By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
With two games left for every team across the eight groups of the Regular Season in Basketball Champions League Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL, eight games all around Europe begin Gameday 5. Plenty to play for with several direct tickets to the Round of 16 and second opportunities via the Play-Ins. An important note, Gameday 5 is split by the international break, with eight fixtures on Tuesday and Wednesday to be followed by eight more on December 9 and 10.
On Tuesday, Dreamland Gran Canaria, which has already clinched a berth in the Round of 16, can emerge as the fourth team to start its first BCL campaign at 5-0, a later possibility for Joventut Badalona as well. The team coached by Jaka Lakovic will be in Antares to face Le Mans. Elsewhere in Group H, Spartak Office Shoes and SL Benfica meet at Subotica’s Hala Sportova Dudova Suma on Wednesday.
In Group C, Badalona with Ricky Rubio on the floor can also become the first team in league history to win the first five games by a double-digit margin, with Hapoel Netanel Holon visiting Pavello Olimpic on Wednesday. Earlier in La Meilleraie, Cholet hosts Bursaspor.
Both Group A fixtures will be played on Tuesday, with leading Rytas aiming to snap a four-game losing streak away from Vilnius at Arena COS Torwar opposite Legia Warszawa. Also, MLP Academics Heidelberg and Promitheas Vikos Cola have a key meeting at SNP Dome.
With first place in Group E secured, Galatasaray MCT Technic gets Trieste at Turkcell Basketball Development Center on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Igokea m:tel welcomes Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets in SD Laktasi.
Week 7 schedule
Group A
1. Rytas 7 (3-1)
2. Legia Warszawa 6 (2-2)
3. Promitheas Vikos Cola 6 (2-2)
4. MLP Academics Heidelberg 5 (1-3)
Gameday 5
MLP Academics Heidelberg – Promitheas Vikos Cola (18/11, 18:30 CET)
Legia Warszawa – Rytas (18/11, 18:45 CET)
Group B
1. Elan Chalon 8 (4-0)
2. ALBA Berlin 7 (3-1)
3. ERA Nymburk 5 (1-3)
4. Sabah 4 (0-4)
Group C
1. Joventut Badalona 8 (4-0)
2. Hapoel Netanel Holon 6 (2-2)
3. Cholet 6 (2-2)
4. Bursaspor 4 (0-4)
Gameday 5
Cholet – Bursaspor (19/11, 20:00 CET)
Joventut Badalona – Hapoel Netanel Holon (19/11, 20:45 CET)
Group D
1. La Laguna Tenerife 8 (4-0)
2. Tofas 6 (2-2)
3. Trapani Shark 6 (2-2)
4. Bnei PenLink Herzliya 4 (0-4)
Group E
1. q-Galatasaray MCT Technic 8 (4-0)
2. Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets 6 (2-2)
3. Trieste 5 (1-3)
4. Igokea m:tel 5 (1-3)
Gameday 5
Galatasaray MCT Technic – Trieste (18/11, 18:00 CET)
Igokea m:tel – Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets (19/11, 18:00 CET)
Group F
1. AEK 8 (4-0)
2. NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz 6 (2-2)
3. Patrioti Levice 6 (2-2)
4. VEF Riga 4 (0-4)
Group G
1. Unicaja 8 (4-0)
2. Mersin Spor 6 (2-2)
3. Karditsa Iaponiki 6 (2-2)
4. Filou Oostende 4 (0-4)
Group H
1. q-Dreamland Gran Canaria 8 (4-0)
2. Spartak Office Shoes 6 (2-2)
3. Le Mans 5 (1-3)
4. SL Benfica 5 (1-3)
Gameday 5
Le Mans – Dreamland Gran Canaria (18/11, 20:00 CET)
Spartak Office Shoes – SL Benfica (19/11, 20:00 CET)
-The top seed from each group advances to the Round of 16
-Second and third seeds advance to the Play-Ins
q-qualified for the Round of 16