By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Completing Gameday 2, the third week of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season is in the books. Among the teams proudly sitting at 2-0 is Peristeri bwin with Vassilis Spanoulis successful early in his career as a head coach.
Peristeri put a stop to the 12-game winning streak of reigning champion Lenovo Tenerife. It topped the Canary Islands outfit and Group H as well. Elsewhere, Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya took down Rytas Vilnius.
Shifting to Group E, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg hammering Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem shaped another 2-0 start. In the other game, a comfortable win for Darussafaka against the Bakken Bears.
Joining the 2-0 teams from Group G was Unicaja. The team based in Malaga rolled JDA Dijon. Earlier, PAOK mateco took down Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari.
Moving to Group D, Surne Bilbao upped its record to 2-0 and got in charge. Rolling Bahcesehir Koleji did the trick. Also, Igokea m:tel bested ERA Nymburk.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season standings and Week 3 results:
Group A
Standings
1. SIG Strasbourg 4 (2-0)
2. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 3 (1-1)
3. UCAM Murcia 3 (1-1)
4. Tofas Bursa 2 (0-2)
Group B
Standings
1. AEK 3 (1-1)
2. Telekom Baskets Bonn 3 (1-1)
3. UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 3 (1-1)
4. Pinar Karsiyaka 3 (1-1)
Group C
Standings
1. Galatasaray Nef 4 (2-0)
2. Hapoel Atsmon Holon 4 (2-0)
3. Legia Warszawa 2 (0-2)
4. Filou Oostende 2 (0-2)
Group D
Igokea m:tel – ERA Nymburk 91-74
Surne Bilbao – Bahcesehir Koleji 80-66
Standings
1. Surne Bilbao 4 (2-0)
2. Bahcesehir Koleji 3 (1-1)
3. Igokea m:tel 3 (1-1)
4. ERA Nymburk 2 (0-2)
Group E
Darussafaka – Bakken Bears 80-66
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 71-80
Standings
1. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 4 (2-0)
2. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 3 (1-1)
3. Darussafaka 3 (1-1)
4. Bakken Bears 2 (0-2)
Group F
Standings
1. Baxi Manresa 4 (2-0)
2. Benfica 4 (2-0)
3. Limoges CSP 2 (0-2)
4. VEF Riga 2 (0-2)
Group G
PAOK mateco – Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 88-68
Unicaja – JDA Dijon 88-68
Standings
1. Unicaja 4 (2-0)
2. JDA Dijon 3 (1-1)
3. PAOK mateco 3 (1-1)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 2 (0-2)
Group H
Peristeri bwin – Lenovo Tenerife 88-81
Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya – Rytas Vilnius 90-85
Standings
1. Peristeri bwin 4 (2-0)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 3 (1-1)
3. Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya 3 (1-1)
4. Rytas Vilnius 2 (0-2)
*Top team of each group advances to the Round of 16
*Second- and third-placed teams of each group advance to Play-Ins
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League