By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
In the first game of the evening, Cluj Napoca defeated Siauliai 93-75 on the road.
Javonte Smart delivered another great performance with 20 points, Uros Plavsic added 16 and eight rebounds, while Jalyn McCreary also scored 16.
On the other side, Michael Caffey led the hosts with 13 points, and Martynas Pacevicius scored one less.
Rigas Zelli also secured a victory, overcoming Cedevita Olimpija 89-79 in front of their fans.
Tyler Wahl led Riga to their second win in the competition with 21 points, while Tony Perkins added 17.
For the visitors, who now have three losses, Anthony Cowan scored 23 points, and the young Urban Kroflic and Rihards Lomazs both added 14.
Ulm also celebrated a win this evening, defeating Bosna 102-93 at home.
In a very high-scoring game, Jaylin Sims was the best for the home team with 20 points, one more than Oluwasimisola Shittu, while Armel Traore had 14 points and nine rebounds.
For Bosna, Marcus Domask scored 24 points, while Reginald Perry had a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Easy win for Aris, victories for Napoli, Tofas and Le Mans
Aris remains perfect after three rounds, having convincingly defeated Tortona at home with a score of 88-68.
Matt Morgan delivered an excellent performance for Vassilis Spanoulis’s team with 23 points, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl added 19, and Neno Dimitrijevic scored 15.
For the visitors, Dante Maddox was impressive with 26 points, but the only other player in double figures was Giordano Bortolani with 11.
Napoli secured their third victory in the competition, coming from behind in the final quarter to defeat Slask Wrocław 86-82 on the road.
Markel Brown scored 15 points for Napoli, Jeff Dowtin added 14, while Jack White contributed 11 points and eight rebounds. For the Polish side, Devin Robinson was clearly the best with 22 points, but even he couldn’t help his team avoid defeat.
In the same group, Tofas also went 3-0, defeating Buducnost 90-85 in front of their fans.
Zachari Nutall was outstanding with 20 points for Tofas, three more than Tyler Jones, and Yigitcan Saybir added 15. For Buducnost, which now has two losses in three rounds, Yogi Ferrell stood out with 18 points, while Djordjije Jovanovic scored 15, one more than Axel Bouteille.
Le Mans also recorded a victory in their arena, beating Rostock 82-70.
Six players for Le Mans scored in double figures, with five of them scoring ten points. The only one better was Carlos Stewart with 12. For Rostock, Taronte Crockett scored 22 points, and Zach Copeland had 18, along with eight rebounds
BKT EuroCup Round 3
Group A
Rigas Zelli – Cedevita Olimpija 89-79
Aris – Tortona 88-68
Le Mans – Rostock 82-70
San Pablo Burgos – Hapoel Jerusalem (20:30 CEST)
STANDINGS
1. Hapoel Jerusalem 2-0
2. Aris 2-0
3. Tortona 1-1
4. Rīgas Zeļļi 1-1
5. San Pablo Burgos 1-1
6. Rostock 0-1
7. Cedevita Olimpija 0-2
8. Le Mans 0-2
Group B
Wednesday
Siauliai – Cluj-Napoca 75-93
Tenerife – Maxima Roma (21:00 CEST)
Venezia – Turk Telekom (21:00 CEST)
Thursday
London Lions – Frankfurt (20:30 CEST)
STANDINGS
1. Venezia 1-1
2. Maxima Roma 1-1
3. London Lions 1-1
4. Turk Telekom 1-1
5. Tenerife 1-1
6. Siauliai 1-1
7. Frankfurt 1-1
8. Cluj-Napoca 1-1
Group C
Neptunas – JL Bourg 93-89
Trento – Chemnitz 80-88
Slask Wroclaw – Basket Napoli 82-86
Tofas – Buducnost 90-85
STANDINGS
1. Basket Napoli 3-0
2. Tofas 3-0
3. Chemnitz 2-1
4. Buducnost 1-2
5. Neptunas 1-2
6. Slask Wroclaw 1-2
7. Trento 1-2
8. JL Bourg 0-3
Group D
Bahcesehir – Manresa 100-88
Lietkbalis – PAOK 95-86
BC Roma – Balkan 77-72
Ulm – KK Bosna 102-93
STANDINGS
1. Bahçeşehir Koleji 3-0
2. Ulm 2-1
3. PAOK 2-1
4. Lietkabelis 2-1
5. BC Roma 2-1
6. Manresa 1-2
7. KK Bosna 0-3
8. Balkan 0-3
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