The EuroChallenge finished its first stage on Tuesday. In Group A, Belgium's Antwerp Giants edged past Rakvere Tarvas of Estonia 78-73 at home. In the win, ex-Mississippi State player Barry Stewart had 22 points and ex-Canisius player Frank Turner had 18 points and 9 assists while ex-Iona player Gregory Jenkins had 26 points and 14 rebounds in the loss. France's Dijon went to the Netherlands and beat Den Bosch 70-66. In the win, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Andre Harris had 18 points, ex-Portland player T.J. Campbell had 17 points, and ex-Alabama player Mykal Riley had 10 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Richmond player David Gonzalvez had 14 points and ex-Utah State player Tai Wesley had 11 points and 6 assists.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group B, Russia's Krasnye Krylia narrowly defeated Atomeromu of Hungary 79-75 at home. In the win, ex-Syracuse player Demetris Nichols had 20 points and ex-Kansas player Julian Wright had 16 points and 14 rebounds while ex-Ball State player Jarrod Jones had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Romania's Oradea barely survived Turkey's Gaziantep at home 73-71. In the win, ex-Arizona player Daniel Dillon had 16 points and ex-Santa Clara player Sean Denison had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group C, Estonia's Tartu Rock went to Sweden and beat Sodertalje Kings 76-72. In the win, ex-Hampton player Vincent Simpson had 12 points while ex-Texas Tech player John Roberson had 21 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. Latvia's Ventspils beat Austria's Vienna 61-56. In the win, ex-Rice player Lorenzo Williams had 13 points and Janis Timma, the last pick of the last draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, had 11 points and 6 rebounds while ex-DII player Marko Kolaric had 19 points in the loss.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group D, Ukraine's Kyiv breezed past Kormend of Hungary 102-64 at home. In the win, ex-Illinois player Mike Davis had 18 points and 12 rebounds, ex-Florida player Lee Humphrey had 18 points and 6 assists, and rookie Vladyslav Kondratyev from Bryant had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Stony Brook player Muhammad El-Amin had 21 points and 6 rebounds and rookie Devon Moore from James Madison had 11 points. Russia's Triumph Lyubertsy won 94-72 at home over Gaz Metan Medias of Romania. In the win, ex-Colorado player Cory Higgins and ex-Northern Arizona player Kyle Landry had 20 points each and ex-Robert Morris player Jeremy Chappell had 15 points. In the loss, ex-Nevada player Kyle Shiloh had 19 points and ex-Memphis player Willie Kemp had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group E, Groningen of the Netherlands beat Reggio Emilia of Italy 85-60 at home. In the win, ex-Seton Hall player Jeff Robinson had 20 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Nebraska player Jason Dourisseau had 13 points, and ex-Minnesota player Daniel Coleman had 12 points. Ex-Boston College player Troy Bell had 17 points in the loss. Finland's Kotka came back late in Belgium to beat Okapi Aalstar 90-87. In the win, ex-Providence player Sharaud Curry had 38 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Texas player Chris Owens had 14 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-Notre Dame player Ryan Ayers had 11 points. In the loss, ex-West Virginia player Da'Sean Butler had 18 points and 6 rebounds and ex-BYU player Lee Cummard had 15 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group F, Russia's Ural Ekaterinburg went to Hungary and beat Jaszberenyi 84-64 as ex-Oklahoma player Aaron McGhee had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Slovenia's Krka Novo Mesto beat Tofas of Turkey 71-61 at home. In the win, Sani Becirovic, the 46th pick of the Denver Nuggets in 2003, had 12 points and ex-TCU player Zvonko Buljan had 11 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Texas A&M player Chinemelu Elonu, the 59th pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009, had 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group G, Leiden of the Netherlands used a fast start to beat Kataja of Finland 72-58 at home. In the win, ex-Richmond player Josh Duinker had 25 points and 12 rebounds and former Wisconsin-Green Bay player Michael Schachtner had 16 points. In the loss, ex-Florida A&M player Brian Greene had 16 points and 11 rebounds and ex-George Mason player Mike Morrison