Tsmoki-Minsk survive OT thriller to stay unbeaten; Phoenix Brussels edge battle of Belgium

MUNICH (Germany) - There was more drama on a busy Wednesday with Tsmoki-Minsk and CSM CSU Oradea amongst the teams to maintain unbeaten starts in the Regular Season. 

Tsmoki-Minsk saw a 23-point advantage wiped out at home to BC Dnipro before escaping with a 108-101 triumph. 37-year-old guard Branko Mirkovic rolled back the years with 25 points and 8 assists with valuable scoring support coming from Maksim Salah with an efficient 20 points.

Phoenix Brussels denied Spirou Basket for a thrilling 104-101 win in overtime over their Belgian counterparts. Anthony Beane hit a triple in the final seconds of regulation to complete an 18-point comeback for the visitors, though they would come up short in the extra period.

CSM CSU Oradea came from 12 points down on the road to beat Bahcesehir College 71-66, despite 24 points and 10 assists from Trae Golden. The visitors held their opponents to just 24 points in the second half as they mounted their fightback to take the win and move to 2-0 at the top of the group.

Marcis Vitols shot the lights with a perfect 7-of-7 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points to lead Ventspils to their second win as they ran out convincing 92-69 winners at Apoel Nicosia. They have control in Group C after Sigal Prishtina fell to a 97-89 loss at medi Bayreuth with six players in double figures for the hosts to help counter Dardan Berisha's 30 points.

After overcoming a slow start, Egis Kormend defeated Legia Warszawa 74-60 to move to 2-0 behind 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals from Justin Edwards as well as Travis Taylor's 12-point, 16-rebound double-double.

Enisey Krasnoyarsk bounced back from an opening loss in Group G as they eased past Sodertalje in a 99-78 success. Davion Berry top scored with 21 points with Croatian forward Tomislav Zubcic adding 19 points, while Dustin Hogue posted 13 points and 15 rebounds as the Russian side just missed out on hitting the century mark.

Bakken Bears also put a defeat last week behind them as they secured an 89-70 victory at home to Kataja with Ryan Evans putting up 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Danish champions.

Tayler Persons starred in an 80-67 win for ZZ Leiden over Inter Bratislava with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to help his side respond to a tough overtime loss on Gameday 1.

There were also first wins for Fribourg Olympic - as they held off BC CSU Sibiu for an 82-74 win on the road - and Landstede Hammers Zwolle, who defeated Kapfenberg Bulls 89-64 as Martez Walker netted 25 points.

Jeff Withey is already setting the competition alight after last week's Top Performer posted 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting along with 14 rebounds to guide Ironi Ness Ziona to an 87-78 home win over Keravnos. 21 points from Kasey Shepherd helped BC Kyiv Basket to 2-0 in an 83-76 success away at Levski-Lukoil.

Pinar Karsiyaka were comfortable 77-57 winners over Donar Groningen to get their campaign back on track with all four teams in Group E level after the opening two weeks.

 FIBA