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The Romanian men’s basketball club U-BT
\nCluj-Napoca missed the opportunity to qualify to the Champions League Final
\nFour. The team from Cluj lost in the quarterfinals to Germany’s Ludwigsburg,
\nwhich won two out of the three matches scheduled. In the final match on
\nTuesday, the German team won 79-73 in Cluj. Previously, U-BT won the first game
\n76-73 on home turf, while Ludwigsburg won the second game 92-75 in Germany. <\/p>\n
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On Tuesday, Ludwigsburg dominated the
\nfirst half of the game, securing a 14-point lead, 37-23. Mihai Silv\u0103\u0219an’s trainees evened the odds in the third
\nquarter. On minute 35 the lead was only 6 points, 57-63, then, with 36 seconds
\nleft to play, the lead dropped to four points, 68-72. Towards the end of the
\ngame, the German side took control again and secured a 6-point lead. The most
\nefficient player for Cluj was American Patrick Richard, who scored 18 points
\nand had 3 assists. The best player for Ludwigsburg was Jordan Hulls of the US,
\nwith 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
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The match was played on BT Arena in Cluj
\nin front of 10-thousand-strong crowd, which represented the hall’s full
\ncapacity. The fans cheered for the Romanian side throughout the game and even
\nat the end, despite the score. U-BT Cluj-Napoca reaching the Champions League
\nquarterfinals is a great achievement in itself. Moreover, the team from Cluj
\nreached this phase of the competition on its first appearance in Champions
\nLeague. (VP) <\/p>\n
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