In a back-and-forth battle that went down to the wire, ratiopharm Ulm held off Frutti Extra Bursaspor 92-86 on Wednesday night. It was Ulm's third consecutive victory, improving it to 8-5, for a share of the second-best record in Group A, while last year's EuroCup finalist Bursaspor dropped to 6-7 on the season. Ulm also swept the season series against Bursaspor.
Ulm holds off, sweeps Bursaspor
Game Report
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Ulm was paced by big man Bruno Caboclo, playing in only his fourth game in the competition, and dominating inside with 33 points on 14-for-17 two-point shooting. He also had 8 rebounds. Brandon Paul netted 19 points on 6-for-9 three-point shooting, Thomas Klepeisz scored 11, while Yago Dos Santos dished 11 assists. Derek Needham scored 22 points for the visitors, Zach Auguste collected 13 points and 7 rebounds and David Dudzinski collected 12 points plus 8 rebounds.
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Saraf skies for the dunk! Magic Moment
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Essengue with a fine two-hander! Magic Moment
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ratiopharm Ulm-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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ratiopharm Ulm-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Santos punishes the rim! Magic Moment
- 00:10
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What a finish by Saraf! Magic Moment
- 00:29
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Jallow posterizes Blazevic! Magic Moment of the Night
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ratiopharm Ulm-Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Jallow posterizes Blazevic! Magic Moment
- 00:27
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Santos swats Miniotas! Magic Moment
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Joventut Badalona-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Roby throws down a hammer! Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Santos tomahawks the dunk! Magic Moment
- 01:33
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TJ Shorts: 'They're going to continue to doubt me...'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Paris Basketball | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Reds go stealing and dunking! Motorola Magic Moment
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ratiopharm Ulm-Trefl Sopot | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Essengue swats it away! Magic Moment
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ratiopharm Ulm-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Essengue drops the bounce back dime! Magic Moment
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ratiopharm Ulm-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:14
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Teenage hookup: Saraf to Essengue for big alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Jensen's monster dunk! Magic Moment of the Night
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Besiktas Fibabank Istanbul-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Essengue skies for the block! Magic Moment
- 03:53
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ratiopharm Ulm-Joventut Badalona | Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Roby with a one-handed dunk!
- 04:04
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Trefl Sopot-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:32
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Magic Moment of the Night: Jessup for the win!
- 00:12
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Magic Moment: Essengue throws down poster dunk!
- 00:11
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Magic Moment: Saraf feeds Roby for the dunk!
- 03:48
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ratiopharm Ulm-Joventut Badalona | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Nunez with the smart assist!
- 00:13
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Magic Moment: Williams' bullet pass finds Jallow for an easy score!
- 03:45
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Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Dadiet with another dunk!
- 00:11
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Magic Moment: Dadiet races through to dunk!
- 00:06
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Magic Moment: Karim Jallow dunks on a fastbreak!
- 03:44
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ratiopharm Ulm-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Magic Moment: Bretzel's alley-oop dunk
- 03:26
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Magic Moment: Williams with the no-looking pass
The two teams traded blows in the early going, with Paul knocking down a pair of threes and Caboclo scoring twice from close range for Ulm. Needham and Bitim led the visitors' efforts, before a pair of buckets from Saybir fueled a 0-12 run to end the first quarter and put the visitors up 18-26.
Ulm closed the gap taking it to the rim, which included Fuchs scoring twice in traffic, but a pair of triples from Needham in a 0-8 run opened a 28-38 margin. However, Caboclo had a three-point play, and scored 6 more points for the hosts, closing the margin to a single point, but Omer Utku Al's triple helped Bursaspor take a 44-50 advantage into halftime.
Ulm scored the first 7 points of the second, sparked by Paul's four-point play, and Paul added another three-pointer to make it 55-52. But Aubrey Dawkins and Needham answered with back-to-back threes on the other end to help Bursaspor restore the margin, 60-66. but Ulm scored the final 6 points of the third, including Karim Jalow's buzzer-beating runner to tie the game going into the fourth.
Neither team managed to get an advantage, as the score stood at 75-75 midway through the fourth before Paul banked a triple, Klepeisz had a four-point play, and Cabolco's 6 points opened 88-78 with 1:47 left. Three-pointers from Dawkins and Dudzinski gave Bursaspor hope, cutting the deficit to 4 points with 38 seconds to go, but Ulm held on.
