EuroCup round 3 recap: Le Mans cruises, Hapoel Jerusalem escapes Burgos

Round 3 of the EuroCup group stage produced a mix of comfortable wins and nail-biters on October 14, 2026, with ten games spread across the competition's four groups. Le Mans won at home 82-70, while Hapoel Jerusalem needed a dramatic finish on the road to survive San Pablo Burgos. Here's a closer look at every result, group by group.

Group A: Le Mans cruises, Hapoel Jerusalem survives

Le Mans took care of business at home, beating the Rostock Seawolves 82-70. Carlos Stewart led Le Mans with 12 points on 2-of-5 shooting from 3-points and 3-of-8 on 2-point attempts, adding 4 rebounds in 22:45 on the floor. Lucas Dufeal backed him up with 10 points and 7 rebounds, going 4-of-9 inside the arc. Rostock got a strong individual effort from T.J. Crockett Jr., who poured in 22 points on 8-of-12 2-point shooting in 27:46, and Zach Copeland added 18 points, 8 boards and 4 assists while going a perfect 5-of-5 at the line. It wasn't enough to flip the result, and Le Mans controlled the night.

The tightest game of the entire round came in the same group. Hapoel Jerusalem edged San Pablo Burgos 85-84 on the road, a one-point margin as thin as it gets. Kenny Lofton Jr. was the difference-maker, dropping 28 points on 9-of-12 2-point shooting and a perfect 7-of-7 from the line in 27:40, while Jaleen Smith chipped in 13 points and dished 9 assists.

Burgos countered with Joaquín Taboada, who went 4-of-6 from deep for 20 points in just under 22 minutes, and Sekou Doumbouya added 15 points and 4 assists. None of it was enough, and Hapoel Jerusalem escaped Burgos by a point.

Aris Salonique also won at home, handling Bertram Derthona 88-68. Matt Morgan scored 23 points on 3-of-7 shooting from 3-points, and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl added 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks in 33:16. Dante Maddox Jr. led Derthona with 26 points on 4-of-6 from deep, but Giordano Bortolani's 11 points weren't enough to match Aris Salonique's balance.

Riga Zelli closed out the group's action with an 89-79 win over Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana at home. Tyler Wahl went for 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals in 36:40, and Tony Perkins added 17 points and 2 steals of his own. Anthony Cowan Jr. answered for Ljubljana with 23 points on a near-perfect 14-of-15 from the free-throw line, and Urban Kroflic added 14 points on 2-of-6 from distance.

Group B: Tenerife and Cluj pull away

Tenerife delivered the widest margin of the round, running past Maxima Roma 96-71 at home. Giorgi Shermadini and Ethan Happ both finished with 15 points apiece, Shermadini going 5-of-7 on 2-point attempts in just over 15 minutes and Happ going 6-of-7 inside the arc.

Together, the two bigs combined for 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting from 2-point range while logging just 31 minutes and 27 seconds on the floor between them — efficient, limited-minutes production that set the tone for the blowout. Maxima Roma got 14 points from Hunter Tyson, who hit 2 of 3 from deep, and 13 points and 9 rebounds from Gora Camara, but the gap was already too wide to close.

U-BT Cluj-Napoca also pulled away on the road, beating Šiauliai 94-75. Javonte Smart ran the show with 20 points and 5 assists on 3-of-8 shooting from 3-points, and Uros Plavsic added 16 points and 8 rebounds on 6-of-7 2-point shooting. Šiauliai's Mike Caffey led the home side with 13 points on 2-of-4 from deep, and Martynas Pacevicius added 12 points on 6-of-9 inside the arc.

Umana Reyer Venezia rounded out the group with a 75-65 win over Turk Telekom Ankara at home. Glynn Watson Jr. led the way with 18 points on 4-of-8 from 3-points, and Jordan Parks added 17 points and 2 steals. Ankara got 19 points from Jerrick Harding and 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks from Ismaël Bako, who went 8-of-9 at the free-throw line, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit.

Group C: down to the wire

Tofas Bursa held off Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 90-85 at home. Zach Nutall scored 20 points on 5-of-6 2-point shooting, and Bryce Jones added 17 points on 3-of-4 from deep. Yogi Ferrell kept Podgorica within range with 18 points, 5 assists and 3 steals on 4-of-6 shooting from distance, and Dordije Jovanovic added 15 points on 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.

Napoli Basketball won on the road against WKS Slask Wroclaw, 86-82. Devin Robinson led all scorers for the home side with 22 points and 9 rebounds on 9-of-11 2-point shooting, and Isaih Moore added 13 points and 4 steals. Robinson's line, posted in 32:46 on the floor — the most playing time of anyone in the game — came in a losing effort. Napoli got the balance it needed from Markel Brown, who hit 5 of 8 from 3-points for 15 points, and Jeff Dowtin Jr., who added 14 points and 4 steals of his own.

Group D: Ulm wins a shootout

Group D offered just one game, and it was the highest-scoring result of the round. Ratiopharm Ulm held off Bosna Sarajevo 102-93 at home. Jaylen Sims paced Ulm with 20 points on 2-of-5 shooting from deep, and Simisola Shittu added 19 points on 7-of-11 2-point shooting.

Bosna Sarajevo stayed in it behind Marcus Domask's 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-points, and Reggie Perry's 19 points and 12 rebounds on 8-of-13 inside the arc, but Ulm's scoring punch proved too much. Domask's line still came in a losing effort.