Balkan Botevgrad loses to Ulm in EuroCup opener

Balkan Botevgrad lost 84:98 in their first EuroCup match of the season against Ulm in Germany. The Bulgarian champions struggled early, trailing 17:31 after the first quarter.

Despite a late push in the third quarter led by Javante McCoy, Darnel Edge, and Yura Melikyan, the team could not overcome the deficit. Ulm's Eyeb Watson led the scoring for the home team with 19 points, while Javante McCoy scored 32 points for Balkan.

Ulm maintained a 46.4 percent success rate from the three-point line. Both teams recorded 33 rebounds during the match.