With no more unbeaten teams, the 2025-26 EuroCup campaign continues to heat up
Game Center: Road wins for Bourg, Bahcesehir; Jerusalem, Slask triumph at home
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Tuesday, November 11
ratiopharm ulm 64-96 Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse retained first place in Group B by downing ratiopharm ulm 64-96 on the road in Round 7 on Tuesday. Bourg improved to 6-1 in the standings while Ulm dropped to 4-3.
Adam Mokoka led the winners with 23 points. Both Gach added 11 and Darius McGhee had 10 for Bourg. Christian Sengfelder paced Ulm with 15 points and Mohamed Diakite added 11 for the hosts. Bourg led 17-28 after 10 minutes, but Ulm rallied for a 36-34 edge midway through the second quarter. Mokoka helped the visitors to a 42-50 margin at the break and extend it to 47-68 with over 8 minutes remaining to cruise to a well-deserved road victory.
Aris Thessaloniki Betsson 76-86 Bahcesehir College Istanbul
Bahcesehir College Istanbul returned to its winning ways by prevailing a back and forth battle over Aris Thessaloniki Betsson 76-86 on the road in Group A. Aris temporarily built a 9-point advantage in the second quarter of a game with 15 lead changes and 11 ties.
Bahcesehir took control of the game with a 0-15 run in the fourth quarter to move to 6-1. Matthew Mitchell tallied 16 points to lead the way, Tyler Cavanaugh added 14 points and 8 rebounds and Mateusz Ponitka chipped in 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Bryce Jones scored 16 for Aris, which fell to 3-4 in the group.
Slask Wroclaw 92-81 Veolia Towers Hamburg
Slask compounded Hamburg’s misery by coming away with a 92-81 win on Tuesday night, which saw the Polish side improve to a 3-4 record and the German outfit remain winless through the first seven rounds. Hamburg got off to a fast start, leading for the majority of the first quarter and holding a 22-23 edge after 10 minutes. However, Slask grew into the game and was able to lead 49-46 lead into the break, then 69-65 after 30 minutes, before finally securing a 92-81 victory.
Slask’s Issuf Sanon was the game’s joint top scorer with 19 points, while the hosts also got good contributions from Jakub Urbaniak (17 points), Kadre Gray (15 points), Stefan Dordevic (14 points) and Noah Kirkwood (6 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists). Hamburg was led by the 19 points of Zacharie Perrin, followed by Justin Edler Davis with 14, LJ Thorpe with 13, Kenneth Ogbe with 12, and Niklas Wimberg with 10.
Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem 110-93 Neptunas Kleipeda
Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem erased a 14-point deficit to beat short-handed Neptunas Klaipeda 110-93 and extend its winning streak to four games in Group A thanks to a monster performance of 35 points by Cassius Winston. After 17 lead changes and 8 ties in the first half, Jerusalem grabbed control of the game with a 17-0 run spanning the final two quarters to improve to 5-3.
Jared Harper had 21 points and 8 assists and Anthony Lamb added 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Neptunas, which was without the departed James Karnik as well as leader Arnas Velicka, was up to the fight for about 25 minutes but could not grab a fourth straight win and fell to 3-4. Zane Waterman (18 points) and Arnas Berucka (17) both set career highs in points in the loss.
Wednesday, November 12
Besiktas GAIN Istanbul vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento (18:00 CET)
A big battle in Group B will see Besiktas (4-2) attempt to pull two games clear of Trento (3-3). The Turkish team has a 100% home record, scoring at least 90 points in each of those wins, and boasts the competition’s third-best three-point shooting conversion rate (38.2%) – helped by Anthony Brown averaging 12 points per game on 40% from beyond the arc. Trento gained its second straight win by narrowly downing Lietkabelis last week, and will hope that forward Peyton Aldridge can continue to lead the physical fight after he grabbed 10 rebounds in that game. The Italian team also needs another big night from Devante Jones, who has scored 21 and 20 points in the last two games.
U-BT Cluj-Napoca vs. BAXI Manresa (18:00 CET)
Two teams tied in the middle of Group A will battle for supremacy in a key matchup as Cluj (3-3) welcomes Manresa (3-3). Manresa will look to recover its usual defensive toughness after allowing 100 points in last week’s loss at Neptunas, while Hugo Benitez will attempt to continue to provide offensive fireworks after a double-double of 10 points and 10 assists in that game. Cluj is also looking to bounce back and make a defensive improvement after a home loss against Cedevita, and will hope competition PIR leader Fatts Russell (24 points, 6.7 assists and 25 PIR per game) will win his backcourt battle with Benitez.
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Umana Reyer Venice (18:30 CET)
Another crucial Group A matchup between direct rivals will see Cedevita (4-2) defending its homecourt with a visit from Reyer (3-3). Cedevita snapped a two-game losing streak by overcoming Cluj last week behind the routine excellence of guard Umoja Gibson (15 points and 5.3 assists per night), who faces a good battle with Reyer backcourt leader RJ Cole (11.8 points and 5.2 assists per game). The Italian team has won three of its last four games and will hope to dominate its significant physical advantage over the host: Cedevita ranks last in the competition in rebounding (31.3 per game) while Reyer is top of the class in that category (39.7 rpg).
Lietkabelis Panevezys vs. Turk Telekom Ankara (18:45 CET)
Two teams heading in different directions go head-to-head with Lietkabelis (1-5) hosting Turk Telekom (4-2). The home team hasn’t won since the season opener, while Turk Telekom has reeled off four consecutive wins mostly thanks to the second-best defense in the competition (76.7 points per game allowed). A key offensive weapon for the visitor is Jaylen Smith (14 points per game), who netted six triples in last week’s win over Panionios. To counter him, Lietkabelis needs Michael Flowers to maintain his magnificent form after netting 20 and 22 points in the last two games – a return to form by Kristian Kullamae would also be welcome after he went scoreless in last week’s loss to Trento.
NINERS Chemnitz vs. Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (19:00 CET)
Inconsistent Chemnitz (2-4) will look to climb towards the all-important top six at the expense of in-form Buducnost (4-2). The German team can look for leadership from Corey Davis, who averages 17.7 points and 6.2 assists. But he will have to overcome a confident Rasheed Sulaimon, who helped stretch Buducnost’s winning run to three games by pouring in 20 points against Besiktas last week. Chemnitz ranks second in the competition in two-point conversion rate (62.4%), partly thanks to Yordan Minchev averaging 9.5 points per game on 67.9% from inside the arc, so Buducnost will have to rely on another big game from Juwan Morgan, who averaged 14.5 and 5.5 boards in the last two games.
London Lions vs. Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens (20:30 CET)
The week’s final game gives two struggling teams the chance to climb the Group B standings as London (2-4) hosts Panionios (1-5). The English team has lost two straight while Panionios is on an even worse stretch, losing five in a row. London is the competition’s lowest scorer (75 points per game) despite the consistency of Kameron McGusty (16 points per game), and particularly needs to take better care of the basketball after averaging a EuroCup-high 17.7 turnovers per game. The visitor is ranked last in two-point shooting percentage (48%), but can hope to build on a solid debut from Keron Deshields, who scored 17 points in last week’s loss at Turk Telekom.