By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Basketball Champions League Round of 16 is set to conclude next week with the Gameday 6 contests on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Going into the last week, eight teams of three groups will be looking to book their tickets to the Quarterfinals. However, three teams will narrowly miss the cut.
Unicaja, Lenovo Tenerife, and SIG Strasbourg have already clinched a berth to the next round. The draw to determine the pairings of the Quarterfinals will be held Friday, March 25.
Breaking down the four groups of the Round of 16.
Group I
Standings
1. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 8 (3-2)
2. Hapoel U-NET Holon 8 (3-2)
3. JDA Dijon 8 (3-2)
4. Galatasaray Nef 6 (1-4)
Remaining games (23/3, 18:00 CET)
Galatasaray Nef – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Hapoel U-NET Holon – JDA Dijon
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg:
1st: With win if JDA Dijon beats Hapoel U-NET Holon
2nd: Regardless of own result if Hapoel U-NET Holon beats JDA Dijon
Out: With loss if JDA Dijon beats Hapoel U-NET Holon
Hapoel U-NET Holon:
1st: With win
2nd: With loss if Galatasaray Nef beats MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Out: With loss if MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg beats Galatasaray Nef
JDA Dijon:
1st: With win if Galatasaray Nef beats MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2nd: With win if MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg beats Galatasaray Nef
Out: With loss
Galatasaray Nef is eliminated
Group J
Standings
1. Tofas Bursa 9 (4-1)
2. Baxi Manresa 8 (3-2)
3. Darussafaka 8 (3-2)
4. NutriBullet Treviso 5 (0-5)
Remaining games (22/3, 20:30 CET)
Baxi Manresa – Tofas Bursa
NutriBullet Treviso – Darussafaka
Tofas Bursa:
1st: With win OR with loss by a margin of 6 points or less if NutriBullet Treviso beats Darussafaka OR with loss by a margin of 5 points or less if Darussafaka beats NutriBullet Treviso
2nd: With loss by a margin of 7 points or more if NutriBullet Treviso beats Darussafaka OR with loss by a margin between 6 and 34 points if Darussafaka beats NutriBullet Treviso
Out: With loss by a margin of 35 points or more if Darussafaka beats NutriBullet Treviso
Baxi Manresa:
1st: With win by a margin of 7 points or more if NutriBullet Treviso beats Darussafaka OR with win by a margin of 6 points or more if Darussafaka beats NutriBullet Treviso
2nd: With win by a margin of 6 points or less or loss if NutriBullet Treviso beats Darussafaka OR with a win by a margin of 5 points or less if Darussafaka beats NutriBullet Treviso
Out: With loss if Darussafaka beats NutriBullet Treviso
Darussafaka:
2nd: With win if Tofas Bursa beats Baxi Manresa or Baxi Manresa beats Tofas Bursa by a margin of 35 points or more
Out: With loss OR with a win if Baxi Manresa beats Tofas Bursa by a margin of 34 points or less
NutriBullet Treviso is eliminated
Group K
Standings
1. Unicaja 6 (2-2)
2. U-BT Cluj Napoca 5 (2-1)
3. Filou Oostende 4 (1-2)
Remaining game (22/3, 20:00 CET)
Filou Oostende – U-BT Cluj Napoca
Unicaja:
1st: If Filou Oostende beats U-BT Cluj Napoca by a margin of 16 points or less
2nd: If U-BT Cluj Napoca beats Filou Oostende OR Filou Oostende beats U-BT Cluj Napoca by a margin of 17 points or more
U-BT Cluj Napoca:
1st: With win
2nd: With loss by a margin of 5 points or less
Out: With loss by a margin of 6 points or more
Filou Oostende:
1st: With win by a margin of 17 points or more
2nd: With win by a margin between 6 and 17 points
Out: With win by a margin of 5 points or less OR with a loss
Group L
Standings
1. Lenovo Tenerife 10 (5-0)
2. SIG Strasbourg 8 (3-2)
3. Rytas Vilnius 7 (2-3)
4. Falco Szombathely 5 (0-5)
Lenovo Tenerife will finish first
SIG Strasbourg will finish second
Rytas Vilnius and Falco Szombathely are eliminated
Remaining games (23/3, 20:30 CET)
Falco Szombathely – Rytas Vilnius
Lenovo Tenerife – SIG Strasbourg
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