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Aris BC recorded its first win in Group B by downing Lietkabelis Panevezys 74-92 at Kalnapilio Arena in Round 3 on Tuesday. 


Vassilis Toliopoulos leads Aris past Lietkabelis, 74-92

Aris Midea Thessaloniki recorded its first win in Group B on Tuesday night by downing 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 74-92 at Kalnapilio Arena in Round 3. Aris improved to 1-2 in the standings while Lietkabelis dropped to 0-3. 

Vassilis Toliopoulos paced the winners with 26 points on 6-of-8 three-pointers. Lefteris Bochoridis added 13 while Emmanouil Chatzidakis and David DeJulius each had 12 for Aris. Mantas Rubstavicius led Lietkabelis with 15 points. Marko Pecarski added 13 Georgios Kalaitzakis got 12 while Dovic Bickauskis had 10 for the hosts.

Rubstavicius got Lietkabelis going with a driving basket and Gabrielius Maldunas added a jump hook. James Banks scored twice in the paint to tie it at 4-4. Banks matched Pecarski's dunk with his third jump hook, then Oleksandr Kovliar's jumper restored an 8-6 Lietkabelis lead. Eleftherios Mantzoukas took over with a fast-break layup and Toliopoulos buried back-to-back three-pointers to make the hosts call a timeout at 10-14. Rubstavicius and Kalaitzakis stepped up to bring Lietkabelis within 16-17. Toliopoulos scored in penetration to restore a 16-19 Aris lead after 10 minutes.

Bickauskis surprised Aris's defense with a backdoor layup, then Martynas Varnas kept the hosts within 20-21. Mantzoukas and Bochoridis each struck from downtown in a 0-10 Aris run in which Rawle Alkins added a jumper and a two-handed dunk, good for a 20-31 lead. Pecarski scored in the low post before DeJulius hit back with a floater. Rubstavicius and Grantas Vasiliauskas fueled a 6-0 run that brought Lietkabelis within 28-33. Chatzidakis scored in the paint, getting help from Toliopoulos and Bochoridis to keep Aris out of trouble, 32-42, at halftime.

Game News

Pecarski and Trey Woodbury traded baskets soon after the break. Rubstavicius and Pecarski kept pacing Lietkabelis but Aris started to find easy baskets in the paint, with Banks and Joshua Roberts keeping the guests fully in charge, 40-49. Bochoridis downed a six-meter jumper and found Chatzidakis for a layup. De Julius added a fast-break basket and Woodbury's second-chance layup made Lietkabelis stop the game at 45-57. Toliopoulos buried an off-balance floater in the lane and added a three-pointer that broke the game open, 48-64. Bochoridis took over with a layup-plus-foul, then Kalaitzakis and Bickauskis brought Lietkabelis a bit closer, 55-70, after 30 minutes.

Chatzidakis stepped up with a put-back layup early in the fourth quarter and a red-hot Toliopoulos sank his fifth triple in as many attempts, good for a 55-75 Aris lead. Vasiliauskas followed a fadeaway jumper with a big dunk in traffic to give Lietkabelis hope, 61-75, with 8 minutes left. Toliopoulos struck from beyond the arc and Chatzidakis scored again to seal the outcome, 65-80. Lietkabelis could not come back in the final 4 minutes, as Aris kept full control of the game until the final buzzer.

The Greek side notched its first win of the season

Aleksej Nikolic can’t nail a triple, but Beringer detonates a put-back dunk!

  Beringer with a follow-up slam! Magic Moment

 Aleksej Nikolic can’t nail a triple, but Beringer detonates a put-back dunk!

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Pansa buries it! Magic Moment

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Olivier Hanlan misses from deep, but Makoundou slams home a follow-up dunk!

 Makoundou’s two-handed put-back slam! Magic Moment 

Kabengele mades an impossible shot after making a turnaround move that went really bad

Kabengele with the circus shot! Magic Moment

Javon Bess can’t nail a buzzer-beating jumper, but Durmaz is there for the put-back dunk!

 Durmaz with a terrific put-back slam! Magic Moment 

Javon Bess can’t nail a buzzer-beating jumper, but Durmaz is there for the put-back dunk! 

Tre’Shawn Thurman thinks he has a layup but Noa Essengue skies high for a thrilling block.

Essengue skies for the block! Magic Moment

 Tre’Shawn Thurman thinks he has a layup but Noa Essengue skies high for a thrilling block.

Grantas Vasiliauskas gets he ball in the paint and ignites the crowd with a dunk!

