Stats review: A salute to the EuroCup's best at making floaters

Three teams eclipsed the 100-point mark in Round 7 of the BKT EuroCup with [Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-midtown-jerusalem/jer/) guard [Cassius Winston](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/cassius-winston/011940/) leading all scorers with 35 points to help his team to [an explosive 110-93 win over Neptunas Klaipeda](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/winstons-35-point-explosion-carries-jerusalem-to-fourth-straight-win/). In between a barrage of jumpers, Winston tossed in all 4 of the floaters he attempted — one of the higher single-game totals of the last several years. 

A mere 6% of all field goal attempts in the EuroCup are floaters, making them only slightly more common than dunks as they hold a somewhat unique place in the hierarchy of shot types at this level. Not only do some players not have floaters in their arsenal at all — only around half of all players have attempted one this season — there is a divide between the players who take them often as a last resort to finish over length and those who actively seek them out when they look to drive.

The table above lists the top 10 players in floaters made this season. The divide in efficiency is represented even when looking at this small of a group. The top five players in made floaters have converted 56% of their attempts — well above the league average of 43%. The top 35 players are shooting a combined 50% as the drop off in efficiency can be traced to the 34% shooting from the 79 players who have attempted 4 or fewer floaters this season.

For the top players on this list, runners make them especially dangerous in certain actions and against certain defenses. [Grant Golden](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/grant-golden/013849/), for example, tosses in 14-footers in short roll situations and when pulling the ball out of dribble hand-offs before help defenders can even react as often as almost any player in the sport. With floaters making up almost half of his shot attempts, his ability to get in spots to use them is a big part of his game.

Winston, in contrast, punishes deep drop coverage when operating out of pick-and-rolls with floaters all the way out to the elbow, looking more comfortable running into those shots than stopping and rising into pull-up jumpers from the same distances. 

[DeVante Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/devante-jones/013260/) has had a bit more variety to his floaters as a great deal of his makes have come with a defender on his hip. Though floaters are an answer to different situations for many players, they are a last resort for others. Around 19% of all floaters come in the last 4 seconds of the shot or game clock and those attempts drop only 37% of the time.  

With the league average for pull-up two-point attempts currently sitting at 39%, floaters are a dramatically more reliable shot for the players in the EuroCup who have them in their arsenal and it's worth acknowledging the players who have mastered that art. 

Those who have shot the most floaters have also made them at a well-above-average rate

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Things in Europe are very new for Malachi Flynn, who is spending his first season on the Old Continent. Shifting his focus from an NBA career, the Bahcesehir College Istanbul point guard will always know that he can score. He proved that by scoring 50 points in an NBA game. 

From 50 in the NBA to leading Bahcesehir: Malachi Flynn’s journey

Things in Europe are very new for Malachi Flynn, who is spending his first season on the Old Continent. Shifting his focus from an NBA career, the Bahcesehir College Istanbul point guard will always know that he can score. He proved that by scoring 50 points in an NBA game.

Flynn has already made a strong transition to the European game as he is averaging 18.6 points for the first-place team in Group A in the BKT EuroCup. The 27-year-old made 223 appearances in the NBA, and none left as big an impression as the game on April 3, 2024.

Flynn started the 2023-24 season with the Toronto Raptors and around the New Year was moved to the New York Knicks. Then, in early February 2024, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. The 1.85-meter-tall guard totaled just 41 points in his first 12 games with the Pistons. He averaged 11.4 points over the next five and then came the road game against the Atlanta Hawks.

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Flynn was given the starting nod and he started on fire. The Pistons were trailing the entire game and Flynn was just trying to keep the team close. He hit shot after shot and got one pass after the next and in the end, he poured in 50 points - albeit in a 121-113 loss. Flynn made 18 of 25 shots - including 5 of 9 from long range - to go with 9 of 12 free throws. He added 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

“The biggest thing is I wish we would have won the game. It would have felt a lot better if we won and not had 50, but at the end of the day, it was a good performance,” said Flynn.

“It was just an ordinary day, honestly. I didn't know if I was going to play or not that day. I found out a couple of minutes before game time that I would. And the hoop just got bigger and bigger. I got some easy buckets, and before I knew it, it was there.”

He became the third player in NBA history to score 50 points as a reserve, joining Nick Anderson and Jamal Crawford.

“It was definitely something cool to look back on. And coming off the bench and doing it with Jamal Crawford was real cool because he's someone who I've looked up to in the area of Tacoma and Seattle,” said the Tacoma native.

