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EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Round 7 winner

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Congratulations to Tyler Fairbairn, the Round 7 winner in EuroCup Fantasy Challenge! Tyler's team Tyrese posted a score of 207.35.

The team featured the following lineup: team captain Matt Morgan of London Lions, his teammate Gabe Olaseni, Rayjon Tucker of Umana Reyer Venice and two Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv players: Jaylen Hoard and Braian Angola; Ben Lammers of Dreamland Gran Canaria as sixth man; Mo Soluade of London; Atakan Bicer of Turk Telekom; Pep Busquets of Joventut Badalona, Oleksandr Lypovyy of Prometey Slobozhanske and his teammate Vyacheslav Bobrov as bench players; and Mihai Silvasan of U-BT Cluj-Napoca as head coach.

His prize for finishing first in Round 7 is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

The overall leader after seven rounds is Gilad OlshAnetsky, whose GALAVNIA team is ahead of everyone with 1,284.8 fantasy points.

Trades are now open for Round 8. Remember, three trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season, and you can also trade your head coach.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become EuroCup Fantasy Challenge's next winner!

Karel Guzman had 14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 0 turnovers as U-BT Cluj-Napoca beat Aquila Basket Trento 60-98 in Round 7 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

Karel Guzman pulled off complete performance to inspire U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s record win at Trento

D.J. Seeley may have stolen the limelight with his game-high 21 points on the road at Dolomiti Energia Trento, but it was the energy transmitted by an extraordinary Karel Guzman that inspired U-BT Cluj-Napoca to a huge 60-98 win in Italy on Wednesday night.

The Cluj forward dominated on both ends, contributing to both defense and offense in the almost 27 minutes that he stayed on the floor. Guzman proved to be Cluj’s Swiss knife, having finished the game with a double-double of 14 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. Moreover, he registered 5 assists, 3 steals and 0 turnovers for a game-high PIR of 34.

“We are so happy, because we did what we had to do in the game,” a joyful Guzman said in the post-game flash interview. “We played tough on defense and offense. We controlled the transition offense. Now, we need to keep it like this and continue every day.”

Karel Guzman had 14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 0 turnovers as U-BT Cluj-Napoca beat Dolomiti Energia Trento 60-98 in Round 7 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Karel Guzman's highlights vs. Trento

### A strong start by Cluj

Cluj got off to a brilliant start and outscored Trento 14-34 in the first quarter. The hosts managed to bounce back and brought the game within 33-45 heading into halftime after holding the guests to 11 points in the second quarter. Yet, Cluj returned to the court in style in the second half and went on a 0-16 run in the third quarter to practically put the game to bed at Il T Quotidiano Arena.

“I’m extremely proud of the way we approached the game,” Cluj head coach Mihai Silvasan stated after the contest. “And I’m extremely proud of the way we came out after halftime when mentally we were not in the best shape after their comeback in the second quarter.”

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### A memorable night for Cluj

This was a record-breaking night for Cluj, as it registered its biggest victory in the BKT EuroCup by beating Trento by as many as 38 points. In fact, prior to Wednesday’s game, Cluj’s most comfortable win in the competition came last season in its first year in the EuroCup, when it beat Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 94-76 at home. It also has to be noted that Silvasan’s side recorded an eye-popping 49 rebounds, which is the highest mark Cluj has ever registered in the EuroCup.

“I’m really happy about the hustle that we showed,” Silvasan noted during the post-game press conference. “We almost got 50 rebounds. That’s a huge number for a EuroCup game.”

Cluj sits second in the Group B standings behind leader Dreamland Gran Canaria after improving its record to an impressive 6-1. Even more impressive is the fact that Cluj won just five games last season, so it has already bettered that mark.

Cluj and Gran Canaria will face each other next week in a huge matchup that will take place on Tuesday at BTarena. If Cluj manages to replicate Wednesday night’s performance, and Guzman plays as he did at Trento, Coach Silvasan’s side could have what it takes to potentially become the first team to beat the Spanish side this season.

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Karel Guzman of U-BT Cluj-Napoca shoots over Prentiss Hubb of Dolomiti Energia Trento during the two teams' Round 7 clash in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The 28-year-old fired on all cylinders as he led his side to a decisive victory.

Guzman pulled off complete performance to inspire Cluj’s record win at Trento

Dolomiti Energia Trento v U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023-11-15T19:00:00.000Z)

Dreamland Gran Canaria was cruising through three quarters and then took its foot off the gas, giving last placed Slask Wroclaw a chance to get back into the game. The reigning champion eventually caught itself just in time. 

