Group A leader Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (5-1) welcomes Prometey Slobozhanske (3-3) on Tuesday night in a Round 7 showdown that will also be the first time that these two teams play each other. Bourg comes off a big road win at Joventut, 80-85, in which James Palmer led the way with 23 points and 5 assists. Prometey dropped an epic home game by a single point, 105-106, to Ulm, despite 34 points by Gian Clavell.
Group A leader Bourg faces Prometey
Prometey has the best offense in the competition (86.3 ppg.) and also leads the EuroCup in both steals (10.7 spg.) and turnovers (11.8) which makes it the most reliable team in terms of taking care of the ball. Bourg is the best team in the league from beyond the arc (40.0%), but aside from that, it's only among the top five teams in blocks (3.5 bpg.). That means that Bourg does not excel at anything in particular, but does everything well, hence its top spot in the group.
Clavell (19.8 ppg.) is the main offensive threat that Bourg must watch out for, but Caleb Agada (15.2 ppg.) and DJ Stephens (12.2 ppg.) complete a trio that almost averages 50 points per game. The hosts have four players averaging 10 points or more, with Jordan Floyd (15.5 ppg.) and Palmer (14.8 ppg.) the main threats. The latter also averages 48.1% shooting from beyond the arc, so Prometey will have to watch that backcourt danger as it looks to return to the winning path.