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Eurocup: Thessaloniki clubs win and lose
There were two contests in the Eurocup on Tuesday, ushering in the week’s action for Round 2 of the Last 32 in the 2015/2016 season. The two Thessaloniki clubs, PAOK and Aris, were in action during the evening, but the rivals had contrasting games. PAOK downed Limoges in a relatively easy home win in Thessaloniki…
Read MorePanathinaikos now 13-0 in Greek A1
Panathinaikos Athens prevailed over AE Nea Kifisia Athens, 73-67 in a derby game that closed out Round 13 of the regular season in the Greek A1 league. This marks the 13th win for the league-leading Panathinaikos which retains its dominant position in the league. They are the last remaining undefeated team and show no signs…
Read MoreBuducnost dominates Cedevita in Adriatic clash
Montenegrin powerhouse KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica made a huge statement in the Adriatic League with a dominant 57-81 win over KK Cedevita Zagreb. The game between these two teams was arguably the most important, must-watch contest of Round 19 of the regular season. Buducnost and Cedevita hold the number one and number two spots in…
Read MoreVTB United League, CSKA impresses again
Round 15 of the VTB United League 2015/2016 season saw the top two in the standings consolidate their positions with cruising victories. League leader and winner of the last five VTB United seasons, CSKA Moscow, crushed fourth placed Avtodor Saratov on the road to highlight the gulf in class even at the tip. Second placed…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Friday roundup
Round 2 of the Euroleague Top 16 was completed on Friday with four more contests around the continent, with the bulk of the action taking place in Group E. There were three home wins on the night, with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, Panathinaikos, and Brose Baskets Bamberg all delivering in front of home support. The sole…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: CSKA stuns Madrid
The Euroleague Top 16 entered its second week for the 2015/2016 season and as always at this stage every encounter was mouthwatering. Each contest lived up to billing as there was plenty of hot hoops on display in Europe’s elite competition on Thursday. There was just a single game in Group E, with Cedevita Zagreb…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32: Round 1 recap
Round 1 of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Last 32 has been completed and while there is a way to go in groups G through N, we still learned plenty. This was the first time we saw the Euroleague dropouts of course, while some Eurocup favorites were also in action again, starting the road on the Eurocup…
Read MoreLSU upsets 9th-ranked Kentucky
Ben Simmons and the rest of the LSU Tigers played host to the Kentucky Wildcats and did not give their guests a warm welcome. Instead, the now 11-3 Wildcats were served a bitter serving of the taste of defeat 67-85. It appears that after a slow start to the season, the Tigers are finding their…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32 tips off
The Eurocup is back after the winter rest with the Last 32 tipping off with Round 1 action on Tuesday. There will be sixteen games played through Groups G through N this week, but on Tuesday three contests opened the Eurocup Last 32. EWE Baskets Oldenburg traveled to Limoges in France and came away with…
Read MoreAdriatic League: Cedevita edges Crvena Zvezda
Two games closed out Round 18 Adriatic League action and the fans watching were treated to some fantastic basketball on January 4th. KK Cedevita Zagreb dug deep and came up with a huge rally in the fourth quarter to come up with the 79-80 road win over Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd.…
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