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Game Center: Cluj, Ulm, Aris, Hapoel, Jerusalem, Bahcesehir were Wednesday's winners
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Wednesday, October 30
Bahcesehir College Istanbul 79-67 Trefl Sopot
Bahcesehir grabbed its third consecutive win in Group A of the 2024-25 EuroCup season by topping Trefl 79-67 at home in Round 6 on Wednesday. Bahcesehir improved to 5-1 in the standings while Trefl dropped to 0-6. Jaleen Smith paced the winners with 22 points. Axel Bouteille added 14, Mateusz Ponitka had 12, Tai Odiase 11 and Marko Simonovic 10 for Bahcesehir. Jakub Schenk led Trefl with 14 points. Tarik Phillip added 13, Jaroslaw Zyskowski had 12 while Marcus Weathers and Andy Van Vliet each got 10 for the guests.
U-BT Cluj-Napoca 86-78 Umana Reyer Venice
Cluj celebrated its first home win of the season and improved to 3-3 in Group B after digging deep to grind out a victory over visiting Venice. Adam Mokoka paced the hosts with 16 points, Karel Guzman added 15 while Zach Hankins chipped in with 14 and 7 boards. At the other end, Juan Fernandez netted 11 points while Rodney McGruder and Davide Moretti scored 10 apiece for Reyer, which dropped to 2-4.
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 83-94 Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
Jerusalem got back to winning ways with a no-doubt-about-it road win over Cedevita. Jerusalem improved to 4-2 in Group B, the same record as Cedevita, which lost for the first time at home this season. Depleted and playing without big men Justin Smith and Austin Wiley, the visitors took the lead for good with a 0-8 run to start the second quarter, then pulled away in the third when Jerusalem hit 6 triples and scored 30 points, increasing the lead to more than 20 points and then cruising the rest of the way. Jared Harper paced the winners with 30 points and 5 assists. Jaka Blazic had 15 points for Cedevita.
ratiopharm Ulm 84-82 Dolomiti Energia Trento
Ulm returned to its winning ways in its return home by fighting past Trento to snap a two-game losing streak. Ulm rallied from a 13-point deficit but wasted a 13-point late in the third quarter before holding to improve to 4-2 on the season. Marcio Santos scored 23 points with 11 rebounds as well as the game-preserving defensive stop while Alfonso Plummer drained 6 three-pointers in scoring 21 points and Ben Saraf tallied 14 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Trento could not build on its surprise win over Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv last week in falling to 2-4. Anthony Lamb and Eigirdas Zukauskas both scored 17 points in the loss.
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 92-72 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
Hapoel bounced back from its last road loss in Trento by defeating Buducnost at Samokov Arena in Bulgaria. Hapoel got out to a slow start, trailing 15-22 late in the first quarter, but Jonathan Motley, in the second, and Marcus Foster, in the third, fueled the hosts to a 74-55 advantage entering the final stanza that buried the visitors. Hapoel improved to 4-2 and Buducnost slipped to 2-4. Motley finished as the game's top-scorer with 30 points plus 7 rebounds and 4 assists to tie his career-high PIR of 39. Marcus Foster followed with a career-high 23 points with an almost-perfect shooting card. McKinley Wright and Rasheed Sulaimon scored 13 points apiece to lead Buducnost.
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 88-91 Aris Midea Thessaloniki
Aris grabbed its second road victory of the season by edging Bourg. It was a tight affair from start to finish in France, with the visitors outscoring Bourg 30-35 in the fourth quarter to pull off the upset. With the win, the Greek side improved to 2-4, while Bourg dropped to 4-2. Vassilis Toliopoulos led all scorers with 21 points, with Trey Woodbury scoring 14 and grabbing 8 rebounds. For the hosts, Mehdy Ngouama netted 15 points.
Valencia Basket vs. 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (suspended)
The BKT EuroCup Regular Season Round 6 game between Valencia Basket and 7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys that was scheduled to be played today, Wednesday, October 30 at 20:45 CET, has been suspended following a recommendation from the Valencia local government due to severe weather conditions affecting the area since yesterday.
Euroleague Basketball will evaluate with the affected teams the best possible options to reschedule the game. Further information will be released as warranted in the coming days.
Euroleague Basketball extends its deepest condolences to the victims and their families affected by the severe weather conditions, and stands in solidarity with all those impacted.
Tuesday, October 29
Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius 93-78 Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul
Wolves rallied from a 14-point deficit and used a huge third quarter to beat the visiting Besiktas 93-78 on Tuesday night. Wolves registered their third straight win and first at home, which has seen them improve to 3-3 in Group A, the same record as Besiktas. The visitors hit 7 triples in the first quarter and were 10 for 14 in the second as they led 22-36, but as soon as those threes stopped falling, Wolves erased the margin, took over the lead and then raced away to a 20-point lead in the third quarter.
Veolia Towers Hamburg 89-77 Turk Telekom Ankara
Hamburg captured its first win of the season on Tuesday by defeating Turk Telekom at Inselpark Arena. The victory snapped a 12-game losing streak for Hamburg dating back to last season and lifted its record in Group B to 1-5. Turk Telekom slipped to 3-3 on the season. Osaro Rich led five Hamburg scorers in double figures with 16 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting. Brae Ivey scored 15 points and dished 7 assists and Kur Kuath tallied 15 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks. The hosts set club records with 18 three-pointers and 15 steals. Braian Angola paced Turk Telekom with 21 points and 6 assists.
Joventut Badalona 76-78 Dreamland Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria defeated fellow Spanish side Joventut 76-78 in overtime after Nico Brussino hit a clutch three-pointer with 8.1 seconds left in the extra period. With this victory, Gran Canaria now holds a 5-1 record while Joventut is 2-4 and has lost three straight in the EuroCup. Caleb Homesley was Gran Canaria's leading scorer with 14 points, followed by Mike Tobey with 12. Andrew Albicy and Brussino both netted 11 points, and John Shurna chipped in with 10. Joventut's Ante Tomic was the game's top scorer with 18 points. Kaiser Gates and Devin Dotson both had 13 points, with Artem Pustovyi scoring 12.