’s first double-digit lead, 19-8. His next triple made it 24-9 and Bourg cruised to a 28-11 lead after 10 minutes.

Chassang connected from downtown to make it a 20-point margin early in the second quarter. Anthony Brown gave Bursaspor a lift, but Bourg remained in control as Maxime Roos's put-back and Pelos’s free throws gave the hosts a 39-15 lead midway through the quarter. A Bursaspor timeout changed little as Rasheed Sulaimon buried a three and Pelos added free throws. Freeman penetrated for a bucket only to see Pelos score from outside and in for a 30-point difference. Guven fought for points inside for Bursaspor, which was able to score 6 straight points, but went into halftime down 54-26 after Harris’s basket-plus-foul in the closing seconds. 

Andrew Andrews and Harris traded threes early in the second half as the pace slowed. Pelos and Freeman were next to swap triples. Free throws by Brown got Bursaspor within 64-35 midway through the third quarter. Back-to-back threes by Julien and Maxime Courby saw the lead soar to 72-35. Guven remained Bursaspor’s main reference as Pelos and Harris buried threes to extend the margin to 78-40. Guven and Bitim drew the visitors within 78-44 through three quarters.

Freeman opened the fourth quarter with a three and Bitim heated up to trim the difference.  Freeman added another triple and Bitim drove for a layup that made it 85-61 with 5 minutes remaining. Free throws by free man made it a 20-point margin before Harris answered with a three-pointer. The hosts finished strong with a 10-0 run to close out the game with a 30-point advantage. 

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse led by as many as 38 points in the third quarter before cruising to 95-65 demolition of Frutti Extra Bursaspor on Tuesday night at Ekinox. 

Pierre Pelos - Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse - EC21

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse v Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2021-12-07T19:00:00.000Z)

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse needs to update the club’s record book after its blowout win over Frutti Extra Bursaspor. The team set club bests in the EuroCup for three-pointers made and assists and tied the record for performance index rating. 

Bourg updates the record book

Bourg’s 16 three-pointers bettered the previous mark by 1, which was set in a road win over Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul in September 2020. Bourg shot 61.5% on those threes, which is second-best in club history. Its 24 assists were also 1 better than the previous record, which the team achieved twice- most recently in Round 3 this season against Promitheas Patras. The PIR of 121 tied the PIR from that win over Promitheas, too. 

Axel Julien - Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse - EC21

This is what the protagonists of the game had to say after such a close deal down the stretch.

Post-Game Quotes: Reyer 67-81 Valencia


### Joan Penarroya, Valencia Basket
“We are happy that Mike [Tobey] is back. He’s important for us. We controlled the rhythm with our defense and defensive rebounds. And I think it was a good victory for us. We could have played better but the most important thing for us is the victory… The start of the game was key. We controlled the rhythm of the game: defense, running, fastbreaks. And we built a big enough lead that we could protect the rest of the game. They struggled shooting three-pointers today, but we controlled the rhythm and we rebounded well. The most important thing today was the victory.”



### Walter De Raffaele, Umana Reyer Venice
“We were soft in the game. Defensively we got a little better, but the whole game we couldn’t score. We didn’t hit our free throws or three-pointers or get the ball inside. We really struggled with a lot of situations. Also congratulations to Valencia because they are a tough team with a lot of talent. But I think we helped them a lot by playing the way we did, especially our defense.”



### Mike Tobey, Valencia Basket
“We just played together. We did a good job in the second half. At halftime, we talked about being a little more patient. They adjusted their defense, but we did a good job.”


Post-Game Quotes:  Bourg 95-65 Bursaspor


### Laurent Legname, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse
"It’s a great win. The first 20 minutes were not perfect, but close to perfect. After that, when you lead by 25 or 30, it’s tough to control that. Except for 4 or 5 minutes in the second half, I told my team we were good, really good. We stayed focus on ourself. It’s not about showing the other team, we are focused on ourselves, our team. For me it was most important to continue the same way with our defensive play."



### Dusan Alimpijevic, Frutti Extra Bursaspor
“Absolutely a game to forget. Like I said at halftime, there is nothing to say. We were so bad that there is no comment for this game."



### Pierre Pelos, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse
"Everybody played good today for 30-35 minutes. Maybe for 5 minutes we played bad. We need to correct these 5 minutes for the next game. Tonight was a good game. Everybody touched the ball. The young guy made the shot on the last possession. We played good tonight. It was a great job. We are starting good in December, but it’s just a start. It’s time to continue the moth."


### Rasheed Sulaimon, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse
"That was a great game. We started with good defense. Thanks to the fans who came and who gave us energy. We had a big win tonight"


Allerik Freeman - Frutti Extra Bursaspor - EC21

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse’s 30-point rout of Frutti Extra Bursaspor was a night that teenage Corentin Falcoz will never forget. Bourg’s teenage guard was called to finish the game and in doing so made his EuroCup debut. 

Magic moments for Falcoz

The first time Falcoz touched the ball, he fed Alexandre Chassang for a corner jump. Then, with time running out, he pulled up for a three-pointer – his first EuroCup points – to wrap up the win. His line for the game was 3 points and 1 assist in 38.9 seconds, during which time Bourg outscored Bursaspor 5-0. 

Egemen Guven - Frutti Extra Bursaspor - EC21