EC: Budućnost VOLI win in OT while Cedevita Olimpija is defeated at home

Cedevita Olimpija has suffered a home defeat against French squad JL Bourg. It was a back-and-forth game, and neither team could pull away with a significant advantage, in the final 2 minutes of the game JL Bourg managed to pull away with an important 10:3 run to lock up their fifth win of the season. Jaka Blažič flirted with a double-double tonight, he finished the game with 23 points and 9 rebounds. After 7 rounds, the Dragons hold a 4-3 record in the EuroCup. 

Budućnost VOLI snagged the OT win in a thriller against Germans Ratiopharm Ulm. Andrej Žakelj's team controlled the lead for most of the game, even in the early moments of the fourth quarter they held a 13-point lead. Ratiopharm Ulm did not give up, they rushed their way back into the game and tied it up by the end of the fourth to force overtime. In the OT period Budućnost VOLI managed to hang on and lock up an important home win in Round 7 of the EuroCup. Fletcher Magee could not miss tonight, he was Budućnost VOLI's top scorer with 23 points on 9/13 shooting.

2024/25 BKT EuroCup, Rund 6, Group B, Wednesday, October 30, 2024:

Cedevita Olimpija – JL BOURG 83:90 (17:17, 22:21, 29:31, 15:21)
Blažič 23, Robinson 15 | Castaneda 16, Pansa 14.

Group A, Wednesday, October 30, 2024:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI - Ratiopharm Ulm 105:100 (25:22, 19:20, 26:20, 18:26, 17:12)
Magee 23, Wright IV 13 | Jessup 25, Essengue 21