After starting his spell as head coach of Zalgiris (6-12) with victory, Andrea Trinchieri will look to complete a perfect week as he faces another passionate Italian bench boss, Gianmarco Pozzecco of rock bottom ASVEL (2-16), which is still awaiting a first home win.
Game Notes: ASVEL vs. Zalgiris



Zalgiris were the victims of ASVEL's first win of the season, with Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scoring 19 points to inspire an 88-91 road victory in November. Keenan Evans led Zalgiris with 19 points on that occasion, and he will again play a key role in the quest for revenge after scoring in double digits in the last six game, including a team-high 13 to overcome ALBA earlier this week.
- When ASVEL beat Zalgiris 88-91 in Round 6, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 19 points, tied his career high with 3 steals, and set a new career best with a 26 PIR.
- Zalgiris and ASVEL first played in the Cup Winners' Cup semifinals in 1985, with each winning at home in the two-game total-points series. Zalgiris progressed 177-176 on aggregate and lost against FC Barcelona in the finals.
- When Zalgiris last visited ASVEL, in November 2022, it celebrated a 76-93 win as Tomas Dimsa set career highs in points (21), three-pointers made (5) and PIR (25).
- ASVEL's single-game record for steals is 6, which Mindaugas Lukauskis, a Lithuanian who played for ASVEL, set against Zalgiris Kaunas in December 2009.
- ASVEL center Joffrey Lauvergne spent two seasons with Zalgiris, from 2020 to 2022, where he was a teammate of Lukas Lekavicius and Edgaras Ulanovas.
- Zalgiris center Kevarrius Hayes made his EuroLeague debut in the 2020-21 season with ASVEL. He was a teammate there of Charles Kahudi and David Lighty.
- ASVEL guard Nando De Colo earned MVP of the Round honors with a PIR of 37, scoring 25 points and dishing 10 assists, playing for CSKA Moscow in a 94-91 win against Zalgiris in November 2017.
- De Colo was the Top 16 Round 13 co-MVP in the 2015-16 season after torching Zalgiris for 26 points on just 11 shots, making 3 of 4 three-pointers and all 7 of his free throws for CSKA. De Colo also collected 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block for a performance index rating of 35 in a 100-86 home win.
- Paris Lee scored 24 points, making a career-high 5 triples and accumulating a career-best 27 PIR playing for Panathinaikos Athens in an 89-65 win over Zalgiris last January.
- ASVEL big man Youssoupha Fall rejected a career-high 5 shots playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Zalgiris in October 2019.
- ASVEL forward Charles Kahudi matched his career high with 18 points in a home loss against Zalgiris in October 2020.
























































































