MUNICH (Germany) – A busy 17-game slate on Wednesday saw teams maintain their winning start and two games go beyond the distance.
PAOK mateco dismissed FC Porto behind a solid fourth-quarter showing, while Keravnos BC and Hubo Limburg United needed overtime to grab their victories to highlight a thrilling night of action.
Key Storylines
A dominant fourth quarter helps PAOK dismiss Porto;
Horton's 34-point performance lifts Keravnos to comeback success in OT;
Vautier produces huge efficient display in Cholet victory.
Levice hit 14 threes in stunning rout of Zaragoza.
Weekly Highs
Efficiency: Bastien Vautier (Cholet Basket) - 42 Points: Landrius Horton (Keravnos BC) - 34 Rebounds: Travis Taylor (Keravnos BC) - 17 Assists: Strahinja Jovanovic (NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz) - 14 Steals: Ismael Sanogo (Maroussi BC) - 6 Blocks: Arnaud Cotture (Fribourg Olympic) - 5
PAOK dominate when it matters; Limburg and Keravnos go the distance
PAOK mateco held FC Porto to just seven points in the final period to win 89-70 and go 2-0 in Group I, as an 11-2 run in the fourth proved to be the difference. Frank Bartley led the victors with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Keravnos BC completed an impressive comeback to edge Basketball Lowen Braunschweig 95-94 in overtime. Landrius Horton hit eight three-pointers to lead all scorers with 34 points for the winners to inspire the comeback with Keravnos having trailed by as many as 14 points, and were only ahead for 53 seconds of the contest.
Meanwhile, Hubo Limburg United also had to go the distance at NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz, eventually coming away with a 100-95 win after overtime. All tied up at 86-86 at the end of regulation, the visitors pulled away in the extra period, with Elijah Pemberton leading the way with 29 points.
Banco di Sardegna Sassari remained unbeaten in Group D with a narrow 69-66 victory over Anwil Wloclawek in a battle of the competition's former winners. Eimantas Bedzius led the Italian side with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds, canceling out Luke Nelson's 17 points and 4 assists for their Polish counterparts.
Sporting CP grabbed their first win of the Regular Season, with a 68-57 triumph over BC Dnipro in the first of their two games this week. Ludgy Debaut amassed 17 points for the Portuguese side, and the two teams will meet again on Friday.
Belgian side Spirou Basket remain perfect in Group G, as 24 points from Cobe Williams bagged a 97-85 win over Norrkoping Dolphins.
Maroussi BC also improved to 2-0 with a hard-fought 82-70 win over Sabah BC in Azerbaijan. Charis Giannopoulos hit four three-pointers for 20 points, with his tally matched by teammate Cameron Reynolds, who also drained four triples in his haul.
Vautier stars; Levice shoot the lights out
Tuesday's action saw Patrioti Levice ease to an impressive 96-80 win over Casademont Zaragoza in Group B, thanks in large to a 21-2 second quarter. Ty Nichols led Levice with 23 points as they shot a deadly 50 percent from three-point range, going 14-for-28.
The gap peaked at 30 points in the second half, and there was no way back despite an early burst in the fourth from the Spanish visitors.
Meanwhile, Bastien Vautier led the way for Cholet Basket with 29 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in their 94-81 win on the road against Windrose Giants Antwerp in Group C.
ESSM Le Portel recovered from a slow start to secure their first Regular Season win at the expense of Alba Fehervar 104-73 with Ivan Fevrier leading six players in double figures with 18 points along with 4 rebounds.
David Nichols had a game-high 23 for the Hungarian side, with David Vojvoda adding 18 points.
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