The teams in fourth and fifth place in Group C in the FIBA Champions League have their own mini-playoff to see who finishes the highest of the two teams. There is no way for the winner to move into third spot and the loser cannot fall to sixth place, so this is a straight shoot-out... Continue Reading »
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18 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group D – SIG Strasbourg v Cibona
At this stage of the season, Strasbourg cannot move down the table, they can either stay where they are or move up, which isn’t a bad position to be in. With a 7-5 record, the team sitting in fourth spot in the group is heading to the Round of 16 in the FIBA Champions League.... Continue Reading »
18 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group C – Varese v Muratbey Usak Sportif
The hosts are at the foot of the table but with the away side in reach, this is a game that has plenty at stake at the foot of Group C in the FIBA Champions League. The side in seventh place played on Tuesday night, so this is a game in hand and there is... Continue Reading »
18 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group E – Partizan v AEK
The hosts come into this game in third place, knowing that they cannot rise to first place or fall to fifth before the regular season ends. However, the Belgrade side knows that they can finish second, third or fourth for the campaign, so there is still plenty to play for in the remaining two games... Continue Reading »
18 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group E – Stelmet Zielona Gora v Proximus Spirou
This is a game between the sides in 6th and 7th place in the FIBA Champions League and both of these teams have a 4-8 record in Group C. Neither side can finish bottom of the group and it isn’t likely, but not quite impossible, that the teams can move up to 5th, so it... Continue Reading »
18 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group B – Maccabi Rand Media v Le Mans Sarthe
The hosts may be second bottom of Group B in the FIBA Champions League but they still have an exciting run of fixtures to look out for. At the moment, the team could be heading home, they could be dropping down into the FIBA Europe Cup or they could even be heading into Round 16... Continue Reading »
18 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group B – CSM CSU Oradea v Kataja Basket
This looks like being one of the biggest games in the FIBA Champions League this week. The hosts are currently in fifth position with a 5-7 record and at the moment, they only hold possible placement into the Round of 16 in the tournament. This means that the Romanian side may be heading to the... Continue Reading »
18 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group C – Neptunas Klaipeda v Ventspils
This is exactly the sort of basketball game fans want to see as we close in on the end of the group stage in the FIBA Champions League. The side sitting second in Group C, with an 8-4 record, welcome the side who are sitting in third spot, with a 7-5 record. Both of these... Continue Reading »
18 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group C – PAOK v EWE Baskets
At this point in time, the Greek side are heading into the first phase of the Round of 16 in the FIBA Champions League, but they still have some work to do. PAOK will be looking below them in the table but they will also be looking at other groups to see how they rank... Continue Reading »
18 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group B – Pinar Karsiyaka v Khimik
As things stand, Pinar are advancing to the first stage of the Round of 16 in the FIBA Champions League but there is still a lot of basketball to be played before everything is concluded. The Turkish side holds a 7-5 record in third place of the table. Pinar will have ambitions to move up,... Continue Reading »