Joventut – London L. 89-78
Joventut made 19-of-24 charity shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Joventut outrebounded Lions 44-19 including a 31-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Lions were plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Croatian center Ante Tomic (217-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American guard Kyle Guy (188-1997, college: Virginia) chipped in 13 points and 7 assists. Five Joventut players scored in double figures. At the losing side Croatian Tomislav Zubcic (213-1990, agency: BIG) responded with 19 points and Canadian Aaron Best (193-1992, college: TMU) scored 18 points.
Top scorers:
Joventut: A.Tomic 16+9reb+4ast, H.Ellenson 14+3reb, K.Guy 13+3reb+7ast, A.Feliz 13+2reb+1ast, J.Parra 12+3reb+1ast, G.Vives 11+5reb+3ast
London L.: T.Zubcic 19+3reb+2ast, A.Best 18+1reb, J.Taylor 14+3reb+1ast, S.Dekker 8+1reb+1ast, O.Oni 8+3reb+5ast, V.Hruban 7+2reb+1ast
gschID: 1071076
H.Tel-Aviv – Venezia 90-80
Hapoel Tel-Aviv dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Venezia’s 28 and made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Hapoel Tel-Aviv players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American guard Xavier Munford (193-1992, college: URI) stepped up and scored 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard JCovan Brown (188-1990, college: Texas) chipped in 12 points and 8 assists. At the losing side Uruguayan-Italian guard Jayson Granger (188-1989) responded with 18 points and American Derek Willis (206-1995, college: Kentucky) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Five Hapoel Tel-Aviv and four Venezia players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
H.Tel-Aviv: X.Munford 13+9reb+2ast, B.Timor 13+2reb+4ast, J.Brown 12+3reb+8ast, C.Onuaku 11+3reb+1ast, I.Zalmanson 10+5reb+3ast, T.Ginat 10+3reb+1ast
Venezia: J.Granger 18+4reb+2ast, D.Willis 16+5reb+2ast, A.Tessitori 13+5reb, J.Parks 13+4reb+1ast, A.De Nicolao 6+1reb+4ast, J.Brooks 6+5reb+1ast
gschID: 1071077
Lietkabelis – Paris 97-98
Paris made 25-of-32 free shots (78.1 percent) during the game. 27 personal fouls committed by Lietkabelis helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Tyrone Wallace (196-1994, college: California, agency: Pensack Sports) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 assists. Juhann Begarin (196-2002) contributed with 22 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Hungarian forward Gyorgy Goloman (211-1996, college: UCLA) answered with 22 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and American guard Jamel Morris (193-1992, college: Fairmont St.) added 23 points in the effort for Lietkabelis. Four Paris and five Lietkabelis players scored in double figures. Lietkabelis’ coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help.
Top scorers:
Paris: J.Begarin 22+6reb+1ast, T.Wallace 19+3reb+10ast, A.Simms 15+3reb, G.Denis 11+3reb+1ast, K.Ismael 10+9reb, A.Gegic 8+1reb+2ast
Lietkabelis: J.Morris 23+1reb+3ast, G.Goloman 22+7reb+1ast, K.Kullamaee 20+5ast, Z.Sakic 11+2reb+2ast, V.Lipkevicius 10+9reb+3ast, N.Popovic 5+3reb
gschID: 1071078
Gran Canaria – Bursaspor 72-66
Bursaspor was plagued by 29 personal fouls down the stretch. American-Lithuanian John Shurna (204-1990, college: Northwestern) stepped up and scored 17 points for the winners and Senegalese center Khalifa Diop (215-2002) chipped in 11 points. Gran Canaria’s coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side swingman Onuralp Bitim (196-1999) responded with 22 points and 5 rebounds and Greek-American center Zach Auguste (208-1993, college: Notre Dame, agency: Pensack Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Gran Canaria: J.Shurna 17+1reb+1ast, D.Khalifa 11+4reb, F.Bassas 8+1reb+2ast, M.Salvo 7+5reb+1ast, A.Slaughter 6+4reb+4ast, A.Balcerowski 6+1reb
