In a game between Eurocup debutants, Pinar Karyiaka Izmir topped Igokea Alksandrovac 90-60 in Gorup E on Wednesday. Bobby Dixon shined by scoring 19 of his 22 points in the first half and making with 6 of 11 on three-pointers plus 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Esteban Batista amassed a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, Jon Diebler added 13 points, Can Altintig 12 and Baris Hersek 11. The winners scored 12 of their 24 attempts from long distance. Uros Nikolic scored 11 points and Sinisa Stemberger 10 for Aleksandrovac.

Dixon hit a three pointer with 55 seconds left in the first quarter for his 13th point and a Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir 28-16 advantage. Igokea Aleksandrovac came back within 28-26 on a three pointer nailed by Stemberger early in the second. The home team used a 15-7 run, highlighted by back-to-back triples from Dixon, to finish the half with a double-digit margin, 43-33. Batista, assisted by Altintig, capped an amazing 17-2 third-quarter run to ice the game at 60-35. Hersek’s three made it 74-45 after 30 minutes and the hosts cruised the rest of the way.