Gran Canaria caught itself just in time to avoid collapse

Dreamland Gran Canaria was cruising through three quarters and then took its foot off the gas, giving last placed Slask Wroclaw a chance to get back into the game. The reigning champion eventually caught itself just in time.

Gran Canaria led by 22 points late in the third quarter and was still up 77-56 with 6 minutes to go. But Slask fought back to make it a 4-point game before Gran Canaria won 81-77 to remain undefeated at 7-0 in Group B.

“We played a pretty solid game for three quarters. In the last quarter we stopped playing and gave Wroclaw a chance to get back into the game. In the end, it’s a win. We will take it. But we have to play for 40 minutes,” Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic said afterwards.

It's top against bottom as undefeated reigning-champs Gran Canaria, receives a visit from Slask, the only team in Group B yet to capture a win this term. Can the Polish team spring a major surprise or will it be business as usual for Spaniards with a seventh straight sweep?

Dreamland Gran Canaria-Slask Wroclaw | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

Free throws from veterans Ferran Bassas and AJ Slaughter in the final 32 seconds was all the offense Gran Canaria could muster in the final 6 minutes.

“Obviously we won so we feel good. We did let them make it a little closer in the end but we were able to pull it out. So all in all we are happy with it,” said Ben Lammers, who tallied 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks for the winners.

Gran Canaria seemed to be rolling still in the fourth quarter despite Lakovic playing some of his team’s youngsters.

“We did give a chance to players who don’t usually get a lot of minutes. But we gave away the momentum to Slask totally and they came back,” said Lakovic, who gave big minutes in the final frame to Ruben Lopez, Roko Prkacin and Jovan Kljajic.

The 21-year-old Ruben Lopez set a new career high with 18 minutes played and picked up 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block. The 20-year-old Roko Prkacin scored a career high 9 points in a career high 16 minutes. And 22-year-old Kljajic had 4 points in 17 minutes - the second time he’s played more than 16 minutes this season.

The lessons learned nearly cost Gran Canaria the game though until Lakovic eventually subbed all three out for his regulars to try to regain control of the game. And it barely worked in time.

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The champs may have learned a valuable lesson about finishing games off.

Dreamland Gran Canaria v Slask Wroclaw (2023-11-15T20:00:00.000Z)

Reyer Venezia improved to 3-4 in Group A of the 2023-24 EuroCup season after pulling away from BC Wolves to win 77-93 in Round 7.

Reyer Venezia's second-half defense made the difference in Vilnius

Umana Reyer Venice stepped up defensively in the second half and ran away with [a 77-93 win over Wolves Vilnius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/reyer-venezia-runs-past-bc-wolves-77-93/) during the two teams' Round 8 matchup in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

"We went into the half talking about our defense and how we needed to take a step forward," explained Reyer's Barry Brown, who led all scorers with 24 points.

"We were able to come out in the third quarter and do that, and carry it over to the fourth."

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### A run that put the game to bed

Reyer led the entire second half, but it did allow 18 points in the first 7 minutes of the second half. Wolves cut the margin to 57-59, but that's when the visitors put together a 2-9 run to make it 62-69 after 30 minutes, then scored the first 8 points of the fourth to make it 62-77 before cruising the rest of the way.

"I am going to give credit to the whole team, especially the last quarter", a satisfied coach Neven Spahija said after the win.

After a thrilling high-scoring victory over Cedevita, Reyer target further momentum via the thriving talents of Barry Brown, whereas Wolves are raucous themselves having won three in a row and boasting the Round 6 MVP after Rasheed Sulaimon powered them to success over Prometey.

Wolves Vilnius-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

His team did not allow a single point in the opening 4 minutes of the fourth and did not allow a field goal for nearly 6 minutes.

Reyer also clicked offensively in this game, scoring between 21 and 25 points in each of the fourth quarters. Such balance and consistency left the hosts with very little chance, as Reyer celebrated a win that improved it to 3-4 in Group A.

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Barry Brown Jr. shoots a shot for Umana Reyer Venice in its Round 8 clash against Wolves Vilnius in the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Consistent scoring from the visitors also helped their cause against Wolves Vilnius.

Reyer's second-half defense made the difference in Vilnius

Wolves Vilnius v Umana Reyer Venice (2023-11-15T17:00:00.000Z)

Veolia Towers Hamburg watched host Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana cut a 28-point deficit to 1 point in the closing seconds, but Hamburg left Slovenia with an 83-86 win in Group A.