Bursaspor: O.Bitim 22+5reb+1ast, Z.Auguste 14+14reb, A.Clemmons 9+4reb+3ast, D.Needham 6+1ast, Y.Saybir 4+9reb, D.Dudzinski 4+3reb+3ast
gschID: 1071079
Turk Telekom – Brescia 77-69
Erkan Yilmaz (192-1997) stepped up and scored 8 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and French forward Axel Bouteille (201-1995) chipped in 21 points. At the losing side American guard CJ Massinburg (190-1997, college: Buffalo) responded with 20 points and the other American import forward Kenny Gabriel (205-1989, college: Auburn) scored 10 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Turk Telekom: A.Bouteille 21+3reb, T.Jones 14+8reb+1ast, N.Sestina 10+3reb, B.Demir 9+2reb+1ast, J.Grant 9+3reb+6ast, E.Yilmaz 8+12reb+5ast
Brescia: C.Massinburg 20+3reb, J.Petrucelli 10+2reb, K.Gabriel 10+8reb+2ast, A.Della Valle 8+3reb+5ast, D.Cournooh 5+3reb+2ast, C.Burns 4
gschID: 1071080
Ulm – Buducnost 92-83
ratiopharm Ulm made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. ratiopharm Ulm outrebounded Buducnost 43-31 including 28 on the defensive glass. Buducnost was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Brazilian Bruno Caboclo (206-1995) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and American swingman Brandon Paul (193-1991, college: Illinois, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds. Four ratiopharm Ulm players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Erick Green (190-1991, college: Virginia Tech) responded with 29 points and Canadian guard Trae Bell-Haynes (188-1995, college: Vermont) scored 17 points and 8 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Ulm: B.Caboclo 19+11reb+1ast, B.Paul 18+5reb, Z.Fedor 14+2reb, Y.Matheus 10+2reb+7ast, T.Klepeisz 8+9reb+3ast, N.Juan 8+2reb+6ast
Buducnost: E.Green 29+1reb+3ast, T.Bell-Haynes 17+4reb+8ast, C.Reynolds 7+1reb, M.Jagodic-Kuridza 7+5reb+1ast, P.Popovic 7, A.Kaba 6+11reb
gschID: 1071081
Prometey – Hamburg 87-79
Point guard Illya Sidorov (184-1996) stepped up and scored 21 points for the winners and American swingman DJ Stephens (195-1990, college: Memphis) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side American Yoeli Childs (203-1998, college: BYU) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds and the other American import point guard Harrison Cleary (185-1997, college: UMC) scored 19 points and 4 assists. Five Prometey and four Hamburg Towers players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Prometey: I.Sidorov 21+3reb+2ast, D.Stephens 15+9reb, G.Clavell 14+3reb+7ast, O.Balvin 14+7reb+1ast, I.Sanon 13+1reb+3ast, O.Lypovyy 8+2reb
Hamburg: H.Cleary 19+3reb+4ast, Y.Childs 19+12reb, Z.Samar 14+7reb+5ast, L.Meisner 10+4reb+2ast, L.Schoormann 9+4reb, C.Philipps 6+1reb
gschID: 1071082
Promitheas – Bourg 89-75
Promitheas forced 21 JL Bourg turnovers. American point guard Anthony Cowan Jr (183-1997, college: Maryland) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners and Lithuanian Arnoldas Kulboka (208-1998) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side power forward Pierre Pelos (205-1992) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds and Canadian forward Isiaha Mike (203-1997, college: SMU) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Five Promitheas and four JL Bourg players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Promitheas: A.Kulboka 20+5reb, A.Cowan Jr. 20+6reb+10ast, J.Thomasson 13+1reb+2ast, G.Conditt IV 12+6reb, D.Hogue 10+5reb, N.Dangubic 7+3reb
Bourg: J.Floyd 16+1reb+3ast, I.Mike 13+6reb+2ast, P.Pelos 12+10reb+1ast, A.Chassang 10+3reb+1ast, M.Courby 9, J.Palmer Jr. 5+3reb+4ast
gschID: 1071083
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