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Olympiacos outlasts Monaco and completes Euroleague Final Four bracket
Olympiacos Piraeus is heading to the Final Four after downing AS Monaco 94-88 in a memorable Game 5 thriller at the Peace and Friendship Stadium to win their series 3-2. The early stages were low scoring, but both offenses exploded in the second quarter, with a partial score of 30-35 over those ten minutes giving…
Read MoreVirtus Bologna reaches Eurocup Final
Virtus Bologna became the first-ever Italian finalist in the 7DAYS EuroCup by downing Spanish host Valencia Basket 73-83 in front of a sellout crowd at La Fonteta on Wednesday. Virtus will host the final against Frutti Extra Bursaspor at home on Wednesday, May 11. The winner will become a first-time 7DAYS EuroCup champion and earn…
Read MoreBayern and Monaco force Game 5s in Euroleague playoff series
Two out of the four Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoff series will go the distance after home teams FC Bayern and AS Monaco doused the qualification hopes of FC Barcelona and Olympiacos Piraeus, respectively, with home wins on Friday. FC Bayern Munich 59-52 FC Barcelona Bayern put on a record-matching masterpiece to stifle Barca 59-52 and…
Read MoreBahcesehir wins FIBA Europe Cup
Bahcesehir College weathered another valiant fightback from Unahotels Reggio Emilia to claim the FIBA Europe Cup title with a 90-74 second-leg victory. They became the competition’s first winners from Turkey after securing an overall 162-143 triumph in front of a FIBA Europe Cup Final record crowd of 13,485. Turning point: It was a game of runs in…
Read MoreOlympiacos edges Monaco and takes the lead in the Euroleague quarterfinal series
On Wednesday night, Olympiacos Piraeus regained control of its best-of-five playoffs series against AS Monaco with a hard-fought and dramatic 83-87 Game 3 win at Salle Gaston Medecin. The Reds used a big third-quarter run to open a double-digit lead before prevailing in dramatic final minutes to take a 2-1 series lead and get just…
Read MoreBarcelona beats Bayern and takes 2-1 lead in Euroleague quarterfinal series
FC Barcelona took a 2-1 series lead by downing FC Bayern Munich 66-75 with a dominant performance at Audi Dome on Wednesday. Barcelona surged to a 13-point lead in the first quarter, which grew as high as 19 points in the second. The visitors protected the double-digit advantage throughout the third quarter, and the red-hot…
Read MoreMonaco shocks Olympiacos in Euroleague playoffs
Game 2 of the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs continued to flip the script as another series was evened up 1-1 in Friday’s first game, but the last showdown of the week left one team only a single victory away from the Final Four! Olympiacos Piraeus 72-96 AS Monaco Monaco shocked a sellout crowd of…
Read MoreEuroleague playoff action
In Thursday’s Euroleague playoff action, Bayern blasted Barcelona, 75-90, and Milan outlasted Efes, 73-66, to even both series! The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs continue on Thursday with a pair of Game 2 encounters in Barcelona and Milan. FC Barcelona 75-90 FC Bayern Munich Bayern stunned the regular-season champion Barcelona by leading for all but a…
Read MoreEighth-finals of the 7DAYS EuroCup
The do-or-die eighth-finals of the 7DAYS EuroCup will be completed tonight with five more teams that will advance to the quarterfinals. Boulogne Metropolitans 92 87-66 Umana Reyer Venice Metropolitans made quick work of short-handed Reyer in storming to an 87-66 victory at Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan. The hosts took control for good with a 10-0…
Read MoreHome wins in Euroleague playoff openers
Game 1 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs came to Piraeus, Greece, and Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday and left the home fans feeling good about the chances of their teams reaching the Final Four. Olympiacos Piraeus 71-54 AS Monaco Olympiacos Piraeus celebrated its first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs game in four years with a defensive…
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