Gaziantep advance to Quarter-Finals, Karhu also remain unbeaten at 4-0

MUNICH (Germany) - A busy night of FIBA Europe Cup action on Wednesday featured Gaziantep becoming the third team to advance to the Quarter-Finals.

Gaziantep defeated BC Kalev/Cramo 92-70 in a strong road win in Group K, keeping the Turkish club perfect in the Second Round and moving onto the last eight. Olivier Hanlan and Leyton Hammonds combined for 52 points for the visitors as they made 12-of-16 three-pointers on the night.

Meanwhile, Jerai Grant came up with huge plays down the stretch as Budivelnyk Kyiv claimed a dramatic 81-79 win over Hapoel B-Cure Laser Haifa. Grant  finished the game with 23 points, while Shawn Jones put up a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double in a losing effort for the Israeli side with both teams now sat at 2-2 in Group J.

The result denied Karhu Basket the chance to advance after they had enjoyed the biggest win of the night by beating Patrioti Levice 86-55 on the road. Jaye Crockett scored 23 points on an efficient 10-of-11 shooting display with the victory putting Karhu at 4-0 in Group J, while Levice still await their first win.

A late steal and a clutch free throw from Edon Maxhuni helped seal a high-scoring road win for HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim over Heroes Den Bosch, 102-97.  The German side got at least 16 points from five different players as the win puts them at 2-2 in second place in Group K, while Den Bosch are behind at 1-3.

Anwil Wloclawek cruised to victory over Keravnos BC, 78-65 as the Polish side had a balanced attack with double-digit scoring from four players on the night. They moved to 3-1 at the top of Group L, while the other game saw CSM CSU Oradea see off Brose Bamberg 95-84.

Donatas Tarolis produced his best game of the season so far; dropping 27 points on just 14 shots, while Christian Sengfelder scored 23 points and pulled down 9 rebounds for the losing side as they both have a 2-2 record with two games to play.

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