By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
In one of the marquee duels of Group B, Valencia proved beyond any doubt why they are leading the standings with an 116-78 win over Turk Telekom.
Xabi Lopez-Arostegui with 20 points led the charge as the home side once more demonstrated their quality and their status as trophy contenders putting on a show from start to finish.
Berkan Durmaz had 16 points for Turk Telekom.
In the other game of the same group, Bourg-en-Bresse defended their home court against Lietkabelis (79-66) with Jordan Usher scoring 17 points.
Gran Canaria on the road and Hapoel Tel Aviv at home – but in Bulgaria – made things happen in Group A of the BKT EuroCup.
The Spanish team beat Ulm in Germany (83-76) despite a 19-point game by top NBA prospect Ben Saraf.
Carlos Alocen with 14 points was the top scorer of a balanced effort from the winning side, which remains second in the standings, behind Bahcesehir.
The third place belongs to Hapoel Tel Aviv which beat by 21 points Trento (89-68) and caught Ulm with a 9-5 record. Bruno Caboclo with 19 points was the top scorer of coach Itoudis’ team.
BKT EuroCup Round 13
Group A
ratiopharm Ulm – Dreamland Gran Canaria 76-83
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv – Dolomiti Energia Trento 89-68
Bahcesehir College Istanbul – Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (8/1)
Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius – Trefl Sopot (8/1)
Joventut Badalona- Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (8/1)
Standings
- Bahcesehir 11-2
- Gran Canaria 10-4
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 9–5
- Ratiopharm Ulm 9–5
- Besiktas 7-6
- BC Wοlves 7-6
- Buducnost 6-7
- Joventut 4-9
- Trento 4-10
- Trefl Sopot 0-13
Group B
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse – 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 79-66
Valencia Basket – Turk Telekom Ankara 116-78
U-BT Cluj-Napoca – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (8/1)
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana – Aris Midea Thessaloniki (8/1)
Veolia Towers Hamburg – Umana Reyer Venice (8/1)
Standings
- Valencia 12-2
- Hapoel Jerusalem 8-5
- Turk Telekom 8-6
- Cedevita Olimpija 7-5
- Venice 7-6
- Cluj-Napoca 7-6
- JL Bourg 7-7
- Lietkabelis 4-9
- Hamburg 3-10
- Aris 3-10
PHOTO CREDIT: BKT EuroCup
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