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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem came out victorious from a crucial battle for a top-two finish by beating U-BT Cluj-Napoca 79-91 on Wednesday in Round 14 of the BKT EuroCup

Jerusalem powers past Cluj, 79-91

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem came out victorious from a crucial battle for a top-two finish by beating U-BT Cluj-Napoca 79-91 on Wednesday evening. Jared Harper and Khadeen Carrington combined for 44 points to snap Cluj’s five-game winning streak at Bt-Arena. With this win, Jerusalem improved its record to 9-5 and claimed the head-to-head advantage against Cluj which dropped to 7-7.

Carrington paced Jerusalem with a career-high 23 points, while Harper finished the game with 21 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Justin Smith netted 13 points, Jeremy Morgan had 11 and Yovel Zoosman added 10. For Cluj, D.J. Seeley scored a game-high 27 points, Zavier Simpson recorded 17 and De'Shawn Stephens tallied 11.

Game Videos

Seeley got Cluj going with 5 points and Simpson opened his account from the line for a 7-2 lead. Harper made 3 from the charity stripe, with Carrington netting only the third field goal of the game 7 minutes into the first quarter for a 7-8 Jerusalem edge. Then, Carrington added 7 points to his tally and Gabriel Chachashvili dunked in transition to open a 9-17 lead after 10 minutes.

Smith and Stephens traded buckets to open the second quarter before Seeley drained back-to-back triples that slashed the deficit to 17-19. Stephens completed a three-point play to extend Cluj’s run to 11-0, putting his team in front, 20-19. Buckets from Seeley and Tudor Somacescu were followed by a triple from Gediminas Orelik, with the hosts maintaining a 27-23 lead. Then, Adam Mokoka and Orelik gave Cluj a 33-25 cushion. Five points from Morgan and a Carrington layup cut the difference to 35-32. Simpson netted his first field goal of the game, but Harper nailed his first triple to bring Jerusalem within 37-35 at the break.

Game News

Harper nailed a layup, but Cluj made the most of an unsportsmanlike foul from Tarik Phillip, with Seeley sinking his fourth three-pointer for a 42-37 lead. Back-to-back buckets from Zoosman were followed by a Smith put-back basket to put Jerusalem back ahead, 42-43. But Seeley drilled another one from deep and Stephens netted inside to make it 47-44. Morgan and Orelik traded triples before a hard-fought bucket by Derek Ogbeide and a Zoosman basket off the glass gave Jerusalem a 54-55 edge. Then, Morgan sank a triple and Harper nailed a jumper that allowed the visitors to maintain a 59-61 lead heading into the closing quarter.

Mareks Mejeris opened the fourth with a floater, but Chris Johnson scored a put-back bucket and Carrington completed a three-point play to open a 61-66 lead. Buckets from Simpson and Zach Hankins sandwiched a triple by Carrington before Harper scored twice inside to set a 67-73 cushion. Simpson made 3 of 4 from the line, but Chachashvili responded with a three-point play and Smith netted in the paint for a 70-78 lead. Six points from Smith and a three from Carrington opened a 76-89 lead to seal the victory for the visitors.

The visitors grabbed an important victory in the battle for a top-two spot

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (2025-01-08T17:00:00.000Z)

Johnson runs a fast break, and throws a perfect no-look pass for Moten’s dunk.

Johnson’s no-look alley-oop pass! Magic Moment

 Johnson runs a fast break, and throws a perfect no-look pass for Moten’s dunk.

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Harper connects with Smith, who slams home the alley-oop dunk!

Smith dunks off a Harper alley-oop pass! Magic Moment

 Harper connects with Smith, who slams home the alley-oop dunk!

Stephens drives and throws it down in front of Justin Smith!

Stephens posterizes Smith! Magic Moment

 Stephens drives and throws it down in front of Justin Smith!

Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup   

Bahcesehir College Istanbul v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2025-01-08T16:00:00.000Z)

Robinson dunks on a fine back door pass from Stipanovic!

