The “rich” action of Holy Wednesday for the first knockout phase of this year’s Eurocup has been completed!
In addition to the historic qualification of Prometheus against Bourges, their presence in the quarter-finals of the competition was also secured by Ulm, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Badalona, who took home advantage by knocking out Buduchnost, Venezia and London Lions. Today’s (13/4) match between Turk-Telecom and Brescia is pending.
With Kampoklos (19 points, 11 rebounds) and former Olympiakos player Brandon Paul (18 points with 4/7 three-pointers) leading the way, the German Ulm prevailed 92-83 her Buduchnost, of the also former “red and white”, Eric Green (29p). Despite finding themselves trailing by 14 points (16-30) at the end of the first period, Ulm fought back and turned it around with an impressive second half, eventually managing to take a comfortable 92-83 victory.
She had an easier task Hapoel Tel Avivwhich had absolute control from the start of the match with Venice, leading by as many as 22 points during the third period, but saw the Italians close in the final minutes, falling to 80-75. However, the Israelis did not lose their cool, eventually prevailing with 90-80.
The qualification to the quarterfinals was also celebrated by Badalonaovercoming the obstacle of London Lions and taking the victory with 89-78. The Spanish held the lead throughout the match and despite the English getting as close as 5 (5954) in the final minutes of the third period, they eventually succumbed to the home side’s superiority and suffered defeat.
Finally, its seat was also taken advantage of by Gran Canariawhich was imposed on her Bursaspor. The Spaniards found themselves trailing 18-9 in the final minutes of the first period, but tied the match before the end of the first half (33-35) and managed to complete the turnaround in the second, eventually winning by 72-66.
The pairs of the quarter-final stage:
Prometheus-Prometheus
Ulm-Turk Telecom/Brescia
Gran Canaria-Paris
Hapoel Tel Aviv-Badalona
Source: Sport Fm
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