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    ULEB Cup - DKV Joventut break record to continue streak

    BADALONA (ULEB Cup) - DKV Joventut recorded the biggest ever ULEB Cup victory as they smashed Guildford Heat 116-53 to maintain their perfect record in Group A. The 63-point difference separating the sides at the final whistle eclipsed the 47 put on KK Split by Lietuvos Rytas in a 103-56 mauling in 2004, while the 116 scored was the third highest tally accumulated by a ULEB team without overtime.

     

    BADALONA (ULEB Cup) - DKV Joventut recorded the biggest ever ULEB Cup victory as they smashed Guildford Heat 116-53 to maintain their perfect record in Group A.

    The 63-point difference separating the sides at the final whistle eclipsed the 47 put on KK Split by Lietuvos Rytas in a 103-56 mauling in 2004, while the 116 scored was the third highest tally accumulated by a ULEB team without overtime.

    The result, helped in no small part by nine Joventut players reaching double figures, takes them to 7-0, while the Heat remain winless with a 0-7.

    Turk Telekom are second after beating KK Bosna 85-80 and Siauliai claimed third with a 71-51 win over Alba Berlin.

    In Group B, Besiktas Cola Turka took their seventh win in seven games with a 73-62 win at third-placed Koln 99ers, Sandro Nicevic, Preston Shumpert and Rick Apodaca scoring 12 points each, while their were also wins for BK Ventspils and Elan Chalon.

    Akasvayu Girona lead Group C with a record of 5-2 despite losing 97-93 against BC Hemofarm Stada, but Galatasaray Cafe Crown reduced the gap with a 101-67 win over Hanzevast Capitals. CSU Asesoft beat Spirou Charleroi 80-71.

    Pamesa Valencia edged SLUC Nancy 93-92 to improve their record to 6-1 and take the lead at the top of Group D after Khimki lost their perfect record against third-placed Azovmash Mariupol. Anwil Wloclawek beat Deutsche Bank Skyliners.

    Triumph Lyubertsy improve to 6-1 at the top of Group E after beating struggling Hapoel Galil Elyon 73-82, though KK Buducnost are in contention after seeing off Antwerp Giants 76-65. Benetton Fribourg lost 88-66 against Swans Gmunden.

    Dynamo Moscow and Red Star won against Telindus Oostende and Panellinios GS respectively to share the lead of Group F - both teams have 5-2 records - while CEZ Nymburk beat Beghelli Bologna 82-70.

    Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas and Asvel Basket both have 5-2 records at the top of Group G after respective wins against Ludwigsburg and BC Kalev/Cramo, but third-placed ASCO Slask Wroclaw lost pace with the leaders after falling 94-92 to Panionios On Telecoms.

    Lukoil Academic briefly held sole lead of Group H after their 91-76 win over Artland Dragons on Tuesday took their record to 5-2, but BC Kyiv joined them after beating ASK Riga 81-72 on Wednesday. Benetton Tamoil beat Pau-Orthez 88-60.

    PGE Turow Zgorzelec`s procession to Group I victory continued with a 77-72 win over Zadar that took their record to 6-1, though second-placed Hapoel Jerusalem thumped EiffelTowers Den Bosch 112-97. In the group`s other game, Unics Kazan beat Strasbourg 94-57.

    By Riath Al-Samarrai

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