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Sehmus Hazer scored 23 points as Bahcesehir defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 90 – 82 to capture its fourth straight EuroCup win. The Turkish side had a strong second-half output after trailing 38 – 44 at the break.
Jaleen Smith dished out 15 asssits for just one turnover, to go with his two points, setting the tone for Bahcesehir. Tai Odiase dropped 14 points, Mateusz Pontika produced 14 points plus five rebounds and Tyler Cavanaugh posted 12 points plus 10 boards.
Patrick Beverley stood out from Hapoel with 18 points, eight assists and five rebounds. His team was up 38 – 47 early in the third quarter but Bahcesehir made a 14 – 2 run and proceeded to establish a steady lead in the fourth period.
In Italy, Trento erased an early 16-point deficit to beat Badalona 87 – 85. Anthony Lamb shined for the Italian side with 22 points.
Ante Tomic stood out for Trento with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
2024-25 BKT EuroCup Round 7
Group A
Trefl Sopot -Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul 79 – 100
Dolomiti Energia Trento – Joventut Badalona 87 – 85
Bahcesehir College Istanbul – Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 90 – 82
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica – ratiopharm Ulm (6/11)
Dreamland Gran Canaria – Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius (6/11)
Standings
- Bahcesehir 6-1
- Gran Canaria 5-1
- Ratiopharm Ulm 4-2
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-3
- Besiktas 4-3
- Trento 3-4
- BC Wοlves 3-3
- Buducnost 2-4
- Joventut 2-5
- Trefl Sopot 0-6
Group B
Turk Telekom Ankara – U-BT Cluj-Napoca (6/11)
7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys – Veolia Towers Hamburg (6/11)
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana – Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse (6/11)
Aris Midea Thessaloniki – Valencia Basket (6/11)
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem- Umana Reyer Venice (6/11)
Standings
- Valencia 5-0
- JL Bourg 4-2
- Cedevita Olimpija 4-2
- Hapoel Jerusalem 4-2
- Turk Telekom 3-3
- Cluj-Napoca 3-3
- Venice 2-4
- Aris 2-4
- Lietkabelis 1-4
- Hamburg 1-5
Photo credit: BKT EuroCup