By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Only sixteen teams will advance to the Basketball Champions League playoffs, several strengthened their bid in Regular Season Gameday 8.
Group A co-leaders BAXI Manresa, Turk Telekom and Dinamo Sassari jumped to 6-2 with the Spanish club nearly setting some records in the process.
Maintaining the lead in Group B were Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem and AEK. Only one side will remain on top next week after the direct collision of the strong BCL favorites in Athens.
As for Group C, Iberostar Tenerife no longer carries a spotless record, but is still in first place. Victorious on the road, ERA Nymburk cut its distance from Txus Vidorreta’s team to one win.
Absolutely nothing is set for Group D. Only two points separate top sides from bottom teams, while four clubs are knotted in between at 4-4.
Basketball Champions League Gameday 8 results and standings:
Group A
Lietkabelis – Dinamo Sassari 82-86
Polski Cukier Torun – BAXI Manresa 102-121
Turk Telekom – UNET Holon 85-71
Filou Oostende – SIG Strasbourg 64-71
Standings
1. BAXI Manresa 14 (6-2)
2. Turk Telekom 14 (6-2)
3. Dinamo Sassari 14 (6-2)
4. SIG Strasbourg 12 (4-4)
5. Filou Oostende 11 (3-5)
6. Lietkabelis 11 (3-5)
7. UNET Holon 11 (3-5)
8. Polski Cukier Torun 9 (1-7)
Group B
Anwil Wloclawek – RASTA Vechta 103-92
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Teksut Bandirma 83-72
Telenet Giants Antwerp – San Pablo Burgos 60-65
EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez – AEK 67-79
Standings
1. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 14 (6-2)
2. AEK 14 (6-2)
3. San Pablo Burgos 13 (5-3)
4. RASTA Vechta 12 (4-4)
5. Anwil Wloclawek 12 (4-4)
6. Teksut Bandirma 11 (3-5)
7. Telenet Giants Antwerp 10 (2-6)
8. EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez 10 (2-6)
Group C
Nizhny Novgorod – Iberostar Tenerife 75-72
Brose Bamberg – ERA Nymburk 80-84
Peristeri winmasters – Gaziantep 87-79
Mornar Bar – VEF Riga 106-99 (OT)
Standings
1. Iberostar Tenerife 15 (7-1)
2. ERA Nymburk 14 (6-2)
3. Nizhny Novgorod 13 (5-3)
4. Peristeri winmasters 13 (5-3)
5. Brose Bamberg 12 (4-4)
6. Mornar Bar 10 (2-6)
7. Gaziantep 10 (2-6)
8. VEF Riga 9 (1-7)
Group D
Falco Szombathely – JDA Dijon 82-81 (OT)
Besiktas Sompo Sigorta – PAOK 98-83
Happy Casa Brindisi – Neptunas Klaipeda 96-82
Casademont Zaragoza – Telekom Baskets Bonn 72-77
Standings
1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 13 (5-3)
2. JDA Dijon 13 (5-3)
3. Happy Casa Brindisi 12 (4-4)
4. Neptunas Klaipeda 12 (4-4)
5. Casademont Zaragoza 12 (4-4)
6. Falco Szombathely 12 (4-4)
7. Besiktas Sompo Sigorta 11 (3-5)
8. PAOK 11 (3-5)
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League