On Tuesday, Nolan Smith and Cedevita Zagreb went to Belgium to play a key EuroCup game at Spirou Charleroi. They took a lead into halftime, but needed to mount a final comeback late to win 72-64 and improve their chances at moving on to the next round. Nolan's scoring helped fuel his team in the final quarter as he led all scorers with 23 points in 35 minutes. In the loss, ex-Hampton player Devin Green had 13 points and 13 rebounds, ex-San Diego State player Mohamed Abukar had 13 points, ex-Boston College player Joe Trapani had 12 points, and ex-McNeese State player Demond Mallet had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/games/results/showgame?gamecode=150&seasoncode=U2013#!boxscore
Daniel Ewing and Paris-Levallois hosted Cimberio Varese of Italy as both teams looked to climb out of the cellar. The home team jumped out to an early lead and had to withstand a few charges, but finished the game with a 77-65 win. Daniel had 10 points in 20 minutes. Jawad Williams had 14 points and 8 rebounds, Maleye Ndoye had 13 points, and Elton Brown had 12 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-St. Peter's player Keydren Clark had 18 points and ex-Oklahoma player Ebi Ere had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/games/results/showgame?gamecode=151&seasoncode=U2013#!boxscore
On Wednesday, Shelden Williams and Tianjin came up just short against powerhouse Guangdong in a 97-95 loss. Shelden had 27 points and 11 rebounds in 33 minutes and Sebastian Telfair had 22 points. In the win, rookie Khalif Wyatt from Temple had 25 points, ex-NBA player Yi Jianlian had 22 points and 23 rebounds, and ex-North Carolina State player Josh Powell had 13 points and 9 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.cba.gov.cn/cbastats/cbalive/Te029Te0072013112760.html
Shavlik Randolph did not play, but Foshan returned to winning ways by defeating Zhejiang 111-108. Gerald Fitch had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists with nobody to limit his playing time. In the loss, ex-DII player Ivan Johnson had 31 points and 17 rebounds and ex-Marquette player Jerel McNeal had 17 points and 11 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.cba.gov.cn/cbastats/cbalive/Te010Te0042013112757.html
David McClure did not play as Neptunas continued to play better in the EuroCup with a surprise 83-74 win in Turkey over Besiktas. In the loss, ex-Georgia player Sundiata Gaines had 21 points, ex-Tennessee player Chris Lofton had 19 points, and rookie Colton Iverson from Colorado State, the 53rd pick of the Indiana Pacers before a draft day trade to the Boston Celtics, had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/games/results/showgame?gamecode=168&seasoncode=U2013#!boxscore
Monique Currie and the KB Stars built an early lead on KDB Life Winnus and won 68-50. Monique had 9 points and 7 rebounds in 26 minutes. In the loss, retiring veteran Tina Thompson had 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.wkbl.or.kr/game/schedule/result.asp?season_gu=034&game_&game_no=15&ym=201311
Karima Christmas and Maccabi Ramat Hen fell 82-73 to Ramat Hasharon. Karima had 21 points and 9 rebounds in 38 minutes. Ashley Shields had 15 points, Limor Pelleg had 13 points, and Toni Young had 11 points and 11 rebounds. In the win, ex-UNLV player Shamela Hampton had 21 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Liberty player Megan Frazee had 18 points and 8 rebounds, rookie Jacqui Kalin from Northern Iowa had 16 points and 6 assists, and ex-Pitt player Laine Selwyn had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/ibba/games.php?league_id=undefined&season_id=87999&game_id=2795351#mbt:213-400$t&0=1
On Thursday, DeMarcus Nelson and Red Star Belgrade hosted Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel in a key EuroLeague game, but fell short 78-76. DeMarcus had 12 points in 29 minutes. Ivan Radenovic had 12 points and Blake Schilb had 11 points. In the win, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, the 34th pick in 2003 by the Los Angeles Clippers before his rights were traded to the Atlanta Hawks, had 22 points and ex-Virginia player Devin Smith had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=83&seasoncode=E2013#!boxscore
On Friday, Alana Beard and the Shinhan Bank S-Birds narrowly edged KEB-Hanabank 70-69. Alana had 3 points in 10 minutes and Shekinna Stricklen had 11 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Kansas player Nakia Sanford had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.wkbl.or.kr/game/schedule/result.asp?season_gu=034&game_&game_no=17&ym=201311
Shavlik Randolph missed another game for Foshan, preventing a matchup with Shelden Williams and Tianjin, who ended up winning 115-100. Shelden had 25 points and 15 rebounds in 32 minutes and Sebastian Telfair had 20 points and 9 assists. Gerald Fitch had 28 points and 28 points and 10 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.cba.gov.cn/cbastats/cbalive/Te029Te0102013112966.html
Marty Pocius and Zalgiris Kaunas hosted Italy's Emporio Armani Milan in EuroLeague play and took a lead in the middle two quarters only to need to cling on late for a key 73-71 win. Marty had 13 points in 26 minutes and Justin Dentmon had 15 points. In the loss, ex-Kansas player Keith Langford had 29 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Indiana State player David Moss had 12 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=77&seasoncode=E2013#!boxscore
Daniel Ewing and Paris-Levallois looked to keep their momentum going as they returned to domestic league play and did that with an 83-75 win over Cholet. Daniel had 11 points in 30 minutes. Elton Brown had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Maleye Ndoye had 15 points, Jawad Williams had 11 points, and Aloysius Anagonye had 10 points. In the loss, ex-USF player John Cox had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/8111/Paris-Levallois-Cholet