EuroLeague 2nd Stage Round 4
Group E
This round started with a game on Tuesday in this group and Brno hosted knowing that they pretty much needed to win to have any realistic chance of advancing, but Schio won 82-71 to continue to lead for one of the top two spots. The other two games were on Wednesday and Iliana Rupert and Cukurova took a lead early to stay perfect and secure first place with a 79-62 win over Avenida. After meeting in league play over the weekend, Bourges and Landes played again and it was closer this time, but Bourges still won 75-61 to put themselves in better position for the next round.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123733-ZAB-SCH#boxscore
Brno [71]: Kostowicz 17/7r Cunane 14 Hamzova 13/8r/6a
Schio [82]: Salaun 17/7r Dojkic 16/6a Laksa 16 Juhasz 15/13r
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123742-CBK-AVE#boxscore
Cukurova [79]: Rupert 34/6r Anderson 12/6a Howard 8 Carleton 7/10r Fauthoux 3/8a
Avenida [62]: Gil 12/7r/6a Kone 12 Fasoula 10 Vilaro 8 Jespersen 5 Carter 4
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123743-TBB-BLA#boxscore
Bourges [75]: Pouye 17 Diaby 13/11r Guapo 13 Green 11 Okonkwo 8/7r Spanou 5/7r
Landes [61]: Ewodo 18 Lacan 10 Geiselsoder 9/9r Slocum 8
Standings:
1. Cukurova 10-0
2. Schio 7-3
3. Bourges 6-4
4. Landes 5-5
5. Avenida 4-6
6. Brno 3-7
Group F
One game was on Wednesday with USK Praha playing well early to try not to rely on the tiebreaker to advance, but Fenerbahce stayed perfect with a 63-54 win. Thursday’s game ended up being quite tight throughout, but Zaragoza sealed a spot in the next round with their 44-39 win at Reyer.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123773-ZVVZ-FENER#boxscore
USK Praha [54]: Jones 12/12r Ayayi 11/6r Hof 8/7r Cazorla 8 Vorackova 6/6r Magbegor 4
Fenerbahce [63]: Meesseman 19/9r Williams 7 Uzun 6 Allemand 5 Sabally 4 Atkins 4 Cakir 3 Charles 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123763-REYER-ZARAG#boxscore
Reyer Venezia [39]: Kuier 10 Smalls 5/6r Cubaj 4/10r Villa 4 Stankovic 4 Berkani 3 Santucci 2 Pan 2
Zaragoza [44]: Atkinson 9/10r Pueyo 7 Nystrom 6/8r Hermosa 5/7r Gatling 5 Flores 4
Standings:
1. Fenerbahce 8-0
2. Valencia 6-2
3. Zaragoza 5-3
4. USK Praha 4-5
5. Reyer Venezia 3-6
EuroCup Round of 16 Game 2
Half of this round was finished on Wednesday with the other half being completed on Thursday. Tijana Krivacevic and Sopron had the homecourt advantage even though they were the 14 seed due to the need to swap venues and already having a lead helped against 3 seed Gyor, which lost 80-62 to get eliminated 169-145. 2 seed Villeneuve-d’Ascq cut into the deficit early and led throughout, but they could only get the amount that they needed to tie the aggregate and the game ended up being a classic with three overtimes needed before Carla Leite and Shavonte Zellous could help them finish with a 108-90 win, enough to get past Angela Salvadores and 18 seed Estudiantes 173-165. 5 seed Lyon worked to overturn their deficit early and rolled to an 87-56 win over 12 seed Galatasaray, making the final margin a comfortable 159-133. Sparkle Taylor and 25 seed Dinamo Sassari did not rest on their lead from the home game, winning on the road too 83-71 to eliminate 9 seed Ibaeta 143-121.
On Thursday, top seed DVTK overturned their deficit in the first half and looked ready to cruise, but 17 seed Ferrol surged in the fourth quarter and earned a 60-60 tie, enough for them to advance 138-133. 7 seed Besiktas had brought home a lead with them, the only higher seed to prevail in the first game, but that led to some complacency and they managed to lose only 76-66, eliminating 23 seed Angers 130-128. 13 seed Girona trailed against the lowest remaining seed in PEAC at the 29 slot, but they methodically overturned the deficit and built a comfortable lead behind Klara Lundquist, Chloe Bibby, and Borislava Hristova to win 88-65 and advance 161-150. Advancing was also not too tough a task for 6 seed Lattes Montpellier as their 63-45 win was enough to flip the aggregate to their favor 119-107 over 22 seed Keltern.
January 15
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123281-SOP-GYOR#boxscore
(14) Sopron [80]: Krivacevic 20/6r Reid 16 Friskovec 11/7r Monroe 8/8r Brooks 8 Pavlopoulou 4
(3) Gyor [62]: Dombai 12/8r Wentzel 11 Goree 7
Sopron advances 169-145
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123283-ESBVA-MOV#boxscore
(2) Villeneuve-d’Ascq [108]: Leite 28 Zellous 27/7r Gueye 18/14r Peters 11/7r Foppossi 8/6r Sissoko 8
(18) Estudiantes [90]: Salvadores 24/9r Whittle 19/12r Buhner 17/9r Camilion 11/9a Alonso de Armino 9/6r
Villeneuve-d’Ascq advances 173-165
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123277-LYON-GALA#boxscore
(5) Lyon [87]: Malonga 18/14r Jocyte 18 Harris 16 Quevedo 10/14r Lucet 10 Wojta 7/7r
(12) Galatasaray [56]: Steinberga 15 Zandalasini 10 Li 9 Fraser 7 Vanloo 5 Park 4 Erdogan 2 Hollingsworth 2
Lyon advances 159-133
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123271-IDK-DSS#boxscore
(9) Ibaeta [71]: Buch 13 Cornelius 11 Pendande 10/8r Becker 9 Claessens 8 Prieto 8
(25) Dinamo Sassari [83]: Taylor 27/7r Carangelo 16/10a Gonzales 14 Toffolo 13/10r Grattini 0
Dinamo Sassari advances 143-121
January 16
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123285-DVTK-BAXI#boxscore
(1) DVTK [60]: Tadic 19/6r Charles 6/9r Gulbe 5/6r Aho 0
(17) Ferrol [60]: Mataix 16/8r Mestres 16 Joiner 8 Pospisilova 4/8r Sanchez Ramos 2 Davis 1 Melia 0
Ferrol advances 138-133
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123273-BJK-UFAB#boxscore
(7) Besiktas [66]: Evans 17/6a Winterburn 15 Fagbenle 11/9r Peterson 8 Krajisnik 6 Lazic 3
(23) Angers [76]: Ngo Ndjock 16 Tahane 12 Alston 11/6a Adams 8/8r Dornstauder 4/7r
Besiktas advances 130-128
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123279-SPAR-NKA#boxscore
(13) Girona [88]: Lundquist 21/7r Bibby 20/7r Hristova 20 Toure 10 Jakubcova 6
(29) PEAC [65]: Reisingerova 16/8r Torok 14/7r Held 7
Girona advances 161-150
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123275-BLMA-RSK#boxscore
(6) Lattes Montpellier [63]: Angloma 17 Fankam Mendjiadeu 10/10r Bailey 5
(22) Keltern [45]: Djordjevic 9 Kiss-Rusk 7 Lockett 7 Gilles 2 Muzet 0
Lattes Montpellier advances 119-107
Bracket (team listed first hosts second game):
(17) Ferrol vs. (25) Sassari
(5) Lyon vs. (13) Girona
(6) Lattes Montpellier vs. (14) Sopron
(2) Villeneuve-d’Ascq vs. (7) Besiktas
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