MUNICH (Germany) - The FIBA Europe Cup returned on Tuesday with an eventful Gameday 1 featuring numerous matches and a new scoring record. With 16 more games scheduled for Wednesday, teams across Europe are eager to make an impact early in the competition.
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In a thrilling match, FIATC Girona emerged victorious over Dinamo Bucharest with a score of 87-75. The game featured 24 lead changes, and Girona secured the win with a decisive 22-12 run in the fourth quarter. Mac McClung led Girona with 16 points in his debut in European competition.
SLUC Nancy Basket narrowly defeated BC Vienna 66-65 in a dramatic finish. RJ Gunn's three-pointer brought Vienna within one point with 37 seconds remaining, but they were unable to score again before the buzzer. Marcus Hammond topped the scoring for Nancy with 19 points, while Gunn finished with 15 points for Vienna.
In another notable performance, Zastal Zielona Gora defeated NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz 90-80, highlighted by Trazarien White's historic outing, where he set a FIBA Europe Cup single-game scoring record with 43 points on an impressive 13-of-20 shooting.
Dziki Warszawa dominated Tartu Uiikool Maks & Moorits, winning 103-76 on the road. Austin Luke led the Polish team with 20 points, shooting 72 percent from the field, while Rasmus Andre led Tartu with 17 points.
Mykonos Betsson BC staged a strong second half to secure a 78-58 win against Neftchi SC, with Dionisis Sidiroilias contributing 16 points and 6 rebounds. Mykonos turned around a halftime deficit, limiting Neftchi to just four points in the third quarter.
Yukatel Denizli Basket began their Group G campaign with an 83-69 victory over BC Prievidza, aided by Marko Pecarski's 15 points and 16 rebounds. Christyon Eugene led Prievidza with a game-high 21 points.