Umana Reyer Venice improved to 3-5 in Group B of the BKT EuroCup and stayed in the post-season picture after a 75-67 home win over Turk Telekom Ankara, which dropped to 4-4 in Group B.

Gritty Reyer grinds out a lifeline win over Turk Telekom, 75-67

Umana Reyer Venice improved to 3-5 in Group B of the BKT EuroCup and stayed in the post-season picture after a 75-67 home win over Turk Telekom Ankara, which dropped to 4-4 in Group B.

It was a game of two different halves as the opening period was played almost at a walking pace and produced a catalog of errors, while the contest came to life in the second thanks to improved offense from both teams.

Rodney McGruder paced Reyer with 20 points and 6 boards, Kyle Wiltjer added 16 points while Mfiondu Kabengele racked up 10 points and 15 rebounds, as the hosts dominated the boards with their physical approach at both ends.

Anthony Brown netted 18 points and Braian Angola chipped in with 16 for Turk Telekom, whose support cast fell woefully short much to the anguish of had coach Erdem Can, whose constant pleas during time outs for a more energetic display from his men seem to have fallen on deaf ears.

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The rivals combined for 0-of-20 shooting from downtown in the first half, with Reyer missing 12 shots from three-point range and Turk Telekom 8, as both teams struggled from all over the court. Despite being ice cold from deep, Reyer was 30-24 ahead at halftime as it restricted Turk Telekom to a mere 3 assists while the home team had 8.

It was as if two different teams stepped out on the court after the break as Brown knocked down the opening two triples of the game and all of a sudden the visitors nosed ahead 34-36, but their joy was short-lived.

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Reyer hit back with a 19-4 run to turn the tide for good and headed into the final 10 minutes of the contest with a 55-46 advantage at the end of the third quarter, with McGruder doing damage from all over.

Turk Telekom slashed the deficit to 68-66 late in the fourth as the Turkish side beefed up its defense in an effort to force the final twist, but Reyer held firm when the chips were down and sealed its victory with a 7-0 run in the home stretch. 

The Italian side hit top gear when the chips were down to keep alive post-season hopes

Umana Reyer Venice v Turk Telekom Ankara (2024-11-13T19:00:00.000Z)

Joventut Badalona broke a four-game losing streak in Group A by beating Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 78-72 at home in Round 8 on Wednesday. 

Dotson leads Joventut past Buducnost, 78-72!

Joventut Badalona snapped a four-game losing streak in Group A by beating Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 78-72 at home in Round 8 on Wednesday. 

Both teams now have 3-5 records in Group A. Devon Dotson led the winners with 26 points and Adam Hanga added 13 for Joventut. McKinley Wright and Rasheed Sulaimon paced Buducnost with 12 points apiece.

Dotson got Joventut going with a layup and a floater. He soon followed Ante Tomic's jumper with a driving layup that caused Buducnost to call a timeout at 8-0. Kenan Kamenjas stepped up with a layup that a red-hot Dotson bettered with a bomb from downtown. Yogi Ferrell answered from beyond the arc and found Kamenjas for a layup that got Buducnost closer, 11-7. After Artem Pustovyi hit a mid-range jumper, Kamenjas and Nikola Tanaskovic got the visitors even closer, 13-12. Dotson followed a triple with a three-point play, but Sulaimon hit a floater and a bomb from downtown for a 19-18 score. Wright nailed a jumper to give Buducnost its first lead, 19-20, after 10 minutes.

Tomic scored down low early in the second quarter and Dotson added a three-pointer for a 24-21 Joventut lead. Yannick Kraag sank a floater in transition, Djordje Jovanovic answered from downtown and Pep Busquets's put-back layup kept Joventut in charge, 28-24. Pustovyi scored down low and erased Juwan Morgan's jumper with a jump hook. Wright stepped up with back-to-back three-point plays that tied it at 32-32. Kraag scored again, Hanga added a three-pointer and Tomic's jump hook gave his team a 40-34 lead. Aleksa Ilic beat the buzzer with a tip-in that fixed the halftime score at 40-36.

