By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Johnathan Motley and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar greeted the new season with a splash over MoraBanc Andorra and a 93-82 victory on Wednesday.
Motley, who made his EuroCup debut against Andorra, set sights for this week’s MVP honors with a 29-point performance on 10-12 FG, along with 8 rebounds and 9 fouls received for a total PIR of 39.
On top of Motley’s performance, Darius Thompson had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals for Evgeny Pashutin’s squad while Errick McCollum dropped 18 points and 6 assists.
Codi Miller-McIntyre added 19 points and 5 assists for Andorra and Victor Arteaga had 10 points.
Group A Round 1 results:
Turk Telekom – Boulogne Metropolitans 92 73-65
Hamburg Towers – Partizan NIS Belgrade 97-106
Dolomiti Energia Trento – Joventut Badalona 56-86
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar – MoraBanc Andorra 93-82
Slask Wroclaw – Lietkabelis Panavezys 59-70
Group A Round 2 matchups:
Lietkabelis Panavezys – Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
Joventut Badalona – Hamburg Towers
MoraBanc Andorra – Dolomiti Energia Trento
Boulogne Metropolitans 92 – Slask Wroclaw
Partizan NIS Belgrade – Turk Telekom
Group A standings:
| Group A | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Joventut Badalona | 1 | 0 | 86 | 56 | 30 |
| 2. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar | 1 | 0 | 93 | 82 | 11 |
| 3. Lietkabelis Panevezys | 1 | 0 | 70 | 59 | 11 |
| 4. Partizan NIS Belgrade | 1 | 0 | 106 | 97 | 9 |
| 5. Turk Telekom Ankara | 1 | 0 | 73 | 65 | 8 |
| 6. Boulogne Metropolitans 92 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 73 | -8 |
| 7. Hamburg Towers | 0 | 1 | 97 | 106 | -9 |
| 8. MoraBanc Andorra | 0 | 1 | 82 | 93 | -11 |
| 9. Slask Wroclaw | 0 | 1 | 59 | 70 | -11 |
| 10. Dolomiti Energia Trento | 0 | 1 | 56 | 86 | -30 |
Photo: EuroCup