U-BT Cluj-Napoca surpassed the “hundred” and achieved its 8th victory in the current EuroCup season » How the ranking looks
Article by David Istrate – Published on Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 20:55 / Updated on Tuesday, 13 January 2026 21:04
After two trips, U-BT Cluj-Napoca returned to its home ground, for the confrontation with Hamburg, from the 14th round of the BKT EuroCup. The Romanian champion dominated the game from start to finish, won 103-92 and reached an 8-6 record in group A.
After 6 consecutive victories, U-BT Cluj-Napoca lost two matches in a row, on the grounds of Umana Reyer Venetia and that of Igokea. The Romanian champion put an end to this negative streak today, January 13, in the duel with Hamburg Veolia Towers.
U-BT Cluj-Napoca, a new offensive show in BTarena
Karel Guzman was the starting man. The Cuban, who is in his 6th season in Cluj, performed with a lot of energy both in attack and defense and set the pace. The gap on the table grew as the visitors failed to find their marks.
The situation changed after Mihai Silvășan gave minutes to the reserves. They didn't play as well in defense and Hamburg came back into the game. Then, the starters of the “students” performed without intensity and tried a lot of 3-point throws, and Hamburg got closer to the difference of one possession: 37-34.
The home team successfully overcame this crisis and entered the locker room with an 11-point lead: 50-39. In the second half, Daron Russell and Mitch Creek continued to put on a show for U-BT, and the gap became insurmountable.
The end of the match was just a formality for the Romanian champions and, even if Hamburg played better in attack than in the first half, the defense did not cope. U-BT Cluj-Napoca prevailed 103-92 and achieved its 8th win of the season.
U-BT's leaders were Daron Russell (23 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds), Mitch Creek (20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Karel Guzman (12 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists), Dusan Miletic (11 points, 9 rebounds) and Nighael Ceaser (11 points).
On the other side, Perrin (19 points, 13 rebounds), Daniels IV (15 points, 6 assists), Ogbe (14 points) and Williams (14 points) stood out.
Phases of the match U-BT Cluj-Napoca – Hamburg
Interim ranking of group A
Interim ranking of group A, after the duel with Hamburg/Photo: Flashscore capture
Final. U-BT Cluj-Napoca – Hamburg 103-92
Final match. 103-92 for U-BT Cluj-Napoca, at the end of a match that he completely dominated.
Min. 38. 98-83. U-BT, close to another victory in the EuroCup.
Min. 35. 90-74. Ceaser and Russell each with an and-one, but the guests respond with 3-point baskets.
Min. 34. 84-68. Nighael Ceaser and Mitch Creek each score a dunk and U-BT overcomes another tricky moment.
Min. 33. 80-68. Partially 11-2 for Hamburg.
Min. 32. 78-61. Four points in a row for the Germans.
Start of the 4th quarter.
Hold onto your seats. Iverson Molinar went full send 😱@UBTCluj | #RoadToGreatness pic.twitter.com/YGenX4JqKp
— BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) January 13, 2026
End of quarter 3. 78-57. The streak ends with a stunning slam dunk by Iverson Molinar.
Min. 29. 71-51. Treble for captain Patrick Richard.
Min. 26. 66-47. Russell puts on a show in attack, both from distance and inside the semi-circle.
Min. 23. 60-41. 10-0 run for U-BT and Barloschky quickly calls the first timeout of the second half.
Min. 21. 53-41. Miletic surprises with a 3-point basket.
Start of the 3rd quarter.
Clear the lane, Ceaser's coming 😤@UBTCluj pic.twitter.com/NdoZiW4G7V
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The end of the first half. 50-39. The “Students” went well past a moment of crisis when their opponents closed to 3 points and end the first 20 minutes with a difference of more than 10 points.
Min. 18. 42-34. Five points scored quickly by Woodbury and Miletic, and U-BT breathes a sigh of relief for the moment.
Min. 18. 37-34. The hosts defend very poorly and in attack they have a game based only on long shots. Another time-out.
Min. 15. 33-26 The guests get closer to 7 points and it's time for a rest time requested by the home coach.
Min. 14. 31-22. Five consecutive points for Hamburg, and Silvășan reintroduces Russell, Guzman and Creek to the field.
Min. 13. 30-17. Only two baskets in the first two minutes of the second period. Williams and Kulvietis scored a “triple” each.
The start of the second quarter.
End of the first quarter. 27-14. U-BT, dominant in the first sequence of the duel with Hamburg.
Min. 8. 25-11. Mihai Silvășan uses, at these moments, the second set, and the Germans manage to score several baskets in a row.
Min. 6. 18-5. Taking advantage of Guzman's excellent play in both phases, the Romanian champion is 13 points behind after Creek's frees.
Min. 4. 11-3. Partially 7-2 for U-BT, and Benka Barloschky calls for the first timeout of the game.
Min. 2. 4-1. Guzman and Miletic score the hosts' first 4 points. On the other side, the guests have so far benefited from 4 free kicks, missing 3.
Start of match. The holders of U-BT Cluj-Napoca are Daron Russell, Trey Woodbury, Karel Guzman, Mitch Creek and Dusan Miletic.
