Virtus Segafredo Bologna grabbed its fourth win in Group B by downing Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 101-104 in the Slovenian capital on Wednesday. Virtus improved to 4-2 in the standings while Olimpija dropped to 2-4. 

Virtus survives high-scoring showdown in Ljubljana, 101-104

Marco Belinelli led the winners with 21 points, Milos Teodosic added 19, Mam Jaiteh 17, Kyle Weems 15 and Ty-Shon Alexander 10 for Virtus. Yogi Ferrell paced Cedevita with 24 points and 11 assists in his debut. Edo Muric and Alen Omic each scored 18 points, Jaka Blazic had 15 and Jacob Pullen 10. Jaiteh, Weems and Teodosic shined early to give Virtus a 10-18 lead. Omic and Pullen helped Cedevita to get within 25-29 after 10 minutes. Ferrell and Muric took over in the second quarter, getting help from Omic to bring the hosts closer, 53-54, at halftime. Ferrell and an outstanding Omic put Cedevita ahead, 70-67, midway through the third quarter. Weems dunked to tie it at 82-82 after 30 minutes. Belinelli, Teodosic and Weems made the difference in crunch time; Cedevita fought back, but Pullen missed from downtown at the buzzer. 

Post-Game Quotes: Andorra 98-75 Turk Telekom


### Ibon Navarro, MoraBanc Andorra
“We could expect that they wanted to try to do something because they have an excellent team. I think we had a problem of intensity in terms of pressing the ball and our aggressiveness, but I think that we fixed it. We found a lineup that changed again the energy in the third quarter and I think it was an unbelievable victory against a very good team. I think it’s too soon to think who is going to be where, what we have to do is to stay strong at home, but that’s not enough. If we want to be within the top four in our group, we have to get wins on the road and this is the next challenge.”



### Candost Volkan, Turk Telekom Ankara
“In the halftime, we actually talked about a lot of things in the locker room, and the players reacted well in the third quarter, but in 2 or 3 minutes we gave all their advantage because of some open shots and they punished it. We are happy about the reaction in the third quarter but besides that, [allowing] 98 points is unacceptable and we have to talk about this with the team.”



### Codi Miller-McIntyre, MoraBanc Andorra
“We came out with a lot of energy, on defense and offense, and we were hungry for the 40 minutes. There are a lot of good teams in EuroCup and if we are able to be strong at home and protect our home court, we will have good chances to keep advancing.”


Anthony Clemmons 2- Turk Telekom Ankara (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) - EC21

MoraBanc Andorra v Turk Telekom Ankara (2021-12-08T19:00:00.000Z)

Morabanc Andorra was unstoppable from long distance from the very beginning, as it drained 5 out of 6 threes in the first quarter and continued rocking in the second by going 3 for 6. That accuracy granted the home team a 20-point margin early in the game that became an unbreakable wall for the visiting squad. 

It’s raining threes

The three-point rain continued after the break, as the hosts added 5 more to finish the game with a solid 13-of-23 shooting (56.5%). Turk Telekom was not bad from behind the arc either, collecting 4 triples in the opening quarter and going for 11-of-28 (39.3%) in the end, but it turned out not enough against the accuracy of its opponent, which had six different players scorie from behind the arc. Clevin Hannah and Codi Miller-McIntyre had 3 each, Drew Crawford and Nacho Llovet nailed 2 apiece and Conor Morgan, Mario Nakic and Amine Noua connected once from deep.

Clevin Hannah - MoraBanc Andorra (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) - EC21

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Virtus Segafredo Bologna were close to breaking the 7DAYS EuroCup record in Round 6. The teams combined for 33 three-point shots - 1 shy of a record that has been standing for over a decade.

Virtus, Cedevita provide rain of three-pointers

Cedevita Zagreb and Gran Canaria combined for 34 three-pointers, hitting 17 apiece, on February 1, 2011. Cedevita prevailed 114-110 in overtime. This game tied the record for most three-pointers in a non-overtime game; Gran Canaria and Promitheas Patras also combined for 33 three-pointers on November 4, 2020. 

