Round 25, Wednesday: Joventut claims first playoffs ticket!

Hamburg was the only road winner on Wednesday of Round 12 with a victory in Andorra while Joventut became the first team to 10 wins and clinched its spot in the knock-out stages.

GROUP A

Lietkabelis Panevezys 74-57 Dolomiti Energia Trento

Lietkabelis collected its fourth straight home victory as it eased past Trento 74-57 to improve to 6-6. Lietkabelis took control of the game for good with a 17-3 third-quarter run. Gediminas Orelik led the scoring with 21 points and Dovydas Giedraitis contributed 17. Trento lost its seventh straight game to fall to 1-11 despite Johnathan Williams's 15 points.

MoraBanc Andorra 78-85 Hamburg Towers

Roaring back from double-digit early deficits, Hamburg Towers pulled off a 78-85 road win on the court of MoraBanc Andorra on Wednesday to make the Group A standings even tighter. Hamburg improved to 5-7, three wins clear in the final playoffs spot, while Andorra dropped to 6-5 along with at least two other six-win teams. Jaylon Brown fueled the comeback with 32 points on 7-for-9 three-point shooting to lead the winners. Maik Kotsar did the inside job with 20 points and 8 rebounds, while Max Di Leo added 13.

Slask Wroclaw 80-67 Turk Telekom Ankara

Slask Wroclaw ignored the Group A standings and gave its fans a commanding 80-67 victory over visiting Turk Telekom on Wednesday. The win lifted Slask's record to 2-9 while Turk Telekom fell to 6-6, adding more intrigue to the Group A standings. Travis Trice led five double-digit Slask scorers with 20 points. Kerem Kanter followed with a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double.

Boulogne Metropolitans 92 95-92 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar

Metropolitans had to wait until crunch time to secure a 95-92 victory over Lokomotiv at Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan. Will Cummings had 7 points in a row when the game was 88-90 to boost the hosts to their third straight win. He flirted with a triple-double and finished with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists as Metropolitans improved to 7-5 to climb to fourth place.

Joventut Badalona 92-84 Partizan NIS Belgrade

Joventut rallied from a 15-point second-quarter deficit to sink Partizan 92-84 and become the first team to qualify for the playoffs. Joventut also took control of Group A, improving to a 10-2 record, while Partizan remains in second place at 8-4.

GROUP B

Promitheas Patras 84-77 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse

Promitheas made 12 three-point shots in snapping its five-game losing streak, holding off Bourg 84-77. Promitheas improved to 3-8 thanks 18 points apiece from Kendrick Ray and Dario Hunt. Bourg dropped to 4-8 on the season, but held the tiebreak advantage in their head-to-head games due to a 30-point win in their Round 3 contest.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 103-86 Frutti Extra Bursaspor

After a close opening quarter, Cedevita pulled away and never looked back in defeating short-handed Bursaspor 103-86. Yogi Ferrell led five Cedevita scorers in double figures with 19 points as the Slovenian champs won for the first time in 2022 and improved to 4-7 on the season. The winners made 68.4% of their shots, which stands as the seventh-best shooting night in EuroCup history.

Umana Reyer Venice 89-79 ratiopharm Ulm

Reyer continued a strong run of results as it knocked off Ulm 89-79 at home. Reyer gained control with a 15-5 run spanning the final two quarters for its third win in the last four games to even its record at 5-5. Austin Daye scored 21 points to pace Reyer while Martynas Echodas collected 19 points and 10 rebounds, Sindarius Thornwell paced Ulm with 21 points.