By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The second round of the Basketball Champions League was really interesting to watch. Avtodor Saratov defeated Mornar Bar 88-70 and seems to have the upper hand in that matchup. However, there were some close games, as Telenet Giants Antwerp defeated Nizhny Novgorod 90-87, Bakken Bears got an important and narrow victory on the road (78-80) and Tsmoki-Mink didn’t get a safe margin vs Budivelnyk.
Lukoil Academic also got a really crucial victory on the road with Keith Clanton leading the way with an impressive performance (26 points/12 rebounds). Finally, the last game of the day between Joventut and Kataja was also interesting to watch as Kataja got the crucial win on the road. Check out in detail the full results from Sunday’s matchups.
Basketball Champions League – Round 2 Qualifiers:
Avtodor Saratov – Mornar Bar: 88-70 (Coty Clarke: 21 points)
Kalev Carmo – Alba Fehervar: 78-71 (Janari Jöesaar: 22 points/9 rebounds)
Benfica – Lukoil Academic: 82-91 (Keith Clanton: 26 points/12 rebounds)
Telenet Giants Antwerp – Nizhny Novgorod: 90-87 (Hans Vanwijn: 17 points/8 rebounds)
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – U-BT Cluj Napoca: 78-72 (Dwayne Evans: 17 points/11 rebounds)
Donar Groningen – Bakken Bears: 78-80 (Michel Diouf: 14 points/16 rebounds)
Tsmoki-Minsk – Budivelnyk: 69-64 (David Kravish: 17 points/9 rebounds)
Divina Seguros Joventut – Kataja Basket: 75-79 (Damier Pitts: 18 points)