D · Round 2 · Wed, 7 Oct 2026 · 20:00 CEST · PALAZZETTO DELLO SPORT
Roma, Italy · 21 games here since 2014
The story
Roma Basketball survive Lietkabelis Panevezys in a tight finish (92-87)
Roma Basketball took the Round 2 game against Lietkabelis Panevezys, 92-87 at Palazzetto Dello Sport. Marko Simonovic led the way (21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, 33 PIR). Niccolo Mannion backed him up with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. The winners leaned on the three: 12/30 from deep.
| Player | MIN | PTS | 2P | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||
| Ivan Fevrier | 28:08 | 15 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Alexander Schumacher | 31:57 | 12 | 1-7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Ognjen Jaramaz | 30:07 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Milos Ilic | 17:59 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Daniel Baslyk | 15:33 | 3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Gabrielius Maldunas | 22:01 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Keondre Kennedy | 27:06 | 15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Marius Valinskas | 17:10 | 11 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Gytis Nemeiksa | 09:59 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Zygimantas Simonis | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nojus Radzius | — | 0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | — | 87 | 23-46 | 10-27 | 11-20 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 72 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | 2P | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||
| Marko Simonovic | 29:40 | 21 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Niccolo Mannion | 26:43 | 21 | 7-8 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Erik Stevenson | 23:40 | 11 | 1-3 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Arturs Strautins | 19:46 | 7 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrea Mezzanotte | 15:38 | 3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Gerald Ayayi | 24:05 | 8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Paul Watson Jr | 23:41 | 11 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Corey Davis Jr. | 24:44 | 6 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Giovanni Emejuru | 10:00 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Giannis Odzebe | 02:03 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Iuzzolino | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riccardo Tavernelli | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | — | 92 | 18-32 | 12-30 | 20-23 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 105 |
What was expected before the game
This is how the game was decided.
The game was not decided in the closing minutes: Roma went ahead for good in minute 26, with a three-pointer by Niccolo Mannion for 55-52, and never gave up the lead.
Five minutes from the end the score was Roma 81-77 Lietkabelis. From there the lead never changed hands and the game was never tied.
The biggest run was a 9-0 by Lietkabelis between minutes 12 and 13, from 11-25 to 20-25. The best run by Roma was a 7-0 between minutes 5 and 7.
Marko Simonovic decided it as the Roma player with the most points: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a PIR of 33.
▸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 · Lietkabelis
Schumacher · Jaramaz · Fevrier · Kennedy · Maldunas
Closing lineup · Roma
Mannion · Stevenson · Ayayi · Watson · Davis
Points by quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lietkabelis | 11 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Roma | 22 | 21 | 27 | 22 |
SchumacherAlexander Schumacher
32′ · -9
JaramazOgnjen Jaramaz
30′ · -1
FevrierIvan Fevrier
28′ · -7
IlicMilos Ilic
18′ · -8
BaslykDaniel Baslyk
16′ · +4
KennedyKeondre Kennedy
27′ · -7
MaldunasGabrielius Maldunas
22′ · +3
ValinskasMarius Valinskas
17′ · -2
NemeiksaGytis Nemeiksa
10′ · +2
SimonovicMarko Simonovic
30′ · +7
MannionNiccolo Mannion
27′ · +10
StevensonErik Stevenson
24′ · +2
StrautinsArturs Strautins
20′ · +3
MezzanotteAndrea Mezzanotte
16′ · -1
AyayiGerald Ayayi
24′ · +1
WatsonPaul Watson Jr
24′ · +7
OdzebeGiannis Odzebe
2′ · +5
DavisCorey Davis Jr.
25′ · -7
EmejuruGiovanni Emejuru
10′ · -2
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.