By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Wrapping up Gameday 2 of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season, eight fixtures across four groups are set to take place all around Europe on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In Germany, former BCL champions Telekom Baskets Bonn and AEK Betsson, meeting each other for the fifth time in league history, are looking for a key win in the race to the Round of 16. Sharpshooting VEF Riga and Maccabi Ramat Gan have a date in Opava, Czechia. Both Group E games will be played on Tuesday.
In Group G, BAXI Manresa travels to Italy for a Champions League challenge for a third time, clashing with Bertram Derthona Tortona on Tuesday. Both sides won in Gameday 1. On Wednesday, Niners Chemnitz and SL Benfica will seek their first win in the six-game double-legged round-robin schedule.
Determined to snap a three-game losing streak in the BCL and jump to 1-1 in Group F, Rytas hosts WKS Slask Wroclaw in Twinsbet Arena on Wednesday. The same day, Falco-Vulcano Szombathely and UnaHotels Reggio Emilia will face each other in Arena Savaria.
In Group C, promising upstart Nolan Traore and Saint-Quentin are on the road against Karsiyaka on Tuesday. On Wednesday, La Laguna Tenerife will face Kolossos H Hotels in Rhodes.
Regular Season Week 3 schedule
Group A
1. FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets 4 (2-0)
2. Igokea m:tel 3 (1-1)
3. Nanterre 92 3 (1-1)
4. Hapoel Netanel Holon 2 (0-2)
Group B
1. Unicaja 4 (2-0)
2. Aliaga Petkimspor 4 (2-0)
3. Filou Oostende 2 (0-2)
4. King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 2 (0-2)
Group C
1. Saint-Quentin 2 (1-0)
2. La Laguna Tenerife 2 (1-0)
3. Karsiyaka 1 (0-1)
4. Kolossos H Hotels 1 (0-1)
Gameday 2
Karsiyaka – Saint-Quentin (15/10, 18:30 CET)
Kolossos H Hotels – La Laguna Tenerife (16/10, 18:30 CET)
Group D
1. ERA Nymburk 4 (2-0)
2. Galatasaray 3 (1-1)
3. Promitheas 3 (1-1)
4. Rasta Vechta 2 (0-2)
Group E
1. VEF Riga 2 (1-0)
2. AEK Betsson 2 (1-0)
3. Maccabi Ramat Gan 1 (0-1)
4. Telekom Baskets Bonn 1 (0-1)
Gameday 2
Maccabi Ramat Gan – VEF Riga (15/10, 17:30 CET)
Telekom Baskets Bonn – AEK Betsson (15/10, 20:00 CET)
Group F
1. UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 2 (1-0)
2. Falco-Vulcano Szombathely 2 (1-0)
3. WKS Slask Wroclaw 1 (0-1)
4. Rytas 1 (0-1)
Gameday 2
Falco-Vulcano Szombathely – UnaHotels Reggio Emilia (16/10, 18:00 CET)
Rytas – WKS Slask Wroclaw (16/10, 18:30 CET)
Group G
1. BAXI Manresa 2 (1-0)
2. Bertram Derthona Tortona 2 (1-0)
3. Niners Chemnitz 1 (0-1)
4. SL Benfica 1 (0-1)
Gameday 2
Bertram Derthona Tortona – BAXI Manresa (15/10, 20:30 CET)
Niners Chemnitz – SL Benfica (16/10, 20:00 CET)
Group H
1. Manisa 4 (2-0)
2. FMP Soccerbet 3 (1-1)
3. UCAM Murcia 3 (1-1)
4. Peristeri Domino’s 2 (0-2)
-The top seed from each group advances to the Round of 16
-Second and third seeds advance to the Play-Ins
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