Hanga fired in his trademark corner triple right after the break and Dotson improved Andrija Slavkovic's put-back layup with a three-point play. Tanaskovic scored down low and Ferrell hit a jumper. Dotson hit a stop-and-pop shot, Alen Omic matched that with a layup and Ferrell downed a fadeaway jumper that brought Buducnost within 48-47. Kassius Robertson dunked off a steal and struck from beyond the arc to give Joventut fresh air at 53-47. Fletcher Magee found his first points, Guillem Vives and Sulaimon traded triples and Sam Dekker restored a 60-54 Joventut lead. Magee buried a deep three-pointer, getting help from Wright and Morgan to bring the visitors within 61-60 after 30 minutes.

Tomic buried another jump hook early in the fourth quarter. Dotson took over with a three-point play and Hanga added a reverse layup that prompted Buducnost to call timeout at 68-60. Magee sank a corner triple which Slavkovic followed with a put-back layup. Omic scored in the paint, Sulaimon downed a three-pointer and found Morgan for an alley-oop layup that put Buducnost on top, 70-72, with over 2 minutes left. Dekker buried a three-pointer and Hanga also struck from beyond the arc for a 76-72 score. Robertson sealed the outcome from the foul line.

The American guard scored 26 points for the winners

Dotson leads Joventut past Buducnost, 78-72

Joventut Badalona v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2024-11-13T19:30:00.000Z)

Marko Simonovic who led Bahcesehir College Istanbul in scoring in the fourth quarter with 9 of his 11 points against ratiopharm Ulm

Unsung Marko Simonovic stepped up with big fourth quarter for Bahcesehir

[Bahcesehir College Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/bahcesehir-college-istanbul/roster/bah/?season=2024-25) has been taking the BKT EuroCup by storm this season with a roster stacked with EuroLeague-level players receiving loads of attention. [Marko Simonovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/marko-simonovic/012711/) hasn’t been talked about much despite a strong season, and he stepped up big in the fourth quarter of a [hard-fought victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/bahcesehir-comes-up-with-big-plays-to-fight-past-ulm-grab-fifth-straight-victory/). 

Bahcesehir never was able to put away [ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/roster/ulm/?season=2024-25) but used a solid fourth quarter to keep the hosts at bay in a 72-80 road win for a fifth straight victory and a 7-1 record atop Group A. 

"In the fourth quarter, we really played smart. Throughout the game, we had some good moments but then we had terrible moments,” said [Mateusz Ponitka](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/mateusz-ponitka/004172/), who tallied 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. 

Ponitka was one of four players to score in double figures. [Sehmus Hazer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/sehmus-hazer/011201/) poured in 20 points and [Tai Odiase ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/tai-odiase/011823/)added 14 points including a couple of massive dunks. 

Still, it was the unsung Simonovic who led the team in scoring in the fourth quarter with 9 of his 11 points. He started with 2 free throws and then knocked down a triple, which turned a tie game into a 7-point lead. The 25-year-old added a push shot in the lane and a reverse layup to keep Bahcesehir up 66-71. 

The Montenegro big man then showed up on defense, grabbing big defensive rebounds with 105 and 67 seconds remaining - both times after Ulm had snatched offensive rebounds but failed to convert. He finished with 11 points and 5 rebounds.

Marko Simonovic left his mark in Ulm

Simonovic played the first half of last season in the EuroLeague with[ Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/statistics/red/?season=2023-24&phase=All%20phases) before moving to the EuroCup in January 2024 and joining Besiktas Istanbul.

The 2.13-meter center also stood out for the Montenegro national team at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 and FIBA EuroBasket 2022. Still, he has not been noticed much this season with all the other star talent on Bahcesehir’s roster.

But Simonovic definitely deserves some love as he has now scored in double figures in seven of the team’s eight EuroCup games, averaging 11.6 points per game. He is also shooting 43.5% on three-pointers to go with 82.9% from the foul line as well as 4.6 rebounds. 

The big man scored 9 fourth-quarter points in Wednesday’s win

ratiopharm Ulm v Bahcesehir College Istanbul (2024-11-13T18:00:00.000Z)

U-BT Cluj-Napoca grabbed its fourth win in five games by downing 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 100-93 at home, with Zavier Simpson enjoying a night to remember. 