Hamburg's defense showed up to survive ugly fourth quarter

Veolia Towers Hamburg nearly suffered a colossal collapse - but only nearly - and the German side is thrilled to have gotten its first victory of the season thanks to a strong defensive performance.

Hamburg watched host Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana cut a 28-point deficit to 1 point in the closing seconds, but Hamburg left Slovenia with an 83-86 win in Group A.

“We executed the game plan for the most part of the game. I am very happy with our defensive performance. Obviously, we got ourselves a big lead after three quarters and we kind of let the game get away - almost. But it’s an almost. We found a way in the end to get the necessary stops and scores to win the game,” Hamburg coach Benka Barloschky said.

The Hamburg play-caller said his young team got nervous in the final quarter against an experienced team away from home.

“You have a chance to get the first win on the road. Everybody gets a little nervous. But we found a way. I am super proud of the team and we will celebrate this win for sure.”

Two clubs still in pursuit of a maiden EuroCup W for 2023-24 go head-to-head. Cedevita playmaker Klemen Prepelic may be one to watch for for the Slovenians, while Hamburg are known for crashing the boards and have the prowess of Seth Hinrichs in their artillery.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

Barloschky has reason to be happy about his defense. Hamburg came into the game with the worst defense in the competition, ranking 20th in opponents index rating (127.7), points allowed (101.8), two-point shooting (63.6%) and three-point shooting (46.8%).

Cedevita did not come close to any of those statistics, scoring 83 points while shooting 47.7% on two-pointers and 23.5% from long range and registering a PIR of 91.

“We are unbelievably relieved that we finally got our first win in the EuroCup. Of course, the fourth quarter was really ugly. Things just clicked all of a sudden for Ljubljana - they hit almost everything. But we stuck together and we won here,” said Mark Hughes, who scored 16 points, including 4 free throws in the final 9.2 seconds to secure the win.

The victory was just the latest positive for Hamburg, which was leading Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul late in the third quarter before losing 90-78 last week on the road. Barloschky’s team also has won three straight games in the German League.

Aljami Durham, who scored a team-high 21 points against Cedevita, said Hamburg has to keep going now: “We have a little run now that we want to continue. We cannot stop working hard and wanting to take a small step forward.”

It will be all about forgetting the near collapse and remembering the victory.

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The win continues a positive trend for Coach Barloschky's men. 

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2023-11-15T17:30:00.000Z)

Reyer Venezia improved to 3-4 in the 2023-24 EuroCup season after beating BC Wolves 77-93 in Round 7.

Reyer Venezia runs past BC Wolves, 77-93

Umana Reyer Venice picked up its first road win of the season, as it took control early and ran past Wolves Vilnius 77-93 on Wednesday night in the Lithuanian capital. This win improved Reyer to a 3-4 record in Group A, and a share of sixth place, while Wolves dropped to 3-3 in its debut BKT EuroCup campaign.

Reyer spent all but a couple of possessions in front and broke the game open with a 5-18 run bridging the third and fourth quarters behind 24 points from Barry Brown. Adas Juskevicius was the top scorer for the hosts with 15 points.

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Tessitori scored 6 points early to help Reyer open a 9-13 lead. Adas Juskevicius answered with a three-pointer and Thurman's jumper put Wolves in front, before Aamir Simms banked a three to make it 14-18. The teams traded baskets, with Brown scoring from close range and long range for the visitors to help them set a 20-23 lead after 10 minutes.

Both sides kept trading blows in the second, with Kyle Wiltjer and Tessitori scoring for Reyer and Zemaitis and Miniotas for the hosts. Gagic also had a pair of baskets for Wolves, but another three from Brown kept Reyer ahead, 26-30. A big dunk from Christian Mekowulu helped the hosts go in front, 34-32, but Marco Spissu nailed a three-pointer right away at the other end. Jeff Brooks ended up knocking one down from the left corner in the final seconds of the quarter, making it 39-44 at halftime.

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Reyer, little by little, started to pull away in the second half. After Zukauskas hit a three for Wolves, Brown made consecutive baskets to make it 45-52. Mekowulu had an alley-oop dunk, but Brown knocked down a triple to open a 49-57 margin. Juskevicius hit back-to-back threes and Mekowulu had another dunk that got the hosts to 57-59, but Tucker hit a three and Brown a tough jumper to help Reyer lead 62-69 after 30 minutes.

