MUNICH (Germany) - There was another pulsating night of EuroCup Women action on Thursday as Crvena Zvezda saw off ACS Sepsi-SIC in double-overtime, while Polski Cukier AZS UMCS Lublin also lived dangerously and dug out a dramatic one-point win at Panathinaikos.
Elsewhere, Charnay Basket reminded everyone of their potential with a surprise win against ambitious Turkish side Bodrum Basketbol. There were also some seriously jaw-dropping individual shows, including an array of double-doubles that will make choosing the 'Player of the Week' the fiercest battle to date.
Key Storylines
Crvena Zvezda come out on top in a double-overtime thriller with Sepsi-SIC;
Lublin pip Panathinaikos by a point with dramatic last second blocked shot;
Charnay Basket of France show they could be dark horses by winning at Bodrum;
Alexis Prince shows her class as Elitzur Ramla win a nail-biter for first win, but Gdyina get revenge.
Weekly Highs
Efficiency: Murjanatu Musa (Tarbes Gespe Bigorre) - 40 Points: Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow), Alexis Prince (Elitzur Ramla) - 33 Rebounds: Katerina Rokosova (Levhartice Chomutov) - 19 Assists: Que Morrison (La Molisana Campobasso) - 10 Steals: Multiple Players - 5 Blocks: Multiple Players - 3
Double-overtime delight for Crvena Zvezda; Trzeciak the hero for Lublin
Crvena Zvezda enjoyed one of their most famous European nights as they crept past ACS Sepsi-SIC 76-70 in an intense double-overtime saga.
Madison Williams top scored with 17 points but it was Aleksandra Katanic who was at the center of the party after securing a near triple-double of 13 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds.
A last gasp block from Olga Trzeciak proved to be the decisive and game-winning play for Polski Cukier AZS Lublin as they took a dramatic 63-62 success at Panathinaikos. Her timely intervention sealed the deal, with Laura Miskiene also continuing her good form with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Charnay Basket were also victorious on their travels as they completed a 76-66 upset at Bodrum Basketbol off the back of a headline 23 points from Monique Akoa Makani, with teammate Kayana Traylor dropping an essential cameo of 17 points.
Elitzur Ramla collected their first win on Tuesday evening but in their double-header with VBW Gdynia, the Polish side extracted sweet revenge by taking an 80-67 win. That was despite Alexis Prince again being incredible for Ramla and scoring 33 points. But Gdynia had their own big-hitter in Stephanie Jones with 25 points and 8 rebounds.
Ramla get rolling in nail-biter, Girona left feeling relieved
There was only one matchup to be played on Tuesday night and it turned out to be a dramatic 82-79 success for Elitzur Landco Ramla. They had trailed by a point with just two minutes to go, but snatched their first win largely off the back of Alexis Prince producing 23 points and 11 rebounds.
It was similarly compelling when Spar Girona locked horns with NKA Universitas Pecs and came away with a narrow and hard fought 74-71 road win. They got it done in crunch time and there were a couple of epic performances with Chloe Bibby racking up 27 points, 6 assists 4 rebounds and 4 steals in victory, while Julia Reisingerova was sensational with 26 points and 12 boards in defeat.
Galatasaray Cagdas Factoring faced a tricky test at KP TANY Brno but emerged with massive credit after claiming a crushing 92-66 victory. Brianna Fraser could barely miss as she snapped up 23 points and 8 rebounds, with Julie Vanloo putting on a show in the backcourt and ending up with 17 points, 8 assists and 6 boards.
Sopron Basket enjoyed having Jacinta Monroe to call upon as they eased past Piestanske Cajky 78-47 with the center going to some serious work with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
There was also a massive double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds for Dominique Malonga as the teenager center starred yet again for LDLC ASVEL Feminin, this time during a 73-63 win at InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow.
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