By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With the game starting with a 21-10 lead for Turk Telekom Ankara, everyone expected 7Days EuroCup newcomer Paris Basketball to fold. However, in the end, the French side, which has not won any game yet after four rounds in their domestic league, prevailed on the road with a solid 90-75 win.
Kyle Allman with 22 points and Bosnian Amar Gegic with 17 stole the show against the duo of Frenchman Axel Bouteille and Jerian Grant who had 16 points each for the home side.
On the contrary, Hapoel Tel Aviv got a comfortable 75-59 home win over the London Lions behind 19 points by J’Covan Brown. Croatian Tomislav Zubcic with 21 points and former NBA player Kostas Koufos with 14 did their best for the losing side, which also lost early in the game Sam Dekker with an ankle injury.
Meanwhile, 19 years old Montenegrin Fedor Zugic with 18 points, led Ulm to a close 81-80 win over Umana Reyer Venice. Spaniard 18 years old Juan Nunez added nine points and eight assists, while Alerik Freeman with 19 points tried his best for the guests.
Last but not least, Joventut Badalona prevailed over Brescia by 17 points (80-63) proving from Day one that they are the team to beat in the competition.
Henry Ellenson with 18 points was the main attraction from the home side, while John Petrucelli and Amedeo Della Valle scored 13 points each.
Group A
Hapoel Tel Aviv – London Lions 76-59
Turk Telekom Ankara – Paris Basketball 75-90
Prometey Slobozhanske – 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (12/10)
Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse – U-BT Cluj-Napoca (12/10)
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana -Frutti Extra Bursaspor (12/10)
Group B
ratiopharm Ulm – Umana Reyer Venice 81-80
Joventut Badalona – Germani Brescia 80-63
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica -Veolia Towers Hamburg (12/10)
Dolomiti Energia Trento – Promitheas Patras (12/10)
Gran Canaria – Slask Wroclaw (12/10)