Unicaja and Joventut Stay Unbeaten in the Champions League

Two teams from Liga Endesa remain unbeaten in the Basketball Champions League. Unicaja and Joventut both came away with wins again this week.

Salon Vilpas beat Antwerp Giants 77-69 at home to earn their first win of the season. Despite the absence of Leland Walker, the host Salon Vilpas took a 22-10 advantage in the third period. Karl Chavis led his team in scoring with 23 points. Jarred Godfrey added 21, DJ Jeffries scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Mikael Aalto scored 12. For Antwerp Giants, Vincent Kesteloot had 15 points and Nijel Pack 11.

In the third week, Juventus beat Pardubice 98-95 in their own arena in a game that went to overtime. Tevian Jones scored 24, Emmanuel Nzekwesi 20 and Dziugas Slavinskas 15. For Pardubice, Robert Bonham had 30 points and Jamonda Bryant 19.

Strasbourg beat Cibona 95-70 at home. The French side outscored their opponent 50-30 in the second half. Neftali Difuidi scored 23 points and Jaylen Hands 22, and Hands also had eight assists. For Cibona, Lovro Mazalin scored 19.

Unicaja beat Reggiana 99-94 to earn their third win of the group stage. The host led 98-80 when the visitors went on an unanswered 18-point run to close the gap, but it was not enough. Amine Noua scored 27 and Matt Thomas 20. Kendrick Perry had 17 points and nine assists. For Reggiana, Jaylen Barford scored 22 and Riccardo Visconti 15.

At the same time, Joventut won away at FC Porto 81-64.