The Lithuanian team had no turnovers in overtime to resist Sopot's rally
Caring for the ball better paid off for Wolves
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Rallying from a 13-point deficit early in the third quarter, Trefl Sopot managed to force overtime in its game against visiting Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius on Tuesday night. Despite having 4 players with 4 fouls, Soport managed to hold its opponent scoreless in the last 3 minutes of the game and tie it 84-84 to feel closer than ever to its first win of the season and the first in the BKT EuroCup in 12 years.
“I’m really happy about the first half we had, but we struggled against their physicality in the second half,” Wolves head coach Alessandro Magro recognized during the press conference. “It is something that we have to talk about. We helped them, by doing turnovers, come back in the game.”
The fact is that the game saw 38 turnovers between the two teams combined, with the home side losing 20 possessions and the visiting side wasting 18 offenses because of not taking care of the ball.
Game Videos
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Cowan to Brooks! Magic Moment
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Thurman throws it down! Magic Moment
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Brooks throws it down! Magic Moment
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Trefl Sopot-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Weathers fakes and dunks! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Trefl Sopot | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Dolomiti Energia Trento-Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Marcinkevicius with the alley-oop dunk! Magic Moment
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Besiktas Fibabank Istanbul-Trefl Sopot | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Blazevic swats Diop! Magic Moment
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Trefl Sopot-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Trefl’s fastbreak alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Moten denies Odiase! Magic Moment
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Thurman hammers it home! Magic Moment of the Night
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Besiktas Fibabank Istanbul-Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Trefl Sopot | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Johnson’s no-look alley-oop pass! Magic Moment
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Trefl Sopot’s super fast break! Magic Moment
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Taylor's fastbreak slam! Magic Moment
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Joventut Badalona | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Blazevic posterizes Kraag! Magic Moment
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Thurman throws down the reverse dunk! Magic Moment
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Trefl Sopot-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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ratiopharm Ulm-Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Joventut Badalona-Trefl Sopot | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Brooks blasts the dunk! Magic Moment
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Weathers rejects Ellis on the break! Magic Moment of the Night
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Trefl Sopot-Dolomiti Energia Trento| Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Brooks's block! Magic Moment
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Thurman's baseline dunk! Magic Moment
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ratiopharm Ulm-Trefl Sopot | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Trefl Sopot | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Trefl Sopot-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wolves quickly go defense to offense! Magic Moment
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Jogela's big dunk! Magic Moment
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Thurman's half-court buzzer-beater! Magic Moment
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Thurman drives for big two-hander! Magic Moment
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Jogela with the alley-oop dunk! Magic Moment
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Trefl Sopot-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Trefl Sopot | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Jogela's monster slam! Magic Moment
But, when the overtime came, the visiting team knew how to handle itself. “We stayed united even when they scored the last shots to go to overtime” Magro stated. “And even in that point we kept doing what we were supposed to do, [which is] to play tough defense, to play together, to help each other and to share the ball, so I’m really happy about this game”.
That solid approach paid off for his team, as it didn’t turn the ball over for the entire overtime, while Trefl Sopot had 3 in the first 2 minutes that turned into 8 points for the winners. First, an offensive foul called on Andy Van Vliet was followed by a huge three by Andrew Andrews to open the extra period. Next, a Matas Jogela steal ended up opening the door for a monster put-back dunk by Tre'Shawn Thurman, and last, another by Geoffrey Groselle was the prelude of another bomb by Andrews that capped a 0-10 run to start the overtime and finish the game.
Overall, Wolves converted 31 points from Sopot’s 23 turnovers, while Sopot had 26 points off Wolves’ lost possessions. And, in a game that was decided by little details and with a difference of only 7 points, taking care of the ball better in the end proved crucial.