had 12 points and 11 rebounds. France's Cholet beat Denmark's Bakken Bears 84-67 at home. In the win, ex-Maryland player Terrell Stoglin had 17 points, ex-Troy player Lamayn Wilson had 12 points and 11 rebounds, ex-New Mexico player Eric Chatfield had 11 points, and ex-USF player John Cox had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Rider player Brandon Penn had 16 points and ex-DII player Kenny Barker had 12 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group H, Hungary's Szolnoki Olaj edged past Tsmoki Minsk of Belarus 69-68. In the win, ex-Oklahoma player Willie Warren had 18 points and ex-Washington player Justin Holiday had 14 points. In the loss, former Texas-Pan American player Perry Petty had 14 points and 9 rebounds and ex-Arkansas player Vincent Hunter had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Mures of Romania beat Rilski Sportist of Bulgaria 92-85 at home. In the loss, ex-DII player Sean Barnette had 24 points and 18 rebounds, rookie Evan Ravenel from Ohio State had 21 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-Troy player Vernon Taylor had 19 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
Here are the standings as the top two teams moved on:
A: Antwerp Giants 4-2, Dijon 4-2, Den Bosch 3-3, Rakvere Tarvas 1-5
B: Gaziantep 4-2, Krasnye Krylia 4-2, Oradea 3-3, Atomeromu 1-5
C: Tartu Rock 4-2, Ventspils 4-2, Sodertalje Kings 3-3, Vienna 1-5
D: Triumph Lyubertsy 5-1, Gaz Metan Medias 4-2, Kyiv 2-4, Kormend 1-5
E: Reggio Emilia 4-2, Kotka 3-3, Okapi Aalstar 3-3, Groningen 2-4
F: Ural Ekaterinburg 5-1, Krka Novo Mesto 4-2, Tofas 3-3, Jaszberenyi 0-6
G: Cholet 5-1, Bakken Bears 3-3, Kataja 2-4, Leiden 2-4
H: Tsmoki Minsk 4-2, Szolnoki Olaj 4-2, Mures 3-3, Rilski Sportist 1-5
The next stage is four groups of four teams. Each group has two first place teams and two second place teams from the first stage. The teams are all from different group as teams from groups A, B, C, and D will enter I of K while teams from groups E, F, G, and H will be either in J or L. Here are the groups:
I: Antwerp Giants (Belgium), Krasnye Krylia Samara (Russia), Tartu University/Rock (Estonia), Gaz Metan Medias (Romania)
J: Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy), Krka Novo Mesto Slovenia, Cholet (France), Szolnoki Olaj (Hungary)
K: Dijon (France), Gaziantep (Turkey), Ventspils (Latvia), Triumph Lyubertsy (Russia)
L: KTP Kotka (Finland), Ural Ekaterinburg (Russia), Bakken Bears Aarhus (Denmark), Tsmoki Minsk (Belarus)
Most of the EuroLeague games were on Thursday as teams scrambled for final slots in the next round and jockeyed for position in their next group. In Group B, Spain's Real Madrid completed a perfect round by establishing control over Anadolu Efes in Turkey in an 86-61 win, leaving the home team in limbo before other results sent them through as well. In the win, ex-NBA player Sergio Rodriguez had 24 points, Nikola Mirotic, the 23rd pick in 2011 of the Houston Rockets before a pair of draft day trades moved his rights to the Chicago Bulls, had 17 points, Sergio Llull, the 34th pick of the Denver Nuggets in 2009 before a draft day trade to the Houston Rockets, had 13 points, and ex-NBA player Rudy Fernandez had 10 points. In the loss, Tadija Dragicevic, the 53rd pick of the Utah Jazz in 2008 before his rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks, had 10 points. In Group C, Greece's Olympiakos looks to be in championship form still after completing a perfect group stage in Poland with a 91-80 win over Stelmet Zielona Gora in a meaningless game. In the win, ex-Hawaii player Matthew Lojeski had 18 points, ex-NBA player Vassilis Spanoulis had 17 points and 6 assists, and ex-Fordham player Bryant Dunston had 12 points. In the loss, ex-JC player Przemyslaw Zamojski had 22 points and ex-Cincinnati player Adam Hrycaniuk had 10 points. In Group D, Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv went to Greece and beat Panathinaikos 68-55. In the win, ex-USC player David Bluthenthal had 13 points and ex-UNC Greensboro player Ricky Hickman had 10 points while ex-UMass player Stephane Lasme had 16 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. Back in Group C, Spain's Unicaja Malaga settled things in the group by edging past Montepaschi Siena 64-62 in Italy. In the win, ex-Maryland player Nik Caner-Medley had 20 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Indiana player Earl Calloway had 13 points. In the loss, ex-Ohio State player Othello Hunter and ex-Texas A&M player Josh Carter had 14 points each and rookie Erick Green from Virginia Tech, the 46th pick of the Utah Jazz before a draft day trade to the Denver Nuggets, had 12 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
