EC: Three defeats for ABA League sides

Wednesday, 30. September 2020 at 11:58

Cedevita Olimpija, Mornar and Partizan NIS have suffered defeats in the opening round of the EuroCup Regular Season.

Isaiah Whitehead (Photo: Mornar/MEDIA Pro)

Mornar have been defeated in their EuroCup opener on the road in Germany against ratiopharm Ulm, even though they had an excellent first half after which they were up by 14 points. In the third quarter, however, the hosts have turned the game completely upside-down with a 30:11 partial score throughout the quarter and won eventually 84:76. For Mornar, Isaiah Whitehead led the way in scoring with 25 points, while Jacob Pullen added 15.

Cedevita Olimpija faced Nanterre 92 on the road and in third encounter against the Paris team in two seasons, the Dragons have suffered third defeat. Even though Jurica Golemac’s squad have been up by 15 points midway through the second quarter, the hosts fought back and eventually grabbed an 80:76 win in the end in the thrilling finish. Kendrick Perry had 21 points for the green and orange squad, while Jaka Blažič added 19.

Partizan NIS have been up for the majority of the game against Joventut on the road in Spain, but in the end, they have suffered a close defeat, after the hosts came up with a 24:11 comeback in the final quarter and won 85:82. For the black and white of Belgrade, Rashawn Thomas scored 15 points, while Nemanja Gordić and Ognjen Jaramaz added 12 apiece.

EuroCup Regular Season, Round 1, Wednesday, 30 September 2020:

RATIOPHARM ULM – Mornar 84:76 (15:26, 17:20, 30:11, 22:19)
Osetkowski 22, Caupain 18 | Whitehead 25, Pullen 15.

NANTERRE 92 – Cedevita Olimpija 80:76 (16:20, 18:16, 20:14, 26:26)
Cordinier 20, Buycks 14 | Perry 21, Blažič 19.

JOVENTUT – Partizan NIS 85:82 (21:17, 19:31, 21:23, 24:11)
Ribas 18, Dimitrijević & Morgan 14 | Thomas 15, Gordić 12, Jaramaz 12.

Tuesday, 29 September 2020:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI – Germani Brescia 93:81 (19:23, 23:20, 23:22, 28:16)
Ivanović 24, Cobbs & Ejim 16 | Ristić 17, Cherry 12.

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