ratiopharm Ulm assistant coach Tyron McCoy stood in for Jaka Lakovic in this game and guided the team to a victory for the first time since October 2014. McCoy coached Artland Dragons Quakenbrueck for two seasons in the EuroCup, from 2013 to 2015, but only won three of his 20 games on the sidelines. 

Victory for Ulm assistant McCoy

A star shooting guard in the German League as a player, McCoy has been an assistant with Ulm since 2018 and was more than ready when called upon to guide his team to victory, even on the continental stage. 

By the numbers: Ulm cleans the glass

In contrast, Ulm scored 10 second-chance points from 7 offensive boards. Ulm took advantage of the fact that Buducnost had no rim protectors to shoot 69.2% on two-pointers, which is fifth-best in club history. The home team was also plagued by poor three-point shooting; Buducnost made just 3 of 19 triples (15.8%), which was its worst shooting night of the season. 

Semaj Christon - ratiopharm Ulm (photo Buducnost) - EC21

ratiopharm Ulm shook things up in Group B of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season with a resounding 68-89 road win over Buducnost VOLI Podgorica at Moraca. Ulm scored the first 7 points of the game and never looked back in winning on the road for the third time this season to improve to 5-5. Buducnost, which entered the night in sole possession of first place in the group, fell to 7-3 and a tie for first place with Valencia Basket. 

Ulm leaves Podgorica with valuable victory, 68-89

Semaj Christon paced the winners with 18 points and 6 assists, Felicio Cristiano posted 17 points and 10 rebounds, Jaron Blossomgame added 14 points, 9 boards and 2 steals and Karim Jallow scored 11 for the winners. Justin Cobbs led Buducnost with 17 points, 4 assists and 4 steals, Petar Popovic scored 16 off the bench, D.J. Seeley added 13 and Marko Jagodic-Kuridza 10. 

Ulm jumped in front by scoring the game’s first 7 points, including a three by Sindarius Thornwell, before Cobbs got Buducnost on the scoreboard with a three-point play. Ulm remained in control thanks to Jallow and extended the lead to 5-14 on a Christon-to-Cristiano alley-oop slam. After a timeout, Blossomgame’s slam gave the visitors a double-digit lead. Cobbs had an assist and a steal and layup as Buducnost recovered with a pair of baskets, but Ulm continued to soar. A layup by Jallow made it 11-25 and prompted a timeout. Christon connected from deep to extend it to 15-30 after 10 minutes.

Cobbs and Thomas Klepeisz traded threes to start the second quarter. Despite the best efforts of Cobbs, Ulm continued to roll and Fedor Zugic made it 20-37. A tremendous blocked shot by Cobbs fueled Buducnost and Popovic scored on back-to-back possessions, but Felicio continued Ulm’s dominance in taking the margin to 19. Even though Jagodic-Kuridza drained a three and Vladimir Micov added free throws, Blossomgame kept the visitors in charge. Despite 4 points by Seeley, a put-back by Nicolas Bretzel gave Ulm a 33-50 halftime advantage. 

Both teams appeared to have cooled off at the break with nearly 3 and a half minutes passing before the first basket – a triple by Jagodic-Kuridza. Ulm maintained its big lead through free throws as the hosts got no closer than 13. Zugic knocked down a three and Semaj split free throws as the lead grew to 43-62. Blossomgame made it a 20-point game and that was how the third quarter ended, 48-68.

Klepeisz stretched the margin to 23 with a three-pointer on the first possession of the fourth quarter. Baskets by Popovic and Filip Barovic prompted a timeout by Ulm. Felicio righted the Ulm ship, though Buducnost continued to chip away at the deficit. Popovic drew the hosts within 14, but there would be no late charge as Ulm completed the impressive win. 

Cristiano Felicio - ratiopharm Ulm (photo Buducnost) - EC21

This is what the protagonists of the game had to say after such a close deal down the stretch.

Post-Game Quotes: Promitheas 68-71 Valencia


### Joan Penarroya, Valencia Basket
"We are very happy for the win. We came here in a difficult situation and it is obvious that we didn't play our most fluid game on offense or defense, but I believe we hung on to the game. I hope that when we play again on Tuesday, we will bring back most of our players. This is what we expect - if not, things will be complicated. I believe it will be like that, but they would have not done almost anything for one week. Like I said many times, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and we carry on. I hope in the next weeks, we will have our whole roster, but in the last five months, it has not been possible."



