Group E
Tuesday was the last day of competition in this stage, but the first two games in this group had no bearing on the next round. Landes looked to get some momentum with an early lead, but Bridget Carleton and Cukurova showed their strength in the rest of the game in front of their home fans for a 74-67 win. It was a similar story early in Brno when two eliminated teams played and the home team had a great start, but Iyana Martin, a name that anyone who is not familiar with should get to know in the next year, helped Avenida get the 65-63 win as they turn back to domestic competition. That set up the final game of the day, which would decide which team would secure a spot in the final round and play next for a direct spot in the semifinals and which team would have to prevail in a two-game series to join them. Schio took the lead early, extending their cushion from a win when the teams played last. Bourges took a lead in the second half, but could not keep it at the margin needed to flip the tiebreaker, fading late to lose outright 84-72.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123731-CBK-BLA#boxscore
Cukurova [74]: Carleton 23/8r Bilgic 15 Fauthoux 13/7a Rupert 12 Anderson 2
Landes [67]: Slocum 16 Geiselsoder 12 Treffers 11 Lacan 5
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123738-ZAB-AVE#boxscore
Brno [63]: Cunane 13/6r Knezevic 11 Kostowicz 0/7r
Avenida [65]: Martin 20/6r Carter 17 Gil 12/7r Fasoula 12/6r Kone 2 Jespersen 2 Vilaro 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123726-TBB-SCH#boxscore
Bourges [72]: Diaby 19/6r Pouye 12/7r Astier 12/9a Spanou 9 Green 9/6a Okonkwo 6
Schio [84]: Salaun 19/8r Juhasz 13/8r Laksa 13 Dojkic 11
Standings:
1. Cukurova 11-1
2. Schio 9-3
3. Bourges 7-5
4. Landes 6-6
5. Avenida 5-7
6. Brno 3-9
Group F
The first game in this group would determine which team would finish higher in the standings and get to host the second game in the their matchup with a team from the other group to advance to the final stage. USK Praha steadily built a lead, but Stephanie Mawuli and Zaragoza roared back in the fourth quarter, getting the margin to the point where they were losing by a small enough margin to flip the tiebreaker, but the hosts got the last basket and third place with a 72-66 win. The top two teams in the group met with no impact on the standings and Fenerbahce finished the group stage undefeated with an 88-71 win over Valencia.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123756-ZVVZ-ZARAG#boxscore
USK Praha [72]: Ayayi 19/12r Oblak 16 Jones 13/15r Cazorla 7/6a Hof 6/7r Vorackova 2
Zaragoza [66]: Mawuli 23/6r Pueyo 17 Gatling 6/6r Hermosa 4 Nystrom 3 Flores 2 Atkinson 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123761-VBC-FENER#boxscore
Valencia [71]: Florez 17 Fiebich 14 Iagupova 10 Vitola 8/6r Torrens 8 Alexander 6/7r Fingall 3 Turner 2 Mavunga 0
Fenerbahce [88]: Williams 18/7r Allemand 15/9a Meesseman 14/6a Sabally 10 Atkins 7 Milic 7 Charles 6 Uzun 6
Standings:
1. Fenerbahce 10-0
2. Valencia 7-3
3. USK Praha 5-5
4. Zaragoza 5-5
5. Reyer Venezia 3-7
Brackets (team listed first plays second game at home):
Direct Spot in Semifinals:
Cukurova vs. Valencia
Fenerbahce vs. Schio
Advance to Quarterfinals:
Bourges vs. Zaragoza
USK Praha vs. Landes
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