Despite losing, Buducnost's triumph over Gran Canaria a little later saw Cluj clinch an automatic quarterfinal berth.
Lietkabelis sinks Cluj, 92-87; visitors wrap up second spot due to Gran Canaria defeat
Game Report
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7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (7-11) ended its BKT EuroCup campaign on a high note with a 92-87 home win over U-BT Cluj-Napoca (13-5) in Round 18 of the regular season.
With only pride to play for, Lietkabelis produced an inspired performance while the visitors, who needed a win to secure a bye in the first knockout round of the competition, let their nerves get the better of them and fell short after trailing for most of the contest.
By falling in Panevezys, Cluj opened the door for Dreamland Gran Canaria to steal second spot, but the Spanish club and defending champion was defeated 90-77 on the road at Buducnost VOLI Podgorica. As such, Cluj finishes the regular season in second position and has guaranteed direct qualification to the quarterfinals.
Game Videos
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-London Lions | Quarterfinals Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Bryce Jones makes an impossible finish
- 00:15
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Magic Moment: Dekker beats the quarter buzzer
- 00:20
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2023-24 BKT EuroCup | Magic Moment of the Night: Maldunas dunks on the break!
- 03:51
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7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Adam Mokoka with a huge dunk!
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Maldunas dunks on transition!
- 01:03
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Emanuel Cate | Round 17 MVP | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:38
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:15
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Magic Moment: Cate tips in the game winner
- 00:17
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Magic Moment: Cate swats Brussino
- 03:43
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Slask Wroclaw | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:39
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Turk Telekom Ankara-7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Lipkevicius with the sweet dish
- 03:35
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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ratiopharm Ulm-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 15 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:54
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Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse-7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 15 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:57
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FC Barcelona-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 20 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Parker's fastbreak slam
- 03:49
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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U-BT-Cluj-Napoca-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:45
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Dolomiti Energia Trento-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 13 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:49
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 13 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:47
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7-bet Lietkabelis-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 12 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:42
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse| Round 12 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Popovic dunks hard!
- 03:50
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:41
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Slask Wroclaw | Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Popovic drives and dunk!
- 00:15
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Magic Moment: Patrick Richard hangs in the air!
- 03:40
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 10 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Popovic with the nice dunk!
- 03:42
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Turk Telekom Ankara-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 10 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Magic Moment: Karel Guzman steals the ball and dunks!
- 03:41
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:14
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Magic Moment: Guzman throws it down!
- 00:13
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Magic Moment: Mokoka goes all the way!
- 00:13
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Magic Moment: Sirvydis beats the buzzer!
- 03:48
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Slask Wroclaw-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 8 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:48
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 8 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:15
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Magic Moment: Big dunk by Mokoka!
- 00:17
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Magic Moment: Guzman dunks with authority
- 00:58
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Karel Guzamn | Round 7 MVP | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:51
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Dolomiti Energia Trento-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:18
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Magic Moment: Guzman’s block from behind!
- 03:45
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:15
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Magic Moment: Sabeckis forces overtime!
- 03:44
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 6 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:21
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Magic Moment: Guzman rips off the 360-degree jam!
- 00:12
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Magic Moment: Guzman with the flush after great ball movement!
Deividas Sirvydis paced Lietkabelis with 22 points and 7 rebounds, Vytenis Lipkevicius chipped in with 17 points while Liutauras Lelevicius added 11. Gabrielius Maldunas and Dovis Bickauskas scored 10 each for the home team.
At the other end, Jarrel Eddie led Cluj with 20 points, Dennis Seeley scored 15 while Patrick Richard netted 13. Center Andrija Stipanovic racked up 11 points and 10 rebounds for the visitors.
Cluj made a jittery start and trailed 10-4 before serving up its best spell of the match to take a 13-20 lead on the back of a 3-16 streak.
However, the hosts turned the tide quickly and having led 27-26 at the end of the first quarter, they conjured a 12-2 run which had Cluj reeling.
The home team led 52-46 at halftime despite Cluj hitting 9 three-pointers from 14 attempts, as the visitors made only 8-of-19 shots from inside the arc, while Lietkabelis netted 14-of-21 from two-point territory.
Cluj looked capable of turning the tide after drawing level 73-73 early in the fourth quarter, but Lietkabelis pulled away again to 81-75 and never looked back. The visiting team played catch-up for the rest of the contest and ran out of time as the home side held firm in the closing stages.
