EuroCup: Siauliai, Napoli and Aris Win in Week 5

Many games were played in Week 5 of the EuroCup. La Laguna Tenerife and Kids&Us Manresa won among the Spanish sides, while San Pablo Burgos lost.

In Lithuania, Siauliai beat Maxima Roma 98-93. For the hosts, Michael Caffey scored 22 points, Dovydas Romančenko 17 and Selim Fofana 15. For the visitors, Brynton Lemar scored 19 and Aaron Holiday 16 points, but this performance was not enough for the win.

Basket Napoli won 94-85 away at Neptunas, extending their winning streak to five games. Jahmi'us Ramsey led the way with 20 points, Markel Brown added 13 and Kaleb Tarczewski 12. For the hosts, Elvar Fridriksson scored 24 points with nine assists, while Mindaugas Girdziunas stood out with 16 points.

Aris beat Cedevita Olimpija 78-73 at home. In a game lasting almost two and a half hours, Matt Morgan scored 18 points, and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. For Olimpija, Matthew Hurt scored 19 points and Anthony Cowan 14.

Tofaş won 90-74 away at Slask Wroclaw. Tre'Shawn Thurman posted 19 points and nine rebounds, and Bryce Jones added 17 points. Chemnitz also beat reigning champions JL Bourg 96-77 at home, handing them their fourth defeat of the season. Benjamin Burnham recorded a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Tyrese Samuel led the visitors with 16 points. Tortona outscored Rostock 29-13 in the final period to win 86-83. Giordano Bortolani scored 16 points for the winners, while Zach Copeland had 22 points for Rostock.