EuroCup: Spanish Teams Split Matchday 3 with One Win, Two Losses

Matchday 3 of the EuroCup brought mixed results for Spanish teams. La Laguna Tenerife was the only winner, and they did it convincingly. Against Maxima Roma, they opened with an 18-3 run, never trailed, and won 96-71 at Santiago Martín, with 15 points from Ethan Happ and 15 from Giorgi Shermadini, 13 from Jaime Fernández and 9 assists from Marcelinho Huertas. After their loss in London, Jaka Lakovic's team regained confidence and improved to 2-1 in Group B.

San Pablo Burgos came within one point of a major upset. They trailed 59-70 heading into the fourth quarter against unbeaten Group A leader Hapoel Jerusalem, won the quarter 25-15, but still fell 84-85. Joaquín Taboada scored 20 points for Porfirio Fisac's team, who played without Obasohan and Cancar, but Kenneth Lofton Jr. responded with 28 and Hapoel kept their composure in the final minute.

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Manresa Can't Handle Bahçeşehir

Kids&Us Manresa opened the matchday on Tuesday in Istanbul and couldn't overcome unbeaten Bahçeşehir. The Turkish side started with a 9-0 run and closed the first quarter at 32-20, with back-to-back three-pointers from JD Notae. Diego Ocampo's team, led by Pierre Oriola, got as close as 62-59 in the third quarter, but Marcquise Reed (22 points) restored the home advantage. Final score: 100-88, with 21 points from Timmy Allen and 13 from Oriola for Manresa, who fall to 1-2.

Five Unbeaten Teams

After three matchdays, five teams remain undefeated. In Group A, Hapoel Jerusalem and Aris, who beat Tortona 88-68 with 23 points from Matt Morgan. In Group C, Napoli won in Wroclaw (82-86) and Tofaş topped Budućnost (90-85). Bahçeşehir remains unbeaten in Group D.

The surprise came from Lietkabelis, who beat PAOK 95-86 and handed Nick Calathes and Cedi Osman their first loss, with 23 points from Alex Schumacher. Bourg also lost, remaining winless, on the road at Neptūnas (93-89), where Yannick Franke and Elvar Fridriksson each scored 25 points. Roma, with Kelly Olynyk and Nico Mannion, needed overtime to beat Balkan (77-72).