By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The fifth week of the Basketball Champions League Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL, launches Gameday 4. Eight fixtures scattered all around Europe shape an intriguing schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Both Group E contests will be held on Tuesday, with Galatasaray MCT Technic in charge of the four-team sprint and facing Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets at Tectake Arena. At PalaTrieste, Trieste will be looking for the first win with Igokea m:tel visiting and instead hoping to pull away from the elimination spot.
The third game on Tuesday sends Hapoel Netanel Holon and Cholet to Szombathely, with the Israeli club having prevailed in all three previous BCL matchups between the two sides. Elsewhere in Group C, Bursaspor hosts undefeated Joventut Badalona and Ricky Rubio on Wednesday.
In Group H, another undefeated ACB participant, Dreamland Gran Canaria, welcomes Spartak Office Shoes on Wednesday. An earlier tipoff in Lisbon with SL Benfica and Le Mans in a key matchup.
Meanwhile, Rytas and Promitheas Vikos Cola are seeking a 3-1 tally in Group A, playing at home opposite MLP Academics Heidelberg and Legia Warszawa on Wednesday.
Week 5 schedule
Group A
1. Rytas 5 (2-1)
2. Promitheas Vikos Cola 5 (2-1)
3. Legia Warszawa 4 (1-2)
4. MLP Academics Heidelberg 4 (1-2)
Gameday 4
Rytas – MLP Academics Heidelberg (5/11, 18:30 CET)
Promitheas Vikos Cola – Legia Warszawa (5/11, 19:00 CET)
Group B
1. Elan Chalon 6 (3-0)
2. ALBA Berlin 5 (2-1)
3. ERA Nymburk 4 (1-2)
4. Sabah 3 (0-3)
Group C
1. Joventut Badalona 6 (3-0)
2. Hapoel Netanel Holon 5 (2-1)
3. Cholet 4 (1-2)
4. Bursaspor 3 (0-3)
Gameday 4
Hapoel Netanel Holon – Cholet (4/11, 18:00 CET)
Bursaspor – Joventut Badalona (5/11, 18:30 CET)
Group D
1. La Laguna Tenerife 6 (3-0)
2. Tofas 5 (2-1)
3. Trapani Shark 4 (1-2)
4. Bnei PenLink Herzliya 3 (0-3)
Group E
1. Galatasaray MCT Technic 6 (3-0)
2. Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets 5 (2-1)
3. Igokea m:tel 4 (1-2)
4. Trieste 3 (0-3)
Gameday 4
Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets – Galatasaray MCT Technic (4/11, 18:30 CET)
Trieste – Igokea m:tel (4/11, 20:30 CET)
Group F
1. AEK 6 (3-0)
2. NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz 5 (2-1)
3. Patrioti Levice 4 (1-2)
4. VEF Riga 3 (0-3)
Group G
1. Unicaja 6 (3-0)
2. Mersin Spor 5 (2-1)
3. Karditsa Iaponiki 4 (1-2)
4. Filou Oostende 3 (0-3)
Group H
1. Dreamland Gran Canaria 6 (3-0)
2. Spartak Office Shoes 5 (2-1)
3. Le Mans 4 (1-2)
4. SL Benfica 3 (0-3)
Gameday 4
SL Benfica – Le Mans (5/11, 18:30 CET)
Dreamland Gran Canaria – Spartak Office Shoes (5/11, 21:00 CET)
-The top seed from each group advances to the Round of 16
-Second and third seeds advance to the Play-Ins