MUNICH (Germany) - The second game day of the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season featured thrilling matches as several teams maintained their unbeaten records. A total of 16 more games are scheduled for Wednesday, concluding the week’s festivities.
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Key highlights from Tuesday included BC Vienna's narrow win over King Szczecin and BC Prievidza’s impressive performance against LANDAU Lions, where they made 15 three-pointers. Greek teams Kolossos and Mykonos both improved to 2-0 with road victories.
In efficiency stats, Christyon Eugene (BC Prievidza) recorded a high of 31, while Luka Kures (BC Vienna) scored 24 points. Elijah Childs (Mykonos Betsson BC) led in rebounds with 12. Kresimir Radovcic (BC Vienna) contributed 10 assists.
BC Vienna edged King Szczecin 96-93 in a highly competitive matchup. After appearing to have the game secured, Vienna saw their lead shrink to three points with just seven seconds left. Although the visitors had the opportunity to extend the game to overtime following a successful coach's challenge, Zahir Porter’s three-pointer missed its mark. Luka Kures shot an impressive 8-for-9 from the field, totaling 24 points, while Noah Reynolds was among three players for King Szczecin to score 16.
BC Prievidza found success from long range, defeating LANDAU Lions 108-84 in Group G. Frankie Policelli was particularly notable, hitting 7 of 10 three-pointers and finishing with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Christyon Eugene added 21 points and 8 assists to the winning effort.
In Group C, Kolossos H Hotels BC maintained their perfect record by defeating Gence BC 80-62. The Greek team dominated throughout, leading for all but 17 seconds and making 13 of 15 free throws, while Gence managed only 20 of 30 from the line and struggled with a 32 percent shooting rate. Ezra Manjon topped Kolossos with 19 points.
Mykonos Betsson BC came back from an early deficit to win against Fribourg Olympic Basket 80-65. Additionally, FIATC Girona improved to 2-0 with a decisive 91-76 win over Coretec Oostende, where Mac McClung scored a game-high 22 points. SLUC Nancy Basket also secured their second victory, besting BC Parnu 84-61, led by Carlos Marshall’s 20 points and a double-double from Stephane Gombauld with 12 points and 11 rebounds.