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First win for AEK Athens in FIBA Champions League
In their fourth game of the Basketball Champions League season, AEK Athens got a crucial first win, 88-79, over VEF Riga, keeping the door open for a chance at the playoffs. It was a physical, chippy game that featured 55 combined fouls and four players fouled out, the most in a BCL game this season. Turning…
Read MoreBenfica wins FIBA Europe cup thriller in Russia
Benfica became the latest side to secure their place in the Second Round of the FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22 season after claiming a big road win in an overtime thriller in Russia. The Portuguese side outlasted Parma-Parimatch in Perm to claim an all-important 92-89 triumph to guarantee top spot in Group C, following a surprise loss for…
Read MoreFour more teams advance to second round of FIBA Europe Cup
There was last-second drama in FIBA Europe Cup action on Wednesday as four more places in the Second Round were confirmed – with Unahotels Reggio Emilia, medi Bayreuth, Sporting CP, and Telenet Giants Antwerp as their rightful owners – amongst the 13 games taking place. Justin Johnson drew contact on a game-winning three to lift Unahotels…
Read MoreFirst loss of Ludwigsburg in FIBA Champions League
Banco di Sardegna Sassari’s Basketball Champions League playoff hopes could have been in jeopardy with another loss, but they responded with an 82-75 home win over previously unbeaten MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. This was the first game this season in which Sassari gave up fewer than 87 points. Sassari have now won 13 of their last 15 games…
Read MoreParma and FC Porto are victorious on gameday 4 of FIBA Europe Cup.
There was FIBA Europe Cup joy on Thursday for Parma-Parimatch and FC Porto as they were both victorious to conclude Gameday 4 action. Parma-Parimatch joined Benfica at the top of Group C with a 3-1 record as they eased to an 83-62 success away at Opava, ending any hopes of the team from the Czech Republic making…
Read MoreTreviso back on European map via FIBA Champions League
Since 2012, basketball in Treviso searched for a way back to the European map. Coach Massimiliano Menetti started something worth following. His Nutribullet Treviso is up to 3-0 in their first-ever international season, leading the way in Group D of the Basketball Champions League Season Six. The colors are somewhat different in 2021 than in…
Read MoreThree overtimes in FIBA Champions League
Three games, three overtimes. Besiktas Icrypex and Rytas Vilnius played for 50 minutes in Istanbul, Lavrio Megabolt and Nizhny Novgorod spent 45 on the floor in Greece, and the defending champs Hereda San Pablo Burgos won easily thanks to a monster third quarter against EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Spain. Double overtime in Istanbul Besiktas Icrypex…
Read MoreMalaga destroys Dijon in FIBA Championsleague
Unicaja Malaga kept their perfect season alive in the Basketball Champions League with a dominant 83-54 win over JDA Dijon. Dijon was shorthanded, as they only had eight players mainly in the rotation for the game. Sek Henry led Dijon with 16 points, and Abdoulaye Loum scored 8 points and grabbed six rebounds. Unicaja is now the…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup 2021-22 campaign reaches halfway stage of the Regular Season
15 games took place on an eventful Wednesday as the FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22 campaign reached the halfway stage of the Regular Season, with some teams already eyeing the Play-Offs. Rilski Sportist boosted their hopes of making it past the group phase as they outscored Kyiv-Basket 31-9 in the final quarter to secure their first…
Read MorePAOK holds off Galatasaray for first win of FIBA Champions League season
Playing in front of their passionate home crowd, PAOK was able to get their first win of the Basketball Champions League season over previously undefeated Galatasaray 81-74. While PAOK picked up their first win, this was Galatasaray’s first loss in group play. Galatasaray got another strong game from DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, who finished with 21 points…
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