BC Roma opened its first-ever EuroCup campaign with a 91-78 loss to Bahçeşehir Koleji in Istanbul, with Luka Doncic following the historic occasion and sharing moments from the game on his Instagram Story.
Doncic, who joined Roma’s ownership group in 2025, is one of the key investors in the Italian club’s project.
Marcquise Reed led Bahçeşehir with 15 points, followed by Malachi Flynn with 14, Aleksa Avramovic with 13 and Tyler Cavanaugh with 11. Trevion Williams added nine points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Nico Mannion led Roma with 29 points, while Gerald Ayayi scored 16 and Marko Simonovic 13.
Šiauliai opened its EuroCup campaign with a 74-71 home win over the London Lions.
Cameron Henderson led the hosts with 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Tauras Jogėla and Darius McKnight added 11 points each, with McKnight also delivering seven assists. The Lions were led by Josh Scott with 17 points, followed by Tarik Phillip with 11 points and five assists and TK Kennedy with 10 points.
Rīgas Zeļļi edged Tortona 86-84 at home in the opening round of the EuroCup.
Ben Shungu starred with 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists, while Tyler Wahl recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds. Isaiah Johnson added 12 points and Martynas Varnas scored 10. Prentiss Hubb paced Tortona with 16 points and six assists, Dominik Olejniczak added 14 points and seven rebounds, and Justin Gorham finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Lietkabelis began its EuroCup campaign with a 75-72 home victory over Bosna, with Ognjen Jaramaz scoring game-winner in the final moments.
Ivan Février and Mantas Valinskas scored 17 points apiece, with Février also grabbing nine rebounds. Ognjen Jaramaz contributed 13 points and six assists, while Nojus Radžius added 11 points. Reggie Perry led Bosna with 14 points, followed by Raekwon Hawkins with 12 and Sincere Carry Pipes Jr. with 11.