By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Even without Cedi Osman, PAOK secured an easy win in the seventh round of the EuroCup, defeating Balkan 79-56 away.
In Osman’s absence, Breein Tyree shone with 25 points, Marcus Foster added 12, and Donatas Motiejunas scored 11 points.
For Balkan, Javante McCoy had 18 points, Mathon Sukhmail scored 11, and interestingly, none of the other Balkan players scored more than four points.
Turk Telekom also triumphed, winning against Cluj Napoca 89-81 on the road, with an impressive second quarter where the visitors outscored their opponents 31-14.
Jerrick Harding was outstanding with 24 points, Kristeon Bankston had 12, Shaq McKissic scored 11, while last week’s MVP Dogus Ozdemiroglu recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 assists.
On the other side, Javonte Smart had 19 points and Uros Plavsic recorded double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Neptunas also celebrated on their home court, defeating Slask Wroclaw 92-82.
Henri Drell led the hosts to victory with 22 points, the same as Mindaugas Girdziunas, while Elvar Fridriksson also scored in double figures with 10.
For the visitors, Malik Parsons scored 19 points, Jakub Niziol had 16, and Anthony Hickey was excellent with 14 points and eight assists.
BKT EuroCup Round 7
Group A
Rostock – Cedevita Olimpija (20:00 CEST)
Wednesday
Aris – Rigas Zelli (19:00 CEST)
Tortona – Hapoel Jerusalem (19:30 CEST)
Le Mans – San Pablo Burgos (20:00 CEST)
STANDINGS
1. Hapoel Jerusalem 6-0
2. Aris 5-1
3. Le Mans 3-3
4. Tortona 3-3
5. Rigas Zelli 3-3
6. Rostock 2-4
7. Cedevita Olimpija 1-5
8. San Pablo Burgos 1-5
Group B
Cluj Napoca – Turk Telekom 81-89
London Lions – Venezia (20:30 CEST)
Wednesday
Siauliai – Tenerife (17:30 CEST)
Thursday
Frankfurt – Maxima Roma (20:00 CEST)
STANDINGS
1. Tenerife 5-1
2. Venezia 3-3
3. London Lions 3-3
4. Maxima Roma 3-3
5. Siauliai 3-3
6. Frankfurt 3-3
7. Cluj Napoca 2-4
8. Turk Telekom 2-4
Group C
Neptunas – Slask Wroclaw 92-82
JL Bourg – Buducnost (19:30 CEST)
Trento – Tofas (20:00 CEST)
Wednesday
Chemnitz – Basket Napoli (19:00 CEST)
STANDINGS
1. Basket Napoli 6-0
2. Tofas 5-1
3. Chemnitz 4-2
4. Buducnost 3-3
5. Trento 2-4
6. JL Bourg 2-4
7. Neptunas 1-5
8. Slask Wroclaw 1-5
Group D
Balkan – PAOK 56-79
Manresa – KK Bosna (20:30 CEST)
Wednesday
Bahcesehir – Lietkabelis (17:00 CEST)
BC Roma – Ulm (20:00 CEST)
STANDINGS
1. Bahcesehir Koleji 5-1
2. PAOK 4-2
3. Manresa 4-2
4. Ulm 3-3
5. Lietkabelis 3-3
6. KK Bosna 2-4
7. BC Roma 2-4
8. Balkan 1-5
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