MUNICH (Germany) - Gameday 6 of the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season delivered high-octane action on a marathon 21-game night on Wednesday,
Two more games remain on Thursday, including an unbeaten Esenler Erokspor, who travel to Gence BC. Earlier on Tuesday, Elan Chalon improved to 4-2 in Group F with a 94-73 road win over Manchester Basketball.
Key Storylines
Neftchi stun Mykonos for their first win in Group H;
Trier move to 6-0 to maintain perfect record;
Javaunte Hawkins wins it for Nitra Blue Wings.
Weekly Highs
Efficiency: Mack Smith-McEwen (Tartu Ulikool Maks & Moorits) / David Nichols (CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea) - 32 Points: De'Ondre Jackson (LANDAU Lions) - 34 Rebounds: Chevez Goodwin (NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz) - 18 Assists: Nikos Tsiakmas (Kolossos H Hotels BC) / Conley Garrison (Zastal Zielona Gora) - 10 Steals: Multiple players - 5 Blocks: Multiple players - 4
Previously winless Neftchi stun previously unbeaten Mykonos
Neftchi SC put in their best performance of the season, downing Mykonos Betsson BC 84-80 to bag their first win in Group H and end the Greek side's unbeaten start.
Milic Starovlah led the winners with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, as Neftchi recovered from a slow start to race clear in the second quarter.
VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier became the first side to reach 6-0 after they dismissed BC Batumi 2010 122-57 in Group A.
Marco Hollersbacher and Maik Zirbes led Trier with 15 points each in a balanced yet ruthless performance, as the Germans shot 52 per cent from the floor and their lead peaked at 65 points.
Nitra Blue Wings beat King Szczecin 92-90 in a nail-biting finish to secure only their second win of Group D.
Javaunte Hawkins connected on a turnaround jumper on the buzzer to snatch the win for the Blue Wings, and it was Hawkins who led the way with 23 points on 7-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc.
King Szczecin's defeat opened the door for SLUC Nancy Basket to take the top spot in Group D after outclassing BC Vienna 101-86. Carlos Marshall led the way for Nancy, hitting six three-pointers for 22 points.
Elsewhere, FIATC Girona moved to 5-1 in Group B after overcoming Dinamo Bucharest 92-84. David N'Guessan and Gregor Glas each scored 16 points - cancelling out Rostyslav Novitskyi's game-high 24 points for the hosts.
Dziki Warszawa started well but had to hang on to beat Tartu Ulikool Maks & Moorits 91-84 to move to 5-1 in Group E. Joseph Girard had 22 points for the victors. Mack Smith-McEwen led all scorers with 25 points along with 9 assists for Tartu.
CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea were made to work hard for their 86-80 victory over Fribourg Olympic Basket. David Nichols led the way with 29 points for Oradea, while Boris Mbala scored 26 for Fribourg.
And SL Benfica brushed aside Bakken Bears 94-79 in Group G. Luke Barrett had 25 points and 6 rebounds for the winners.
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