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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse lost its first game of the season after getting destroyed by Besiktas 90-60. The Turkish side dominated the whole game and jumps to 4-1 thanks to an amazing Ante Zizic game.
The Croatian center exploded for a 15 points and 14 rebounds double-double to lead the home team. Dotson and Arslan, with 16 points each, were also vital for Alimpijevic’s team, that also got a huge average with the French side.
Only Lindo (11 points) and Mcghee (10) finished the game in scoing double digits for Fauthoux’s team.
Despite having three players scoring +20 points (20 from Gray and 22 from Penava and Kirkwood), Slask Wroclaw was forced to another defeat after losing against Umana Reyer Venice 92-104.
Corey Davis Jr. had an amazing night and led NINERS Chemnitz to its second win of the season. The point guard finished the game with 23 points and 32 PIR, commanding the victory of his team in the German derby against ratiopharm Ulm 89-78.
It was a round with several away wins, one of them being the victory of Neptunas Klaipeda against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 91-94, which allows the Lithuanian team to jump to a 2-3 balance.
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica got a big away win thanks to a great game from Juwan Morgan (30 PIR), defeating Lietkabelis Panevezys.
And in the last game of the round, Bahcesehir College Istanbul dominated BAXI Manresa 67-81 to escape with the win of Nou Congost. Dominant display from the only unbeaten team in BKT Eurocup, that will stay at the top of Group A with a 5-0 balance.
GROUP A
Veolia Towers Hamburg – U-BT Cluj-Napoca 76-95
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Aris Thessaloniki Betsson 103-76
Slask Wroclaw – Umana Reyer Venice 92-104
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana – Neptunas Klaipeda 91-94
BAXI Manresa – Bahcesehir College Istanbul 67-81
Standings
1. Bahcesehir 5-0
2. Hapoel Jerusalem 3-2
3. Cedevita Olimpija 3-2
4. Cluj-Napoca 3-2
5. BAXI Manresa 3-2
6. Venice 2-3
7. Neptunas 2-3
8. Aris 2-3
9. Slask 2-3
10. Hamburg 0-5
GROUP B
Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens – Dolomiti Energia Trento 87-91
Besiktas GAIN Istanbul – Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse 90-60
Lietkabelis Panevezys – Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 91-98
NINERS Chemnitz – ratiopharm ulm 89-78
London Lions – Turk Telekom Ankara 77-89
Standings
1. Besiktas JL Bourg 4-1
2. JL Bourg 4-1
3. Buducnost 3-2
4. Turk Telekom 3-2
5. Ulm 3-2
6. Chemnitz 2-2
7. London Lions 2-3
8. Trento 2-3
9. Panionios 1-4
10. Lietkabelis 1-4