EC: Partizan NIS grab sixth win of EuroCup season

Wednesday, 15. December 2021 at 08:37

In the seventh round of the EuroCup season, Partizan NIS have grabbed their sixth win, as they have prevailed over Slask Wroclaw. On the other side, Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita Olimpija have been defeated by Gran Canaria and Umana Reyer Venice, respectively.

Gregor Glas (Photo: Partizan NIS/Dragana Stjepanovic)

Partizan NIS grabbed their sixth win of the EuroCup season and they did it at home in Štark Arena in Belgrade, where they have edged out Slask Wroclaw. The black and white were ahead for the majority of the game and led by 7 points already after the opening quarter, while their lead reached the double-digits in the second quarter already. In the remainder of the game, the visiting side managed to bounce back and take the game into the dramatic ending, but Steamroller celebrated 75:73. For the winning side young gun Gregor Glas had 18 points and Uroš Trifunović had 12.

At home in Podgorica, Budućnost VOLI have suffered a defeat against Gran Canaria. What was crucial was the poor opening of the clash in Morača, as the visiting side went up by 8 points in the first half. In the second one, they managed to furtherly increase their advantage to 14 points, as the two squads entered the final quarter. Budućnost VOLI fought back, but did not manage to turn the game completely upside-down. In the end, Gran Canaria celebrated an 83:76 win. For Budućnost VOLI Justin Cobbs scored 18 points and Willie Reed 16.

On the road in Venice, Cedevita Olimpija suffered a defeat against Umana Reyer, which came as a concsequence of the disastrous start of the game, as the hosts went up by no less than 17 points already in the first half. In the second one, the Dragons fought back hard and even managed to tie the game in the final period, but eventually they lacked energy to come up with a major comeback and the hosts prevailed 77:70. For Cedevita Olimpija Jacob Pullen headed the list of scorers with 14 points. Edo Murić added 12.

2021/22 EuroCup Regular Season, Round 7, Wednesday, 15 December, 2021:

Budućnost VOLI – GRAN CANARIA 76:83 (19:24, 22:25, 15:21, 20:13)
Cobbs 18, Reed 16 | Brussino & Salvo 15.

UMANA REYER VENICE – Cedevita Olimpija 77:70 (21:17, 24:11, 10:24, 22:18)
Watt 17, Tonut 16, Vitali 16 | Pullen 14, Murić 12.

PARTIZAN NIS – Slask Wroclaw 75:73 (22:15, 15:20, 17:17, 21:21)
Glas 18, Trifunović 12 | Kanter 21, Dziewa and Ramljak 12.
 

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