By Johnny Askounis / [email protected]
Eight matches spread across Europe painted the picture for the second round of the Basketball Champions League regular season. Exciting competitions and also convincing demonstrations at all levels.
Group A includes a few undefeated teams after two rounds. 2017 champion Lenovo Tenerife beat Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari, while Justin Simon managed an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in the comfortable victory over Prometey.
SIG Strasbourg’s road triumph over Filou Oostende on Monday marked “game of the week” and loaded a 2-0 record for the French club. Kalev / Cramo defeated Tofas Bursa in the other Group F game.
Pinar Karsiyaka beat Arged BM star Ostrow Wielkopolski with a 2-0 record in Group B. Baxi Manresa also climbed to 2-0 with a road victory over Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem.
Besides Karsiyaka, Turkish side Galatasaray Nef doubled with an away victory over Igokea thanks to DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell’s 31 points. Jerrick Harding’s buzzer-beater lifted ERA Nymburk in front of PAOK mateco.
Groups C, D, G and H will complete the second round next week with multiple additional opportunities for the 2-0 start.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season
group A
Prometey – MHP Riesen Ludwigsbourg 64-86
Lenovo Ténérife – Dynamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 87-60
Ranking
1. MHP Riesen Ludwigsbourg 4 (2-0)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 4 (2-0)
3. Prometey 2 (0-2)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 2 (0-2)
Group B
Pinar Karsiyaka – Star BM Arged Ostrow Wielkopolski 80-77
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jérusalem – Baxi Manresa 68-73
Ranking
1. Baxi Manresa 4 (2-0)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 4 (2-0)
3. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jérusalem 2 (0-2)
4. Arged BM Star Ostrow Wielkopolski 2 (0-2)
Group C
Ranking
1. Unicaja Malaga 2 (1-0)
2. Lavrio Megabolt 2 (1-0)
3. JDA Dijon 1 (0-1)
4. Nijni Novgorod 1 (0-1)
Group D
Ranking
1. NutriBullet Treviso 2 (1-0)
2. Falco Szombathely 2 (1-0)
3. AEK 1 (0-1)
VEF Riga 1 (0-1)
Group E
PAOK mateco – ERA Nymburk 83-84
Igokea – Galatasaray Nef 85-89
Ranking
1. Galatasaray Nef 4 (2-0)
2. Igokea 3 (1-1)
3. Nymburk ERA 3 (1-1)
4. PAOK mateco 2 (0-2)
Group F
Filou Ostend – SIG Strasbourg 77-83
Tofas Bursa – Kalev / Cramo 77-81
Ranking
1. SIG Strasbourg 4 (2-0)
2. Kalev / Cramo 3 (1-1)
3. Tofas Bursa 3 (1-1)
4. Filou Ostende 2 (0-2)
Group G
Ranking
1. Hapoel U-NET Holon 2 (1-0)
2. U-BT Cluj Napoca 2 (1-0)
3. Darussafaka 1 (0-1)
4. Happy Casa Brindisi 1 (0-1)
Group H
Ranking
1. San Pablo Burgos inherits 2 (1-0)
2. EWE Baskets Oldenbourg 2 (1-0)
3. Morning Vilnius (0-1)
4. Inspected Icrypex 1 (0-1)
Photo credit: Basketball Champions League
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