Zavier Simpson, Lietkabelis set records in huge game

[U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/u-bt-cluj-napoca/clu/) grabbed its fourth win in five games by downing [7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys/lkb/) [100-93](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/cluj-holds-off-lietkabeliss-comeback-100-93/) at home, with [Zavier Simpson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/zavier-simpson/013302/) enjoying a night to remember. The guests battled until the very end, however, rallying from a 27-point third-quarter deficit. 

In fact, Lietkabelis set a new record for most points in any quarter in EuroCup history, 42. [Oleksandr Kovliar](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/oleksandr-kovliar/013247/) was the catalyst of this record, scoring all of his 11 points in the fourth quarter. [Mantas Rubstavicius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/mantas-rubstavicius/009299/) also had 11 points in the fourth quarter and [Georgios Kalaitzakis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/georgios-kalaitzakis/006586/) added 9 in the final 3 minutes. Lietkabelis trailed 76-51 at the end of the third quarter.

Unicaja Malaga and Cosea JL Bourg en Bresse shared the previous record with 41 points apiece. Lietkabelis head coach Nenad Canak could not see his team's record in the sidelines, as he was ejected late in the third quarter.

"I mean, this is basketball," Cluj head coach Mihai Silvasan said after the game. "We know that they never give up and they came back. 

"We relaxed a little in the fourth quarter. We only allowed 42 points because of our mindset. We thought that the game is over 5-7 minutes before the end. 

"So that almost cost us, but a win is a win. We are 4-4 and move forward. We took another win in the EuroCup. We are there in a playoff spot, so that's good for us."

Simpson was also wary of Lietkabelis's threat, but is happy that his team came out on top.

"We knew that going into halftime. They have some good players, some guys that can shoot. They executed well, so we knew they were going to come back," Simpson said. "And obviously, it came close to doing what we wanted. But at the same time, we are just grateful that we're able to get the dub."

He finished the game with 32 points, hitting 7 of 11 two-pointers, 2 of 4 three-pointers and 12 of 13 free throws.

Simpson sets club record in Round 8

As for Cluj, Simpson was once again at the center of it all.

Simpson several club records against Lietkabelis. He finished the game with 32 points, hitting 7-of-11 two-pointers, 2-of-4 three-pointers and 12-of-13 free throws. He is the first Cluj player to score 30 or more points in a BKT EuroCup game. He already had the club's previous scoring record with 28 points against Veolia Towers Hamburg earlier this season.

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Simpson was also close to his team's PIR record, which belongs to Emanuel Cate with 38. In addition, he amassed a PIR of 34, a new personal best.

"I just came out just hot and my teammates trusted me. But most importantly, I'm just happy we got the dub before we go on this little break and hopefully, this dub can get us some momentum to keep rolling," Simpson added.

The Cluj guard could not be stopped in Round 8

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (2024-11-13T17:00:00.000Z)

Bahcesehir College Istanbul remained in sole possession of first place in Group A as it fought past ratiopharm Ulm 72-80 on the road for a fifth straight victory.  

Bahcesehir comes up with big plays to fight past Ulm, grab fifth straight victory 

Bahcesehir College Istanbul remained in sole possession of first place in Group A as it fought past ratiopharm Ulm 72-80 on the road for a fifth straight victory.  The Turkish team decided the game with bigger plays down the stretch to improve to 7-1 heading into the national team break.

Sehmus Hazer paced Bahcesehir with 20 points, 5 assists and 4 steals, Tai Odiase scored 14 points, Mateusz Ponitka flirted with a triple-double in collecting 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and Marko Simonovic added 11 points and 5 rebounds.

Ulm dropped to 4-4 with its first home loss of the season and fourth defeat in the last five games. Alfonso Plummer drained 4 three-pointers in scoring 18 points while Justinian Jessup had 13 points and Ben Saraf chipped in 10 points and 4 assists. 

The first quarter was not very high scoring with Ulm’s Karim Jallow and Hazer both netting 4 points as the hosts led 9-7. Bahcesehir temporarily took the lead, but then was held scoreless for nearly 3 minutes as Noa Essengue scored 5 points to help Ulm pull ahead 16-10. The score was 16-13 after 10 minutes.

