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CSKA Moscow reclaims top spot in Group E
CSKA Moscow had to dig deep against a resilient Galatasaray in Turkey to take a 71-74 road win to move back to the top of Group E. The Russian club slipped off the summit of the table last night as Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv and Real Madrid grabbed wins on Thursday to leap frog CSKA. However,…
Read MoreEurochallenge Second Stage: Round 4
The Eurochallenge recommenced on Tuesday after a week´s hiatus with a full schedule of games around Europe as Round 4 of the Second Stage took place. Tartu Rock defeated Krasnye Krylia 84-73 to remain undefeated and qualify to the next stage from Group I, while Gaz Metan Medias fell out of the competition after defeat…
Read MoreSiroki Primorka wins Bosnian Cup
The Bosnian Cup came to an exciting conclusion with HKK Siroki Primorka coming away with the 77-76 victory over BC Igokea Aleksandrovac. The match was a tightly contested affair towards the end. Siroki was in control for the first three quarters. A fourth-quarter run by Igokea forced an implosion and took the lead away from…
Read MoreReal Madrid wins Copa del Rey with epic shot
Copa del Rey 2014 – Spanish basketball fans were treated to a Finals game for the ages as nothing less than a “Clasico” match-up between rivals Real Madrid and Regal FC Barcelona went down the wire and ended with an amazing shot with a tenth of a second remaining in regulation. Sergio Llull played the…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk wins Czech Cup
As cup fever descends across Europe the champions are starting to be crowned, including CEZ Nymburk after the team won the Czech Republic Cup. The confident 91-67 victory over Ariete Prostejov hardly comes as a surprise as Nymburk has now won eight consecutive Czech Cup titles as well as the last ten NBL championships. CEZ…
Read MoreBarcelona lands in Copa Semifinals
Barcelona cruised through its Copa del Rey quarter final against Iberostar Tenerife thanks to a 102-60 thrashing. The club will now face off against Valencia Basket in Saturday´s Semifinal. The Catalan giant has been in shaky league form but has looked fantastic in tournament Basketball, impressing in the Euroleague Top 16 and now in the…
Read MoreValencia advances to Copa del Rey Semi´s
Valencia Basket came through a thriller against Laboral Kutxa to book a place in the Cope Del Rey Semifinals where the team will meet Barcelona. In arguably the most thrilling of the four games in Malaga during the Quarterfinals, both teams chased the win in a compelling contest. The entertainment ran high as Valencia continued…
Read MoreCopa del Rey: Madrid reaches Semifinals
The Spanish Copa del Rey Final Eight weekend got underway tonight as Real Madrid crushed Herbalife Gran Canaria 83-60 to book a place in Saturday´s Semifinals. Los Blancos continued where it left off in the Euroleague and Spanish Liga Endesa, and that was by showing why the team is one of the most feared on…
Read MoreCopa del Rey: Zaragoza shocks Malaga
CAI Zaragoza caused a huge upset during the first day of the Copa del Rey on Thursday evening as the team defeated host club Unicaja Malaga 74-79. The fact the Copa is being hosted in Malaga´s Palacio Martin Carpena arena suggested that the home team held a distinct advantage. That was especially the case after…
Read MoreCalifornia ends Ariznona’s perfect run
NCAA – The California Golden Bears have ended number-one ranked Arizona’s winning streak via a last-second jumper to come away with the win at home 58-60. Justin Cobbs knocked down the fade away shot from 16 feet at the buzzer. Adding injury to insult, Arizona had to play most of the game without their sophomore…
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