By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Nine Basketball Champions League Regular Season matches are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, eight as part of the initial Gameday 9 schedule and one more contest stemming from Gameday 4. Plenty of action with many teams approaching a playoff berth, namely a spot in the next group stage consisting of four groups with four teams each.
Iberostar Tenerife hosting Dinamo Sassari guarantees the winner to the next round. The Spanish side can also advance with a loss if Galatasaray defeats the Bakken Bears in other Group A action.
AEK can also clinch by taking down Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon on the road. The other Group C game brings up Cholet and Tsmoki-Minsk with the French outlet needing a win to stay alive.
Moving on to Group B and the meeting between ERA Nymburk and JDA Dijon. The winner will officially punch in its ticket if Keravnos, already out of contention, upsets Tofas Bursa in Turkey.
In Group D, Casademont Zaragoza or Nizhny Novgorod can get the job done with a fourth win if eliminated Pszczołka Start Lublin finally gets off the mark by defeating Falco Szombathely.
The rescheduled Group F contest matches up Pinar Karsiyaka and Fortitudo Bologna. The Turkish club aims to avoid a third loss in a row with the visitors in direct danger of elimination.
Group A
Tuesday
Bakken Bears – Galatasaray (20:00 CET)
Wednesday
Iberostar Tenerife – Dinamo Sassari (20:30 CET)
Standings
1. Dinamo Sassari 7 (3-1)
2. Iberostar Tenerife 7 (3-1)
3. Galatasaray 5 (1-3)
4. Bakken Bears 5 (1-3)
Group B
Wednesday
Tofas Bursa – Keravnos (18:00 CET)
ERA Nymburk – JDA Dijon (18:30 CET)
Standings
1. ERA Nymburk 7 (3-1)
2. JDA Dijon 6 (3-0)
3. Tofas Bursa 4 (1-2)
4. x-Keravnos 4 (0-4)
Group C
Tuesday
Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon – AEK (17:00 CET)
Cholet – Tsmoki-Minsk (20:30 CET)
Standings
1. AEK 7 (3-1)
2. Tsmoki-Minsk 6 (2-2)
3. Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon 6 (2-2)
4. Cholet 5 (1-3)
Group D
Tuesday
Nizhny Novgorod – Casademont Zaragoza (17:00 CET)
Wednesday
Pszczołka Start Lublin – Falco Szombathely (18:30 CET)
Standings
1. Casademont Zaragoza 7 (3-1)
2. Nizhny Novgorod 7 (3-1)
3. Falco Szombathely 6 (2-2)
4. x-Pszczołka Start Lublin 3 (0-4)
Group E
Standings
1. SIG Strasbourg 7 (3-1)
2. VEF Riga 7 (3-1)
3. Peristeri 5 (1-3)
4. Rytas Vilnius 5 (1-3)
Group F
Tuesday
Pinar Karsiyaka – Fortitudo Bologna (18:00 CET)
Standings
1. y-Brose Bamberg 8 (4-0)
2. RETAbet Bilbao 6 (2-2)
3. Pinar Karsiyaka 4 (1-2)
4. Fortitudo Bologna 3 (0-3)
Group G
Standings
1. Turk Telekom 7 (3-1)
2. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 6 (2-2)
3. Igokea 6 (2-2)
4. Limoges CSP 5 (1-3)
Group H
Standings
1. Hereda San Pablo Burgos 7 (3-1)
2. Happy Casa Brindisi 7 (3-1)
3. Darussafaka Tekfen 5 (1-3)
4. Filou Oostende 5 (1-3)
y-advanced to the playoffs
x-eliminated from playoff contention
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