By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The third week of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season featured plenty of exciting games, including one spilling into overtime.
Among the three teams debuting in the 2023-24 edition of the continental competition, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem went directly into the win column by outlasting Galatasaray Ekmas in the extra period. Elsewhere in Group G, Benfica overpowered PAOK mateco adding to winning displays for delayed entries.
The lone Group F fixture of the week saw the fellow debuting side Hapoel Holon stun defending champion Telekom Baskets Bonn in a rescheduled Gameday 1 affair.
In Group H, Bertram Derthona Tortona is in the lead at 2-0 after an away win against Tofas. Also, UCAM Murcia blew out shorthanded Igokea m:tel.
Pinar Karsiyaka and SIG Strasbourg went up to 2-0 in Group E after defeating EWE Baskets Oldenburg and Filou Oostende, respectively.
Completing Gameday 2 of Group B on Tuesday, Promitheas and JDA Dijon jumped to 2-0, forcing Rytas and Opava to 0-2.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Week 3 recap
Group A
1. Unicaja 4 (2-0)
2. Le Mans 3 (1-1)
3. Peristeri bwin 3 (1-1)
4. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 2 (0-2)
Group B
Opava – JDA Dijon 67-104
Promitheas – Rytas 78-76
1. Promitheas 4 (2-0)
2. JDA Dijon 4 (2-0)
3. Rytas 2 (0-2)
4. Opava 2 (0-2)
Group C
1. Darussafaka Lassa 4 (2-0)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 3 (1-1)
3. Cholet 3 (1-1)
4. VEF Riga 2 (0-2)
Group D
1. AEK Betsson 4 (2-0)
2. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 3 (1-1)
3. King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 3 (1-1)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 2 (0-2)
Group E
SIG Strasbourg – Filou Oostende 81-68
Pinar Karsiyaka – EWE Baskets Oldenburg 85-83
1. Pinar Karsiyaka 4 (2-0)
2. SIG Strasbourg 4 (2-0)
3. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2 (0-2)
4. Filou Oostende 2 (0-2)
Group F
Telekom Baskets Bonn – Hapoel Holon 74-75
1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 3 (1-1)
2. Rio Breogan 2 (1-0)
3. Hapoel Holon 2 (1-0)
4. Bursaspor Info Yatirim 2 (0-2)
Group G
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Galatasaray Ekmas 99-96 OT (83-83)
Benfica – PAOK mateco 94-72
1. PAOK mateco 3 (1-1)
2. Benfica 2 (1-0)
3. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 2 (1-0)
4. Galatasaray Ekmas 2 (0-2)
Group H
Tofas – Bertram Derthona Tortona 80-88
UCAM Murcia – Igokea m:tel 72-47
1. Bertram Derthona Tortona 4 (2-0)
2. UCAM Murcia 3 (1-1)
3. Tofas 3 (1-1)
4. Igokea m:tel 2 (0-2)
– Top team of each group advances directly to the Round of 16
– Teams ranking second and third in each group move to the Play-Ins
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