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Basketball Champions League Quarter-Finals field complete
The Basketball Champions League Quarter-Finals competitors have been confirmed, following the completion of the last Round of 16 games on Wednesday evening. Eight (8) clubs have qualified for the next competition phase, with no less than six (6) countries and leagues represented. Those teams are (alphabetically): BAXI Manresa (ESP), Hapoel U-NET Holon (ISR), Lenovo Tenerife (ESP), MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (GER), SIG Strasbourg (FRA), Tofas Bursa (TUR), Unicaja (ESP), U-BT Cluj-Napoca (ROU)…
Read MoreCedevita and Ulm clinch Eurocup playoff berths
The regular season is nearing its completion, and Wednesday of Round 16 saw Cedevita win to clinch a playoff berth. Ulm, which triumphed on Tuesday, also advanced thanks to Wednesday’s results. Frutti Extra Bursaspor 92-89 Valencia Basket Bursaspor took a big step towards reaching the playoffs by knocking off Valencia 92-89 at home in Group…
Read MoreThree games complete Euroleague Round 31
Zalgiris Kaunas 68-72 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne ASVEL snapped an eight-game losing streak by topping Zalgiris 68-72 on the road. Elie Okobo led the winners with 21 points, including three clutch threes in the fourth quarter, and teenager Victor Wembanyama posted 14 points and five blocks. Edgaras Ulanovas paced Zalgiris with 15 points, and Arturas Milaknis…
Read MoreTwo big home wins for Spanish Euroleague teams
Two games to end Round 30 restored Barcelona to first place in the standings and gave another Spanish team, Baskonia, its third straight victory. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 85-68 ALBA Berlin Baskonia continued its late-season surge by fending off ALBA 85-68 at home for its third straight victory. Baskonia started the fourth quarter with a 15-4…
Read MoreEuroleague recap of round 30
Euroleague Round 30 began on Thursday night with three games in which Olympiacos, Anadolu Efes, and Real Madrid all claimed big wins. Zalgiris Kaunas 71-85 Anadolu Efes Istanbul The reigning champs never trailed in taking a 71-85 victory at Zalgirio Arena. Efes led 30-41 at halftime and started the third quarter on a 0-10 run…
Read MoreFour teams advance to Eurocup playoffs
Round 15 wrapped up Wednesday with six games, during which Andorra and Buducnost won to advance to the Eurocup playoffs. The latter also took Virtus with it, and idle Lietkabelis went through, too. Turk Telekom Ankara 76-83 MoraBanc Andorra Andorra beat Turk Telekom on the road 76-83 to book a place in the EuroCup Playoffs.…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Semi-Final ties confirmed
The Semi-Final pairings of this season’s FIBA Europe Cup were decided on Wednesday night, upon the conclusion of the Quarter-Finals stage. Italy’s Unahotels Reggio Emilia will go up against Bakken Bears of Denmark in one Semi-Final tie. At the same time, ZZ Leiden of the Netherlands will face Turkey’s Bahcesehir College in the other. In Wednesday’s return…
Read MoreOlympiacos triumphs in Euroleague makeup game
Olympiacos Piraeus survived a major back-and-forth battle with Zalgiris Kaunas to grab a 73-84 victory on the road in a Round 19 makeup game on Tuesday. The Reds started the fourth quarter on a 2-11 run to grab control of the game and secure their fifth win in the last six games for a 17-10…
Read MoreBursaspor, Gran Canaria and Joventut start Eurocup Round 15 with wins
Round 15 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season began on Tuesday with three games that saw Bursaspor, Gran Canaria, and Joventut triumph. Frutti Extra Bursaspor 96-89 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse Bursaspor rallied from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Bourg 96-89 at home on Tuesday. Andrew Andrews scored 22 points and dished six assists,…
Read MoreStrasbourg advances to Basketball Champions League quarter-finals
After trailing by as many as 19 points, Hungaria team Falco Szombathely fought back to force overtime, only to lose by double figures, 98-86, to French team SIG Strasbourg, eliminating them from advancing to the Quarter-Finals. Strasbourg has now won six games in overtime, the most of any team in the BCL. They have played eight overtime…
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