 Vasiliauskas dunks in traffic! Magic Moment 

 Grantas Vasiliauskas gets he ball in the paint and ignites the crowd with a dunk!

 Lefteris Bochoridis finds James Banks for a two-handed slam

Banks's big dunk! Magic Moment

 Lefteris Bochoridis finds James Banks for a two-handed slam 

Alexander finds runaway after pick-and-roll and throws down a ferocious one-handed slam!

Alexander slams home a powerful dunk! Magic Moment 

Makoundou muscles his way to the basket and dunks in front of Joan Beringer!
 

Makoundou posterizes Beringer! Magic Moment

Lefteris Bochoridis to Emmanouil Chatzidakis to Rawle Alkins for a dunk - team effort!

Alkins throws it down!  Magic Moment

Jeffrey Taylor drives in the lane, stops and gives it up to Tre’Shawn Thurman for a big reverse dunk.

Thurman throws it down!  Magic Moment 

 Jeffrey Taylor drives in the lane, stops and gives it up to Tre’Shawn Thurman for a big reverse dunk.

FC Bayern Basketball forward Niels Giffey is out for 'the coming weeks' after dislocating his finger.

Niels Giffey suffers dislocated finger, out for weeks

FC Bayern Munich has confirmed that it will be without [Niels Giffey](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/niels-giffey/001557/) for 'the coming weeks' after he dislocated his finger during a domestic league game last weekend.

As Bayern revealed in a statement, Giffey successfully underwent surgery on Tuesday morning on the affected ring finger of his left hand.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We will have to do without Niels Giffey for the upcoming weeks: Our forward suffered an injury during the Göttingen game. More Info ⤵️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeBallTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeBallTogether</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@euroleague</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GlobalHuskies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@globalhuskies</a></p>&mdash; FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1843673707769630846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The 33-year-old played 18:36 minutes for Bayern in its Round 1 win at home to Real Madrid, posting 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. That 97-89 triumph was the first EuroLeague game to be played at the newly opened SAP Garden.

Giffey is also an important member of the German national team, having helped his nation win the 2023 FIBA World Cup and secure a fourth-placed finish at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Andrea Trinchieri has discussed five EuroLeague players who have had a big impact on his coaching career in the competition: Kyle Hines, Gianluca Basile, Nikos Zisis, Nicolo Melli, and Vladimir Lucic.

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Andrea Trinchieri has coached some incredible players over more than two decades, including some Turkish Airlines EuroLeague stars. The Italian play-caller was Kyle Hines's first coach in Europe as they joined forces at Veroli Basket in the 2008-09 season. Hines went on to win four EuroLeague titles. On the other hand, Trinchieri coached Gianluca Basile right at the end of his career with Pallacanstro Cantu. It was Trinchieri's first EuroLeague season and Basile made sure the Italian team reached the 2011-12 Top 16 with an iconic game-winning shot.

Nikos Zisis, Nicolo Melli and Vladimir Lucic complete Trinchieri's list. He coached Zisis in UNICS Kazan, when they reached the 2014 EuroCup Finals, and Brose Bamberg. Both Melli and Lucic became All-EuroLeague players under Trinchieri's guidance, with Bamberg and FC Bayern Munich, respectively. Always direct and on-point, Trinchieri shares some insights and explains to [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net)'s Javier Gancedo why these players meant so much to him in his career.

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Devin Robinson has been key in helping KK Cedevita Olimpija get off to a flying start in this year's EuroCup, which have come after two tough years for the club.

Devin Robinson looking to bring Cedevita Olimpija back where they belong in the EuroCup

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana had a tough time in last year's BKT EuroCup. The team’s first victory of the season came at the end of January, meaning it had gone on a 15-game losing streak. After finally breaking that unwanted streak on the road in Hamburg, two other defeats against the London Lions and Paris Basketball concluded a thoroughly disappointing season.

The Slovenian powerhouse knew it couldn't fail on an ambitious but important mission: finding the right assets in the summer market to reshape a winning mentality for the Dragons.

First and foremost, Cedevita brought in a former EuroCup champion as head coach in Zvezdan Mitrovic, then went about bringing in several new faces who could make a difference. Adding strength to solid players like DJ Stewart and Jaka Blazic, Brynton Lemar and Devante Jones joined the team. Somebody could even fly: his name is Devin Robinson.

Read more about Devin Robinson and his impact at Cedevita [HERE](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup/1724375/devin-robinson-cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana-bkt-eurocup-2024-2025/).

The American forward has been huge in helping the Slovenian team already get better results than last year