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In Group A, Partizan Belgrade opened the door to their elmination with a 73-62 loss to Russia's CSKA Moscow at home in Serbia. In the win, ex-Kansas player Sasha Kaun, the 56th pick of the Seattle Supersonics in 2008 before a draft day trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers, had 12 points, ex-Arkansas player Sonny Weems had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-NBA player Nenad Krstic had 11 points. In the loss, Joffrey Lauvergne, the 55th pick of the Memphis Grizzlies in the last draft before his rights were traded to the Denver Nuggets, had 11 points. They did still advance as Turkey's Fenerbahce Ulker won their group and eliminated Nanterre by beating them 95-76 in France. In the win, Bojan Bogdanovic, the 31st pick of the Miami Heat in 2011 before a pair of draft day trades moved his rights to the Brooklyn Nets, had 20 points, ex-New Orleans player Bo McCalebb had 14 points, ex-Missouri player Linas Kleiza had 11 points, and Nemanja Bjelica, the 35th pick of the Washington Wizards in 2010 before a draft day trade to the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 10 points. An ex-Ohio State duo led the way in the loss as Deshaun Thomas, also the 58th pick of the San Antonio Spurs in the last draft, had 14 points and David Lighty had 11 points as ex-Illinois player Trent Meacham added 10 points. In Spain, FC Barcelona used a balanced attack to overwhelm Ukraine's Budivelnik 96-77. In the win, ex-NBA player Maciej Lampe had 16 points, Ante Tomic, the 44th pick of the Utah Jazz in 2008, had 15 points and 6 rebounds, ex-NBA player Bostjan Nachbar had 13 points, and ex-Memphis player Joey Dorsey, former Texas high schooler Marcelo Huertas, and ex-Michigan State player Erazem Lorbek, the 46th pick of the Indiana Pacers in 2005 before his rights were traded to the San Antonio Spurs, had 10 points each. In the loss, ex-Georgetown player DaJuan Summers had 17 points and 8 rebounds and ex-Morehead State player Ricky Minard had 15 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
The rest of the games were on Friday. In Group C, a meaningless game between two teams moving on to the next round in Germany went to the home team as Bayern Munich beat Turkey's Galatasaray 88-68 as ex-Oregon player Bryce Taylor had 13 points. In the loss, ex-Eastern Illinois player Henry Domercant had 15 points and Cenk Akyol, the 59th pick of the Atlanta Hawks in 2005, had 12 points. In Group D, a game that did affect group placement took place in Spain, where Caja Laboral Baskonia took control of the fourth quarter to beat Russia's Lokomotiv Kuban 84-71. In the win, ex-St. John's player Lamont Hamilton had 14 points and ex-NBA player Andres Nocioni had 11 points while ex-UConn player Marcus Williams had 19 points in the loss. Action for 2013 closed with a meaningless Group B game where Strasbourg exited the competition with a 76-67 win over Italy's Emporio Armani Milan in front of the home fans in France. In the win, ex-Notre Dame player Tim Abromaitis had 23 points and ex-Buffalo player Louis Campbell had 11 points while ex-Baylor player Curtis Jerrells had 17 points in the loss.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
Here are the final group standing as the top four teams advance while the other two teams enter the EuroCup:
A: Fenerbahce Ulker 8-2, CSKA Moscow 7-3, FC Barcelona 7-3, Partizan Belgrade 3-7, Nanterre 3-7, Budivelnik 2-8
B: Real Madrid 10-0, Emporio Armani Milan 5-5, Zalgiris Kaunas 5-5, Anadolu Efes 4-6, Brose 3-7, Strasbourg 3-7
C: Olympiakos 10-0, Galatasaray 6-4, Unicaja Malaga 5-5, Bayern Munich 4-6, Montepaschi Siena 3-7, Stelmet Zielona Gora 2-8
D: Maccabi Tel Aviv 8-2, Caja Laboral Baskonia 6-4, Lokomotiv Kuban 6-4, Panathinaikos 5-5, Red Star Belgrade 4-6, Lietuvos Rytas 1-9
Here are the two groups for the next phase. The teams will play fourteen games with the top four teams moving on to the quarterfinals. Teams are listed in order of finish from the last phase with teams finishing in the same place listed by the letter of their last group. Each group has two teams from each group in the first stage and two first place teams, two second place teams, two third place teams, and two fourth place teams.
