Round 2 action in the BKT Eurocup left three teams unbeaten in each group as road teams won the balance of the nine games split between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Quartet of Round 2 road winners share group leads
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 87-88 Joventut Badalona
Joventut Badalona celebrated a dramatic 87-88 overtime victory against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in an enthralling BKT EuroCup Group A clash at Arena Stozice. This triumph gets the Spanish side’s campaign on track and inflicts a third successive defeat on the Slovenian team in all competitions.
Turk Telekom Ankara 79-77 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
Turk Telekom Ankara has its first win of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season after defeating Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 79-77 at Ankara Spor Salonu on Wednesday night. The Turkish side led for the final three and a half quarters, but a McKinley Wright floater almost saw the visitors send the game to overtime.
Umana Reyer Venice 75-81 Paris Basketball
Paris Basketball fought past Umana Reyer Venice to secure a 75-81 road victory and remain undefeated in this season’s BKT EuroCup. The French side is now 2-0, while Reyer is 0-2.
Slask Wroclaw 67-70 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
U-BT Cluj-Napoca fought back from 15 points down to snatch a hard-fought 67-70 victory on the road at Slask Wroclaw on Wednesday night. The visitors bounced back in the last quarter to turn the game around, as they clinched their second victory of the season and improved to 2-0. Slask, meanwhile, dropped to 0-2.
Dreamland Gran Canaria 111-82 ratiopharm Ulm
Dreamland Gran Canaria made it two wins out from two in Group B of the BKT EuroCup after the holder brushed aside ratiopharm Ulm 111-82 in a lop-sided contest on Wednesday. During the convincing win, the Spanish side showed that it means business as it goes about winning back-to-back titles in the competition.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 84-74 Aris Midea Thessaloniki
Lietkabelis pulled away in the final 10 minutes to defeat Aris 84-74 in its Group B home opener. Lietkabelis now has a 1-1 record in Group B and Aris dropped to 0-2. Deividas Sirvydis led the winners with 21 points. Gediminas Orelik added 19 and 8 rebounds while Nikola Popovic had 13 points for Lietkabelis. Vassilis Toliopoulos led Aris with 19 points. Silvio De Sousa added 16 and 11 rebounds while Roberto Gallinat had 15 points for the guests.
Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 92-70. Prometey Slobozhanske
Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul took down a second big name in as many weeks as the Turkiye side beat Prometey Slobozhanske 92-70 at home in Group A of the BKT EuroCup on Tuesday. After defeating 2023 semifinalist Joventut Badalona 62-63 on the road in Round 1, Besiktas held down another semifinalist from last season to improve to 2-0 while Prometey dropped to 1-1. Yigit Arslan paced Besiktas with a career-high 24 points and Jonah Mathews added 22 points in the win. Tai Odiase poured in 16 points for Prometey.
Veolia Hamburg Towers 94-100 London Lions
London Lions emerged victorious from a closely contested affair, beating host Veolia Hamburg Towers 94-100 on Tuesday. A 35-point fourth quarter helped London improved to 2-0 in Group A while Hamburg dropped to 0-2. Matt Morgan paced London with 21 points and 6 assists for a 29 PIR. Tarik Phillip and Gabe Olaseni scored 18 apiece and Conor Morgan added 17. Hamburg center Aleksander Dziewa scored a game- and career-high 28 points and pulled 6 rebounds for a PIR of 30. Seth Hinrichs added 16 points and Aljami Durham paired his 13 points with 7 boards for Hamburg.
Dolomiti Energia Trento 72-79 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse
JL Bourg en Bresse maintained its strong start to the season with a hard-fought 72-79 victory at winless Dolomiti Energia Trento Mincidelice. Bourg now occupies the top rung in Group B with a 2-0 record, while Trento goes back to the drawing board after dropping a pair to start the season. Bryce Brown paced Bourg with 17 points, while Hugo Benitez directed the offense with 10 points and 9 assists. Maksim Salash (13), Isiaha Mike (12) and Kevin Kokila (11) also scored in double digits for the winner. Trento's Paul Biligha came close to a double-double with 17 points and 9 rebounds, and Quinn Ellis added 14 points in defeat.