The last series started on Tuesday with DVTK getting to host both games. Kaila Charles helped the top seed build a lead early, but Jennie Simms and 32 seed Elitzur Ramla narrowed the gap in the second half to only lose 81-75, giving both teams a belief that they could advance. The second games of each series were played with half of the games on Wednesday and half of the games on Thursday. The scores of both games were added up to determine the final result so overtime was only necessary if the totals were equal after the second game.
The first series on Wednesday involved a venue swap, but 6 seed Lattes Montpellier was at no disadvantage, coasting past 27 seed Neptunas 65-55 for a final margin of 161-115. 12 seed Galatasaray was never really threatened either by Andelina Radic and 21 seed Crvena zvezda, but Li Yueru and Brianna Fraser made sure that they finished strong to win the game outright 82-75 for a 177-147 final margin. 22 seed Keltern had won the first game at home and they quickly made a recovery difficult for 11 seed Tarbes, pushing on in the second half for a 71-50 win and a final margin of 131-95. Stephanie Jones and 15 seed Gdynia were trying to overturn a narrow deficit and looked strong early, but 18 seed Estudiantes regained the lead and the hosts could only tie the game at 59, leaving them short 141-136 in the final calculation. 2 seed Villeneuve-d’Ascq operated mostly on cruise control with their existing lead and Carla Leite led them in a 91-71 win over Gabriela Marginean and 31 seed Constanta for a final margin of 179-40. Two games needed no math after the first games ended in ties and Sydney Taylor and 28 seed Kibirkstis looked ready to spring a big upset multiple times before 5 seed Lyon did just enough late to win 69-67 and advance 154-152. Monique Akoa and 24 seed Charnay also had designs on advancing early, but Delicia Washington and Ibaeta built up a lead again and their 73-66 win pushed them through 141-134. Morgan Bertsch and 8 seed Jairis flipped the aggregate back in their favor, but Sparkle Taylor and 25 seed Dinamo Sassari fought back in the fourth quarter to only lose 74-71, enough to progress 131-128.
On Thursday, 4 seed Olympiacos was trying to avoid embarrassment and started closing the deficit, but Julia Reisingerova and PEAC pushed it out by halftime. The hosts had a furious rally in the second half, but could only win 93-75, leaving the 29 seed with a 160-156 overall score advantage. An upset also looked possible in Miskolc with Alexis Prince and the last seed Elitzur Ramla being familiar with the arena already in their second straight game there, but DVTK showed enough late to advance as the top seed as a 77-71 win meant a 158-146 final margin. 10 seed Zaglebie Sosnowiec faced a big deficit, but Kamila Borkowska helped them make progress multiple times before running out of steam, losing outright 90-88 to 23 seed Angers and getting knocked out 176-148 overall. 3 seed Gyor coasted to a 98-73 win, knocking out 30 seed Szekszard 190-140. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and 26 seed Gorzow did work on cutting the deficit, but 7 seed Besiktas made their lead more comfortable again and an 80-71 win meant that they advanced 160-135. 14 seed Sopron quickly slammed the door on any rally attempts by 19 seed Sesto San Giovanni, winning 64-45 to advance 143-111 and setting up another round with an all-Hungarian matchup. While it was the closest matchup in terms of seeds, the series that ended up having the biggest margin was 17 seed Ferrol’s 180-133 triumph over 16 seed Braine after Julie Pospisilova led them to a 97-75 win. 20 seed Campobasso actually flipped the deficit early, but 13 seed Girona controlled the rest of the game and their 82-71 win meant a 157-144 overall score.