Milos Teodosic - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - EC21

Post-Game Quotes: Cedevita 101-104 Virtus


### Sergio Scariolo, Virtus Segafredo Bologna
"First of all, it is always a pleasure to play in a basketball country like Slovenia. It was probably a fun game to watch, a little bit less for coaches, who were on the sideline watching very good things and a little less good things. But overall, we showed cohesiveness, character, personality. We were very short-handed, of course, as we know, missing so many injured players. And also, I want to thank Alessandro Pajola, who played in a very, very difficult physical condition. He didn't play his best game but given his circumstances, you have to be thankful for the effort he did. We knew that Cedevita is a really good three-point shooting team. In the fourth quarter, I think we adjusted our defense better. We played better and guarded the ball better, so we didn't need too much of a help where they were able to kick the ball out and take those open threes. And we rebounded solid, definitely, in the fourth [quarter]. Then we hit some shots. Unfortunately, we didn't hit free throws. I think we could have managed to get a little bit more relaxed at the very end, but this is a pretty young team and I assume and know that these kinds of things happen and will happen again. But it is a very important win on the road. Every win is important in his high-level EuroCup - on the road even better, even more. I am really, really satisfied with the win. We need to move on and decide what to do with our roster which right now is really, really at the minimum number of active players to be able to compete in two competitions."



### Jurica Golemac, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana
"Congratulations to Virtus on the win. They played better for these three-pointers and won the game because of their extraordinary quality. The baskets they were scoring were like... I don't know, 20-30 points were like NBA action. But this is their quality and this is what they got. We fought until we had the power and the energy. What we said at the beginning of the game was that what's most important were defensive rebounds. They had 15 [offensive rebounds]. It is hard to box them out, they are very tall and strong. And the other thing is that we had to reduce our turnovers, and those two things could give us some balance, some momentum, and with the home court fans, giving us a lot of energy today, could give us the win. But in the crucial moments, when we had a run, they stopped it with extraordinary solutions. So once again, congratulations to Virtus."



### Mam Jaiteh, Virtus Segafredo Bologna
"First of all, I am very, very happy and proud of us and the team for the win because the most important is the win, actually. But we had some injuries and missed some key players, too. I am very proud of the way we reacted, we stepped up, the starters, the ones from the bench. Everybody stepped up and fulfilled their commitments. We still have things to improve but I think this win helped us improve our character and chemistry, to win this kind of game."


Jaka Blazic - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana - EC21

Virtus Segafredo Bologna registered a 101-104 road victory against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 6 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season. By doing so, Virtus extended its winning streak against the club to five games. 

Virtus remains a nightmare for Cedevita

The Italian powerhouse has won 10 of its 11 showdowns against Cedevita Olimpija since the turn of the millennium and is 5-2 in Ljubljana. Virtus knocked off Olimpija in the 2001 EuroLeague Quarterfinals with an 80-79 overtime win in Bologna and 79-81 in the Slovenian capital. Virtus also defeated Olimpija twice in the EuroCup Top 16 last season: 90-76 in Bologna and 98-108 in overtime in Ljubljana. 

Michele Ruzzier - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - EC21

Slask Wroclaw captured its first victory over the 7DAYS EuroCup season by blasting Hamburg Towers 87-71 on Wednesday night at Hala Orbita. The hosts led by as many as 26 before easing up late in the game. The result left both teams with 1-5 records and tied for eighth place in Group A alongside Dolomiti Energia Trento. 

Slask storms Hamburg for maiden win, 87-71

Travis Trice ran the Slask attack with 18 points and 9 assists, Aleksander Dziewa also scored 18 and collected 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, Kodi Justice added 15 points on 4-of-10 three-point shooting and Kerem Kanter tallied 9 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Seth Hinrichs paced Hamburg with 16 points and 8 rebounds, Maximilian Di Leo added 14 points and Caleb Homesley tallied 13 points and 6 assists in defeat. 

Jaylon Brown took a steal in for a layup to open the scoring before Dziewa got Slask on the scoreboard. Justice struck from deep for the hosts’ first lead, 5-3. Justice connected on a second triple to make it 9-3, after which Hamburg made three early substitutions. Homesley got the visitors going with a floater and Di Leo added a three-pointer. Justice drilled another three, though Maik Kotsar took charge with a pair of baskets and on defense drawing an offensive foul. Di Leo tied it at 14-14 after a steal by Homesley.  Dziewa put Slask back in front and Kanter made it 18-14 after 10 minutes. 

