EC: Three defeats for the AdmiralBet ABA League sides
In Tuesday's BKT EuroCup games of the AdmiralBet ABA League clubs, Bosna BH Telecom, Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita Olimpija suffered defeats.
Noah Kirkwood (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Filip Barbalic)
Cedevita Olimpija have been hosting Hapoel Jerusalem at home in their Stožice Arena and suffered their second defeat of the BKT EuroCup season. After a tight game in the opening quarter (18:18), the visiting side pulled away in the second quarter and led by 10 points at halftime (27:37). In the remainder of the game, they did not let go of their lead anymore and Hapoel prevailed 64:75. For Cedevita Olimpija, Noah Kirkwood led the way in scoring with 17 points on his record, while Anthony Cowan added 14 points.
Budućnost VOLI suffered their first defeat of the BKT EuroCup season, at home in their Morača Sports Hall, as they failed to prevail over Napoli Basketball. The visiting side took control of the game early, and were ahead by 20 points by halftime already (33:53). In the remainder of the game, the hosts did not manage to arrange a comeback and the Italian side celebrated. The final score was 75:93 and Yogi Ferrell (19 points) was atop of the list of scorers of the Podgorica side.
At home court in Zetra Olympic Hall, Bosna BH Telecom hosted PAOK of Thessaloniki and after a close finish, they suffered a defeat with the score of 72:75. Bosna BH Telecom put up a brave resistance to the Greek side, but in the end they just fell a bit short of a win. For the Sarajevo squad, PJ Pipes led the way in scoring with 16 points, while Reggie Perry had 12 points.
A day later, U-BT Cluj-Napoca will be hosting Umana Reyer of Venice at home in their BT Arena.
2026/27 EuroCup, Regular Season, Round 2, Tuesday, October 6, 2026:
Cedevita Olimpija – HAPOEL JERUSALEM 64:75 (18:18, 9:19, 20:18, 17:20)
Kirkwood 17, Cowan 14 | Miletić 14, Roddy 12.
Budućnost VOLI – NAPOLI BASKETBALL 75:93 (19:25, 14:28, 18:22, 24:18)
Ferrell 19, Smith, Shayok, Đorđević and Kovliar 10 | Seljaas 23, White 17.
Bosna BH Telecom – PAOK THESSALONIKI 72:75 (18:22, 17:18, 26:19, 11:16)
Pipes 16, Perry 12 | Osman 17, Tyree 14.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026:
U-BT Cluj-Napoca – Umana Reyer Venice (18:00)
