By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Turk Telekom prevailed over Partizan NIS Belgrade with a 77-72 victory in Round 5 of 7DAYS Eurocup and improved to a 2-3 record in the standings, forcing the Serbians to their fourth defeat.
Kenny Gabriel led the winners with his 16-point performance, followed by TJ Campell who finished the game with 13 points, while Sylven Landesberg and Vladimir Stimac shared 12 points apiece.
Partizan’s Vanja Marinkovic tried to save the day with 28 points, though the visitors’ comeback in the final period wasn’t enough to hand them the victory
Earlier this week, Mantas Kalnietis had a EuroCup career-high, as ASVEL beat Zenit 89-68, while Valencia enjoyed a comfortable 87-66 home victory over Trento.
Standings:
| Position | Team | % Victory | GP | GW | GL | PTS + | PTS – | GA |
| 1 | ASVEL | 80 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 399 | 354 | 1.1271 |
| 2 | Valencia | 80 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 415 | 370 | 1.1216 |
| 3 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 60 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 438 | 411 | 1.0656 |
| 4 | Turk Telekom | 40 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 368 | 396 | 0.9292 |
| 5 | Partizan NIS | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 383 | 409 | 0.9364 |
| 6 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 409 | 0.8459 |
Photo credit: Twitter / Turk Telekom SK