### Ilias Zouros, Promitheas Patras
"First of all, congratulations to Valencia. Unfortunately, it was a bad loss for us. The biggest problem is that, in the last quarter, especially in the last minutes, we were not focused and this is something that we need to work on to become better. We tried hard all game long, as we did also against Reyer, but one more time, we gave up at the end of the game. We didn't play as team, offensively and defensively, and gave them the chance to win the game. Good luck to Valencia in the next games. We have to be concentrated in our schedule, EuroCup and especially also in the Greek League."



### Mike Tobey Valencia Basket
"I think, for us, it was just to keep fighting. We came here short-handed, a lot of guys had COVID, so we knew we were going to have to fight in order to get out of here with a win, and we fought until the end. They were leading going into the fourth quarter but we just kept fighting and were lucky to get out of here with a win. We made a lot of clutch plays in the end and Puerto made some clutch free throws for us. I am really proud of our effort today."


### Millan Jimenez, Valencia Basket
"It is true that we didn't have all 12 players that are in the first roster, but us, the young players, have already shown in previous games that we could do well and help on the court and in that sense, we did it one more time. And we won, so we are very happy. It happened in the past - Valencia missing many players - and we were able to solve it. We were able to hang in there, grind our teeth and our effort and character allowed us to win the game. We will now play against Buducnost and Gran Canaria. I hope we are lucky enough to bring back the teammates we are missing. We are going for more and if we have the same players, we will carry on and pull out another win."



Promitheas Patras v Valencia Basket (2022-01-19T17:30:00.000Z)

Kendrick Ray 2- Promitheas Patras (photo Patras) - EC21

Even though Promitheas Patras fell 68-71 against Valencia Basket in Regular Season Round 10, there was good news from EuroCup newcomer Trevis Simpson. In his competition debut, Simpson came off the bench and had 13 points on 2-of-3 two-point shooting and 3-of-5 on three-pointers, helping Promitheas to get the lead in the second half. 

Simpson has stunning EuroCup debut

Power forward Dimitris Agravanis matched his EuroCup career-high with 22 points, but a late 0-10 run allowed Valencia to rally past Promitheas and hand the Greek powerhouse its fourth consecutive loss in Group A. 

Trevis Simpson - Promitheas Patras (photo Patras) - EC21

Valencia Basket started its Round 10 showdown against Promitheas Patras with a short-handed lineup. Valencia was without six regular members of its first-team roster - Victor Claver, Klemen Prepelic, Jaime Pradilla, Xabi Lopez-Arostegui, Bojan Dubljevic and Jasiel Rivero - but managed to beat Promitheas in Patras, 68-71. 

Short-handed Valencia does it again

Valencia already got a road victory in a similar situation, downing Virtus Segafredo Bologna 96-97 without Claver, Mike Tobey, Neno Dimitrijevic and Louis Labeyrie, and showed great character in Patras once again. Tobey led the way with a EuroCup career-high 22 points and Josep Puerto had 6 points, including the go-ahead free throws, in a 0-10 run that allowed Valencia to win the game.

Sam Van Rossom - Valencia Basket (photo Patras) - EC21

Valencia Basket grabbed its fourth consecutive victory in Group A by downing Promitheas Patras 68-71 on the road. Center Mike Tobey was its pillar, leading Valencia to a big win with a career-high 22 points on 10-of-13 two-point shooting. 

Tobey has career-best night against Promitheas

He added 9 rebounds and 4 fouls drawn for a PIR of 25, also a personal-best in the competition. Valencia was without six main players, including big men Jaime Pradilla, Bojan Dubljevic and Jasiel Rivero. Louis Labeyrie fouled out and Promitheas led 68-61 but Tobey scored twice in a 0-10 run that allowed Valencia to rally past its opponents and get another victory. 

Mike Tobey 2- Valencia Basket (photo Patras) - EC21

Valencia Basket overcame injuries and absences to rally past Promitheas Patras 68-71 at Dimitris Tofalos Arena on Wednesday. Valencia improved to 7-3 in Group A while Promitheas lost its fourth in a row and dropped to 2-7. 

