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Game Center: Key wins in battle for home-court advantage

Game Center: Key wins in battle for home-court advantage

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Game Center: Key wins in battle for home-court advantage

Frutti Extra Bursaspor 73-89 Umana Reyer Venice

Umana Reyer Venice continued its positive momentum heading into the final stretch of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season after securing an important 73-89 victory at Frutti Extra Bursaspor on Wednesday evening. Reyer took control with a 9-26 fourth quarter to snap a four-game road losing streak and improve to 9-7 in Group A, while new head coach Neven Spahija has overseen two straight victories since taking over. Bursaspor, meanwhile, dropped its second game in a row and its fifth in the last six for a 7-9 mark.

Prometey Slobozhanske 96-82 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse

Prometey Slobozhanske secured a top-two finish in Group A by downing Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse 96-82 at Arena Riga in the Latvian capital on Wednesday evening. Prometey improved to 12-4 in the standings and is on a nine-game winning streak, in which it has beaten each and every opponent in Group A. Bourg, who has already qualified to the playoffs, dropped to 8-8 and has lost its last five games.

ratiopharm Ulm 97-85 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana

ratiopharm Ulm bounced back from its home loss against Prometey Slobozhanske by defeating the visiting Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 97-85 at ratiopharm arena on Wednesday evening. A 13-0 run early in the second period allowed Ulm to escape with a 53-41 lead at halftime, and even though Cedevita got within 55-53 early in the third, another great offensive display from the host boosted it to a solid margin that the visitor could never overturn. Ulm improved to 9-7 to remain in the fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs, while already-eliminated Cedevita dropped to 3-13.

London Lions 89-93 Promitheas Patras

Promitheas Patras boosted its hopes of gaining home-court advantage in the 7DAYS EuroCup Playoffs after an impressive 89-93 win at the London Lions on Wednesday, with the Greek side’s playmaker Anthony Cowan lighting up the spectacular clash with career-highs of 26 points and 11 assists for a career-best PIR of 34. The outcome lifted Patras to 10-6 while the Lions, who are also assured of a playoff berth, dropped to 7-9 as they threw away a 10-point lead they built in the first quarter after the visitor turned the game on its head with a 20-2 run in the third period.

Germani Brescia 65-74 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys recorded its fifth consecutive victory in Group A by downing Germani Brescia 65-74 at Palaleonessa A2A on Wednesday night. Both teams had already qualified for the playoffs before this game due to Joventut Badalona's 104-81 win against U-BT Cluj-Napoca on Tuesday. Lietkabelis improved to 9-7 in Group A and increased its odds of having the home-court advantage in the eighthfinals, with it now having a 2-0 record against Brescia, who dropped to 7-9.

Gran Canaria 89-79 Turk Telekom Ankara

Gran Canaria locked up a top-two finish in Group B as it fought off Turk Telekom Ankara 89-79 at home on Wednesday night. Gran Canaria saw a 21-point lead cut to 6 before prevailing and improving to 13-3, including 8-0 at home and nine wins in the last 10 games. Turk Telekom saw its three-game winning streak snapped, as it dropped to 11-5 and fell two games behind Gran Canaria.