Overview
- The loss in Romania keeps Hamburg winless in EuroCup play at 0-14 and wraps their final away game of the group phase, with four home dates remaining.
- Cluj raced ahead with a 23-5 opening surge; Hamburg cut the gap to 34-37 before halftime but trailed 39-50 at the break and conceded a 10-0 run to start the third quarter.
- Head coach Benka Barloschky blamed “two very bad starts” and 20 careless turnovers, calling the ball security issues unacceptable.
- Center Zacharie Perrin led the Towers with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while returns for Niklas Wimberg and Osaro Rich offered only limited lift.
- After roughly 25,000 kilometers of travel and continued defeats, local reports question a future EuroCup invitation, and focus now shifts to the BBL with Ratiopharm Ulm up next on January 18.