By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
In four-team groups, every misstep is hard to cover, and road wins are more than valuable.
That was the case in Round 1 of the BCL Round of 16 with ALBA Berlin against Tofas, Trieste over Gran Canaria, and Le Mans in Istanbul versus Galatasaray stealing the show.
Those three results can already be called crucial about qualification, plus Trieste managed to challenge the Spanish perfection, since, except for Gran Canaria, all other teams from the Iberian peninsula prevailed.
Of course, especially for Unicaja, it wasn’t easy, but when all was said and done, the defending champions prevailed once more.
Round of 16 Week 1
Group I
Rytas – Hapoel Netanel Holon 106-81
Galatasaray MCT Technic – Le Mans 83-90
STANDINGS
- Rytas Vilnius 1-0
- Le Mans 1-0
- Galatasaray 0-1
- Hapoel Holon 0-1
Group J
Tofas – ALBA Berlin 88-94
AEK – Karditsa Iaponiki 88-73
STANDINGS
- AEK 1-0
- ALBA Berlin 1-0
- Tofas 0-1
- Karditsa 0-1
Group K
Unicaja – Fitness First Würzburg 90-85
Joventut Badalona – Elan Chalon 107-85
STANDINGS
- Joventut 1-0
- Unicaja 1-0
- Wurzburg 0-1
- Elan Chalon 0-1
Group L
Dreamland Gran Canaria – Trieste 71-77
La Laguna Tenerife – ERA Nymburk 104-80
STANDINGS
- Tenerife 1-0
- Trieste 1-0
- Gran Canaria 0-1
- ERA Nymburk 0-1