All games in the final round were on Wednesday as all teams had something to play for with spots in the next round on the line and all results carrying forward to the second group stage while eliminated teams were still playing for seeding as they drop down to the knockout stage of EuroCup. The top three teams in Group A are combining with the top three teams in Group B to form Group E and the top three teams in Group C are combining with the top three teams in Group D to form Group F. The top two teams in each group qualify for the final round while the next two teams qualify for the quarterfinals and the bottom two teams are eliminated.
Group A
Landes took the top spot in this group with a 68-59 win over shorthanded Schio in Mont de Marsan. Avenida had a small cushion for the last spot when they hosted DVTK in Salamanca, but were only able to pull away late for a 67-55 win to advance and start only a game behind the quarterfinal spots.
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Landes [68]: Geiselsoder 12 Macquet 12 Lacan 10 Slocum 6
Schio [59]: Salaun 15/6r Keys 11 Verona 10/9r Andre’ 10 Laksa 10
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Avenida [67]: Carter 17 Martin 16 Gil 13/6r Fasoula 10 Kone 5 Guirantes 4 Vilaro 2 Herbert Harrigan Cornelius 0
DVTK [55]: Charles 16 Kanyasi 16 Gulbe 9/6r
Standings: Landes 4-2, Schio 4-2, Avenida 3-3, DVTK 1-5
Group B
The games in this group started play for the day and Brno looked ready to help their chances in the next round greatly early, but Morgan Green and Bourges left with an 85-65 win that would give them a strong spot in the early tiebreakers while the hosts have to make up a two game gap to advance. In Mersin, Cukurova finished off a perfect group stage with an 87-58 win over Eleanna Christinaki and Olympiacos to put themselves in great position for a top two spot in the next round.
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Brno [65]: Knezevic 12 Cunane 10/9r Dudasova 10 Kostowicz 7
Bourges [85]: Green 21 Okonkwo 15 Spanou 14 Duchet 10
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Cukurova [87]: Rupert 16/9r Araujo 14/6a Howard 11 Anderson 10/6a Magarity 10 Fauthoux 8 Thornton 4 Samuelson 2
Olympiacos [58]: Christinaki 20 Lambert 14/7a Hempe 9/8r Raca 2 Pilakouta 1
Standings: Cukurova 6-0, Bourges 4-2, Brno 2-4, Olympiacos 0-6
Group C
Fenerbahce made sure that they completed an undefeated run in this group with a 90-61 win over Emma Cannon and Polkowice to give themselves a good cushion in the next round. That left the door open for Villeneuve-d’Ascq to grab the last spot with a win and they had the lead at halftime, but Zaragoza seized the lead in the second half to win 68-59 and start the next round in one of the spots to qualify.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123712-FENER-KGHM#boxscore
Fenerbahce [90]: Meesseman 13/7r/9a Charles 12 Atkins 11 Badiane 10/9r Williams 9 Allemand 8 Cakir 8 Uzun 5 Milic 4/7r
Polkowice [61]: Cannon 23/7r Zahui B 10/6r Davis 9 Steinberga 8/6r Jespersen 8 Nielacna 0
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Zaragoza [68]: Pueyo 18/6r/7s Mawuli 16 Hermosa 13/10r Gatling 9 Nystrom 4/8r Atkinson 4 Flores 0
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [59]: Zellous 13 Leite 12 Peters 10/14r Foppossi 5 Bone 2
Standings: Fenerbahce 6-0, Zaragoza 4-2, Polkowice 1-5, Villeneuve-d’Ascq 1-5
Group D
Valencia grabbed the top spot in this group by leaving Gyor winless 86-74. That meant that the other game would determine who would have the advantage in the next round and it was USK Praha that took care of business at home with a 100-85 win over Reyer.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123723-GYOR-VBC#boxscore
Gyor [74]: Carleton 18/10r Dubei 15 Dombai 10/6a Goree 4
Valencia [86]: Vitola 15 Iagupova 15 Casas 14/8r Torrens 13 Mavunga 12/9r Alexander 6 Romero 6 Turner 2/7a
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USK Praha [100]: Conde 18/7a Cazorla 18/6a Jones 16/6r Vyoralova 16 Ayayi 11/8a Hof 8/9r Vorackova 6 Magbegor 4
Reyer Venezia [85]: Stankovic 18/8r Kuier 17/8r Smalls 15 Villa 12/8a Pan 12 Cubaj 5/7r Santucci 3/8a Berkani 3
Standings: Valencia 5-1, USK Praha 4-2, Reyer Venezia 3-3, Gyor 0-6
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