Bahcesehir trimmed the gap to 16-15 to start the second quarter only to see Philipp Herkenhoff drain 2 triples and Plummer also hit from deep to push Ulm ahead 25-17. Ponitka started taking over for the visitors with 7 points to get the game even at 30-30. Hazer tallied 4 points as Bahcesehir finished the first half stronger to lead 36-41 at the break.

Hazer scored 4 quick points early in the second half to give Bahcesehir its biggest lead of the game, 38-45. Jessup had 4 points at the other end but the home side could not get the gap closer than 5 points before Bahcesehir led 45-52. Another Plummer triple got the home side to within 52-54 and it was 52-56 after 30 minutes.

Ulm tied the game again 58-58 after yet another three-pointer from Plummer and Marcio Santos’s three-point play. Simonovic began taking over with 7 points as Bahcesehir went up 62-69. Ulm three times managed to get the deficit to 3 points but the visitors showed their big-game experience with Jaleen Smith hitting a big layup for a 70-77 lead with 89 seconds to go. 

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem earned a hard-fought 86-77 victory over visiting Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse at Samokov Arena on Wednesday night to improve its record to 6-2 and claim sole possession of second place in Group B. 

Hapoel used big second half to beat Bourg, 86-77

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem earned a hard-fought 86-77 victory over visiting Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse at Samokov Arena on Wednesday night to improve its record to 6-2 and claim sole possession of second place in Group B. Jerusalem trailed 37-41 at halftime, but outscored its opponent 21-8 in the 6 first minutes of the third period to take control of the game and never look back. Bourg, which missed top scorer Xavier Castaneda, dropped to 5-3.

Gabi Chachasvili led the winners with a monster double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds for a career-high PIR of 29. Jared Harper followed with 18 points and 9 assists, Khadeen Carrington poured in 14 points and Yovel Zoosman netted 10. Jordan Usher was the game's top-scorer with 22 points for Bourg, while Brandon Paul scored 16 and Kevin Kokila pulled down 11 rebounds in the losing effort.

Kokila and Usher combined early in the game to grant the visitors a 0-5 edge. Both teams struggled to find the right offensive momentum, though, with several offenses missed due to poor long-range shooting. Kokila had a crucial role at that moment, providing the visitors with several second-chance attacks that Maksim Salash exploited to make it 5-13 after scoring 4 points in a row. Harper instantly came to the rescue with back-to-back threes and Zoosman continued with a couple of free throws that dramatically closed the gap to 15-15. Another bomb by Zoosman completed the rally and gave Jerusalem its first lead, which Derek Oigbide confirmed with a monster alley-oop to end the first quarter at 22-21.

Baskets were a few and far between in the beginning of the second quarter, despite an early sharpshooting exchange between Paul and Harper. As a result, the game remained even, 26-26, right before a Bourg timeout with 6 minutes to play in the quarter. Usher converted a three-point play and Paul provided a triple to put Bourg back in charge, 31-36. Zoosman and Carrington unsuccessfully tried to get things going for Jerusalem on the other side. The hosts decided to stop the game to regroup and changed tactics to start feeding Chachasvili inside. It worked fine, as it aborted the visitors’ getaway, but Paul and Usher kept rocking and combined to keep Bourg ahead, 37-41, at halftime.

The intermission seemed to help Jerusalem more, as a 7-0 run in 2 minutes boosted the hosts to a 44-41 advantage, matching their biggest so far. Even though Adrian Morgan showed up with a three and a layup to tie it at 46-46, that spark was a first warning for Bourg. Chachashvili took over again to punish the visitors inside and Harper joined later with 5 points in a row that pushed Hapoel up, 55-46, midway through the third period. Usher broke the trend from behind the arc, as Bourg took advantage of a steal and offensive rebounding to close the gap to 58-55, but a closing 5-0 run capped by a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Or Cornelius set a 63-55 advantage for Jerusalem entering the last stanza.

