MUNICH (Germany) - It was another exciting week of FIBA Europe Cup action, highlighted by five teams moving to 3-0 starts.
KK Cibona, Basketball Lowen Braunschweig, Cedevita Junior, Energa Trefl Sopot and Peristeri BC all took major steps closer to the Second Round.
Earlier on Tuesday, FC Porto overpowered Rostock Seawolves 87-75 to end their unblemished start to the competition.
Key Storylines
Cibona stun Reggiana on the road;
Braunschweig overcome PAOK to stay perfect;
Dijon claim first win in OT;
Swenson is unstoppable as Sporting breezes past CS Valcea.
Weekly Highs
Efficiency: Rashawn Thomas (Dinamo BDS Sassari) - 34 Points: Kevin Bracy-Davis (KK Pelister) - 33 Rebounds: Naje Smith (BC Prievidza) - 12 Assists: Miguel Cardoso (FC Porto) - 14 Steals: Multiple players - 4 Blocks: Samuel Payne (Peristeri BC) - 6
Cibona stay unbeaten in thriller; Dijon need OT for first win
KK Cibona needed free throws with 59 seconds left from Lorenzo Uglietti to secure a 75-73 win over Pallacanestro Reggiana. The Italian side had several chances to take the game to overtime but failed to convert.
Jaylen Barford had a chance to win at the buzzer but misfired his three-pointer. Matej Rudan led a balanced scoring attack for Cibona with 13 points.
Fellow Croatian side Cedevita Junior also moved to 3-0 with an 88-85 victory over BC Prievidza, while Trefl Sopot brushed aside BC Kalev Cramo in a 93-58 success.
JDA Dijon Basket needed overtime to overcome BC Bashkimi 83-74 on the road. TJ Bickerstaff forced the extra period for the home side as he scored with under 40 seconds remaining. However, their luck ran out in overtime.
The French side executed better in the extra five minutes, playing the more composed of the two, with Jordan Barnett going for 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead Dijon to glory. Bickerstaff had 18 for Bashkimi, who fought valiantly but fell just short in a thrilling battle.
Basketball Lowen Braunschweig were 88-79 victors over PAOK in the battle of the two unbeaten teams, as Grant Sherfield and David N'Guessan guided the German side to victory.
Sherfield and N'Guessan both had 17 points to lead the way, with N'Guessan shooting an impressive 70 percent from the floor. K.J. Jackson led the Greek side with 17 as well, as PAOK fell to their first loss of the competition.
Peristeri BC remained unbeaten after they got the better of PUMPA Basket Brno 87-75, thanks to big games from Jacob Van Tubbergen and Ty Nicholls. Both Nicholls and Van Tubbergen had 22 points to lead Peristeri to victory, with the latter pulling down 10 rebounds for a double-double. Anthony Williams had 29 for Brno.
Holders Bilbao Basket scored their second win of the competition, as they dominated Kutaisi 113-62 in Tbilisi. Justin Jaworski led the victors with 21 points, as last season's FIBA Europe Cup champions shot a blistering 57 percent from the field.
Aliaga Petkimspor ended the unbeaten start of Romanian side Oradea with a deserved 84-73 win. The Turkish side led for the majority of the game, and led by as many as 17 points. Yannick Franke dazzled as he led all scorers with 24 points, with six three-pointers in that haul.
Bakken Bears also halted Casademont Zaragoza's winning momentum, scoring a 90-78 win to end their Spanish counterparts' winning start. Tymu Chenery led the winners with 23 points as the Bears broke clear in the second quarter and were comfortable against the misfiring Zaragoza side, who shot just 39 percent from the floor.
Stephan Swenson was unstoppable for Sporting CP as he went for 30 points in his side's 102-61 success over CS Valcea 1924. Swenson hit seven three-pointers and shot a remarkable 10-for-11 from the floor in the win.
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