By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
All 16 contests of Gameday 6 will be played Tuesday through Wednesday, wrapping up the Regular Season of the Basketball Champions League. The Play-In matchups will be set as well as the groups of the Round of 16, pending the addition of the Play-In winners.
All to play for in groups E and F. SIG Strasbourg, Pinar Karsiyaka, EWE Baskets Oldenburg, and Filou Oostende can go from first to fourth in the finale of Group E. The same applies to Group F participants, Telekom Baskets Bonn, Hapoel Holon, Rio Breogan, and Bursaspor Info Yatirim.
In Group C, VEF Riga visiting Darussafaka Lassa has an opportunity for a third win in a row and to clinch a berth in the Play-In stage, despite a 0-3 start. Cholet and Lenovo Tenerife battling in La Meilleraie decide the top seed.
Rytas is going to the Play-Ins after three consecutive wins, but a fourth against top-seeded JDA Dijon would secure a homecourt advantage opposite Peristeri bwin. Otherwise, Promitheas would be in the running with a win against eliminated Opava.
Besides AEK Betsson winning Group D, King Wilki Morskie Szczecin, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, and Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari are looking at finishes between second and fourth in Gameday 6.
Group G also has a winner with Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem earning a place in the Round of 16. PAOK mateco and Galatasaray Ekmas will face each other in Thessaloniki for the second seed.
In search for first in Group H, UCAM Murcia and Bertram Derthona Tortona are on the road versus Tofas and Igokea m:tel.
From Group A, Unicaja is advancing to the Round of 16, and Le Mans and Peristeri await Play-In opponents.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Week 10
Group A
Falco Vulcano Szombathely – Le Mans (19/12, 18:00 CET)
Peristeri bwin – Unicaja (19/12, 20:30 CET)
1. y-Unicaja 9 (4-1)
2. x-Le Mans 8 (3-2)
3. x-Peristeri bwin 7 (2-3)
4. e-Falco Vulcano Szombathely 6 (1-4)
Group B
Rytas – JDA Dijon (19/12, 18:30 CET)
Opava – Promitheas (19/12, 18:30 CET)
1. y-JDA Dijon 9 (4-1)
2. x-Rytas 8 (3-2)
3. x-Promitheas 7 (2-3)
4. e-Opava 5 (0-5)
Group C
Darussafaka Lassa – VEF Riga (19/12, 18:00 CET)
Cholet – Lenovo Tenerife (19/12, 18:00 CET)
1. Lenovo Tenerife 8 (3-2)
2. Cholet 8 (3-2)
3. Darussafaka Lassa 7 (2-3)
4. VEF Riga 7 (2-3)
Group D
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – AEK Betsson (20/12, 20:30 CET)
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari – King Wilki Morskie Szczecin (20/12, 20:30 CET)
1. y-AEK Betsson 10 (5-0)
2. King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 7 (2-3)
3. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 7 (2-3)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 6 (1-4)
Group E
Filou Oostende – Pinar Karsiyaka (19/12, 20:00 CET)
SIG Strasbourg – EWE Baskets Oldenburg (19/12, 20:00 CET)
1. SIG Strasbourg 8 (3-2)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 8 (3-2)
3. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 7 (2-3)
4. Filou Oostende 7 (2-3)
Group F
Rio Breogan – Telekom Baskets Bonn (20/12, 20:00 CET)
Hapoel Holon – Bursaspor Info Yatirim (20/12, 20:00 CET)
1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 8 (3-2)
2. Hapoel Holon 8 (3-2)
3. Rio Breogan 7 (2-3)
4. Bursaspor Info Yatirim 7 (2-3)
Group G
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Benfica (20/12, 18:00 CET)
PAOK mateco – Galatasaray Ekmas (20/12, 18:30 CET)
1. y-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 9 (4-1)
2. x-PAOK mateco 8 (3-2)
3. x-Galatasaray Ekmas 7 (2-3)
4. e-Benfica 6 (1-4)
Group H
Tofas – UCAM Murcia (20/12, 18:00 CET)
Igokea m:tel – Bertram Derthona Tortona (20/12, 18:00 CET)
1. UCAM Murcia 9 (4-1)
2. Bertram Derthona Tortona 9 (4-1)
3. x-Tofas 7 (2-3)
4. e-Igokea m:tel 5 (0-5)
y-clinched a berth in the Round of 16
x-clinched a berth in the Play-Ins
e-eliminated
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