The run continued early in the fourth with Noam Dovrat and Carrington combining for another 4 points that made it a double-digit gap for the first time in the game, 67-55. The first basket by Maxime Courby was immediately responded to by a tip-in by Chachashvili and that was when Bourg stopped the game to find solutions. The Jerusalem center punished again with a hook shot to make it 72-59. Paul made his fourth triple and Hugo Benitez converted an offensive rebound to keep Bourg’s heart beating but that was the closest the visitors could get close to. A deep three by Harper, who came back after spraining his ankle, returned a double-digit lead to his team with 3 minutes remaining and Carrington followed from outside to confirm the outcome, 85-72, entering the last minute.

Gabi Chachashvili played a major role in the win with career-highs of 20 points and 11 boards

Jerusalem used big second half to beat Bourg, 86-77

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Dreamland Gran Canaria used a big fourth-quarter run to pull out a 74-76 road win over Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul.

'Determined' Gran Canaria got a big one on the road

It might have been far from pretty but [Dreamland Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/dreamland-gran-canaria/roster/can/?season=2024-25) got back to its winning ways, pulling out an [important 74-76 win](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/gran-canaria-holds-off-besiktas-74-76/) over [Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/besiktas-istanbul/roster/bes/?season=2024-25) on Wednesday.

"It was a tough game, very physical", said Gran Canaria head coach [Jaka Lakovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/dreamland-gran-canaria/can/lakovic-jaka/?season=U2024) after the game.

It was a contest in which both teams struggled offensively. They each had 16 turnovers and for Besiktas, it meant as many turnovers as assists, while Gran Canaria had only 14 helpers.

Each team missed 8 free throws. Besiktas made 8 triples on 32.0% shooting while Gran Canaria made 7 threes on 35.0% shooting.

Gran Canaria led throughout the third quarter, but Besiktas had a strong finish to the third, a 10-0 run that erased a deficit and made it 57-53 after 30 minutes.

However, with the shots still not falling, Gran Canaria turned to its defense and used a 2-15 run that opened a 63-72 lead.

"We actually lost momentum in the third quarter but we were persistent enough," Jakovic explained. "We showed character in this tough court against a great team. In the fourth quarter, we were focused enough, and determined to get this win."

So, Gran Canaria stole one on the road against one of its direct rivals in a race for top two places in Group A. The team held its opponents under 80 points for sixth straight game, and at 6-2, the team is well positioned going into the EuroCup's two-week break.

Gran Canaria used a big fourth-quarter run to pull out a 74-76 road win

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U-BT Cluj-Napoca recorded its second consecutive home win in Group B by thrashing 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 100-93 at home in Round 8 on Tuesday. 


Cluj holds off Lietkabelis's comeback, 100-93! 

U-BT Cluj-Napoca recorded its second consecutive home win in Group B by thrashing 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 100-93 at home in Round 8 on Wednesday.

Cluj improved to 4-4 in the standings while Lietkabelis dropped to 2-5. Zavier Simpson led the winners with a club record 32 points plus 5 assists. Zach Hankins added 15 points, Sasu Salin scored 14 and D.J. Seeley added 12 for Cluj. Mantas Rubstavicius paced Lietkabelis with 25 points. Georgios Kalaitzakis netted 13, Oleksandr Kovliar and Andrija Stipanovic each had 11 and Martynas Varnas added 10 for the visitors.

Stipanovic and Rubstavicius combined for all the points in a 0-6 opening run. Simpson answered from downtown, igniting a 9-2 run that Hankins capped with a layup that gave Cluj a 9-8 lead. Rubstavicius insisted from beyond the arc. Seeley matched that with a three-point play and Simpson's jumper boosted his team's lead to 14-11. Hankins and Adam Mokoka each dunked and then Simpson improved on Marko Pecarski's tip-in with a layup-plus-foul. Mokoka scored around the basket and Simpson's triple made it a double-digit game, 27-16. Mihai Maciuca joined the three-point shootout and Gabrielius Maldunas brought Lietkabelis within 32-18 after 10 minutes.

DeShawn Stephens dunked early in the second quarter and Salin bettered Maldunas's second-chance layup with a bomb from beyond the arc for a 37-20 Cluj lead. Vytenis Lipkevicius struck twice from downtown, prompting the hosts to call timeout at 37-26. After Hankins and Stipanovic traded layups, Simpson and Stephens each added a three-point play and Rubstavicius's triple drew Lietkabelis within 45-31. Simpson found his third three-point play of the night and Mokoka added a layup in transition. Kalaitzakis stepped up for Lietkabelis, Varnas added a driving layup and Maldunas's buzzer-beating jump hook fixed the halftime score at 56-38.

