It was a satisfying experience for Romanian basketball fans, as CSO Voluntari completed a 75-72 comeback win at Basket Brno capped by Trevon Allen`s game winning three pointer at the Starez Arena Vodova in Czech Republic.
Players of the game
Some people say it`s more easy to attempt a game winning shot when the teams are tied.
The trick is – you still have to make THAT shot.
Trevon Allen did exactly that with the game tied at 72.
Shooting guard led CSO Voluntari to second consecutive road victory, finishing with 18 points on 7/13 shooting from the field.
And a buzzer-beater game winning three.
CSO Voluntari and Idaho fans should be proud of him.
Kwamain Mitchell did a wonderful job at the point.
A former Saint Louis star had eight points, four assists, four steals and zero turnovers.
KeyShawn Feazell, JT Shumate and Rashard Odomes finished in double figures.
Viktor Pulpan led Basket Brno with 20 points.
Tomas Zdanavičius had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Lithuanian sank seven consecutive free throws but missed his last attempt.
Key stats
Basket Brno led by five points, 63-68, after a driving layup by Viktor Pulpan with three minutes to go.
Ainars Bagatskis head coach challenge produced magic.
Trevon Allen made back-to-back three pointers and JT Shumate added another one for a 72-68 lead with 01:41 left.
Thanks to Ondrej Šiška, the hosts returned into the game.
He drew a foul and had a chance to tie the game at 72-72.
Šiška missed the second attempt but Zdanevičius grabbed an offensive rebound before getting fouled by Feazell.
Lithuanian connected his seventh consecutive free throw to tie the game at 72 but missed his final attempt.
Allen made his third three pointer in less than three minutes – for win!
Game notes
CSO Voluntari improved to 2-1, while Basket Brno dropped to 0-2.
Trevon Allen made three of his four three pointers in the clutch time.
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Format
Four best teams from each group will qualify for the playoffs (A1-B4, A2-B3, A3-B2, A4-B1).
The 2024 playoffs – home and away, best-of-two series – will take place from February 1 until March 20.
The 2024 Final Four will take place on April 9-10.
Standings, as of November 8, 2023
Group A
Uniclub Casino Juventus 2-0 (+31)
Bristol Flyers 1-1 (+16)
Polski Cukier Start Lublin 1-1 (+10)
Landstede Hammers Zwolle 1-0 (+15)
Tartu Ulikool Maks&Moorits 1-0 (+12)
Spartak Pleven 0-2 (-29)
Svendborg Rabbits 0-2 (-55)
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Group B
CSO Voluntari 2-1 (+24)
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles 2-1 (+20)
Zastal Zielona Gora 2-1 (+9)
Šiauliai 2-1 (-16)
Royal Basket Liège 1-0 (+23)
Basket Brno 0-2 (-9)
Valmiera Glass ViA 0-2 (-22)
Keila Coolbet 0-1 (-29)
Tie-breaker 1: Zielona Gora vs Šiauliai 1-0, +26.
Tie-breaker 2: Šiauliai vs Newcastle 1-0, +2
Tie-breaker 3: Šiauliai vs Voluntari 1-0, +8