By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
While Varese, Mornar, Kataja and Juventus have already secured a place in the Champions League regular season after two games, four more while have to fight next week in their second qualification round games in order to advance.
In a peculiar system, four second round couples played for a regular season season spot, while four more teams qualified from qualification round 1 to round 2 and their fate will be decided next week in two games on Tuesday and Thursday. Here are today results.
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Juventus Utena – FC Porto 83-81, 77-59 (Juventus to Group D)
Sodertalje Kings – Kataja 58-97, 66-59 (Kataja to Group B)
Mornar – Igokea 69-71, 83-60 (Mornar to Group D)
Varese – SL Benfica 75-72, 70-72 (Varese to Group C)
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Tsmoki-Minsk – Rilski Sportist 72-58, 74-64
Prievidza – CSM CSU Oradea 64-71, 67-73
U-BT Cluj Napoca – Petrolina AEK 78-50, 67-56
Tartu – Donar Groningen 76-76, 65-57
Next week’s QR2 schedule
Bakken Bears – Tartu (winner to Group A)
Ironi Nahariya – Tsmoki-Minsk (winner to Group A)
Lukoil Academic – CSM CSU Oradea (winner to Group B)
Usak Sportif – U-BT Cluj Napoca (winner to Group C)
(Photo credit: FIBA)