Pecarski buried a wild fadeaway jumper soon after the break. Hankins and Seeley stepped up for the hosts, Pecarski banked in a close shot and Simpson made it 62-43. Rubstavicius tried to change things for Lietkabelis. Salin buried a catch-and-shoot corner triple and Seeley's fastbreak layup made it 67-46. Salin fixed a broken offense with a three-pointer, Rubstavicius and Hankins traded layups and Stipanovic drew the visitors within 73-50. Stephens scored off a steal to boost Cluj's lead to 76-51 after 30 minutes.

Kovliar hit a jumper early in the fourth quarter. Maciuca answered with a driving layup that Salin erased with a baseline jumper. Kovliar struck again from downtown and soon brought Lietkabelis closer, 82-59, with over 7 minutes left. Seeley buried one from beyond the arc, as Cluj started to use longer possessions to run the game clock down. Varnas struck twice from deep and Rubstavicius added a layup-plus-foul to give Lietkabelis hope, 87-72, midway through the fourth quarter. Kalaitzakis and Rubstavicius got the visitors even closer, 92-87, with 1:15 remaining. Simpson and Mareks Mejeris sealed the outcome down the stretch.

Zavier Simpson starred with a club record 32 points for the winners

Cluj holds off Lietkabelis's comeback for 100-93 triumph

Dreamland Gran Canaria came from behind in the fourth quarter to edge Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 74-76 on Wednesday night. The win improved Gran Canaria to 6-2 record, while Besiktas dropped to 4-4 in Group A.

Gran Canaria holds off Besiktas, 74-76

Dreamland Gran Canaria came from behind in the fourth quarter to edge Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 74-76 on Wednesday night. The win improved Gran Canaria to 6-2 on the season, while Besiktas dropped to 4-4 in Group A.

The hosts entered the fourth quarter with a 4-point lead, but Gran Canaria used a 0-12 run to take a 61-69 lead, which it preserved down the stretch. Caleb Homesley led the winners with 17 points, Nicolas Brussino scored 13, John Shurna had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and George Conditt scored 10 in a winning effort. Jonah Mathews scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, Derek Needham had 18 points, and Kelan Martin finished with 10 in defeat. 

Needham scored the first 8 points for Besiktas, including pair of three-pointers, but Brussino nailed a pair from outside for the visitors and a layup from Conditt capped a 0-9 run to make it 10-13. Emanuel Terry scored twice inside for the hosts, and his steal and dunk make it 18-17 but Pierre Pelos and Carlos Alocen ensured Gran Canaria held an 18-21 edge after 10 minutes.

A wide-open three-pointer from Salvo and close-range baskets from Homesley and Conditt opened a 20-28 lead, but Besiktas answered with a 0-8 run, as Berk Ugurlu and Needham each made a triple. After a Gran Canaria timeout, there were no points on either side for full 3 minutes before Brussino's layup. The visitors remained in front through Shurna. A three-pointer from Homesley helped Gran Canaria to a 33-38 halftime lead.

Layups from Mike Tobey and Andrew Albicy and a tough runner from Homesley opened 37-44, But Mathews got going with a jumper and Martin hit a corner triple to get within 45-48. Homesley scored 5 more points, including a three-point play, but Besiktas scored the last 9 points of the quarter, run during which Connor Morgan nailed a three and Needham had a three-point play, and the hosts led 57-53 after 30 minutes.

Alocen made a layup and set up Conditt's monster dunk, but Martin and Mathews kept the hosts ahead. However, Homesley's triple put Gran Canaria ahead and Brussino got some luck on a corner triple to make it 61-67. Shurna's jumper extended the margin to 8 points and after Martin's floater ended a 0-12 run, a triple from Tobey out of a timeout made it 63-72 with 1:39 to go. But Mathews scored the next 6 points and Needham's fastbreak layup made it 71-73. Pierre Pelos only split free throws, but the visitors got the offensive rebounds that helped them preserve the win.

A 0-12 run to open the fourth quarter made the difference 