By Stefan Djordjevic/ info@eurohoops.net
After the first week of action and 12 games decided by single-digit point difference, it’s obvious that nothing will be easy for anyone.
It remains to be seen if that would be the game on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Group A
On Tuesday Pinar Karsiyaka will host Juventus Utena at Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Karsiyaka Spor Salonu Arena.
The Turkish team won a close game in Italy against Sassari 88-87. On the other side, Juventus suffered a tough loss against Monaco (90-53). The Lithuanian team will have to step up their game if they want victory in Izmir.
Monaco will have to beat Hapoel Holon in Israel in order to keep their perfect score. On Wednesday Enisey will host Murcia and Oldenburg will visit Dinamo Sassari in a more than interesting matchup.
Group B
Defending champion Tenerife didn’t start their campaign as they have planned. Ventspils surprised them with a 73-72 victory. The Spaniards will host Ludwigsburg, a team that has stunned PAOK in the first round, on Tuesday night and need the “w”.
The second game of the day will take a place in France as Chalon will face Capo d’Orlando. The Lithuanian and Latvian neighbors, Neptunas and Ventspils, will face each other on Wednesday in Klaipeda. The last game in Group B will be featuring Greek side PAOK and Turkish club Gaziantep, which is coach by Greek Stefanos Dedas.
Group C
In group C, there will be just one game on Tuesday night. Greek side AEK will try to beat Umana Reyer Venezia in Italy. Marquez Haynes and his company will try to protect their home court once again.
On Wednesday night Banvit will try to bounce back after an epic loss in Italy as they host Petrol Olimpija. The Slovenian team is in a good shape as they surprised Mega Leks on Sunday in ABA League.
German team Bayreuth suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday in the German BBL league. Their next challenge is to beat SIG Strasbourg at home. That won’t be easy as the French team is coming with high hopes after beating Olimpija.
The last match in this group will be a battle between legendary Spanish team Estudiantes and Polish newcomers Rosa Radom. The Spaniards won the first game against AEK in Greece and will try to extend their winning streak. When it comes to the visiting team they didn’t manage to protect home field in the first round against the Bayreuth.
Group D
Three games of the group will be played on Tuesday. Two games will start at 18:30 CET as Nymburk will host Aris and Zielona Gora will host Bonn.Later that night, at 20:30 CET precisely, Oostende will meet Besiktas in Belgium.
The second day of the second round is reserved for the battle between Nanterre and Avellino.
Full Schedule – Day 2
| HOME | AWAY |
| STELMET BC ZIELONA GORA | TELEKOM BASKETS BONN |
| PINAR KARSIYAKA | JUVENTUS BC |
| CEZ NYMBURK | ARIS THESALONIKIS BC |
| HAPOEL UNET HOLON | MONACO BC |
| CHALON/SAONE | BETALAND CAPO D ORLANDO |
| IBEROSTAR TENERIFE | MHP RIESEN LUDWIGSBURG |
| UMANA REYER VENEZIA | AEK ATHENS BC |
| BC OOSTENDE | BESIKTAS SOMPO JAPAN |
| ENISEY | UCAM MURCIA CB |
| NEPTUNAS | BK VENTSPILS |
| PAOK BC | GAZIANTEP BASKETBOL |
| BANVIT BK | KK PETROL OLIMPIJA |
| MEDI BAYREUTH | STRASBOURG |
| MOVISTAR ESTUDIANTES | ROSA RADOM |
| BANCO DI SARDEGNA SASSARI | EWE BASKETS OLDENBURG |
| NANTERRE | SIDIGAS AVELLINO |