“Kangoeroes Mechelen” won the Slovakian club “Slavia Banska Bystrica” 88:72 (24:24, 24:17, 22:6, 18:25) in the home game in Antwerp. The leader of the Belgian championship won second place in group E with a 4-2 record.
Paula Strautmane scored six points (2p 0/1, 3p 2/2) and grabbed nine rebounds in 25:41 minutes. The forward had two assists, one turnover, two steals, one block and the second-best 18 efficiency rating.
Group E on 30 November 2023
#KomandaU-Z+/-1Bešiktaš4-2+852Kangoeroes Mechelen4-2+473Panathinaikos4-2-24Slavia Banska Bystrica0-6-130
“Bourges Basket” beat “Grengewald” on the road in Luxembourg with an advantage of 55 points – 97:42 (18:15, 24:10, 30:5, 25:12). Polina Astier stood out for the winners with 16 points, nine steals and 10 assists.
Anete Steinberg scored six points (2p 2/8, 3p 0/1, 1p 2/2) and grabbed eight rebounds in 21:16 minutes. The power forward had one assist, two steals, two blocks and a 12-point efficiency rating.
Group H on 30 November 2023
#KomandaU-Z+/-1Bourges Basket6-0+1992KP Brno3-3+433Antalya2-4-1004BBC Grengewald1-5-142
“Reyer” from Venice defeated the Turkish club “Bursa Uludag” at home with 105:58 (26:17, 25:15, 24:15, 30:11). Jessica Shepard had 37 points and 13 steals. Laura Melder did not go to the field.
Group J on 30 November 2023
#KomandaU-Z+/-1Reyer Venezia6-0+2252NKA Pecs University3-3+503Bursa Uludag3-3-394Ragusa Dubrovnik0-6-236
The Catalan club “Uni Girona” represented by Krista Lukaševičas and the Greek champion “Olympiacos SFP” represented by Kristine Vitolas also qualified for the playoffs of the European Cup.
EuroCup Women 1/16 final pairs
#1 Bourges Basket – Antalya #32
#2 London Lions – Stock Exchange Day #31
#3 Reyer Venezia – Elfic Friborg #30
#4 Galatasaray – Sosnowiec #29
#5 Uni Girona – Szekszard #28
#6 TTT Riga – Olympiacos SFP #27
#7 Students – Kayseri #26
#8 Lattes Montpellier – KP Brno #25
#9 Basket Namur – Dinamo Sassari #24
#10 Caledonia Gladiators – NKA Universitas Pecs #23
#11 Roche Vendee – Flames Carolo #22
#12 Sedis Basquet – Castors Braine #21
#13 Angers – Gorzow #20
#14 Arka Gdynia – Panathinaikos #19
#15 Gernika Bizkaia – Kangaroos Mechelen #18
#16 Bešiktaš – Žabiny Brno #17
Rules of play
The “Play-off” will take place in five rounds, in each of which the winner will be determined by the sum of two games. In this phase, individual matches may end in a draw. The first round or 1/16 final will take place on December 14 and 21, 2023.
The “Round of 16” games, or round of 16, will take place on January 11 and 18, 2024. The quarterfinals are scheduled for February 22 and 29, that is, after the qualifying tournaments for the Olympic Games. The semi-finals will be held on March 7 and 14, and the final on April 3 and 10.
Resources used:
EuroLeague Women draw
EuroCup Women draw
