By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
With the first half of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season in the books, all 32 teams are set to collide with their group foes in opposite venues. A privileged few are closer than others to clinching a playoffs berth.
Group A features a three-way tie on top with BAXI Manresa the big winner of the week. The club from Spain beat fellow leader Dinamo Sassari and reached the top with Turk Telekom dropping its home game to revamped SIG Strasbourg.
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem and AEK are the two sides with five wins in Group B. The Israeli team took care of business opposite to Telenet Giants Antwerp despite losing J’Covan Brown, while the Greek outlet overcame Anwil Wloclawek with a strong finish.
No sharing in Group C with Iberostar Tenerife completing the cycle by overpowering Brose Bamberg at home. Still plenty of games left, but it looks like the highest goal for the rest of the teams can only be second place.
JDA Dijon got the job done on the road against Besiktas Sompo Sigorta in impressive fashion. A losing outing for Telekom Baskets Bonn and Neptunas Klaipeda created a one-point lead for the French team in Group D.
Basketball Champions League Gameday 7 results and standings:
Group A
Filou Oostende – Polski Cukier Torun 105-103 (2OT)
Lietkabelis – UNET Holon 78-72
Dinamo Sassari – BAXI Manresa 73-74
Turk Telekom – SIG Strasbourg 75-83
Standings
1. BAXI Manresa 12 (5-2)
2. Turk Telekom 12 (5-2)
3. Dinamo Sassari 12 (5-2)
4. Filou Oostende 10 (3-4)
5. Lietkabelis 10 (3-4)
6. SIG Strasbourg 10 (3-4)
7. UNET Holon 10 (3-4)
8. Polski Cukier Torun 8 (1-6)
Group B
RASTA Vechta – San Pablo Burgos 87-93
EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez – Teksut Bandirma 76-96
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Telenet Giants Antwerp 94-72
Anwil Wloclawek – AEK 77-79
Standings
1. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 12 (5-2)
2. AEK 12 (5-2)
3. San Pablo Burgos 11 (4-3)
4. RASTA Vechta 11 (4-3)
5. Anwil Wloclawek 10 (3-4)
6. Teksut Bandirma 10 (3-4)
7. Telenet Giants Antwerp 9 (2-5)
8. EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez 9 (2-5)
Group C
Peristeri winmasters – ERA Nymburk 75-65
Iberostar Tenerife – Brose Bamberg 82-64
Nizhny Novgorod – VEF Riga 80-78
Mornar Bar – Gaziantep 84-77
Standings
1. Iberostar Tenerife 14 (7-0)
2. ERA Nymburk 12 (5-2)
3. Nizhny Novgorod 11 (4-3)
4. Brose Bamberg 11 (4-3)
5. Peristeri winmasters 11 (4-3)
6. Gaziantep 9 (2-5)
7. VEF Riga 8 (1-6)
8. Mornar Bar 8 (1-6)
Group D
Besiktas Sompo Sigorta – JDA Dijon 65-98
Falco Szombathely – Neptunas Klaipeda 97-73
Telekom Baskets Bonn – PAOK 83-85
Casademont Zaragoza – Happy Casa Brindisi 96-93
Standings
1. JDA Dijon 12 (5-2)
2. Telekom Baskets Bonn 11 (4-3)
3. Neptunas Klaipeda 11 (4-3)
4. Casademont Zaragoza 11 (4-3)
5. Falco Szombathely 10 (3-4)
6. Happy Casa Brindisi 10 (3-4)
7. PAOK 10 (3-4)
8. Besiktas Sompo Sigorta 9 (2-5)
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League