By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
After the FIBA Window break, the 2022-23 Basketball Champions League Regular Season came back with some pretty good games in Week 6.
In Group A, both SIG Strasbourg and UCAM Murcia managed to get to the 3-1 record after beating respectively Tofas Bursa and Falco Szombathely. Luca Banchi came back to the BCL with an impressive win on the road thanks to Marcus Keene and Matt Mitchell, while James Anderson helped the Spanish side against the Hungarians.
TJ Shorts II is simply unstoppable and wrote history by becoming the only player in competition history to score at least 25 points in four consecutive games. His 27 points gave Bonn the win against Falco Szombathely and first place in Group B, where Reggio Emilia beat 74-70 Pinar Karsiyaka on Tuesday. “The Group of Death”, as Errick McCollum told Eurohoops, remains balanced.
In Group C, Galatasaray got an impressive 88-75 win against Hapoel Holon, the first defeat of the Israeli team in the 2022-23 Basketball Champions League. Dylan Ennis stepped up just like Ray McCallum in Legia Warszawa’s victory on the road against Filou Oostende.
Finally, another first loss in Group F as well, where BAXI Manresa got surprised by Aaron Broussard and Benfica. On Wednesday, Limoges CSP found its first victory of the Regular Season against VEF Riga.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season standings and Week 6 results:
Group A
Tofas Bursa – SIG Strasbourg 75-79
UCAM Murcia – Falco Szombathely 81-74
Standings
1. UCAM Murcia 7 (3-1)
2. SIG Strasbourg 7 (3-1)
3. Tofas Bursa 5 (1-3)
4. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 5 (1-3)
Group B
Reggio Emilia – Pinar Karsiyaka 74-70
Telekom Baskets Bonn – AEK 80-72
Standings
1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 7 (3-1)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 6 (2-2)
3. UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 6 (2-2)
4. AEK 5 (1-3)
Group C
Filou Oostende – Legia Warszawa 66-71
Galatasaray Nef – Hapoel Atsmon Holon 88-75
Standings
1. Galatasaray Nef 7 (3-1)
2. Hapoel Atsmon Holon 7 (3-1)
3. Filou Oostende 5 (1-3)
4. Legia Warszawa 5 (1-3)
Group D
Standings
1. Surne Bilbao 6 (3-0)
2. Igokea m:tel 4 (1-2)
3. Bahcesehir Koleji 4 (1-2)
4. ERA Nymburk 4 (1-2)
Group E
Standings
1. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 6 (3-0)
2. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 5 (2-1)
3. Darussafaka 4 (1-2)
4. Bakken Bears 3 (0-3)
Group F
BAXI Manresa – Benfica 82-92
Limoges CSP – VEF Riga 80-53
Standings
1. BAXI Manresa 7 (3-1)
2. Benfica 7 (3-1)
3. Limoges CSP 5 (1-3)
4. VEF Riga 5 (1-3)
Group G
Standings
1. Unicaja 6 (3-0)
2. JDA Dijon 5 (2-1)
3. PAOK mateco 4 (1-2)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 3 (0-3)
Group H
Standings
1. Peristeri bwin 5 (2-1)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 5 (2-1)
3. Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya 4 (1-2)
4. Rytas Vilnius 4 (1-2)
*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