Petar Bozic’s group is now 5-0 on the road and has won five straight overall.
London Lions fight for a hard-earned win at Reyer, 91-95
Game Report
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The London Lions continued their momentum in the BKT EuroCup by defeating Umana Reyer Venice 91-95 at Palasport Taliercio on Tuesday night. With its fifth straight win in the EuroCup, London improved to 8-2 overall and 5-0 on the road, while Reyer fell to a 4-6 record.
Gabe Olaseni paced London with a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double, with the Lions also having Matt Morgan score 19, Jordan Taylor net 13, Conor Morgan add 11 and Tarik Phillip contribute 10. Sam Dekker had 7 points but was ejected midway through the third quarter after picking up a technical foul, having been called for an unsportsmanlike foul earlier in the game. For Reyer, Rayjon Tucker finished with a team-high 20 points, followed by 17 apiece for Barry Brown and Kyle Wiltjer, 14 for Aamir Simms and 12 for Jordan Parks.
Reyer raced out to a fast start
Tucker began the game at a different speed to everyone else, scoring all of Reyer's first 10 points as the hosts opened a 10-4 lead. When Jordan Parks dunked in transition after Marco Spissu stole the ball from Donte Grantham, 12-4, London head coach Petar Bozic immediately called a timeout. Matt Morgan gave the Lions a boost with 5 points on successive London possessions, 14-9, before draining a three a minute later to make it 18-15. Dekker was then called for an unsportsmanlike foul, with Tucker missing the technical free throw before knocking down a pair from the line, 20-15. By the end of first 10 minutes, Reyer led 30-25 as it managed to keep London at arm's length.
London refused to let Reyer pull away
Reyer used the early part of the second quarter to create a sizeable gap, 35-26, but London kept finding ways to put points on the board, with Josh Sharma scoring a layup and Matt Morgan netting a layup off a pretty Conor Morgan assist, 35-30. The hosts made it a 12-point ballgame following a layup by Wiltjer and 5 straight points by Brown, 42-30, but Olaseni began to punish Reyer inside, cutting it to 45-41 with 3:30 left. Parks pushed the lead back to 8 points, 49-41, but a strong finish to the half by London made it a 2-point ballgame at the break, 51-49.
Game Videos
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London Lions-Paris Basketball | Semifinals Game 2 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Connor Morgan with a huge dunk
- 00:14
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Magic Moment: Dekker with a two-handed slam-dunk
- 03:47
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Paris Basketball-London Lions | Semifinals Game 1 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:31
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Magic Moment of the Night: Nwaba steal and dunk!
- 00:12
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Magic Moment: Grantham throws it down!
- 00:16
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Magic Moment: Nwaba steal and dunk!
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Nelson's magic assist!
- 04:18
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London eyes more history in semis against Paris
- 00:24
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Magic Moment of the Night: Sharma rocks the rim!
- 03:51
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-London Lions | Quarterfinals Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:13
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Magic Moment: Sharma with a block for the ages
- 00:15
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Magic Moment: Dekker beats the quarter buzzer
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Sharma rocks the rim
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Nwaba drives and dunks
- 00:27
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Magic Moment of the Night: Matt Morgan connects with Grantham!
- 03:47
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London Lions-Turk Telekom Ankara | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Grantham dunks!
- 00:59
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Marco Spissu | Round 18 MVP | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 04:13
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London Lions-Wolves Vilnius | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:42
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: The circus has come to town in Hamburg!
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Tessitori threads the needle for a Tucker score!
- 03:43
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-London Lions | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Sharma throws it down after nice feed
- 00:20
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Magic Moment: Matkovic hammers home in traffic
- 03:38
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Umana Reyer Venice-Prometey Slobozhanske | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:18
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Magic Moment: Heidegger goes no-look to Tessitori
- 00:12
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Magic Moment: Tucker punishes the rim
- 00:26
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Magic Moment of the Night: Sharma's monster dunk!
- 03:46
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London Lions-Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:52
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Umana Reyer Venice-Wolves Vilnius | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Another monster dunk by Sharma!
- 00:14
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Magic Moment: Sharma gets airborne for a monster dunk!
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Olaseni beats the halftime buzzer with a monster dunk
- 00:17
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Magic Moment: Casarin flashes behind the back
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: A monster dunk by Nwaba!
- 03:52
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London Lions-Joventut Badalona | Round 15 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 15 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Sharma rejects Cook!
- 01:01
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Kyle Wiltjer | Round 14 MVP | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:41
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Umana Reyer Venice-Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:32
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Magic Moment of the Night: David Nwaba's first, spectacular EuroCup points!
- 03:43
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-London Lions | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: David Nwaba's first, spectacular EuroCup points!
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Olaseni's Statue of Liberty slam!
- 04:17
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Paris Basketball-London Lions | Round 13 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 04:19
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Joventut Badalona-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 13 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:14
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Magic Moment: Tucker rejects Andres Feliz!
- 00:14
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Magic Moment: Tucker dunks again!
London caught fire, then Reyer reacted
With the first score of the second half, London went ahead as Olaseni converted a three-point play, 51-52. Olaseni followed with a layup, before Matt Morgan went 1-for-2 from the line, Olaseni drained both free throws and Matt Morgan went a perfect 3-for-3 to make it a 51-60 difference and a 0-11 run to start the second half. Wiltjer caught fire from deep, hitting 3 straight threes to trim the gap, 60-64, then Dekker was ejected with 5:08 remaining after being hit with a technical for his complaints over a call. Reyer retook the lead on a couple of occasions, but Taylor stepped up in the final 31 seconds with 4 points, 69-72, before Brown responded with a triple, 72-72.
Going ahead for good
Sharma scored a layup off a Taylor assist, 72-74, to open the fourth quarter, then Brown responded to make it 74-74. Disappointingly for London, Grantham went down injured on that play and had to be helped off to the side; he didn't return to the game. When Conor Morgan knocked down a triple to set a 74-77 score, London would never trail – or even find itself level – the rest of the way. Kareem Queeley came up with an important three-point play, 74-80, and a mixture of Taylor, Olaseni and Conor Morgan kept London charging the rest of the way. Reyer had a chance to make things interesting late, following a Simms layup that made it 88-90, but Taylor hit back with a three, 88-93. Then, after an Olaseni layup, 90-95, Tucker went 1-of-3 from the charity stripe with 16 seconds left and London did enough to hold on for a 91-95 triumph, its fifth straight in the EuroCup.