E: Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey), Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece), Emporio Armani Milan (Italy), Caja Laboral Baskonia (Spain), FC Barcelona (Spain), Unicaja Malaga (Spain), Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey), Panathinaikos Athens (Greece)
F: Real Madrid (Spain), Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel), CSKA Moscow (Russia), Galatasaray (Turkey), Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania), Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (Russia), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia), Bayern Munich (Germany)
There were a few EuroCup games on Tuesday with the final set of games in this round. In Group B, Belgium's Spirou Charleroi beat Dinamo Sassari of Italy 68-63 at home after a second half comeback. In the win, ex-Boston College player Joe Trapani had 24 points and 9 rebounds, ex-Hampton player Devin Green had 17 points, and ex-Syracuse player Darryl Watkins had 16 points and 14 rebounds. In the loss, ex-UTEP player Omar Thomas had 15 points and 9 rebounds, ex-Tulane player Linton Johnson had 13 points and 10 rebounds, ex-Oral Roberts player Caleb Green had 12 points, and ex-St. Bonaventure player Marques Green had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. In Group C, Spain's Valencia eased to a 97-70 home win over Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne of France. In the win, ex-Xavier player Justin Doellman had 16 points, Bojan Dubljevic, the 59th pick of the last draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 14 points, and Serhiy Lishchuk, the 49th pick of the Memphis Grizzlies in 2004 before his rights were traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, had 11 points. Ex-D League player Amara Sy had 12 points in the loss. In Group E, Bulgaria's Lukoil Academic beat Asesoft Ploiesti of Romania 92-77 at home behind a 30 point, 11 rebound effort from ex-Wisconsin player Alando Tucker. Veselin Veslinov had 10 points as he won the team battle despite losing the individual battle with his former West Virginia State (DII) teammate Christopher Dunn, who had 22 points to go along with 21 points and 12 rebounds from ex-Old Dominion player Gerald Lee in the loss.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
The rest of the games were on Wednesday as teams played for qualification spots and group placement. In Group B, Spain's Bilbao fought back in the fourth quarter to beat Oldenburg of Germany 90-84 at home. In the win, ex-NBA player Raul Lopez had 11 points while in the loss, ex-Georgia Southern player Julius Jenkins had 20 points and ex-Akron player Dru Joyce had 18 points and 8 assists. In Group C, Italy's Cimberio Varese went to Germany and beat Ulm 86-75. In the win, ex-Arkansas State player Adrian Banks had 17 points, ex-Oklahoma player Ebi Ere had 14 points, and ex-Montana State player Erik Rush had 11 points. In the loss, ex-BYU player Trent Plaisted had 16 points and 11 rebounds and ex-Butler player Matt Howard had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
In Group A, Nymburk of the Czech Republic went to Germany and beat Artland Dragons 77-58. In the win, ex-DII player Radoslav Rancik had 20 points, former Wisconsin-Milwaukee player Dylan Page had 19 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-Washington player Tre Simmons had 12 points. In the loss, ex-Miami player Anthony King had 13 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Stanford player Lawrence Hill had 12 points. Italy's Cantu eased past Cibona Zagreb 92-68 at home. In the win, ex-Oregon player Maarten Leunen, the 54th pick of the Houston Rockets in 2008, had 18 points and ex-Oregon State player Marcel Jones had 12 points. Belgium's Oostende beat LeMans Sarthe of France 79-70 at home as ex-Florida player Brent Wright and ex-Rider player Ryan Thompson had 11 points each. In the loss, ex-Wright State player Vaughn Duggins and ex-Gonzaga player J.P. Batista had 14 points each and ex-UNC player Reyshawn Terry had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
