By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Basketball Champions League Round of 16 has tipped off with five games and with a small group format making every win extremely important, the opening can tell much about the future of the four groups.
The action started with an all-Turkish duel between Tofas and Darussafaka as the former repeated a winning outcome, similar to the one a couple of days earlier in the domestic league. The other matchup from Group J, between BAXI Manresa and Nutribullet Treviso, was postponed.
The same fate awaited the GalatasarayNef vs Hapoel U-NET Holon game in Group I. Meanwhile, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg delivered a dominant display against JDA Dijon, led by Justin Simon who logged a big double-double.
Group L was the only lineup with a complete schedule as Lenovo Tenerife got a road win against Falco Szombathely, riding the momentum of the Play-in series. Strasbourg also got a road win, over Rytas, in a close finish with John Roberson banking in the crucial basket.
Last but certainly not least, Group K featured a clash of newcomers. U-BT Cluj Napoca made an upset on the road by beating Unicaja and that way made a strong statement about their ceiling, which is now certainly the potential to fight for the trophy.
Filou Oostende had a week off as the fourth member of the group is yet to be decided. Prometey survived the overtime thriller versus Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem and tied the Play-In series at 1-1.
Results and standings
Group I
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – JDA Dijon 95-73
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | TEAM | P | W | L | % | LAST 5 | FOR | AGT | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 95 | 73 | 22 | 95 | 73 | 2 | |
| 2 | JDA Dijon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 95 | -22 | 73 | 95 | 1 | |
| 3 | GalatasarayNef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Hapoel U-NET Holon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group J
Tofas – Darussafaka 91-81
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | TEAM | P | W | L | % | LAST 5 | FOR | AGT | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Tofas Bursa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 91 | 81 | 10 | 91 | 81 | 2 | |
| 2 | Darüssafaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 91 | -10 | 81 | 91 | 1 | |
| 3 | BAXI Manresa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Nutribullet Treviso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group K
U-BT Cluj Napoca – Unicaja 73-79
Prometey – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 82-79 (Play-Ins)
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | TEAM | P | W | L | % | LAST 5 | FOR | AGT | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | U-BT Cluj Napoca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 79 | 73 | 6 | 79 | 73 | 2 | |
| 2 | Unicaja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 79 | -6 | 73 | 79 | 1 | |
| 3 | Winner Play-ins 2: JERU v PROM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Filou Oostende | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group L
Falco Szombathely – Lenovo Tenerife 73-79
Rytas Vilnius – SIG Strasbourg 71-76
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | TEAM | P | W | L | % | LAST 5 | FOR | AGT | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Lenovo Tenerife | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 79 | 73 | 6 | 79 | 73 | 2 | |
| 2 | SIG Strasbourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 76 | 71 | 5 | 76 | 71 | 2 | |
| 3 | Rytas Vilnius | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 76 | -5 | 71 | 76 | 1 | |
| 4 | Falco Szombathely | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
