By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
For the second consecutive week, the whole Basketball Champions League landscape was conditioned by the absence of Israeli teams on the court, and Hapoel Holon didn’t play against Rio Breogan. In Group F, instead, the reigning champs of Telekom Baskets Bonn put Bursaspor down 0-2, winning in Turkey.
On Tuesday, the competition started with an amazing show between Darussafaka and Lenovo Tenerife, as the black-and-green Turkish team took down the two-time BCL champions, being unbeaten alongside Unicaja Malaga – which beat Le Mans – and AEK, which came back for the win against Sassari, in Italy.
Elsewhere in the Basketball Champions League, Peristeri bounced back after the heavy loss in Round 1 by beating Falco Szombathely by 17 points, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg beat the Polish rookie of King Szczecin, and Vojtech Hruban reached 1000 points in the competition during the controversial win by Cholet against VEF Riga.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season standings and Week 2 results
Group A
Standings
1. Unicaja 4 (2-0)
2. Le Mans 3 (1-1)
3. Peristeri bwin 3 (1-1)
4. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 2 (0-2)
Peristeri bwin – Falco Vulcano Szombathely 87-70
Unicaja – Le Mans 83-74
Group C
Standings
1. Darussafaka Lassa 4 (2-0)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 3 (1-1)
3. Cholet Basket 3 (1-1)
4. VEF Riga 2 (0-2)
Darussafaka Lassa – Lenovo Tenerife 88-84
Cholet Basket – VEF Riga 74-73
Group D
Standings
1. AEK Betsson 4 (2-0)
2. King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 3 (1-1)
3. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 3 (1-1)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 2 (0-2)
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 82-78
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari – AEK Betsson 79-83
Group F
Standings
1. Rio Breogan 2 (1-0)
2. Telekom Baskets Bonn 2 (1-0)
3. Bursaspor Info Yatirim 2 (0-2)
4. Hapoel Holon 0 (0-0)
Bursaspor Info Yatirim – Telekom Baskets Bonn 73-91
Hapoel Holon – Rio Breogan (postponed)
– The top team of each group advances directly to the Round of 16
– Team ranking second and third move to the Play-Ins
PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League