In Group D, Germany's Bonn needed overtime to overcome Italy's Virtus Roma 96-88 at home. In the win, ex-Xavier player Jamel McLean had 21 points and 9 rebounds and ex-DII player Benas Veikalas had 21 points. In the loss, ex-Fresno State player Quinton Hosley had 24 points and ex-Wisconsin player Jordan Taylor had 23 points. Germany's Alba Berlin rolled past Mons-Hainaut of Belgium 81-46. In the win, ex-Clemson player Cliff Hammonds had 12 points and ex-Villanova player Reggie Redding had 10 points. Spain's Zaragoza made it a sweep for the home teams after beating Gravelines of France 86-73 behind 16 points from Michael Roll. In the loss, ex-Gonzaga player Steven Gray had 17 points, ex-Pepperdine player Yakhouba Diawara had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-Boston University player John Holland had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
In Group E, Russia's Khimki Moscow beat Igokea of Bosnia 80-67 at home. In the win, ex-NBA player Sergey Monya had 17 points and 6 assists, ex-JC player Marko Popovic had 17 points, and ex-Illinois player James Augustine had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Ex-Arkansas player Sergerio Gipson had 11 points in the loss. Israel's Hapoel Jerusalem held off Pinar Karsiyaka of Turkey 79-75 at home. In the win, ex-LSU player Ronald Dupree had 13 points, ex-Florida State player Derwin Kitchen and ex-Radford player Artsiom Parakhouski had 12 points each, ex-Xavier player Josh Duncan had 11 points, and Lior Eliyahu, the 44th pick of the Orlando Magic in 2006 before his rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 10 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Ohio State player Jon Diebler, the 51st pick of the Portland Trailblazers in 2011 before his rights were traded to the Houston Rockets, had 20 points, ex-Troy player Bobby Dixon had 17 points and 9 assists, and ex-NBA player Esteban Batista had 16 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
In Group F, Turkey's Ankara beat Fehervar of Hungary 84-64 at home as former Wisconsin-Milwaukee player Clay Tucker had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. In the loss, ex-UC Santa Barbara player Greg Somogyi had 14 points and 7 rebound and ex-DII player Braydon Hobbs had 10 points. Russia' Nizhny Novgorod went to Greece and beat PAOK 60-52 as ex-NBA player Primoz Brezec had 16 points and 7 rebounds. In Montenegro, Buducnost held off Ukraine's Khimik 91-87 as ex-Memphis player William Coleman had 13 points. In the loss, ex-Iowa player Matt Gatens had 24 points, ex-Akron player Romeo Travis had 16 points, and ex-VCU player Jamal Shuler had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
In Group G, Russia's Unics Kazan went to Macedonia and beat MZT Skopje 88-62. In the win, ex-College of Charleston player Andrew Goudelock had 19 points, ex-Notre Dame player Luke Harangody had 18 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Coppin State player Tywain McKee had 15 points, and ex-Saint Louis player Ian Vougioukas had 11 points. Latvia's VEF Riga beat Banvit of Turkey 91-77 at home. In the win, ex-Illinois player Dee Brown had 22 points and 11 assists and ex-Temple player Antywane Robinson had 10 points and 14 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Alabama player Chuck Davis had 19 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Holy Cross player Keith Simmons had 14 points, and ex-DePaul player Sammy Mejia had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Estonia's Kalev/Cramo went to Israel and beat Maccabi Haifa 75-70. In the win, ex-American University player Vlad Moldoveanu had 19 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Drexel player Frank Elegar had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and ex-Arizona State player Ty Abbott had 10 points. In the loss, ex-SMU player Ike Ofoegbu had 16 points and ex-JC player Donta Smith had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