Flynn, who was born and raised in Tacoma, said he had scored 46 points in a high school game but otherwise nothing close. He said it’s not a shock that he scored 50 points with players pouring in 60 and 70 points nowadays, and he knowing his scoring and shooting abilities.

But the performance does give him the confidence to know that he can do as much scoring as his team needs.

“I'm not saying I'm gonna just go out and score 50 all the time, but I think I'm capable of putting the ball in the hole or making plays for others. It's just sometimes about situation, opportunity, and I feel like I'm a player that can have those type of games.”

That was the best performance in his five-year career, which saw him bounce between the NBA and G League. After half a decade of going back and forth, Flynn was ready to give Europe a try. And he had those lessons of the unknown to help him be prepared for his season with Bahcesehir.

“I'd never been in Europe, so I am just kind of going with the flow, seeing how it is out here. The games are a little different and I am just going game by game and trying to learn the game, see the differences and then just continuing to be open to new things because it's a different league and a different style,” said Flynn, who has also averaged 4.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.9 steals through his first seven EuroCup games.

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One teammate who has helped his adjustment is Matthew Mitchell, who Flynn played alongside in his final season at San Diego State University.

“It’s great. Even just off the court, being around Matt, being around him from San Diego State to now, nothing’s changed. He’s a great person to be around. And for me, my first year coming overseas, it made it a little easier just kind of knowing, being familiar with someone that I was already around and someone that I trust to give me the feel on things,” Flynn said.

Flynn’s first game in European competition was already a special one as Bahceshir was taking on U-BT Cluj-Napoca. And playing at the other end was Nathan Mensah, who played with Mitchell and Flynn at SDSU in 2019-20 and helped the team put together a 30-2 record.

“That year in San Diego was all special for us. We got to know each other really well. And then it’s crazy how life works. I end up teaming up with Matt five years later, and then our first game, we play Nate. So it’s just funny to see how life works,” Flynn said.

It’s all part of a new life experience like the one he is experiencing with Bahcesehir.

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The 33-year-old center starts a third stint with the club 


Manresa brings back big man Oriola 

[BAXI Manresa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/baxi-manresa/man/) bolstered its frontcourt by inking center [Pierre Oriola](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/pierre-oriola/005917/) for the remainder of the season, the club announced on Friday. Oriola (2.08 meters, 33 years old) arrives from Fuerza Regia Monterrey, where he averaged 5.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 27 Mexican League games this season in helping the team win the title. Oriola started his professional career with Manresa during the 2009-10 season and played there until 2013. He went on to play for Huesca, made his BKT EuroCup debut with Baloncesto Sevilla and helped Valencia Basket win the Spanish League in 2017.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🔏 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗡 𝗗&#39;𝗨𝗡 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗔̀<br>🫡 El pivot targarí Pierre Oriola comença una nova etapa al BAXI Manresa. 🙌 Benvingut a casa, Pierre!!<br><br>🪨 Pivot📏 2,08m<br>📍 CAT🪪 33 anys 🛬 <a href="https://twitter.com/Fuerza_Regia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Fuerza_Regia</a> <br>📊 7,1 PTS i 5 REB en 19 MIN (2024-25)<br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/L4AhihyrZx">https://t.co/L4AhihyrZx</a> <a href="https://t.co/v3pT31ywNE">pic.twitter.com/v3pT31ywNE</a></p>&mdash; BAXI Manresa (@BasquetManresa) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasquetManresa/status/1989257477700137034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Oriola spent the prime of his career with FC Barcelona, where he played for five seasons and became the team captain. He helped the club win two Spanish League championships and four Spanish Cups, as well as reaching the 2021 EuroLeague Championship Game. Oriola has also played for Lleida and Basquet Girona in Spain and for AEK Athens in Greece. His last stint with Manresa came during the 2023-24 season, in which he averaged 3.7 points and 3.9 rebounds in 30 games.

The big man has also been a member of the Spanish national team, which he helped to win a gold medal in the 2019 Basketball World Cup, as well as a bronze medal at EuroBasket 2017. In 142 EuroLeague career games with Barca, Oriola averaged 5.4 points and 3.2 rebounds. In his previous 64 EuroCup games with Sevilla and Manresa, Oriola averaged 8.5 points and 3.3 rebounds.

Manresa brings back big man Pierre Oriola 

Slask Wroclaw has brought back a familiar face to strengthen its frontcourt by signing Angel Nunez through the end of the 2025-26 season. 

