By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The 2021-22 Basketball Champions League has tipped off this week with quite a few interesting matchups. All 16 games were played out and the action didn’t disappoint.
Starting with the newly added Monday Game of the Week between the back-to-back champions San Pablo Burgos and Besiktas. The champs got the win and it was thanks to the outstanding Vitor Benite who registered 27 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter.
And while there were many close and exciting clashes, it was individual performances that decided them and stole the spotlight. The perfect example being the reigning MVP Bonzie Colson’s 22 points for Pinar Karsiyaka against Hapoel Jerusalem, a squad stacked with former NBA players. Colson also banked in some thought shots including the game-winner in the final second.
Aleksa Radanov was also big down the stretch for Igokea against PAOK as they made an upset with a 10-0 run sparked by Radanov’s triple.
Meanwhile, Melo Trimble put on a show against Nymburk with 33 points for Galatasaray’s win and Sasu Salin did the same for Tenerife with 33 against a very ambitious debutant Prometey.
That said, Aaron Doornekamp was the one to hit the game-winning triple for the Spaniards. A game-winner was also seen in France as SIG Strasbourg stole the win thanks to Matt Mitchell’s put-back dunk with 1.4 seconds left to play.
A very interesting thing was seen in Italy where Brindisi lost heavily to Hapoel Holon. Due to such a poor display, the club president decided to re-invite the fans who were present and allow them free entry to the next clash.
Results and Standings
Group A
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – Banco di Sardegna Sassari 94-81
Prometey – Lenovo Tenerife 70-73
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
94 | 81 | 13 | 94 | 81 | 2 |
| 2 | Lenovo Tenerife | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
73 | 70 | 3 | 73 | 70 | 2 |
| 3 | Prometey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
70 | 73 | -3 | 70 | 73 | 1 |
| 4 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
81 | 94 | -13 | 81 | 94 | 1 |
Group B
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Pinar Karsiyaka 84-86
BAXI Manresa – Arged BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 81-76
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | BAXI Manresa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
81 | 76 | 5 | 81 | 76 | 2 |
| 2 | Pinar Karsiyaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
86 | 84 | 2 | 86 | 84 | 2 |
| 3 | Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
84 | 86 | -2 | 84 | 86 | 1 |
| 4 | Arged BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
76 | 81 | -5 | 76 | 81 | 1 |
Group C
Lavrio Megabolt – JDA Dijon 65-63
Nizhny Novgorod – Unicaja 62-79
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Unicaja | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
79 | 62 | 17 | 79 | 62 | 2 |
| 2 | Lavrio Megabolt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
65 | 63 | 2 | 65 | 63 | 2 |
| 3 | JDA Dijon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
63 | 65 | -2 | 63 | 65 | 1 |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
62 | 79 | -17 | 62 | 79 | 1 |
Group D
Falco Szombathely – AEK 83-78
Nutribullet Treviso – VEF Riga 91-85
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Nutribullet Treviso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
91 | 85 | 6 | 91 | 85 | 2 |
| 2 | Falco Szombathely | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
83 | 78 | 5 | 83 | 78 | 2 |
| 3 | AEK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
78 | 83 | -5 | 78 | 83 | 1 |
| 4 | VEF Riga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
85 | 91 | -6 | 85 | 91 | 1 |
Group E
Igokea – PAOK mateco 68-64
Galatasaray Nef – ERA Nymburk 101-85
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Galatasaray Nef | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
101 | 85 | 16 | 101 | 85 | 2 |
| 2 | Igokea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
68 | 64 | 4 | 68 | 64 | 2 |
| 3 | PAOK mateco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
64 | 68 | -4 | 64 | 68 | 1 |
| 4 | ERA Nymburk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
85 | 101 | -16 | 85 | 101 | 1 |
Group F
Tofas Bursa – Filou Oostende 92-83
SIG Strasbourg – Kalev/Cramo 75-73
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Tofas Bursa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
92 | 83 | 9 | 92 | 83 | 2 |
| 2 | SIG Strasbourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
75 | 73 | 2 | 75 | 73 | 2 |
| 3 | Kalev/Cramo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
73 | 75 | -2 | 73 | 75 | 1 |
| 4 | Filou Oostende | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
83 | 92 | -9 | 83 | 92 | 1 |
Group G
U-BT Cluj Napoca – Darussafaka 66-60
Happy Casa Brindisi – Hapoel U-NET Holon 61-88
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Hapoel U-NET Holon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
88 | 61 | 27 | 88 | 61 | 2 |
| 2 | U-BT Cluj Napoca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
66 | 60 | 6 | 66 | 60 | 2 |
| 3 | Darüssafaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
60 | 66 | -6 | 60 | 66 | 1 |
| 4 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
61 | 88 | -27 | 61 | 88 | 1 |
Group H
Hereda San Pablo Burgos – Besiktas Icrypex 82-74
EWE Baskets Oldenburg – Rytas Vilnius 76-72
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
82 | 74 | 8 | 82 | 74 | 2 |
| 2 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
76 | 72 | 4 | 76 | 72 | 2 |
| 3 | Rytas Vilnius | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
72 | 76 | -4 | 72 | 76 | 1 |
| 4 | Besiktas Icrypex | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
74 | 82 | -8 | 74 | 82 | 1 |