By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The third week of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season features eight games in four groups. After groups A, B, E, and F last week, groups C, D, G, and H will hold their second rounds Monday through Wednesday.
The third Monday “Game of the Week” sets up Happy Casa Brindisi at home against U-BT Cluj Napoca. The Italian side was crushed by Hapoel U-NET Holon a couple of weeks but has since logged a couple of convincing wins in Italy’s LBA Serie A. The Romanian outlet introduced itself with a home win over Darussafaka. Wednesday marks the date of the meeting between the Turkish and Israeli teams in the other Group G match.
Back-to-back BCL champion, Hereda San Pablo Burgos will be looking for a 2-0 start in the visit to Rytas Vilnius. EWE Baskets Oldenburg and Besiktas Icrypex shape the other Group H fixture. Both games are scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
In Group C, a collision of 1-0 teams as Unicaja Malaga hosts Lavrio Megabolt on Wednesday. JDA Dijon and Nizhny Novgorod will face each other aiming to get off the mark on Tuesday.
Former champion, AEK is set to collide with visiting NutriBullet Treviso in Tuesday’s Group D fixture. One day later, VEF Riga and Falco Szombathely will be at it in Latvia.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Week 3 schedule and standings:
Group A
Standings
1. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 4 (2-0)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 4 (2-0)
3. Prometey 2 (0-2)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 2 (0-2)
Group B
Standings
1. Baxi Manresa 4 (2-0)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 4 (2-0)
3. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 2 (0-2)
4. Arged BM Star Ostrow Wielkopolski 2 (0-2)
Group C
Tuesday
JDA Dijon – Nihzny Novgorod (20:30 CET)
Wednesday
Unicaja Malaga – Lavrio Megabolt (21:00 CET)
Standings
1. Unicaja Malaga 2 (1-0)
2. Lavrio Megabolt 2 (1-0)
3. JDA Dijon 1 (0-1)
4. Nizhny Novgorod 1 (0-1)
Group D
Tuesday
AEK – NutriBullet Treviso (18:30 CET)
Wednesday
VEF Riga – Falco Szombathely (18:00 CET)
Standings
1. NutriBullet Treviso 2 (1-0)
2. Falco Szombathely 2 (1-0)
3. AEK 1 (0-1)
4. VEF Riga 1 (0-1)
Group E
Standings
1. Galatasaray Nef 4 (2-0)
2. Igokea 3 (1-1)
3. ERA Nymburk 3 (1-1)
4. PAOK mateco 2 (0-2)
Group F
Standings
1. SIG Strasbourg 4 (2-0)
2. Kalev/Cramo 3 (1-1)
3. Tofas Bursa 3 (1-1)
4. Filou Oostende 2 (0-2)
Group G
Monday
Happy Casa Brindisi – U-BT Cluj Napoca (20:30 CET)
Wednesday
Darussafaka – Hapoel U-NET Holon (19:00 CET)
Standings
1. Hapoel U-NET Holon 2 (1-0)
2. U-BT Cluj Napoca 2 (1-0)
3. Darussafaka 1 (0-1)
4. Happy Casa Brindisi 1 (0-1)
Group H
Tuesday
Rytas Vilnius – Hereda San Pablo Burgos (18:30 CET)
EWE Baskets Oldenburg – Besiktas Icrypex (20:00 CET)
Standings
1. Hereda San Pablo Burgos 2 (1-0)
2. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2 (1-0)
3. Rytas Vilnius (0-1)
4. Besiktas Icrypex 1 (0-1)
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