By Stefan Djordjevic / info@eurohoops.net
After a two-week break due to the national teams competing in the November Qualifiers, the Basketball Champions League has returned with eight matchups in Week 6 of the season.
The duels ended up being split at the half with four wins for the home and four wins for the away teams. Out of all the squad that stepped on the court this week, Brose Bamberg has been the only one to stay undefeated with a 3-0 record after edging Pinar Karsiyaka.
San Pablo Burgos showed up as the reigning champ and dominated Darussafaka Tekfen while their group rival Happy Casa Brindisi was also convincing against Filou Oostende.
Two short-handed squads in Turk Telekom and Limoges CSP went at it as the former prevailed barely at home, while Rytas couldn’t deal with the absences in the roster and fell to VEF Riga.
Strasbourg got a much-needed home win against Peristeri while Bilbao got its first win in the competition and it came against Fortitudo Bologna which, despite the coaching change, continued the losing streak.
Last but not least, Falco Szombathely and Nizhny Novgorod put on an offensive show with high shooting percentage from all over the floor, however, only one could come out victorious and it was the Russian side in the end.
Week 6 results and standings
Group D
Falco Szombathely – Nizhny Novgorod 88-93
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Casademont Zaragoza | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
|
164 | 160 | 4 | 82 | 80 | 4 |
| 2 | Nizhny Novgorod | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
|
168 | 166 | 2 | 84 | 83 | 3 |
| 3 | Falco Szombathely | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
|
172 | 168 | 4 | 86 | 84 | 3 |
| 4 | Pszczólka Start Lublin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
160 | 170 | -10 | 80 | 85 | 2 |
Group E
SIG Strasbourg – Peristeri 77-57
Rytas – VEF Riga 81-85
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | SIG Strasbourg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
|
235 | 215 | 20 | 78.3 | 71.7 | 5 |
| 2 | VEF Riga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
|
244 | 239 | 5 | 81.3 | 79.7 | 5 |
| 3 | Peristeri | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
|
244 | 249 | -5 | 81.3 | 83 | 4 |
| 4 | Rytas Vilnius | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
|
252 | 272 | -20 | 84 | 90.7 | 4 |
Group F
Brose Bamberg – Pinar Karsiyaka 83-82
Fortitudo Bologna – RETAbet Bilbao 64-69
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Brose Bamberg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
|
260 | 216 | 44 | 86.7 | 72 | 6 |
| 2 | RETAbet Bilbao | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
|
212 | 222 | -10 | 70.7 | 74 | 4 |
| 3 | Pinar Karsiyaka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
|
163 | 155 | 8 | 81.5 | 77.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Fortitudo Bologna | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
127 | 169 | -42 | 63.5 | 84.5 | 2 |
Group G
Turk Telekom – Limoges CSP 76-73
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Türk Telekom | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
|
240 | 244 | -4 | 80 | 81.3 | 5 |
| 2 | Limoges CSP | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
|
228 | 232 | -4 | 76 | 77.3 | 4 |
| 3 | Igokea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
|
152 | 146 | 6 | 76 | 73 | 3 |
| 4 | Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
|
175 | 173 | 2 | 87.5 | 86.5 | 3 |
Group H
Hereda San Pablo Burgos – Darussafaka Tekfen 100-70
Filou Oostende – Happy Casa Brindisi 80-92
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
|
291 | 240 | 51 | 97 | 80 | 5 |
| 2 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
|
255 | 254 | 1 | 85 | 84.7 | 5 |
| 3 | Darüssafaka Tekfen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
|
230 | 266 | -36 | 76.7 | 88.7 | 4 |
| 4 | Filou Oostende | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
|
253 | 269 | -16 | 84.3 | 89.7 | 4 |
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