By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Cedevita Olimpija restored a comfortable lead down the stretch to prevail, 80-59, over Aris Betsson in Stozice Arena. Improving to 3-0 in Group A of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season with a third win in as many clashes with the Greek club in the second tier of Euroleague Basketball, Umoja Gibson stood out with 19 points alongside five assists and three steals. With Giorgos Tanoulis on the injury list of the Thessaloniki outfit, Luka Brajkovic and Nikos Chougkaz were sidelined for the team coached by Zvezdan Mitrovic.
Elsewhere in Round 3, Bahcesehir Koleji also went up to 3-0 in Group A with a 106-85 victory against Veolia Towers Hamburg in Inselpark Arena. Can Mutaf and Kenan Sipahi did not suit up, but Caleb Homesley dropped 21 points on his former team, sharing a game-high with Malachi Flynn. Tyler Cavanaugh followed with 16 points plus seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals.
In the lone Group B game on Tuesday, Turk Telekom edged out Buducnost VOLI, 79-72, in Ankara Arena to record the first win of the 2025-26 continental campaign and sixth in as many EuroCup meetings with the Montenegrin club. Kyle Allman Jr. and Marko Simonovic put in 16 and 15 points, respectively. Andrejs Grazulis and Michael Devoe of the Ankara outfit, and Zoran Nikolic of the Podgorica outfit, remained out.
Group A
Cedevita Olimpija – Aris Betsson 80-59
Veolia Towers Hamburg – Bahcesehir Koleji 85-106
Slask Wroclaw – U-BT Cluj-Napoca (15/10)
Umana Reyer Venice – Neptunas (15/10)
BAXI Manresa – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (15/10)
STANDINGS: Bahcesehir Koleji 3-0, Cedevita Olimpija 3-0…
Group B
Turk Telekom – Buducnost VOLI 79-72
Lietkabelis – ratiopharm Ulm (15/10)
Panionios – JL Bourg (15/10)
Besiktas Gain – Niners Chemnitz (15/10)
London Lions – Dolomiti Energia Trento (16/10)
STANDINGS: JL Bourg 2-0, ratiopharm Ulm 2-0…