By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Exciting Basketball Champions League games scattered all around Europe completed Gameday 4 for Group D, Group E, Group G, and Group H. It’s tight across the field with Unicaja the only remaining undefeated team of the 2022-23 Regular Season and the first clinching a berth in the Round of 16.
The Malaga outfit crushed JDA Dijon getting to 4-0 in Group J. La Jeanne fell to 2-2 but still leads both Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari and PAOK mateco matching up at 1-3 after the Italian club edged out the win against the Greek side in PalaSerradimigni.
Despite being forced down to 3-1 by Igokea m:tel, Surne Bilbao retained control of Group D. The winning side at Bilbao Arena went up to 2-2, as did last season’s FIBA Europe Cup champion Bahcesehir Koleji by defeating ERA Nymburk.
Shifting to Group E, Darussafaka rolled MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg shaping yet another complicated situation. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem pulled away late to catch the German team at 3-1 and send the Bakken Bears to 0-4.
Lenovo Tenerife routed Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya and jumped to 3-1 in Group H. Rytas Vilnius completing the two-game sweep opposite Peristeri bwin in style left the reigning champions unaccompanied on top of the group.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season standings and Week 7 schedule:
Group A
Standings
1. UCAM Murcia 7 (3-1)
2. SIG Strasbourg 7 (3-1)
3. Tofas Bursa 5 (1-3)
4. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 5 (1-3)
Group B
Standings
1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 7 (3-1)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 6 (2-2)
3. UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 6 (2-2)
4. AEK 5 (1-3)
Group C
Standings
1. Galatasaray Nef 7 (3-1)
2. Hapoel Atsmon Holon 7 (3-1)
3. Filou Oostende 5 (1-3)
4. Legia Warszawa 5 (1-3)
Group D
Bahcesehir Koleji – ERA Nymburk 88-80
Surne Bilbao – Igokea m:tel 81-84
Standings
1. Surne Bilbao 7 (3-1)
2. Bahcesehir Koleji 6 (2-2)
3. Igokea m:tel 6 (2-2)
4. ERA Nymburk 5 (1-3)
Group E
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Bakken Bears 89-80
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – Darussafaka 63-77
Standings
1. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 7 (3-1)
2. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 7 (3-1)
3. Darussafaka 6 (2-2)
4. Bakken Bears 4 (0-4)
Group F
Standings
1. Baxi Manresa 7 (3-1)
2. Benfica 7 (3-1)
3, Limoges CSP 5 (1-3)
4. VEF Riga 5 (1-3)
Group G
Dinamo Bando di Sardegna Sassari – PAOK mateco 82-78
JDA Dijon – Unicaja 70-91
Standings
1. y-Unicaja 8 (4-0)
2. JDA Dijon 6 (2-2)
3. PAOK mateco 5 (1-3)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 5 (1-3)
Group H
Lenovo Tenerife – Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya 83-63
Peristeri bwin – Rytas Vilnius 71-82
Standings
1. Lenovo Tenerife 7 (3-1)
2. Rytas Vilnius 6 (2-2)
3. Peristeri bwin 6 (2-2)
4. Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya 5 (1-3)
y-clinched a berth in th4e Round of 16
*Top team of each group advances to the Round of 16
*Second- and third-placed teams of each group advance to Play-Ins
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