 Angel Nunez returns to Slask Wroclaw

Slask Wroclaw has brought back a familiar face to strengthen its frontcourt by signing Angel Nunez through the end of the 2025-26 season. Nunez (2.03 meters, 34 years old) spent the previous two seasons with the club. He finished the 2024-25 campaign in Spain with Leyma Coruna, where he averaged 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in seven Spanish League games.

The Dominican Republic forward is known for his athleticism and dynamic style of play. After playing college basketball at Louisville, Gonzaga and South Florida, Nunez began his professional career in France with Evreux in France in 2016. He has since played in the Dominican Republic (Metros de Santiago), Puerto Rico (Mets Guaynabo, Vaqueros de Bayamon, Capitanes de Arecibo), Mexico (Abejas de Leon), Israel (Maccabi Haifa), Greece (AO Ionikos Nikaias), Cyprus (Keravnos), the G League (Long Island Nets), Poland and Spain.

Nunez has been a regular on the Dominican national team, which he has represented at Olympic and World Cup qualifiers as well as the FIBA AmeriCup championships.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="pl" dir="ltr">Tak jak delikatnie podpowiadaliśmy rano… czas potwierdzić to oficjalnie 👀<br><br>Angel Núñez ponownie w barwach Śląska!<br><br>To zawodnik, którego nikomu nie trzeba przedstawiać – efektowny styl gry, energia i doświadczenie, które zawsze dawały drużynie ogromne wsparcie.<br>📅 Kontrakt… <a href="https://t.co/vqXJ2n7hS0">pic.twitter.com/vqXJ2n7hS0</a></p>&mdash; WKS Śląsk Wrocław - koszykówka (@WKS_SlaskBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/WKS_SlaskBasket/status/1988920945512255847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


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This marks the third season in a row in which the forward will wear the Slask colors

Cassius Winston put the rest of the BKT EuroCup on notice in Round 7. If you pay too much attention to his Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem backcourt mate and reigning EuroCup MVP Jared Harper, Winston will be ready to burn you. 

Round 7 MVP: Cassius Winston, Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem

[Cassius Winston](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/cassius-winston/011940/) put the rest of the BKT EuroCup on notice in Round 7. If you pay too much attention to his [Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-midtown-jerusalem/jer/) backcourt mate and reigning EuroCup MVP [Jared Harper](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jared-harper/011970/), Winston will be ready to burn you. 

Winston was the hero as Jerusalem came from behind to defeat Neptunas Klaipeda 110-93. He scored 35 points on excellent shooting to amass a PIR of 37 in just 22 minutes, which was the highest of any player in Round 7 and earned him weekly MVP honors. Winston made 7-of-8 two-pointers, 5-of-8 three-pointers and 6-of-8 free throws. He added 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block and drew 7 fouls. 

It marked the third week in a row in which a Jerusalem player was honored; Harper was the MVP of Round 5 and shared MVP honors in Round 6 with Bryce Jones of Aris Thessaloniki Betsson and James Karnik of Neptunas. 

[Axel Bouteille](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/axel-bouteille/003840/) of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and his teammate [Juwan Morgan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/juwan-morgan/013256/) each had a PIR of 34 in their team's 71-84 road victory over NINERS Chemnitz. Bouteille scored 26 points by making 6-of-6 two-pointers, 4-of-8 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. He added 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. Morgan made 4-of-4 two-pointers, 1-of-2 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws for 18 points. He also recorded 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals and drew 9 fouls. 

[Adam Mokoka](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/adam-mokoka/012698/) of Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse, with a PIR of 32, Harper and [Conor Morgan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/conor-morgan/009680/) of Besiktas GAIN Istanbul, each with a PIR of 27, completed the top individual performers in Round 7.

### Individual highs: Balsa Koprivica, Bahcesehir, 4 blocks

Cassius Winston of Jerusalem was Round 7's top scorer with 35 points. Fatts Russell of U-BT Cluj-Napoca is the competition's leading scorer with 23.9 points per game.

Dusan Miletic of Cluj led all rebounders by pulling down 12 in his team's 110-86 home win over BAXI Manresa. Zacharie Perrin of Veolia Towers Hamburg leads the overall standings with 9.0 rebounds per night.

Hugo Benitez of Manresa dished 11 assists against Cluj, which were more than any other player in Round 7. Arnas Velicka of Neptunas, who did play in Round 7, remained atop the standings with 9.2 assists per game.

Stefan Djordjevic of Slask Wroclaw and Dogus Ozdemiroglu of Turk Telekom Ankara each collected 5 steals in this round. Ozdemiroglu is also first overall in steals with 2.9 per night.