Two more baskets from Brown in a 0-8 fourth-quarter run helped open a 62-77 score as the hosts were without a single basket for more than 4 and a half minutes to start the final period. There was 4:12 left in the game and Reyer up 63-80 when Thurman ended Wolves' field-goal drought. However, Reyer kept finding ways to score and the margin reached 20 points in the penultimate minute as the visitors closed it out.

Marco Spissu of Umana Reyer Venice has possession against Wolves Vilnius in Round 7 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The Italian side won back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Reyer runs past Wolves, 77-93

U-BT Cluj-Napoca secured a comfortable win away at Dolomiti Energia Trento to extend its winning streak to four games. 

Cluj thrashes Trento on the road, 60-98

U-BT Cluj-Napoca secured a 60-98 win away at Dolomiti Energia Trento to extend its winning streak to four games. The visitors outplayed Trento and led throughout the 40 minutes to improve their record to 6-1. The Italian side saw its three-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 3-4.

D.J. Seeley paired his game-high 21 points with 9 rebounds, while Karel Guzman recorded a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds, as well as 5 assists and 3 steals for a game-high PIR of 34. Bryce Jones scored 14 points and Patrick Richard added 12. Andrejs Grazulis led the hosts with 15 points, having gone 5-for-6 from beyond the arc. Kamar Baldwin and Mattia Udom netted 12 points each, with the latter downing 8 rebounds.

Andrija Stipanovic scored the first 3 points of the game. Then, Seeley drilled a pull-up triple and Guzman sank a jumper for an early 0-8 Cluj surge. Trento was held scoreless for 3 minutes before Paul Biligha scored 4 back-to-back points. Seeley and Guzman nailed a three-pointer each for a Cluj double-digit lead, 4-14, midway through the first quarter. Seeley made his third triple of the night and Jones drilled a couple of baskets to allow Cluj maintain a large lead, 9-23. Back-to-back Richard triples were followed by a Baldwin bucket on the other end, but Cluj took a 14-34 lead into the second quarter.

Richard opened the second quarter with a buzzer-beating lay-up, but Trento responded with a 0-5 run to reduce the deficit to 19-36. Baldwin completed a three-point play and Udom knocked down a long two-pointer to bring Trento within 24-40. Toto Forray scored his second triple of the night, but Seeley took his tally to 12 points for a 27-43 Cluj lead. Grazulis drilled back-to-back transition triples to go 4-for-4 from beyond the arc and cut the deficit to 33-45 heading into halftime.

After the break, Seeley and Baldwin exchanged buckets before Adam Mokoka scored 5 quick points. Then, Guzman netted a corner three and Mokoka nailed a layup in transition for a 0-8 Cluj run to extend their team’s lead to 38-57. Cluj took its run to 16 unasnwered points for a 38-63 lead. Davide Alviti nailed a triple to end the guests’ momentum.

Yet, Cluj took a 41-71 cushion into the closing quarter and didn’t take its foot off the gas in the last 10 minutes. The visitors pushed forwards until the final buzzer in its bid to please the travelling fans, who didn’t stop singing from the stands throughout the game and finally celebrated this big victory with the players.

The margin of victory was the most over for Cluj in the EuroCup.

Dreamland Gran Canaria failed to put away Slask Wroclaw and ended up sweating out an 81-77 home victory to remain undefeated in the BKT EuroCup. 

Gran Canaria sweats out tight win over last-placed Slask

Dreamland Gran Canaria failed to put away Slask Wroclaw and ended up sweating out an 81-77 home victory to remain undefeated in the BKT EuroCup. The reigning champion led 54-32 midway through the third quarter but watched as last-placed Slask took the fourth quarter 13-30 and cut the margin to just 4 points in the final minute.

Every Gran Canaria player scored and 11 players had at least 1 rebound with Ben Lammers leading the way on 12 points to go with 4 rebounds and 3 blocks. AJ Slaughter added 12 points and 5 assists for Gran Canaria, which tops Group B with a 7-0 record. Slask is still searching for its first victory at 0-7 despite three players scoring in double figures, topped by Lukasz Kolenda’s 26 points.

Gran Canaria led early 6-2 before Slask took its first charge for an 8-7 score. Lammers scored twice and Slaughter and Miguel Salvo sank three-pointers to put the home side up 17-8. Slaughter and Lammers scored again and the hosts had a 23-13 cushion. It was 23-16 after 10 minutes.

