By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Only Gameday 6 is left in the Basketball Champions League Regular Season with all 32 participating teams set for action next week. It was Gameday 5 for four groups this week. Two more teams clinched a berth in the Round of 16 upping the number of confirmed group winners to five. Gameday 6 will decide Group C, Group E, and Group F.
Reigning BCL champion Lenovo Tenerife making short work of Peristeri bwin punched in the top seed of Group H. The team coached by Vassilis Spanoulis, Rytas Vilnius, and Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya are all knotted up at 2-3. Eventually, two survivors will be in the Play-Ins, including one with home-court advantage in the best-of-three series.
Up to 4-1, Surne Bilbao got the job done in Group D. Blowing out Bahcesehir Koleji made out the fourth win. Elsewhere, Igokea m:tel knocked out ERA Nymburk also setting up a battle for the second seed against the 2022 FIBA Europe Cup champions in the finale of the Regular Season.
On the verge of securing the top seed in Group E is Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem after overpowering MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg on the road. Despite losing to Bakken Bears, Darussafaka clinched a Play-In berth and eliminated the Denmark champions.
Group G already produced a winner in Unicaja. Following up, JDA Dijon secured the second seed after rolling Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari and PAOK mateco losing to the Malaga outfit.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Week 9 results and standings:
Group A
Standings
1. y-SIG Strasbourg 9 (4-1)
2. x-UCAM Murcia 8 (3-2)
3. x-Tofas Bursa 7 (2-3)
4. e-Falco Vulcano Szombathely 6 (1-4)
Gameday 6: Falco Vulcano Szombathely – SIG Strasbourg, Tofas Bursa – UCAM Murcia
Group B
Standings
1. y-Telekom Baskets Bonn 9 (4-1)
2. AEK 7 (2-3)
3. Pinar Karsiyaka 7 (2-3)
4. UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 7 (2-3)
Gameday 6: AEK – Pinar Karsiyaka, UnaHotels Reggio Emilia – Telekom Baskets Bonn
Group C
Standings
1. Hapoel Atsmon Holon 9 (4-1)
2. Galatasaray Nef 8 (3-2)
3. x-Filou Oostende 7 (2-3)
4. e-Legia Warszawa 6 (1-4)
Gameday 6: Filou Oostende – Hapoel Atsmon Holon, Legia Warszawa – Galatasaray Nef
Group D
ERA Nymburk – Igokea m:tel 69-73
Bahcesehir Koleji – Surne Bilbao 60-92
Standings
1. y-Surne Bilbao 9 (4-1)
2. x-Igokea m:tel 8 (3-2)
3. x-Bahcesehir Koleji 7 (2-3)
4. e-ERA Nymburk 6 (1-4)
Gameday 6: Surne Bilbao – ERA Nymburk, Igokea m:tel – Bahcesehir Koleji
Group E
Bakken Bears – Darussafaka 68-66
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 81-87
Standings
1. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 9 (4-1)
2. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 8 (3-2)
3. x-Darussafaka 7 (2-3)
4. e-Bakken Bears 6 (1-4)
Gameday 6: Darussafaka – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem, Bakken Bears – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Group F
Standings
1. Benfica 9 (4-1)
2. BAXI Manresa 8 (3-2)
3. x-Limoges CSP 7 (2-3)
4. e-VEF Riga 6 (1-4)
Gameday 6: VEF Riga – Baxi Manresa, Benfica – Limoges CSP
Group G
PAOK mateco – Unicaja 85-88
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari – JDA Dijon 72-85
Standings
1. y-Unicaja 10 (5-0)
2. x-JDA Dijon 8 (3-2)
3. PAOK mateco 6 (1-4)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 6 (1-4)
Gameday 6: JDA Dijon – PAOK mateco, Unicaja – Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Group H
Rytas Vilnius – Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya 90-101
Lenovo Tenerife – Peristeri bwin 86-60
Standings
1. y-Lenovo Tenerife 9 (4-1)
2. Rytas Vilnius 7 (2-3)
3. Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya 7 (2-3)
4. Peristeri bwin 7 (2-3)
Gameday 6: Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya – Peristeri bwin, Rytas Vilnius – Lenovo Tenerife
y-clinched a berth in the Round of 16
x-clinched a berth in the Play-Ins
e-eliminated
*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