The Italian side produced its best EuroCup performance of the season to stun its more heralded Spanish rival.
Roaring Reyer picks Joventut apart, 79-64
Game Report
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Round 4 of 18
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Umana Reyer Venice celebrated its first BKT EuroCup win of the season after serving up a spectacular performance to defeat visiting Joventut Badalona 79-64 on the back of a magnificent effort from sharp-shooting guard Marco Spissu.
The 28-year-old playmaker sank a game-high 24 points, having nailed all 5 of his three-point attempts, 2 of 3 from inside the arc and 5 of 6 from the foul line. He also racked up 4 rebounds and 6 assists, while Amedeo Tessidori contributed with 16 points and Ray Jon Tucker added 14.
Deshaun Thomas paced Joventut with 20 points and Yannick Kraag contributed 12. Last season’s semifinalists shot a miserable 1 of 14 from three-point range.
Reyer improved to 1-3 in Group A following successive defeats to London Lions, Paris Basketball and Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv, while Joventut slipped to 2-2.
It was a rugged and physical contest from start to finish as Reyer laid the gauntlet with aggressive defense which Joventut struggled to cope with all night. The visitors led 17-19 at the end of the first quarter on the back of 8 points from Thomas but Reyer had already racked up 13 rebounds at that stage, 5 of them offensive.
The second quarter was a nightmare for Jovenut, however, as its center Vladimir Brodziansky limped off the court with a twisted ankle and Reyer conjured an 11-0 streak to take a commanding 31-23 lead. The home side held a 33-26 advantage at halftime, having amassed a staggering 24 rebounds (8 offensive).
Game Videos
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Umana Reyer Venice | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Kabengele's huge block! Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Simms throws it down! Magic Moment
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Joventut Badalona-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:13
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Kraag finishes in style! Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Oni throws down the alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Umana Reyer Venice-7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Kabengele finishes the alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Joventut Badalona | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Dekker goes all the way! Magic Moment:
- 00:16
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Kabengele rejects Makoundou! Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Wiltjer ends the first half in style! Magic Moment
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Umana Reyer Venice-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:38
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Kabengele’s win-saving block! Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:16
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Lever steal and dunk! Magic Moment
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Joventut Badalona-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:16
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Dekker’s reverse dunk! Magic Moment
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Joventut Badalona | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Umana Reyer Venice-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Tomic throws it down! Magic Moment
- 00:08
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Kabengele hammers it home! Magic Moment
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Joventut Badalona-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Kraag's huge dunk! Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Casarin’s answer is answered! Magic Moment
- 00:17
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Tomic's magic assist! Magic Moment
- 00:18
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Gates's big block! Magic Moment
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Joventut Badalona | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Hanga with the chasedown block! Magic Moment
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Umana Reyer Venice-Valencia Basket | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:15
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Parks with a two-handed block! Magic Moment
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Joventut Badalona-Trefl Sopot | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:16
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Kabengele explodes to the rim! Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Parks rises for a put-back slam! Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Dotson creates, Pustovyi destroys! Magic Moment
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Umana Reyer Venice-Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Joventut Badalona-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:07
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Wheatle's chase-down block! Magic Moment
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-Umana Reyre Venice | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Joventut Badalona | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Kabengele dunks off a Simms alley-oop pass! Magic Moment
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Joventut Badalona| Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Joventut Badalona-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Umana Reyer Venice-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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A vicious alley-oop from Kabengele! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Yahav Bank Jerusalem-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Parks stops Zoosman! Magic Moment
Trailing 38-28 early in the third, Joventut hit back to slash the deficit to 48-47 at the end of the quarter, setting the scene for a dramatic finale that never came as Reyer ran riot in the final 10 minutes.
Steered by the unstoppable Spissu, the home team bounced back from a 50-52 deficit early in the fourth after Thomas had completed a five-point play for the visitors, having sunk a three-pointer, drawn a foul and then tipped his own rebound from a missed free throw. Spissu then nailed a pair of three-pointers to ignite a 13-0 run which turned the game on its head and moments later, he sank another two shots from way downtown as Reyer pulled away to 73-58 in the closing stages.
Oddly enough, Reyer coach Neven Spahija was only happy with the result. "The best thing tonight is that we won the game playing average basketball," Spahija said after the game. "It's not possible for us right now to play two [good[ games in three days and if we want to improve, we need to play better basketball. But I would like to congratulate my players, we found the best line-up and won the game."
