By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
As time passes by in the 2024-25 Basketball Champions League campaign, very few teams could stand by their results and establish themselves as contenders for the title.
With the second week of the BCL Round of 16 in the books already, entering the February break for domestic cups and International appointments, only five teams are unbeaten in such a stage in the competition: AEK, Wurzburg, Unicaja, Tenerife, and Nymburk.
The first two have conquered the competition thus far in Group I, staying on top after respectively beating Derthona and Promitheas. In Greece, the Germans pulled off a 20-point comeback.
Moving on to the Spanish unbeaten teams, Unicaja and Tenerife are also the sole squads capable of not losing one single game in the whole Basketball Champions League campaign this season.
Rytas Vilnius and BAXI Manresa tried to steal the show, but that didn’t happen.
Who’s completely turning this season around is Francesco Tabellini’s ERA Nymburk. Starting from BCL Qualifiers, they now convincingly beat last year’s third-placed UCAM Murcia. They’re dreaming big.
Round of 16 Week 2 – Results and Standings
Group I
AEK Betsson – Bertram Derthona Tortona 93-86
Promitheas Vikos Cola – FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets 77-79
1. AEK Betsson 4 (2-0)
2. FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets 4 (2-0)
3. Bertram Derthona Tortona 2 (0-2)
4. Promitheas Vikos Cola 2 (0-2)
Group J
Unicaja – Rytas 92-74
Manisa – Galatasaray 85-96
1. Unicaja 4 (2-0)
2. Rytas 3 (1-1)
3. Galatasaray 3 (1-1)
4. Manisa 2 (0-2)
Group K
Aliaga Petkimspor – UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 87-91
BAXI Manresa – La Laguna Tenerife 73-84
1. La Laguna Tenerife 4 (2-0)
2. BAXI Manresa 3 (1-1)
3. UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 3 (1-1)
4. Aliaga Petkimspor 2 (0-2)
Group L
ERA Nymburk – UCAM Murcia 85-70
Nanterre 92 – Falco Vulcano Szombathely 83-71
1. ERA Nymburk 4 (2-0)
2. Nanterre 92 3 (1-1)
3. UCAM Murcia 3 (1-1)
4. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 2 (0-2)
PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League
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