D · Round 20 · 2026-03-17 · SINAN ERDEM SPORTS HALL
Istanbul, Turkiye · 28 games here since 2024
The story
Bahcesehir College Istanbul survive U-Bt Cluj-Napoca in a tight finish (75-72)
Bahcesehir College Istanbul took the Round 20 game against U-Bt Cluj-Napoca, 75-72 at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall. Daron Russell led the way (23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, 21 PIR). Trevion Williams backed him up with 11 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists.
| Player | MIN | PTS | 2P | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||
| Daron Russell | 31:37 | 23 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Nighael Ceaser | 21:55 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Mitchell Creek | 30:08 | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Iverson Molinar | 27:14 | 9 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeffery Taylor | 15:47 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Karel Guzman | 22:41 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Dusan Miletic | 21:09 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Patrick Richard | 10:33 | 3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Altit | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexis Petric | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saulius Kulvietis | 01:40 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Trey Woodbury | 17:16 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
| Team | — | 72 | 19-43 | 5-16 | 19-24 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 77 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | 2P | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||
| Trevion Williams | 25:52 | 11 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Malachi Flynn | 34:47 | 16 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Caleb Homesley | 31:05 | 9 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Cavanaugh | 22:32 | 10 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Ismet Akpinar | 21:50 | 8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Balsa Koprivica | 14:08 | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Mateusz Ponitka | 19:27 | 3 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Hunter Hale | 10:55 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jordan Ford | 02:07 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Furkan Haltali | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goktug Bas | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Mitchell | 17:17 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | — | 75 | 17-45 | 8-27 | 17-26 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 71 |
This is how the game was decided.
The game-winner was hit by Tyler Cavanaugh: a three-pointer in minute 40 that put Bahcesehir up 73-71. They never trailed again.
Five minutes from the end the score was Bahcesehir 63-67 Cluj. From there the game saw 3 lead changes.
The biggest run was a 11-0 by Bahcesehir between minutes 3 and 5, from 2-8 to 13-8. The best run by Cluj was a 8-0 between minutes 31 and 34.
Malachi Flynn decided it as the Bahcesehir player with the most points: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and a PIR of 13.
▸See where these figures come from
I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good, and as a run the consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. The player who decided it is the winner's top scorer in the box score; on a tie, the one with the higher PIR.
Source: the official EuroCup play-by-play, which logs each play by its game minute, and the game's box score.
Rotations · who was on the floor
Closing lineup · Cluj
Russell · Ceaser · Woodbury · Guzman · Richard
Closing lineup · Bahcesehir
Flynn · Homesley · Williams · Ponitka · Mitchell
Points by quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluj | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Bahcesehir | 18 | 21 | 22 | 14 |
RussellDaron Russell
32′ · -11
CreekMitchell Creek
30′ · -5
MolinarIverson Molinar
27′ · -3
CeaserNighael Ceaser
22′ · -5
TaylorJeffery Taylor
16′ · -16
MileticDusan Miletic
21′ · +7
WoodburyTrey Woodbury
17′ · +3
GuzmanKarel Guzman
23′ · +15
KulvietisSaulius Kulvietis
2′ · -6
RichardPatrick Richard
11′ · +7
AltitBen Altit
0′ · -1
FlynnMalachi Flynn
35′ · +15
HomesleyCaleb Homesley
31′ · +3
WilliamsTrevion Williams
26′ · -2
CavanaughTyler Cavanaugh
23′ · +2
AkpinarIsmet Akpinar
22′ · -3
PonitkaMateusz Ponitka
19′ · +5
KoprivicaBalsa Koprivica
14′ · +5
HaleHunter Hale
11′ · -5
MitchellMatthew Mitchell
17′ · 0
FordJordan Ford
2′ · -5
Each bar is a stint on the floor according to the official EuroCup play-by-play. The source logs each substitution by its minute, not its second, so the edge of a bar can shift by up to a minute. The number is the minutes in the box score and the team's +/− with him on the court.