By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
From September’s Qualifying Rounds producing the last four entries to Gameday 6, the finale of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season. The tenth week of action will wrap up the double-legged round-robin schedules across all eight groups. The top-ranked team of each group moves into the Round of 16, while the second and third seeds shape the Play-In field.
Group C, Group E, and Group F have yet to crown a winner, which will progress directly, bypassing the best-of-three Play-In stage. Hapoel Atsmon Holon and Galatasaray Nef are in the hunt for Group C’s top seed, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg are alive in Group E, and Benfica and Baxi Manresa can top Group F.
Besides the top prizes, eight more berths in the Play-Ins will be decided in the last week of action. That’s not counting teams already qualified for a second opportunity to advance but entangled in battles for home-court advantage.
Expect fireworks all around Europe with all 32 regular-season participants in action.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Week 10 schedule and standings:
Group A
Falco Vulcano Szombathely – SIG Strasbourg (21/12, 18:00 CET)
Tofas Bursa – UCAM Murcia (21/12, 18:00 CET)
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)
Group B
AEK – Pinar Karsiyaka (21/12, 18:30 CET)
UnaHotels Reggio Emilia – Telekom Baskets Bonn (21/12, 18:30 CET)
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)
Group C
Filou Oostende – Hapoel Atsmon Holon (20/12, 20:00 CET)
Legia Warszawa – Galatasaray Nef (20/12, 20:00 CET)
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)
Group D
Surne Bilbao – ERA Nymburk (21/12, 20:00 CET)
Igokea m:tel – Bahcesehir Koleji (21/12, 20:00 CET)
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)
Group E
Darussafaka – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (20/12, 18:00 CET)
Bakken Bears – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (20/12, 18:00 CET)
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)
Group F
VEF Riga – Baxi Manresa (20/12, 18:30 CET)
Benfica – Limoges CSP (20/12, 18:30 CET)
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)
Group G
JDA Dijon – PAOK mateco (20/12, 20:30 CET)
Unicaja – Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (20/12, 20:30 CET)
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)
Group H
Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya – Peristeri bwin (21/12, 20:00 CET)
Rytas Vilnius – Lenovo Tenerife (21/12, 20:00 CET)
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)
y-clinched a berth in the Round of 16
x-clinched a berth in the Play-Ins
e-eliminated
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