Frutti Extra Bursaspor remained undefeated in Group A after beating Joventut Badalona 81-72 at Tofas Spor Salonu. It was Bursaspor's first EuroCup home game since last year's regular season. The team had played four playoffs game on the road and won three to reach the 2022 championship game.
Bursaspor beats Joventut in heavyweight battle



Derek Needham led the winners with 24 points. Onuralp Bitim added 18, Ahmet Duverioglu had 12 and Yigitcan Saybir 11 for Bursaspor. Ante Tomic led Joventut with 16 points. Kyle Guy added 15 and Jarrod Jones scored 12. Joventut led 61-62 early in the fourth quarter but Needham rescued Bursaspor, gave it the lead and the hosts never looked back.
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Bitim made back-to-back three-pointers and soon added a 360 dunk for a 12-11 Bursaspor lead. Tomic and Jones helped Joventut regain a 17-22 lead late in the first quarter. Needham and Saybir fueled a 10-0 run that restored a 27-22 Bursaspor edge. Bitim remained unstoppable and David Dudzinski's three-point play made it a double-digit game, 39-27. Guy got Joventut closer, 47-39, at halftime.
Needham took over after the break to make it 57-43. Guy kept pacing the visitors and got help from Tomic and Parra to put Joventut back in charge, 61-62, with 8 minutes left. Needham rescued Bursaspor in crunch time, giving his team a 74-70 edge with over 2 minutes left. Duverioglu and Bitim sealed the outcome down the stretch.