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Euroleague
1 October 2025
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We Started the EuroLeague with a Victory: 85-78
In the first week of the EuroLeague Regular Season, we hosted Israel’s Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv and won the game with an 85-78 win. The game was played at the Moraca Arena in Podgorica, Montenegro, and we trailed 44-40 at halftime.

Our team started the game with Larkin, Weiler-Babb, Cordinier, Ercan, and Jones. With baskets from Jones and Ercan, we led 4-0 in the opening minute. Thanks to points from Weiler-Babb and Cordinier, we were ahead 14-9 by the fourth minute. After that, our big men Ercan, Jones, and Papagiannis contributed to the scoring, and we finished the first 10 minutes leading 21-19. In the second quarter, we could only score two points through Larkin in the first five minutes, falling behind 31-23 by the 15th minute. In the latter part of the quarter, Larkin was joined on the scoreboard by Loyd, Ercan, and Smits, but we went into halftime trailing 44-40.

In the second half, our first points came from Weiler-Babb and Larkin, tying the game at 45-45 in the 22nd minute. Both teams traded baskets at this part, and the score balance remained as the 26th minute passed with a 54-54 tie. In the final minute of the quarter, Loyd hit two three-pointers, giving us a 60-59 edge going into the last 10 minutes. We opened the final period with three-pointers from Smits and Loyd, taking a 66-62 lead in the 32nd minute. Weiler-Babb scored back-to-back baskets, and by the 34th minute we were up 75-67. With Smits adding seven points, we entered the final 2:30 with an 82-76 lead. In the closing moments, Loyd scored another three-pointer, and we secured an 85-78 victory.

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