The hosts looked to deliver a knockout punch early in the second quarter with Slaughter knocking down back-to-back three-pointers and Pierre Pelos also hitting from deep in a 13-2 opening for a 36-18 advantage. Slask managed to slow down the Spanish side and went on a 1-9 spurt over more than 4 minutes to cut the gap to 37-27. Gran Canaria however held Slask scoreless for the final 3:41 minutes of the second quarter and tallied the final 8 points to lead 45-27 at the break.

Slask tried to get back into the game and hit the first five points of the second half and trimmed the margin to 45-32. Gran Canaria responded with the next 9 points and the lead was 54-32. Slask refused to give up with 7 straight points and Kendale McCullum and Jakub Niziol hit back-to-back triples to make it 59-47. The home side was too good though with the final 9 points of the quarter and a 68-47 lead after 30 minutes.

Slask could not get the stops needed early in the final frame, only able to get within 71-53 with 8 minutes to go. Gran Canaria youngsters Ruben Loppez and Roko Prkacin scored and Jovan Kljajic put the home side up 77-56. The guests were not ready to give up though with Kolenda hitting triples and Daniel Golebiowski draining one from deep. The cushion was 77-68 with 3 minutes to go. Slask continued to believe and Dusan Miletic’s layup made it 77-70 with 82 seconds to go. Kolenda drained a triple and the difference was 77-73 with 44 seconds remaining. Ferran Bassas and Slaughter both made 2 free throws in the final 32 seconds to secure the win.

The reigning champs were cruising with lead sin the 20s before Slask rallied in the fourth quarter. 

Veolia Towers Hamburg narrowly avoided a would-be historic collapse in beating Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 83-86 to claim its first victory of the season after nearly blowing a 28-point lead. 

Hamburg narrowly avoids historic collapse for first victory 

Veolia Towers Hamburg narrowly avoided a would-be historic collapse in beating Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 83-86 to claim its first victory of the season after nearly blowing a 28-point lead. In a battle of winless teams at the bottom of Group A, Hamburg was leading 42-70 late in the third quarter but Cedevita trimmed the deficit to one point in the waning seconds. The biggest comeback in BKT EuroCup history was 24 points on multiple occasions.

Aljami Durham led the way with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Hamburg, which improved to 1-6. Mark Hughes added 16 points - including 4 free throws in the closing seconds, Lukas Meisner scored 14 points and Aleksander Dziewa had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Cedevita is still looking for its first win at 0-7 despite Jaka Blazic scoring 24 points and Klemen Prepelic hitting for 23 points.

Both teams were slow to score in the early going with VJ King’s layup the first basket for 1-2 after nearly 2 minutes. The game went back and forth until Hamburg picked up 6 straight points for a 6-10 lead. Cedevita evened the game 12-12 and three more ties were followed by a Gregor Glas triple to push the hosts ahead 22-19 after 10 minutes.

Seth Hinrichs hit a three-pointer and helped Hamburg reclaim the lead 23-24. Cedevita went back ahead and was up 27-24 but then watched Meisner score 7 points in a 0-9 Hamburg run for a 27-33 advantage. Meisner added a second three-pointer and 2 free throws and Hughes chipped in a big dunk and triple as Hamburg was up 32-43. Cedevita pulled within 36-43 at intermission.

Nico Brauner came out of the break on fire with 3 three-pointers within 69 seconds and Hamburg went ahead 38-52. Cedevita just could not score at all and the guests got three-pointers from Durham in a 4-18 run over a 6-minute stretch for a 42-70 lead. Cedevita finally got some scoring with three baskets in 42 seconds to get within 48-70. The score was 49-74 after 30 minutes.

Cedevita started inspired in the fourth quarter with the first 16 points - three-pointers coming from Blazic and Glas - to trail 65-74. Durham’s jumper in the lane was Hamburg’s first points after more than 5 minutes. That did not stop the Cedevita surge with DJ Stewart’s 2 free throws making it 69-76 with 4 minutes to go. Blazic made it just a 2-point game with a three-pointer with 2 minutes remaining. Durham managed to convert a three-point play to slow down the hosts and Dziewa hit a big hook shot for a 74-81 cushion with 76 seconds remaining. Blazic drained another triple and it was again just 2 points, 79-81, with 37 ticks to go. Durham only split free throws and Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottmermann missed 2 foul shots as it remained a one-possession game. Prepelic could only make 1 free throw before Hughes twice drained two foul shots in the final 9.2 seconds to ice the game - with Prepelic hitting a three-pointer in between to make it 83-84.

Cedevita came from 28 down to get within 1 in the final minute. 