Trabzonspor, Murcia and Bilbao deliver on BCL night

Trabzonspor keep scoring and winning

Trabzonspor opened with a 35-12 first quarter against Sabah BC and remained in control, at one point leading 83-55. The victory left the Turkish team undefeated in its first BCL Group Stage and gave it wins in its first two home games.

Akwasi Yeboah led Trabzonspor with 22 points, six rebounds and two steals. Isaiah Canaan scored 17, Troy Caupain 15, Yigit Arslan 13 and Xavier Tillman 10. The team scored 47 points from its bench and made 51.9 percent of its three-point attempts.

Sabah BC’s Nick Perkins recorded 25 points and eight rebounds. The BCL recap noted that Sabah remained winless away from home in the competition.

Murcia extend their road streak

UCAM Murcia recovered from an early 14-2 deficit to beat Bamberg 86-67. The result marked Murcia’s sixth consecutive road win in the BCL and gave the team back-to-back Group Stage victories to start the season for the first time since 2018-19, according to the league.

Michael Forrest led Murcia with 25 points, including four three-pointers on five attempts. Jonah Radebaugh scored 14, while Trevon Scott added 12 and Hason Ward had 11 points and six rebounds.

Bilbao set a BCL scoring high

Surne Bilbao beat SK Slavia Praha ERA NBK 97-86. The BCL reported that 97 points was the club’s highest total in a single game in the competition, and its second 90-point performance of the season.