December 17
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123268-RML-DVTK#boxscore
(32) Elitzur Ramla [75]: Simms 23/13a Hatar 14 Prince 13/6r Bulgak 2
(1) DVTK [81]: Charles 24/7r Lelik 19/10r Kanyasi 15/9a Jovanovic 10/6r Gulbe 2
December 18
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123246-NEP-BLMA#boxscore
(27) Neptunas [55]: Sventoraite 12 Vilka 9 Murray 5
(6) Lattes Montpellier [65]: Fankam Mendjiadeu 12/6r Limouzin 11/10r Rabot 10/6r Bailey 3
Lattes Montpellier advances 161-115
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123252-GALA-CZV#boxscore
(12) Galatasaray [82]: Li 24/11r Fraser 21 Zandalasini 10 Steinberga 7 Vanloo 6/9a Hollingsworth 0 Erdogan 0
(21) Crvena zvezda [75]: Radic 20 Williams 16/6r Potter 2/10r
Galatasaray advances 177-147
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123256-TGB-RSK#boxscore
(11) Tarbes [50]: Sivka 10 Fora 10 Ewodo 2/6r Miyem 2 Barahman 0
(22) Keltern [71]: Djordjevic 17/6r Gilles 16/7r Rosic 14 Muzet 9 Kiss-Rusk 5/7r Arthur 0
Keltern advances 131-95
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123262-VBW-MOV#boxscore
(15) Arka Gdynia [59]: Jones 21/10r Hebard 15/10r Kastanek 6
(18) Estudiantes [59]: Buhner 19/10r Salvadores 12/6r/7a Camilion 9 Alonso de Armino 8/7r
Estudiantes advances 141-136
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123238-ESBVA-CSMCT#boxscore
(2) Villeneuve-d’Ascq [91]: Leite 20 Peters 15/9r/7a Foppossi 13 Paget 10 Hirsch 9/6r
(31) Constanta [71]: Marginean 25 Logic 16 Williams 10/10r/6a
Villeneuve-d’Ascq advances 179-140
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123244-LYON-KIB#boxscore
(5) Lyon [69]: Malonga 18/10r Jocyte 13 Pasa 11/6r Quevedo 7 Lucet 6 Wojta 5/10r Harris 5
(28) Kibirkstis [67]: Taylor 20 Use 14 Aukstikalnyte 13 Pana 7
Lyon advances 154-152
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123266-IDK-CBBS#boxscore
(9) Ibaeta [73]: Washington 23/10r Prieto 11 Claessens 3 Pendande 2 Becker 0
(24) Charnay [66]: Akoa 21/8a Thomas 14/9r Daramy 13 Strautmane 5/9r Djaldi-Tabdi 5
Ibaeta advances 141-134
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123250-HGJ-DSS#boxscore
(8) Jairis [74]: Bertsch 22 Ayuso 14/8a Lopez Senechal 11 Alarcon 8 Holesinska 5 Nelson 4/9r Grande 0
(25) Dinamo Sassari [71]: Taylor 32/6a Begic 16 Grattini 8 Gonzales 3
Dinamo Sassari advances 131-128
December 19
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123242-OSFP-NKA#boxscore
(4) Olympiacos [93]: Raca 22 Christinaki 22 Hempe 20/10r Lambert 9/14a Tobin 7/10r Pilakouta 0
(29) PEAC [75]: Reisingerova 22/17r Torok 18 Held 10
PEAC advances 160-156
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123269-DVTK-RML#boxscore
(1) DVTK [77]: Charles 18/6r Tadic 15 Lelik 12 Gulbe 6
(32) Elitzur Ramla [71]: Prince 24/7r Bulgak 12/8r Rotberg 11 Simms 9/7r/8a Hatar 4
DVTK advances 158-146
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123254-ZAG-UFAB#boxscore
(10) Zaglebie Sosnowiec [88]: Borkowska 29/18r Jones 18 Nikitinaite 17/7a Wnorowska 10
(23) Angers [90]: Merceron 17/7r Dursus 17 Alston 15 Mendez 12/7a Ngo Ndjock 11 Dornstauder 6/9r Tahane 4
Angers advances 176-148
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123240-GYOR-KSC#boxscore
(3) Gyor [98]: Kiss 19 Dombai 15/6a Dubei 12 Garbin 11/6r Angyal 10 Goree 8/6a Acs 0
(30) Szekszard [73]: Westbeld 15 Holcz 14 Bernath 12 Bejedi 11 Johnson 8/7r
Gyor advances 190-150
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123248-BJK-GORZ#boxscore
(7) Besiktas [80]: Krajisnik 19/10r Evans 18 Bayram 17/9r Uzunoglu 10 Fagbenle 9 Winterburn 5 Lazic 0
(26) Gorzow [71]: Walker-Kimbrough 24 Tsineke 12/6a Miller 10/13r Gertchen 10 Mikulasikova 6
Besiktas advances 160-135
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123260-SOP-GEAS#boxscore
(14) Sopron [64]: Friskovec 14 Borondy 13 Monroe 11/6r Brooks 7 Krivacevic 7 Reid 5 Pavlopoulou 2
(19) Sesto San Giovanni [45]: Moore 13/9r Conti 10 Makurat 8 Gwathmey 2 Gustavsson 1/7r
Sopron advances 143-111
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123265-CAS-BAXI#boxscore
(16) Braine [75]: Da Costa 17 Vitulova 13/11r Redmond 13/6a Miller 10/9r Toonders 2
(17) Ferrol [97]: Pospisilova 21 Millan 13/7a Joiner 12 Morro 10/7r Melia 10 Mestres 9 Sanchez Ramos 7 Davis 3
Ferrol advances 180-133
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123258-SPAR-MGN#boxscore
(13) Girona [82]: Pierre-Louis 18 Hristova 14 Bibby 12/6r/6a Toure 12 Guerrero 12
(20) Campobasso [71]: Morrison 18 Ziemborska 16 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 14/10r Trimboli 11 Scalia 3
Girona advances 157-144
Bracket (team listed first hosts second game):
(1) DVTK vs. (17) Ferrol
(9) Ibaeta vs. (25) Dinamo Sassari
(5) Lyon vs. (12) Lyon
(13) Girona vs. (29) PEAC
(3) Gyor vs. (14) Sopron
(6) Lattes Montpellier vs. (22) Keltern
(7) Besiktas vs. (23) Angers
(2) Villeneuve-d’Ascq vs. (18) Estudiantes
Women's Basketball News and Opinions 