EuroCup closed its sixth matchday with two undefeated teams still standing—Hapoel Jerusalem and Napoli—while Spanish teams showed mixed results. La Laguna Tenerife and Manresa reinforced their positions atop their groups, while San Pablo Burgos suffered its fifth consecutive loss and faces a critical situation.
La Laguna Tenerife 113-73 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
La Laguna Tenerife delivered a dominant performance in their first game without Ethan Happ, who will miss approximately three months due to injury. They controlled the game from start to finish with all players contributing points and rebounds in a balanced display led by Jaime Fernández (22 points) and Giorgi Shermadini (21). With their fourth consecutive European victory, Jaka Lakovic's team improves to 5-1 and remains atop Group B.
Lietkabelis 66-80 Kids&Us Manresa
Manresa found another European success in Lithuania. Their defense produced a 14-24 first quarter and they led by 23 before halftime (20-43). Lietkabelis cut it to within ten points after the break, but Diego Ocampo's team stretched the lead again. Łukasz Kolenda led a balanced attack with 14 points, and Manresa improves to 4-2, second in Group D.
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Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos 59-86 Rostock Seawolves
Burgos suffered their worst European defeat of the season at the Coliseum. With the game tied (12-13), Rostock went on a 1-15 run in the first quarter, led 24 points at halftime (27-51), and built a 31-point advantage. TJ Crockett scored 19 points for the Germans, who secured their first road victory in the competition. Porfirio Fisac's team, without Čančar and Samar, has now lost five straight and sits last in Group A at 1-5.
Group A: Hapoel wins undefeated showdown
Hapoel Jerusalem 84-73 Aris. Hapoel settled the matchday's marquee game in the fourth quarter. They mounted a comeback led by Kenneth Lofton (22 points and 10 rebounds) and remain undefeated at 6-0, while Aris suffers their first loss.
Rigas Zelli 65-71 Le Mans. Last week's conqueror of Burgos couldn't stop Le Mans, who rallied in the second half with Léopold Delaunay (13) as their leading scorer. The French team improves to 3-3.
Cedevita Olimpija 73-71 Derthona Tortona (overtime). Cedevita finally got on the board in the competition in a game that required overtime. Anthony Cowan made two free throws in the final seconds of the extra period to give the Slovenian team their first victory.
Group B: Tenerife pulls away
Türk Telekom 98-78 Frankfurt. The group's last-place team bounced back with a convincing win over Frankfurt, who had scored 113 points in their previous game. Jerrick Harding added 18 points and Doğuş Özdemiroğlu recorded a double-double of 13 points and 12 assists.
Umana Reyer Venezia 98-77 Šiauliai. Back home after two road losses, including one to La Laguna, Reyer snapped Šiauliai's winning streak with 20 points from Leonardo Candi.
Maxima Roma 86-84 London Lions (overtime). Xavier Moon scored 25 points to decide overtime in a matchup against the league's best defense, which falls to 3-3.
Group C: Napoli keeps rolling
Napoli 90-79 Trento. Napoli won the Italian derby and remains undefeated at 6-0. Jahmius Ramsey (20) and Zach Seljaas (18) led the home team, while Jordan Bayehe scored 18 for Trento.
Tofaş 94-79 Neptūnas. Tofaş trailed at halftime (43-49) but a dominant third quarter (24-10) turned the game around. Zachary Nutall scored 20 points and the Turkish team improves to 5-1.
Budućnost 96-84 Chemnitz. Budućnost won all four quarters and snapped Chemnitz's four-game winning streak. Axel Bouteille led the home team with 16 points.
Śląsk Wrocław 84-88 Bourg. A matchup between struggling teams went to Bourg, who scored 16 points from Trey Woodbury, leaving Śląsk at the bottom of the group.
Group D: Bahçeşehir stays on top
PAOK 113-111 Roma Basketball. The matchday's game of the night was decided on the final play: Ben Moore tipped in a missed shot by Breein Tyree at the buzzer. The combined 224 points mark the highest-scoring game in EuroCup history. Tyree (27) and Cedi Osman (25) led PAOK, while Nico Mannion scored 18 for Roma.
Ulm 82-96 Bahçeşehir. Group D's leader settled the game with a dominant second quarter (17-35). Mateusz Ponitka (18) and Tyler Cavanaugh (16 points and 9 rebounds) kept Bahçeşehir perfect at 5-1.
Bosna 69-78 Balkan Botevgrad. Botevgrad, winless until now, secured their first victory with 27 points from Javante McCoy, who returned from injury.
Standings after Matchday 6:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 6-0 | La Laguna Tenerife | 5-1 | Napoli | 6-0 | Bahçeşehir | 5-1 |
| Aris | 5-1 | Reyer Venezia | 3-3 | Tofaş | 5-1 | Kids&Us Manresa | 4-2 |
| Rigas Zelli | 3-3 | Šiauliai | 3-3 | Chemnitz | 4-2 | PAOK | 4-2 |
| Le Mans | 3-3 | Frankfurt | 3-3 | Budućnost | 3-3 | Ulm | 3-3 |
| Tortona | 3-3 | London Lions | 3-3 | Bourg | 2-4 | Lietkabelis | 3-3 |
| Rostock | 2-4 | Maxima Roma | 3-3 | Trento | 2-4 | Roma Basketball | 2-4 |
| Cedevita Olimpija | 1-5 | Türk Telekom | 2-4 | Neptūnas | 1-5 | Bosna | 2-4 |
| San Pablo Burgos | 1-5 | Cluj-Napoca | 2-4 | Śląsk | 1-5 | Botevgrad | 1-5 |