Balsa Koprivica of Bahcesehir College Istanbul blocked 4 shots in Round 7. Deane Williams of the London Lions ranks first in blocks for the season with 1.33 per game.

Only three players registered a double-double in this round: Miletic (10 points, 12 rebounds), Benitez (13 points, 11 assists) and LJ Thorpe of Hamburg (13 points, 10 assists). 

This is the third successive MVP of the Round award that has gone to a Jerusalem player

Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem v Neptunas Klaipeda (2025-11-11T19:30:00.000Z)

The London Lions bounced back in style on Wednesday night, delivering a commanding 97-72 victory over Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens to improve to 3-4 in the BKT EuroCup

Lions light up Panionios for dominant home win

The London Lions bounced back in style on Wednesday night, delivering a commanding 97-72 victory over Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens to improve to 3-4 in the BKT EuroCup. After a heartbreaking 1-point loss to ratiopharm ulm last week, the Lions left no doubt this time, controlling the game from start to finish.

Joel Scott led the charge with 18 points and 6 rebounds, while Amin Adamu and Kameron McGusty added 13 and 12 points, respectively. Though London’s offense looked unstoppable, head coach Tautvydas Sabonis credited the win to his team’s defensive effort.

"Defense, defense, defense," Sabonis said. "72 points, but it could have been a little bit lower, we relaxed a little. We definitely came to play. If we want to go far, we have to play hard and it’s 40 minutes, look after every possession."

Scott echoed his coach’s emphasis on identity and effort.

"It’s our identity," Scott affirmed. "It’s something we work on and talk about every day, which really showed today. Everyone was really locked into the game plan and we got the outcome we wanted. We want to build on it and keep working hard."

For Panionios, the night was one to forget. The Greek side fell to 1-6 and remains at the bottom of its group after what head coach Ilias Zouros called a “very bad performance.”

"It’s a shame," Zouros said at halftime, with his team trailing by 20. "It’s a BIG shame for the team of Panionios, the way that we play is ridiculous. It’s a SHAME! Defensively, one-on-one, we don’t exist."

His assessment didn’t change after the final buzzer.

"Physically, mentally, we were not in the game. I mean, we were REALLY out of the game. I find it hard to say anything. It was a very bad performance. Unfortunately, we are going in the wrong direction. We’d like to apologize to our teams, just one more time."

Despite the setback, Zouros expressed faith in his players and vowed to find solutions.

"Still, I believe in my group, I believe in my players, even when we are going down. Basketball is a game of ups and downs. The important thing is to find the reason why we played like that, get better and have a better picture in the future."

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Game News

The Londoners leaned on defense and controlled the game from start to finish

London Lions v Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens (2025-11-12T19:30:00.000Z)

Axel Bouteille emerged from the bench to lead Buducnost VOLI Podgorica to a 71-84 win over NINERS Chemnitz in Round 7 on the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup.

Axel Bouteille's steady performance guides Buducnost to fourth straight win

"We knew it was going to be a hard game. Chemnitz plays very good basketball, fast, aggressive, and we tried to prepare for it well, knowing we were missing two players, so it was not easy to adjust," Buducnost VOLI Podgorica head coach Andrej Zakelj said to open the post-game press conference.

His words were tied to the absence, due to injury, of two of his most important players, Yogi Ferrell and James Thompson, who were unable to travel with the team to Chemnitz for Round 7 of the BKT Eurocup.

Zakelj and Buducnost found their answer in the figure of Axel Bouteille, who emerged from the bench to lead his team to the 71-84 win in what was an evenly matched contest in which neither side managed to break away by more than 7 points until the final stretch. At that crucial moment, three-pointers—one by Juwan Morgan and another by Bouteille himself—definitively ended Chemnitz's resistance.

"The game was close till the end, and I think we stuck together in offense and defense the whole game," Bouteille said. "We were up and down during the game, but we stuck together and made some big plays at the end."

Bouteille excelled in what every other player failed to deliver: consistency. In a game that saw almost a dozen lead changes, with no team or player able to take complete control, the French forward erupted for 26 points and 9 boards, contributing steadily throughout all four quarters.

He helped Buducnost with 9 points in the first period off the bench, added 4 in the second, provided 7 in the third, and 6 more in the fourth. He hit crucial three-pointers to push his team back in front 56-59 early in the fourth period and closed the circle with another one to confirm his team's lead at 71-76, entering the final stretch.

"It was a tough game; they are a physical team. They're athletic, they play for 40 minutes with high intensity. So, we tried to match that, and we got the win at the end," he celebrated. "It's basic, but we take one game at a time. It was a good one for us today on the road, and we'll see next game. But for sure, it's an important win for us."