The hosts rebuilt their lead to 23-16 on a triple by Jakub Karolak. Di Leo responded from downtown and Kotsar got Hamburg within 2. Slask pulled away again as Justice made a triple and Michal Gabinski added free throws for a double-digit lead, 32-21. Hinrichs heated up for Hamburg though Slask continued to make shots and remained comfortably ahead. Dziewa scored at the rim and Trice added free throws to stretch the margin to 47-33 at the break. 

Hamburg looked rejuvenated at the start of the second half with 2 steals and 2 offensive rebounds in the first 2 minutes for a 0-6 run. The hosts called a timeout to settle down, Kanter scored on the offensive glass and Trice made free throws to give Slask a 51-39 cushion. Homesley nailed a pair of threes to trim the deficit to 53-47 midway through the quarter. Trice responded with a steal and a three-point play and Ivan Ramljak restored a double-digit margin. A triple by Karolak capped a 9-0 run and prompted a Hamburg timeout down 15. Trice beat the third-quarter buzzer from mid-court for a 67-50 advantage.

Back-to-back threes by Trice and Dziewa early in the fourth quarter took Slask’s lead into the 20s. Trice fed Ramljak for a slam that extended the margin to a game-high 81-55 with 5 minutes remaining. Hinrichs and Di Leo stepped up for Hamburg to lower the deficit in the closing minutes with the game’s outcome already clear. 

Travis Trice - Slask Wroclaw (photo Dawid Podsiadlo - Slask) - EC21

Slask Wroclaw v Hamburg Towers (2021-12-08T17:45:00.000Z)

Travis Trice tied the club record for assists with 9 in controlling the Slask Wroclaw attack against Hamburg Towers. Trice also scored 18 points and grabbed 2 steals in compiling a performance index rating of 27, which tied his personal best. 

Trice runs the show for Slask 

He scored 7 points and dished 4 assists in the second quarter when Slask outscored Hamburg 29-19 to take a 14-point halftime lead. ; He added 8 more points in the third to keep Hamburg on its heels. His assist total tied Rashid Atkins for the most in club history. Atkins had 9 dimes against Dynamo Moscow in February 2008.

Travis Trice 2- Slask Wroclaw (photo Dawid Podsiadlo - Slask) - EC21

Post-Game Quotes: Slask 87-71 Hamburg


### Andrej Urlep, Slask Wroclaw
“For sure defense was the key thing. We did a really good job on their best shooters. Unfortunately in the first quarter, No. 5, Homesley, he got some open shots and he made them. But otherwise, I can say I'm very happy about the defense. A little less with offensive even though we scored many points, but some shots we rushed, some shots we forced when we were not supposed to instead of being patient. Congratulations to the guys. They did an unbelievable job. The fact is because of their hard job they got tired and we made some mistakes. But we are very very happy because finally, we got this win."



### Pedro Calles, Hamburg Towers
“Congratulations to Slask. They were clearly the better team today. They played with more energy and were much more focused. That's why they were better than us today at both ends of the court. They got more rebounds, brought themselves to the free-throw line significantly more often - 26 attempts compared to just 7 on our side. We didn't attack their defense aggressively enough, weren't active enough driving to the basket and therefore couldn't commit any fouls. We weren't ready in any way today."



### Travis Trice, Slask Wroclaw
“I would say we came with a great defensive mentality. It was a total team effort and guys were unselfish and hitting shots.”



### Seth Hinrichs, Hamburg Towers
“We knew that they are a very physical team. They hadn't won a game so far. So we knew they would appear hungry. They closed all ways into the paint with their defense, so we had a hard time finding an offensive rhythm. But it was even more fatal that we weren't consistent enough in defense. In the second half, we briefly managed to defend, so we came back to 6 points. Then after a timeout, they started a run, increased their physicality and we couldn't answer that anymore. It's a game we have to learn from."


### Maximilian Di Leo, Hamburg Towers
“It was a really difficult game. We didn't do our job well in defense today. We gave them too many easy threes, especially in the first half. We haven't closed out fast enough, so they found their shooting touch. That hurt us today. We had a little momentum after halftime and cut the deficit to 6 points. Then they took a timeout and came back much more physically. We didn't hold back and, from then on, not much was possible. It was a crucial moment, we had a chance to keep the game close. But after their run, they were completely in control."



Aleksander Dziewa - Slask Wroclaw (photo Dawid Podsiadlo - Slask) - EC21