By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
New owner Richard Hsiao was in the arena, the gym was full and Aris Thessaloniki Betsson got a big 98-76 win over Veolia Towers Hamburg.
Bryce Jones with 16 points led a balanced offensive effort for the hosts, while Zacharie Perrin was the leading scorer of the guests with 14.
Hsiao (photo), a close friend of Giannis Antetokounnmpo, also met Greek Hall-of-Famer and legend Nikos Galis, while Aris fans didn’t forget their traditional ceremony at the tip-off.
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Ιn the first game of the night, Bahcesehir got an easy 93-74 win over Venice with the duo of Malachi Flynn and Trevion Williams scoring 16 points each.
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana had no problem defeating Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem thanks to an amazing night of DJ Stewart, who finished the game with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Nikolic (22 points) and Gibson (21 points) also had a great shooting display.
The last game of the round was the first win of the season for BAXI Manresa, as the Catalan team had no trouble defeating Slask Wroclaw (74-62).
In Group B, the NINERS beat with ease Lietktabelis (86-67) with Ty Brewer scoring 19 points.
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse keeps winning, as the French side won its game against Turk Telekom Ankara despite Marko Simonovic (27 points and 10 rebounds) great game. Gach (21 points) and McGhee and Mokoka, with 17 points each, were also huge for the home team’s win.
Devante Jones (24 points and 7 assists) guided Dolomiti Energia Trento to its first win of the season after defeating Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, that couldn’t get the home W despite Skylar Mays’ great game: 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
GROUP A
Neptunas Klaipeda – U-BT Cluj-Napoca 102-107
Bahcesehir College Istanbul – Umana Reyer Venice 93-74
Aris Thessaloniki Betsson -Veolia Towers Hamburg 98-76
BAXI Manresa – Slask Wroclaw 74-62
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 84-99
STANDINGS
- Bahcesehir College Istanbul 2-0
- Aris Thessaloniki Betsson 2-0
- Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 2-0
- BAXI Manresa 1-1
- Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 1-1
- Slask Wroclaw 1-1
- U-BT Cluj-Napoca1-1
- Neptunas Klaipeda 0-2
- Umana Reyer Venice 0-2
- Veolia Towers Hamburg 0-2
GROUP B
ratiopharm ulm – Panionios Athens 103-96
Besiktas GAIN Istanbul -London Lions 99-73
NINERS Chemnitz – Lietkabelis Panevezys 86-67
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse – Turk Telekom Ankara 88-80
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica – Dolomiti Energia Trento 96-107
STANDINGS
- Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 2-0
- ratiopharm Ulm 2-0
- Besiktas GAIN Istanbul 2-0
- NINERS Chemnitz 1-1
- Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 1-1
- Panionios Athens 1-1
- Lietkabelis Panevezys 1-1
- Dolomiti Energia Trento 1-1
- Turk Telekom Ankara 0-2
- London Lions 0-2