By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Segafredo Virtus Bologna recorded the best start of the season for a new team in Basketball Champions League (7-0) but Neptunas Klaipeda didn’t allow them to go any further and handed them their first loss in the competition.
Although there are no more undefeated teams, four squads set themselves apart with 7-1 records and hold the top of their respective groups: UCAM Murcia in Group A, Iberostar Tenerife in Group B, AEK in Group C, and Bologna in Group D.
Here are the Day 8 results, game recaps and standings:
Group A
Anwil – Ventspils 84-71
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – Banvit 76-88
Le Mans – UCAM Murcia 71-80
Sidigas Avellino – Nizhny Novgorod 71-92
| Position | Team | % Victory | GP | GW | GL | PTS + | PTS – | GA |
| 1 | UCAM Murcia | 87.5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 539 | 478 | 1.1276 |
| 2 | Banvit | 62.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 663 | 595 | 1.1142 |
| 3 | Sidigas Avellino | 62.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 691 | 693 | 0.9971 |
| 4 | Anwil Wloclawek | 50 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 672 | 658 | 1.0212 |
| 5 | Nizhny Novgorod | 50 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 628 | 625 | 1.0048 |
| 6 | Ventspils | 37.5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 652 | 691 | 0.9435 |
| 7 | Le Mans | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 493 | 538 | 0.9163 |
| 8 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 617 | 677 | 0.9113 |
Group B
Telekom Baskets Bonn – Iberostar Tenerife 92-99 (OT)
PAOK – Umana Reyer Venezia 77-76
Fribourg Olympic – UNET Holon 90-95
Nanterre 92 – Opava 110-64
| Position | Team | % Victory | GP | GW | GL | PTS + | PTS – | GA |
| 1 | Iberostar Tenerife | 87.5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 665 | 539 | 1.2337 |
| 2 | Hapoel Holon | 75 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 680 | 638 | 1.0658 |
| 3 | PAOK | 62.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 634 | 594 | 1.0673 |
| 4 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 62.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 688 | 653 | 1.0535 |
| 5 | Nanterre | 50 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 663 | 609 | 1.0886 |
| 6 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 37.5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 672 | 706 | 0.9518 |
| 7 | Fribourg Olympic | 12.5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 637 | 725 | 0.8786 |
| 8 | Opava | 12.5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 577 | 752 | 0.7672 |
Group C
CEZ Nymburk – JDA Dijon 78-89
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – AEK 80-93
Telenet Giants Antwerp – Lietkabelis 70-64
Montakit Fuenlabrada – Brose Bamberg 65-75
| Position | Team | % Victory | GP | GW | GL | PTS + | PTS – | GA |
| 1 | AEK Athens | 87.5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 649 | 602 | 1.0780 |
| 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 75 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 686 | 622 | 1.1028 |
| 3 | Brose Bamberg | 62.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 658 | 630 | 1.0444 |
| 4 | Antwerp Giants | 50 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 640 | 635 | 1.0078 |
| 5 | Lietkabelis | 37.5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 607 | 604 | 1.0049 |
| 6 | Fuenlabrada | 37.5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 621 | 665 | 0.9338 |
| 7 | Dijon | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 587 | 635 | 0.9244 |
| 8 | CEZ Nymburk | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 616 | 671 | 0.9180 |
Group D
Besiktas Sompo Japan – medi Bayreuth 74-90
Promitheas Patras – Filou Oostende 84-88
SIG Strasbourg – Petrol Olimpija 81-73
Neptunas Klaipeda – Segafredo Virtus Bologna 88-85
| Position | Team | % Victory | GP | GW | GL | PTS + | PTS – | GA |
| 1 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 87.5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 699 | 610 | 1.1459 |
| 2 | Strasbourg | 62.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 615 | 599 | 1.0267 |
| 3 | Promitheas | 62.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 657 | 651 | 1.0092 |
| 4 | Medi Bayreuth | 50 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 625 | 584 | 1.0702 |
| 5 | Neptunas | 50 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 682 | 678 | 1.0058 |
| 6 | Besiktas S.J. | 37.5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 615 | 640 | 0.9609 |
| 7 | BC Oostende | 37.5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 597 | 655 | 0.9114 |
| 8 | Petrol Olimpjia | 12.5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 600 | 673 | 0.8915 |
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League