Stipanovic and Robinson at it again! Magic Moment

 Robinson dunks on a fine back door pass from Stipanovic!

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Tai Odiase, Tyler Cavanaugh and Axel Bouteille made the difference down the stretch

Bahcesehir edges Buducnost in OT, 95-93!

Bahcesehir College Istanbul outlasted Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 95-93 in an overtime thriller at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall on Wednesday night. With the win, Bahcesehir's third in a row, it improved to 12-2 to remain atop Group A. Buducnost dropped to 6-8 and saw its own three-game winning streak come to an end.

Axel Bouteille led the winners with 23 points and 9 rebounds. Jaleen Smith added 19 points and 9 assists, Tyler Cavanaugh scored 18, Tai Odiase posted 16 points and 10 rebounds and Sehmus Hazer tallied 11 points for Bahcesehir. Yogi Ferrell paced Buducnost with 16 points. Juwan Morgan and McKinley Wright each added 14, Kenan Kamenjas 12 and Fletcher Magee 11.

Hazer got Bahcesehir going with a four-meter jumper. Ferrell improved on that with a three-pointer before Cavanaugh helped the hosts regain a 5-3 lead. After Morgan scored down low, Bouteille struck from downtown and Smith's three-point play boosted Bahcesehir's lead to 11-5. Smith bettered Ferrell's layup with a triple. Kamenjas scored in the low post and Rasheed Sulaimon's jumper brought the visitors within 15-11. Morgan struck from beyond the arc and soon added a dunk that capped a 1-11 run, prompting Bahcesehir to call timeout at 15-18. Odiase stepped up for the hosts, but then Magee joined the three-point shootout to fix the score at 17-21 after 10 minutes. 

Wright made a mid-range jumper early in the second quarter. Hazer answered with a driving layup and Bouteille added a three-point play that caused Buducnost to call timeout at 22-23. Alen Omic scored in the paint and Djordje Jovanovic buried a corner triple to give Buducnost fresh air at 22-28. Omic kept pushing Buducnost with a layup and a tip-in, but Smith and Odiase kept Bahcesehir within 30-32. Smith and Kamenjas traded layups before Sulaimon's three-pointer boosted the visitors' lead to 32-39. Bouteille answered from downtown and Odiase erased Ferrell's jumper with a layup to bring Bahcesehir within 37-41 at halftime.

Ferrell sank a mid-range jumper right after the break. Kamenjas added a driving layup for a 37-45 Buducnost lead. Odiase buried a jump hook and Cavanaugh struck from beyond the arc in a 7-0 run that Bouteille capped with a jumper. Sulaimon buried a six-meter shot and Kamenjas added a put-back layup, but Bouteille hit back-to-back triples to put Bahcesehir ahead, 50-49. Ferrell found Anrdija Slavkovic for a layup and added a three-pointer to restore a 50-54 Buducnost lead. Kamenjas made a shot over the backboard, but Marko Simonovic and Smith kept the hosts within 55-56. After Wright downed a jumper, Odiase sank free throws. Furkan Korkmaz's buzzer-beating triple put Buducnost ahead, 61-58, through three quarters.

Simonovic stepped up with a put-back layup early in the fourth quarter. Magee struck twice from beyond the arc to give Buducnost a 63-64 lead with 8 minutes left. After Tanaskovic dropped in a jump hook, Smith scored off a steal. Odiase's fastbreak basket caused the visitors to call timeout at 68-66. Magee scored again and Kamenjas's backdoor layup put Buducnost back ahead, 69-70. Hazer scored off the baseline and Cavanaugh struck twice from downtown in a 9-0 run that gave the hosts a 77-70 lead. Ferrell sank a jumper and Wright struck from beyond the arc to make it 77-75 with 2:28 remaining. After Wright made a one-handed jumper in the lane, Smith sank free throws. Morgan's three-pointer gave Buducnost a 79-80 lead with 29.3 seconds left. Smith answered from downtown and Javonovic's buzzer-beating jumper sent the game to overtime at 82-82.

