By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
In the eighth week of the BKT EuroCup regular season, Türk Telekom hosted Beşiktaş GAIN on their home court.
Beşiktaş, who led for most of the match, emerged victorious 84-93. The Black and Whites earned their sixth victory, while the Ankara team suffered their third defeat.
Devon Dotson scored 20 points for Beşiktaş, while Jonah Mathews added 18. Brynton Lemar finished with 15 points. Berk Uğurlu added 12 points and 4 assists, while Ismael Kamagate finished with 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Kyle Alexander finished with 15 points and 6 rebounds for Türk Telekom. Jaleen Smith had 15 points and 7 assists. Jordan Usher scored 13 points, while Kris Bankston and Doğuş Özdemiroğlu each scored 10 points.
In a battle of teams that are trying to make it into the Top-6 group, Umana Reyer Venice defeated BAXI Manresa 97-93. Despite Alfonso Plummer’s 21 points, the Spanish team loses its fourth game in a row. Kyle Wiltjer finished the game as the top scorer for the home team with 20 points.
BKT EuroCup Round 8
Neptunas – Aris 87-93
Cluj-Napoca – Hapoel Jerusalem 89-101
Buducnost – Ratiopharm ulm 101-71
Slask Wroclaw – Bahcesehir 99-91
Trento – Chemnitz 94-105
Turk Telekom – Besiktas 84-93
Panionios Idrogios Athens – Lietkabelis 72-79
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana – Veolia Towers Hamburg 93-73
Reyer Venezia – BAXI Manresa 97-93
London Lions – JL Bourg en Bresse
Standings
Group A
1. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 6–1
2. Hapoel Jerusalem 6–2
3. Bahçeşehir Koleji 6–2
4. U-BT Cluj-Napoca 4–4
5. WKS Śląsk Wrocław 4–4
6. Aris Thessaloniki 4–4
7. Reyer Venezia 3–4
8. BAXI Manresa 3–4
9. Neptūnas Klaipėda 3–5
10. Veolia Towers Hamburg 0–8
Group B
1. JL Bourg en Bresse 6–1
2. Budućnost VOLI 6–2
3. Beşiktaş GAIN Istanbul 6–2
4. Türk Telekom Ankara 5–3
5. ratiopharm Ulm 4–4
6. London Lions 3–4
7. NINERS Chemnitz 3–5
8. Dolomiti Energia Trento 3–5
9. Lietkabelis Panevėžys 2–6
10. Panionios Idrogios Athens 1–7