By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
A lot of expectations are put on Partizan NIS this season and they’ve justified it so far in EuroCup. Their latest win came in a convincing fashion against Turk Telekom with 85-59 on the scoreboard and the Turks had no room for a comeback at all.
Kevin Punter led the way with 19 points followed by Alen Smailagic with 13 and Yama Madar with 12 points. Aleksa Avramovic scored ten as Zeljko Obradovic gave minutes to all 12 players on the roster while at the same time nobody spent more than 25 minutes on the court.
Meanwhile, Amine Noua with 20 points led MoraBanc Andorra to an 85-73 home win over Dolomiti Energia Trento. Clevin Hannah added 11 and Codi Miller-McIntyre ten points for the victors.
For the Italians, Jordan Caroline was outstanding with 24 points but it wasn’t enough. Wesley Saunders helped out with 18 and Cameron Reynolds with 13 points.
Metropolitans 92 were victorious as well, grabbing a close 86-83 home win against Slask Wroclaw. Will Cummings led the charge with 17 points while David Michineau added 14 and Jordan McRae 12 points.
For Slask, Kerem Kanter made his presence known with 18 points. Kodi Justice had 15 and Jakub Karolak 13 points.
Group A Standings
| Group A | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Joventut Badalona | 2 | 0 | 159 | 112 | 47 |
| 2. Partizan NIS Belgrade | 2 | 0 | 191 | 156 | 35 |
| 3. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar | 2 | 0 | 178 | 166 | 12 |
| 4. Lietkabelis Panevezys | 1 | 1 | 170 | 141 | 29 |
| 5. MoraBanc Andorra | 1 | 1 | 167 | 166 | 1 |
| 6. Boulogne Metropolitans 92 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 156 | -5 |
| 7. Turk Telekom Ankara | 1 | 1 | 132 | 150 | -18 |
| 8. Slask Wroclaw | 0 | 2 | 142 | 156 | -14 |
| 9. Hamburg Towers | 0 | 2 | 153 | 179 | -26 |
| 10. Dolomiti Energia Trento | 0 | 2 | 129 | 171 | -42 |