Wednesday’s EuroCup slate opens in Romania where U-BT Cluj-Napoca hosts Germani Brescia. Cluj (1-3) lost its last two games before the break by a combined 9 points. The recent addition of veteran point guard Nemanja Grodic should help Cluj in those close finishes. Brescia (2-2) had won two in a row before losing 69-71 to Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, the only remaining undefeated team in the competition, in Round 4.
Wednesday’s action opens in Romania with Cluj vs. Brescia
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Cluj has found success this season closer to the basket; it is second in the EuroCup in offensive rebounds (14.0 per game) and two-point shooting (61.1%) and third-from-bottom in three-point accuracy (29.3%). Leonardo Meindl (19.2 ppg., 7.5 rpg.) and Andrija Stipanovic (12.2 ppg., 5.8 rpg.) have been its main weapons in the front court with Jordan Taylor (14.2 ppg., 4.5 apg.) playing the lead guard role.
Although Brescia’s top performers have been guards Amedeo Della Valle (15.8 ppg., 4.8 apg.) and Troy Caupain (14.5 ppg., 4.0 apg.), the team collectively has excelled in the paint. It has held opponents to a EuroCup-low 46.7% shooting on two-pointers and has outrebounded teams by 4.2 rebounds per game.
Accordingly, the matchups inside with Tai Odiase and Kenny Gabriel against Meindl and Stipanovic could be decisive this week.