By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Big wins and plenty of impressive comebacks all over the fourth week of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season. Four groups (A, B, E, F) went through Round 3, while the remaining four (C, D, G, H) follow next week.
The Monday “Game of the Week” saw PAOK mateco come back from a 14-point deficit to put an end to the recent momentum built by Galatasaray Nef. ERA Nymburk beat Igokea to match Galata’s 2-1 and force its opponent to a 1-2 tie with PAOK.
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg got the job done in the battle of Group A undefeated teams against Lenovo Tenerife. Also, Prometey returned from 16 points to defeat Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari and place itself in a commanding position for at least the third seed.
The first team of the season upping its record to 3-0 was in Group B in the form of Baxi Manresa after the away win versus Pinar Karsiyaka. Elsewhere, Arged BM Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski beat Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem adding to the comeback trend.
Both Tofas Bursa and Filou Oostende prevailed on the road in the Group F games. The Turkish side beat and caught SIG Strasbourg on top, while the overtime win for the Belgian side made out a tie for third with Kalev/Cramo.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Week 4 results and standings:
Group A
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – Lenovo Tenerife 80-69
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari – Prometey 79-87
Standings
1. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 6 (3-0)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 5 (2-1)
3. Prometey 4 (1-2)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 3 (0-3)
Group B
Pinar Karsiyaka – Baxi Manresa 67-72
Arged BM Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 76-65
Standings
1. Baxi Manresa 6 (3-0)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 5 (2-1)
3. Arged BM Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski 4 (1-2)
4. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 3 (0-3)
Group C
Standings
1. Unicaja Malaga 4 (2-0)
2. Lavrio Megabolt 3 (1-1)
3. JDA Dijon 3 (1-1)
4. Nizhny Novgorod 2 (0-2)
Group D
Standings
1. NutriBullet Treviso 4 (2-0)
2. Falco Szombathely 4 (2-0)
3. VEF Riga 2 (0-2)
4. AEK 2 (0-2)
Group E
PAOK mateco – Galatasaray Nef 81-74
ERA Nymburk – Igokea 86-82
Standings
1. Galatasaray Nef 5 (2-1)
2. ERA Nymburk 5 (2-1)
3. Igokea 4 (1-2)
4. PAOK mateco 4 (1-2)
Group F
Kalev/Cramo – Filou Oostende 86-87 OT (75-75)
SIG Strasbourg – Tofas Bursa 74-76
Standings
1. Tofas Bursa 5 (2-1)
2. SIG Strasbourg 5 (2-1)
3. Filou Oostende 4 (1-2)
4. Kalev/Cramo 4 (1-2)
Group G
Standings
1. U-BT Cluj Napoca 4 (2-0)
2. Hapoel U-NET Holon 2 (1-0)
3. Happy Casa Brindisi 2 (0-2)
4. Darussafaka 1 (0-1)
Group H
Standings
1. Rytas Vilnius 3 (1-1)
2. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 3 (1-1)
3. Besiktas Icrypex 3 (1-1)
4. Hereda San Pablo Burgos 3 (1-1)
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League