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Beyond Bouteille's scoring prowess, Buducnost leaned on another key factor in the fourth quarter, which both teams entered tied at 59: suffocating defense.

"I think \[it was our\] defense," Zakelj remarked. "I think \[giving up just\] 71 points is a good thing against Chemnitz, who is a team that flies, they play very fast with a lot of possessions. It's not easy \[to stop them\], you know. I think that was the difference."

In the final 10 minutes, Chemnitz went 1-of-11 from behind the arc and committed 6 turnovers, which allowed Buducnost to outscore its opponent 15-28 in that period and gave the fans traveling from Podgorica plenty of reasons to celebrate.

"These are the guys that are supporting us all season long. If they can come away, they are here," Zakelj praised. "And I have to thank them. Yeah, they are far from home, so it's not easy, but this court is not easy. This game was not easy to prepare for, but in the end, I think we won fairly."

This fourth consecutive victory solidifies Buducnost's position in Group B at 5-2, now just one win behind leader Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse and three games clear of seventh place, keeping them firmly in contention as the BKT Eurocup campaign unfolds.

The French forward tied his career-high with a PIR of 34 in holding off the stubborn Chemnitz resistance

NINERS Chemnitz v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2025-11-12T18:00:00.000Z)

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana produced arguably its best BKT EuroCup performance of the season as the hosts grabbed an astounding 50 rebounds, 19 of them on the offensive end, in a 93-65 rout of Umana Reyer Venice on Wednesday.

Cedevita Olimpija runs riot to overwhelm hapless Reyer 

[Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/lju/) produced arguably its best BKT EuroCup performance of the season as the hosts grabbed an astounding 50 rebounds, 19 of them on the offensive end, in a 93-65 rout of [Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/umana-reyer-venice/vnc/) on Wednesday.

Cedevita improved to 5-2 and stayed in the hunt for the top spot in Group A while Reyer dropped to 3-4 and finds itself sandwiched among a cluster of teams with an identical record.

The Slovenian team enjoyed a massive second half after grinding out a 42-37 lead at the interval, blowing Reyer away in the paint with [Thomas Kennedy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/thomas-kennedy/013973/) claiming the player of the game accolade on 14 points and 8 boards in just 17:23 minutes on the court.

Kennedy was one of six Cedevita players to finish in double figures, with [Umoja Gibson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/umoja-gibson/013855/) pacing the home team on 15 points as he netted all of them in a closely contested first half.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 7 Highlights | 2025-26 BKT EuroCup

[David Skara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/david-skara/004639/) and veteran [Jaka Blazic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jaka-blazic/003452/) posted 13 points each, [DJ Stewart](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/dj-stewart/012700/) added 11 and [Aleksej Nikolic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aleksej-nikolic/003703/) chipped in with 10 to underline a cohesive team effort which left Reyer reeling after the break.

Kennedy acknowledged that Cedevita’s airtight defense made the difference after Reyer led 25-30 early in the second quarter.

“We like to bring the energy in front of our home crowd and we played good defense throughout,” the Irish big man said in his post-game comments. “We had a big third quarter and then held them off in the fourth. It’s a big win for us as it means we keep going forward towards the top of the table.”

Gibson got going in the first half as he bedazzled his markers with unstoppable drives to the basket and also drained a treble of three-pointers, as Reyer failed to contain the livewire guard.

Nikolic, in turn, pulled all the playmaking strings and the writing was on the wall for Reyer early in the second half as Cedevita went on a 12-1 run to open up a 57-44 lead and never looked back.

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The advantage only got bigger as the hosts kept their feet on the gas, leaving head coach Zvezdan Mitrovic purring with delight after the final buzzer. 

“The guys played great defense and we capitalized on Reyer playing two games in the last four days,” the Montenegrin tactician said.  “An excellent effort from my team and I am very happy with the win.”

The defeat was a bitter pill to swallow for Mitrovic’s Croatian counterpart Neven Spahija, who made no excuse for his team’s meltdown as Stefan Nikolic was the only visiting player in double figures after netting 13 points.

Reyer also committed 15 turnovers against a mere 12 assists, shooting a miserable 5-of-23 from downtown while collecting a modest 28 boards, just over half as much as Cedevita. “I thought we were soft and devoid of energy in the first half but the second half was even worse,” Spahija said. “We can only congratulate Olimpija for their emphatic win and get back home to work.”

The Slovenian outfit dominated in all departments and demolished its rival in the second half

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Umana Reyer Venice (2025-11-12T17:30:00.000Z)