Tobey, Puerto lead Valencia to epic win, 68-71

Mike Tobey led the winners with a EuroCup career-high 22 points. Neno Dimitrijevic added 10 for Valencia. Dimitris Agravanis paced Promitheas with 22 points, Kendrick Ray added 15 and Trevis Simpson had 13 in his debut for the hosts. Promitheas led 68-61 lead with over 3 minutes left but Josep Puerto and Tobey combined for all the points in a 0-10 final run that won it. 

Jerai Grant got Promitheas going with a tip-in that Sam Van Rossom bettered with a bomb from downtown. Tobey added a turnaround jumper for a 2-5 Valencia lead. Dimitris Agravanis hit a jump hook and Ray scored in penetration to give the hosts a 6-5 edge. Tobey and Dimitrijevic buried consecutive jumpers, but Agravanis scored in the low post and Simpson buried a mid-range shot for a 10-9 score. Martin Hermansson nailed a jumper off the dribble and Dimitrijevic gave Valencia a 10-13 lead. Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos stepped up with a backdoor layup and Simpson ignited the crowd with a dunk, but Millan Jimenez gave Valencia a 14-15 lead after 10 minutes.

Jimenez and a red-hot Simpson traded three-pointers early in the second quarter. Dimitrijevic followed a driving layup with a floater for a 17-22 Valencia cusion. Ray and Agravanis answered with back-to-back layups, but Tobey took over with a three-point play and a power layup and Puerto followed that with a fastbreak basket to boost the guests' lead to 23-29. Grant stepped up with an alley-oop slam, Ray buried a mid-range shot and Agravanis fired in a triple but Louis Labeyrie and Hermannsson kept Valencia in charge, 30-36. Mihajlo Andric banked in a floater and Ray buried a step-back triple to fix the halftime score at 34-35. 

Labeyrie buried a triple right after the break and Dimitrijevic added a driving basket, but Ray singlehandedly kept Promitheas close at 40-41. Abdul Gaddy followed a driving layup with a jumper, igniting a 9-0 run highlighted by Grant's dunk which Agravanis capped with a three-point play to give Promitheas a 49-43 lead. Tobey rescued Valencia with an alley-oop slam, but Agravanis scored again and Dario Hunt added a three-point play to boost the lead to 54-45. Tobey kept pushing the visitors and got help from Hermannsson and Jimenez to give Valencia hope, 57-52, after 30 minutes.

Van Rossom buried a six-meter jumper early in the fourth quarter and Labeyrie dunked to make it a one-point game. Simpson downed a three-pointer, but Van Rossom answered from downtown and fed Tobey for an alley-oop dunk that completed Valencia's comeback, 60-61, with 6 minutes left. Agravanis stepped up for the hosts and Simpson sank a corner triple, giving Promitheas fresh air at 65-61. Puerto swished a three-pointer and Tobey followed a put-back dunk with a backdoor layup that tied it, 68-68, with 1:31 to go. Puerto split free throws and drew a foul again with 19.6 seconds remaining. He made both attempts and Ray missed from downtown at the buzzer. 

Mike Tobey - Valencia Basket (photo Patras) - EC21

Boulogne Metropolitans 92 has a big and deep frontline with Vince Hunter, Tomer Ginat, Miralem Halilovic and Bandja Sy playing significant minutes.

Keys to victory: Metropolitans vs. Turk Telekom

 They have turned Metropolitans into one of the best rebounding teams in the competition; on average the team has outrebounded its opponents by 3.3 rebounds per game. In contrast, Turk Telekom Ankara has taken the third-fewest offensive boards in the competition (8.8 per game) and is outrebounded on average by 5.6 rebounds per game. Octavius Ellis, JaJuan Johnson and co. must hold their own on the glass in one of the keys for the visiting team.

The Metropolitans defense has allowed opponents to shoot 38.6% on threes and that could be a problem against a Turk Telekom side that has elite sharpshooters in Aaron Harrison, Aubrey Dawkins and Anthony Clemmons. The hosts will need to pay extra attention to the Turk Telekom shooters in this game.

Boulogne Metropolitans 92 v Turk Telekom Ankara (2022-01-19T19:30:00.000Z)