Europe
Cedevita, Ulm, and Andorra storm into Eurocup quarterfinals
Here come the 7DAYS EuroCup Playoffs! The eighth finals began with three Tuesday showdowns. The first upset of the eighth-finals came in just the second game of the phase when ratiopharm Ulm won in Badalona. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and MoraBanc Andorra were able to hold on at home. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 93-80 Turk Telekom Ankara…
Read More2022 Basketball Champions League Final 4 field has been set
The 2022 Basketball Champions League Final 4 field has been set after the last ticket was awarded to MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg on Tuesday night. Four teams representing three countries will participate in the final event of the Basketball Champions League’s sixth season. The qualified teams are the following (in alphabetical order): BAXI Manresa (ESP), Hapoel U-NET Holon (ISR), Lenovo Tenerife (ESP), MHP…
Read MoreZlatibor wins 2021/22 NLB ABA League 2 Championship
What a way to finish the season! Zlatibor prevailed over MZT Skopje Aerodrom in overtime to win the 2021/22 NLB ABA League 2 championship 78-73! It was undoubtedly one of the most thrilling finals ever seen in NLB ABA League 2. Zlatibor made a flying start as they gained a 20-point lead already in the…
Read MoreEuroleague playoffs bracket is set
The Euroleague playoffs bracket is full of classic confrontations after the final standings. The four best-of-five series going forward were decided on Wednesday with the final result of the regular season. The playoffs start on Tuesday, April 19, and will last until Wednesday, May 4, if any of the series go the five-game distance. Top-seeded…
Read MoreOlympiacos beats Panathinaikos on the road
The numbers one and two of the Greek Championship clashed last night as Panathinaikos lost at home to eternal rival Olympiacos 62-68. That’s remarkable. Because these two teams practically never lose to each other at home, but this season it happened in both confrontations! It had only happened three times before in Greek history that…
Read MoreLots of Euroleague action
Daryl Macon’s buzzer-beating three-pointer gave Panathinaikos a road win at Fenerbahce in Friday’s opener. Playoff-bound Bayern rallied to knock off Real Madrid, sending the hosts to a fourth-place finish, with Olympiacos in second and Milan third. Efes lost the chance to seal fifth place by losing at Zvezda. And Monaco waltzed past already eliminated ALBA…
Read MoreTop-ranked Euroleague team trashed at home
The Euroleague regular season’s final round started with a huge upset as Barcelona lost at home to Maccabi. The night’s other game was decided in the closing seconds, but everyone will have to wait until the end of Round 34 on Friday to know the full playoffs bracket. FC Barcelona 80-104 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv…
Read MoreBahcesehir and Reggio Emilia set up FIBA Europe Cup title showdown
Bahcesehir College and Unahotels Reggio Emilia will meet in the FIBA Europe Cup Final after the two teams came through their last four encounters. Reggio Emilia overturned a narrow first-leg deficit to beat Bakken Bears 164-146 on aggregate, while Bahcesehir eased past ZZ Leiden in Istanbul for a 167-153 overall triumph. Kartal Ozmizrak led the…
Read MoreEuroleague round 18
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 81-76 FC Bayern Munich Efes pushed closer to finishing fifth in the regular season when it downed Bayern 81-76 in their rescheduled Round 19 game on Tuesday. Efes improved to 16-11 with the victory. Bayern fell to 13-14 and is now sure of finishing in eighth place and, therefore, will meet top-seeded…
Read MoreEurocup playoffs set
With the completion of Round 18 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season in the books, the roadmap to glory – and a ticket to compete in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague – is set. This season introduced a new format on the road to the title, with the 16 remaining teams due to compete…
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