By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
All eight Gameday 3 matchups and one delayed Gameday 1 affair scattered all around Europe moved forward the Basketball Champions League Round of 16 Monday through Thursday. Action resumes in early March following the international break.
Group L hitting the midway point met Lenovo Tenerife at 3-0 and SIG Strasbourg at 2-1. Rytas Vilnius and Falco Szombathely have some catching up to do.
The second team going up to 3-0 this week, Tofas Bursa routed NutriBullet Treviso. Baxi Manresa defeating Darussafaka created a two-win advantage in the Group J standings.
Prometey and U-BT Cluj Napoca improved to 2-0 in Group K. The Romania champions took down Filou Oostende. The Ukraine champions defeated both Oostende and Unicaja.
JDA Dijon took control in Group I after edging Galatasaray Nef on the road. Hapoel U-NET Holon matched MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg at 1-1.
Basketball Champions League Week 3 results and standings:
Group I
Galatasaray Nef – JDA Dijon 72-75
Hapoel U-NET Holon – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 69-51
Standings
1. JDA Dijon 5 (2-1)
2. Hapoel U-NET Holon 3 (1-1)
3. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 3 (1-1)
4. Galatasaray Nef 1 (0-1)
Group J
NutriBullet Treviso – Tofas Bursa 51-92
Baxi Manresa – Darussafaka 89-74
Standings
1. Tofas Bursa 6 (3-0)
2. Darussafaka 4 (1-2)
3. Baxi Manresa 3 (1-1)
4. NutriBullet Treviso 2 (0-2)
Group K
U-BT Cluj Napoca – Filou Oostende 86-75
Prometey – Unicaja 70-69
Filou Oostende – Prometey 87-91
Standings
1. U-BT Cluj Napoca 4 (2-0)
2. Prometey 4 (2-0)
3. Unicaja 4 (1-2)
4. Filou Oostende 3 (0-3)
Group L
Falco Szombathely – SIG Strasbourg 63-85
Lenovo Tenerife – Rytas Vilnius 89-75
Standings
1. Lenovo Tenerife 6 (3-0)
2. SIG Strasbourg 5 (2-1)
3. Rytas Vilnius 4 (1-2)
4. Falco Szombathely 3 (0-3)
-Top two teams of each group advance to the Quarterfinals
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League