Bouteille hit a three-pointer early in the extra period. After Morgan made free throws, Hazer scored in penetration. Wright followed a put-back basket with a jumper for an 87-88 Buducnost lead with 1:25 remaining. Cavanaugh rescued Bahcesehir with a bomb from downtown and Odiase finished a four-chance offense with free throws that seemed to seal the outcome, 92-88, with 12.1 seconds left. But after Sulaimon made free throws, Hazer, Wright and Cavanaugh each split attempts and instead of trying a three-point shot, Ferrell went for a driving layup for a 94-93 score with 2.2 seconds left. Hazer drew a foul and Sulaimon's 25-meter attempt on the buzzer was off the mark.

Bahcesehir edges Buducnost in OT, 95-93

On his heels and about to step out of bounds, Toliopoulos defies the laws of physics to sink an audacious triple!

An impossible three from Toliopoulos! Magic Moment

 On his heels and about to step out of bounds, Toliopoulos defies the laws of physics to sink an audacious triple!

Block of the season? Tai Odiase stops Keman Kamenjas!

 Odiase's huge block! Magic Moment

 Block of the season? Tai Odiase stops Keman Kamenjas!

Stewart with a reverse dunk after a sublime pass from Stipanovic!


Big dunk srom DJ Stewart! Magic Moment

Stewart with a reverse dunk after a sublime pass from Stipanovic!
 

Jaleen Smith gives Bahcesehir the lead but Dordje Jovanovic buries a game-saving shot at the buzzer! WOW!

 Jovanovic forces overtime! Magic Moment

 Jaleen Smith gives Bahcesehir the lead but Dordje Jovanovic buries a game-saving shot at the buzzer! WOW!

Robinson leaps to hammer home the pick-up with some aplomb!

Devin Robinson with a superb put-back! Magic Moment

 Robinson leaps to hammer home the pick-up with some aplomb!

Great fast break by Trefl Sopot, ends in an alley-oop.

Trefl Sopot’s super fast break! Magic Moment

 Great fast break by Trefl Sopot, ends in an alley-oop.

Furkan Korkmaz beats the third-quarter buzzer with a bomb from downtown!

Korkmaz beats the buzzer! Magic Moment

 Furkan Korkmaz beats the third-quarter buzzer with a bomb from downtown!

A quick fast break after a defensive rebound, two passes and a dunk lead to a dunk by Taylor.

Taylor's fastbreak slam! Magic Moment

 A quick fast break after a defensive rebound, two passes and a dunk lead to a dunk by Taylor.

Kenan Kamenjas swishes a rainbow jumper over the backboard!

Kamenjas over the backboard! Magic Moment

 Kenan Kamenjas swishes a rainbow jumper over the backboard!

This week's EuroLeague & Friends podcast has a different flavor to it, as Virtus Bologna guard Riccardo Visconti joins Shani Blatt, Giulia Cicchine and Asta Zukaite from Lithuania for this episode.

Virtus's Riccardo Visconti joins the EuroLeague & Friends podcast for episode No. 11

This week's EuroLeague & Friends podcast has a different flavor to it, as [Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/vir/) guard [Riccardo Visconti](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/riccardo-visconti/006273/) joins [Shani Blatt](https://www.instagram.com/shaniblatt/), [Giulia Cicchine](https://www.instagram.com/lacicchine/) and [Asta Zukaite](https://www.instagram.com/asta_zukaite/?hl=en) from Lithuania for this episode.

They discuss the recent struggles of [Zalgiris Kaunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/zalgiris-kaunas/zal/), the incredible form of [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), and how [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) has dealt with the injury of [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/all-euroleague-center-mathias-lessort-leaves-game-with-leg-injury/), among many other topics. Enjoy!

Juwan Morgan drives and detonates a huge dunk!

Morgan throws it down! Magic Moment

 Juwan Morgan drives and detonates a huge dunk!