Romania

Regular Season Round 17: Valcea - Targu Jiu 89-78

Date: January 16, 2026
The game with biggest result difference took place in Ramnicu Valcea. Local Valcea (9-6) beat 14th ranked Targu Jiu (1-15) 89-78 on Friday night. The hosts trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 29-13 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. Valcea looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The former international center Rares Uta (211-1997, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and American guard Terrell Harris (191-1993, college: Georgia Coll., agency: Players Group) chipped in 23 points and 5 assists. Four Valcea players scored in double figures. American guard Marcus Evans (188-1996, college: VCU, agency: Olsta) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import power forward Lewis Djonkam (206-1997, college: Morgan St., agency: Olsta) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Valcea have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 9-6 record. Targu Jiu lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the fourteenth position with 15 games lost. Valcea will meet at home higher ranked Craiova (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Targu Jiu will play against the league's second-placed Voluntari (#2) and hope to win that game.

  TARGU JIU (coach: Vanja Miljkovic)78
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
5 qLijs, biQZus 35 2-64 (16.0%) 4-66 (89.4%) 9-7 (99.2%) 6 66 68 0 4 65 5 6 5 8 48 35 -66
66 CIIpRQ, CIllaj 40 0-9 (96.3%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 5 6 6 8 4 6 8 5 5 4 63 65 -62
9 gnIjViB, vRTas 88 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 3 3 2 8 3 4 8 5 5 6 64 62 -3
3 CiQsURi, vuZi 86 8-8 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 3 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 -84
8 GQaMajaZ, AURfij 86 5-4 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 5 -2 -66
4 CiQZIiji, bahia-XaZIliR 85 8-3 (05%) 6-0 (85%) 6-8 (05%) 5 3 3 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 2 1 -9
2 mRQZi, SlRxijdQu 61 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 4 6 5 5 6 6 8 -4 65
63 CaQapRQu, ChQasUIs 64 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 8 6 5 5 6 5 4 -6 6
7 bIjUDIBRQF zQ., eIM 7 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 8 5 5 5 6 8 3 65
60 gaiMF, bIdaMI 1 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 -8
99 CauBMQudRij, klid  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
6 miQiDij, SjdQRa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   84-34 (04.0%) 1-81 (84.6%) 63-62 (99.2%) 2 89 40 63 86 85 3 6 8 65 92 90  


  VALCEA89
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
6 wIhiUij, vuZis 42 4-0 (15%) 5-6 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 5 8 8 7 8 0 5 5 5 8 65 69 65
0 HiQQas, wRQQRll 43 4-9 (38.7%) 0-9 (96.3%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 0 4 4 6 5 6 5 84 83 68
62 CisilR, SBRdRI 48 4-4 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 6 1 9 4 4 3 5 6 5 8 2 64 86
33 tUi, eiQRs 89 65-63 (96.3%) 5-6 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 4 9 65 6 6 0 5 5 5 3 86 80 67
88 bZCiffRQF, OiUQaZV 86 8-3 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 1 9 5 8 6 5 6 5 5 65 64 6
4 GiMQaRl, KRjjF 85 6-3 (80%) 4-1 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 1 1 6 8 4 6 5 5 5 64 61 65
65 XaZIiQi, waUus 63 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 -65
9 eIUiQu, SjUIj 65 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 -3 -68
48 Kass, ORURQ 2 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 3
63 HuQduMRlRi, eiul 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
83 mIDhRij, ARMisUaij-oulaij 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
11 OasUIl, eiQRs 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
wIUil   83-35 (15.5%) 65-81 (42.0%) 66-62 (16.6%) 0 87 43 84 85 86 4 8 6 7 27 654  


Height: 211 cm
Position name: C
Born: Dec 24,1997
27
MINS
40
21
POINTS
32
7
D.REB
11
3
O.REB
1
10
T.REB
12
1
ASSISTS
5
0
STEALS
0
4
TO
2
0
BLOCKS
1
10/14
71.4%
2FGP
8/13
61.5%
0/1
0.0%
3FGP
3/11
27.3%
1/3
33.3%
FT
7/9
77.8%
25
RANK
40
Height: 188 cm
Position: G
Born: Jun 17,1996
Weight: 86kg / 189.2lbs
Valcea 89
VS
89
Points Scored
78
72
Starting Five Points
63
17
Bench Points
15
29
Defensive Rebounds
27
5
Offensive Rebounds
8
34
Rebounds
35
23
Assists
14
3
Steals
4
9
Turnovers
10
2
Blocked Shots
1
20
Personal fouls
21
24/40
60.0%
2FGP
23/43
53.5%
10/26
38.5%
3FGP
6/26
23.1%
11/18
61.1%
FT
14/18
77.8%
103
Rank
75

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)