By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Gameday 5 brought three teams to 3-0, including JDA Dijon. The French outlet was not letting the run go, forced overtime versus Tofas Bursa, and eventually logged the “W” in Turkey Wednesday. An extra period was again the case in La Jeanne launching the streak one month ago versus Keravnos.
AEK also jumped to 3-0 thanks to a narrow home win against Cholet Tuesday. A similar accomplishment for Dinamo Sassari with an away victory opposite to the Bakken Bears in the last bit of BCL action prior to the break for the fast-approaching FIBA window. The national teams will take center stage.
Spanish sides Iberostar Tenerife and Hereda San Pablo Burgos landed convincing wins versus Galatasaray and Happy Casa Brindisi, respectively. Both prevailed in early must-win situations.
Elsewhere, ERA Nymburk dominated winless Keravnos and Tsmoki-Minsk earned a key road win over Hapoel Holon.
Group A
Iberostar Tenerife – Galatasaray 85-72
Bakken Bears – Dinamo Sassari 84-91
Standings:
1. Dinamo Sassari 6 (3-0)
2. Iberostar Tenerife 5 (2-1)
3. Galatasaray 4 (1-2)
4. Bakken Bears 3 (0-3)
Group B
Tofas Bursa – JDA Dijon 81-87 (OT)
ERA Nymburk – Keravnos 96-69
Standings:
1. JDA Dijon 6 (3-0)
2. ERA Nymburk 5 (2-1)
3. Tofas Bursa 4 (1-2)
4. Keravnos 3 (0-3)
Group C
Hapoel Holon – Tsmoki-Minsk 69-79
AEK – Cholet 83-81
Standings:
1. AEK 6 (3-0)
2. Tsomki-Minsk 5 (2-1)
3. Hapoel Holon 4 (1-2)
4. Cholet 3 (0-3)
Group D
Standings:
1. Casademont Zaragoza 4 (2-0)
2. Falco Szombathely 2 (1-0)
3. Pszczolka Start Lublin 2 (0-2)
4. Nizhny Novgorod 1 (0-1)
Group E
Standings:
1. Peristeri 3 (1-1)
2. VEF Riga 3 (1-1)
3. SIG Strasbourg 3 (1-1)
4. Rytas Vilnius 3 (1-1)
Group F
Standings:
1. Brose Bamberg 4 (2-0)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 2 (1-0)
3. RETAbet Bilbao 2 (0-2)
4. Fortitudo Bologna 1 (0-1)
Group G
Standings:
1. Igokea 3 (1-1)
2. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 3 (1-1)
3. Limoges CSP 3 (1-1)
4. Turk Telekom 3 (1-1)
Group H
Hereda San Pablo Burgos – Happy Casa Brindisi 93-71
Standings:
1. Hereda San Pablo Burgos 3 (1-1)
2. Filou Oostende 3 (1-1)
3. Darussafaka Tekfen 3 (1-1)
4. Happy Casa Brindisi 3 (1-1)
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