In Group H, Lithuania's Neptunas beat Russia's Spartak St. Petersburg 92-74 at home as ex-Old Dominion player Valdas Vasylius had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Iona player Steven Burtt had 21 points and 6 assists and ex-NBA player Yaroslav Korolev had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Turkey's Besiktas seized control in the fourth quarter to beat Serbia's Radnicki 90-76 at home. In the win, ex-Tennessee player Chris Lofton had 20 points and ex-Georgia player Sundiata Gaines had 11 points and 6 assists. Finland's Nilan Bisons beat PAOK of Greece 93-89 after an overtime period at home. In the win, ex-Cal State Fullerton player Frank Robinson had 28 points and 12 rebounds, ex-Cincinnati player John Williamson had 24 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-UNC Greensboro player Mikko Koivisto had 12 points. In the loss, ex-NAIA player Errick McCollum had 23 points and ex-TCU player Kevin Langford had 14 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
Here are the final group standings with the top three teams qualifying for the next round:
A: Cantu 8-2, Oostende 8-2, Nymburk 6-4, LeMans Sarthe 5-5, Artland Dragons 2-8, Cibona Zagreb 1-9
B: Dinamo Sassari 7-3, Cedevita Zagreb 6-4, Bilbao 5-5, Oldenburg 5-5, Elan Chalon 4-6, Spirou Charleroi 3-7
C: Union Olimpija 7-3, Ulm 7-3, Valencia 6-4, Paris-Levallois 4-6, Asvel Villeurbanne 4-6, Cimberio Varese 2-8
D: Alba Berlin 8-2, Gravelines 6-4, Zaragoza 6-4, Bonn 5-5, Virtus Roma 3-7, Mons-Hainaut 2-8
E: Khimki Moscow 9-1, Hapoel Jerusalem 6-4, Pinar Karsiyaka 5-5, Lukoil Academic 4-6, Asesoft Ploiesti 3-7, Igokea 3-7
F: Nizhny Novgorod 8-2, Khimik 6-4, Ankara 6-4, PAOK 5-5, Buducnost 3-7, Fehervar 2-8
G: Unics Kazan 10-0, Maccabi Haifa 6-4, Banvit 5-5, VEF Riga 5-5, Kalev/Cramo 3-7, MZT Skopje 1-9
H: Besiktas 7-3, Panionios 6-4, Radnicki 5-5, Nilan Bisons 5-5, Neptunas 4-6, Spartak St. Petersburg 3-7
Here are the eight groups in the next round. Each one has four teams each, three already in the competition from different groups and different group placements plus one team dropping out of EuroLeague. The teams will play six games with the top two teams moving on. The team listed first in each group is the one that dropped out of EuroLeague followed by the team that placed first in the last round then the team that finished second and the team team that finished third.
I: Nanterre (France), Cantu (Italy), Ulm (Germany), Pinar Karsiyaka (Turkey)
J: Brose Bamberg (Germany), Dinamo Sassari (Italy), Gravelines Dunkerque (France), Ankara Kolejliler (Turkey)
K: Montepaschi Siena (Italy), Khimki Moscow (Russia), Maccabi Haifa (Israel), Nymburk (Czech Republic)
L: Red Star Belgrade (Serbia), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), Panionios Athens (Greece), Bilbao (Spain)
M: Budivelnik Kiev (Ukraine), Union Olimpija Ljubljana, Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel), Banvit Bandirma (Turkey)
N: Strasbourg IG (France), Alba Berlin (Germany), Khimik Yuzhne (Ukraine), Radnicki Kragujevac (Serbia)
O: Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland), Unics Kazan (Russia), Oostende (Belgium), Valencia (Spain)
P: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania), Besiktas (Turkey), Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia), Zaragoza (Spain)