Rytas Vilnius grabs first win in FIBA Basketball Champions League

By Karan | October 20, 2021 |

Rytas Vilnius got their first win of the Basketball Champions League season, knocking off back-to-back champions Hereda San Pablo Burgos 87-69. Rytas had six players score in double figures with Ivan Buva (19 points), Speedy Smith (14 points off the bench), Vaidas Kariniauskas (14 points), Margiris Normantis (13 points), Arnas Butkevicius (11 points), and Gytis Radzevicius (10 points).…

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Mixed results for Dutch teams in FIBA Europe Cup

By Mason Kern | October 20, 2021 |

It was a mixed night for teams from the Netherlands as Heroes Den Bosch picked up their second win, while Donar Groningen fell to a second defeat in Tuesday’s action in the FIBA Europe Cup regular reason. Heroes Den Bosch moved to 2-0 in Group C with an 87-82 victory over debutants Opava with medi Bayreuth also maintaining…

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Brindisi loses at home to Cluj Napoca in FIBA Basketball Champions League

By Karan | October 19, 2021 |

U-BT Cluj Napoca from Romania continued their hot start to their debut season in the Basketball Champions League with a 76-71 victory over Italian team Happy Casa Brindisi. Brindisi’s captain Jeremy Chappell was unavailable for the game, but Nick Perkins stepped up with 19 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals on 8-of-13 shooting from the…

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Fenerbahce demolish Efes in Turkish derby

By CJ Clarkson | October 19, 2021 |

In a game between the two Turkish titans, Fenerbahce played with enthusiasm and energy and easily defeated Anadolu Efes 90-68. Fenerbahce now has a 4-0 Turkish league record, while Efes lost for the first time. Anadolu Efes had five turnovers in the first 5 minutes, and Fenerbahçe quickly took the lead in the game. In…

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Barcelona and Milan still unbeaten in Euroleague

By CJ Clarkson | October 16, 2021 |

Barcelona and Milan share first place with unbeaten 4-0 records after closing out the Euroleague season’s first double-round week with victories on Friday. Barca suffered into overtime before stopping host Monaco while Milan held off still-winless defending champion Efes. Olympiacos, CSKA, Zenit, and Real stayed on the heels of the leaders with home wins to…

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Euroleague round 4; Maccabi and Baskonia win on the road

By CJ Clarkson | October 15, 2021 |

After the home teams went 9-0 in Round 3, the trend was bucked by Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz, which claimed their first road wins of the season in Villeurbanne and Berlin, respectively. Zenit St Petersburg and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul bounced back from Round 3 losses with home wins. Five more games…

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All home teams win in 3rd Euroleague round

By Greg Horne | October 14, 2021 |

The first two-round week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season was great for the local supporters in the stands; all of the teams playing at home won! LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne came back from 19 down to stun Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, while AX Armani Exchange Milan rolled past Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv on Tuesday. On…

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Plenty of drama and excitement in 1st round of FIBA Europe Cup

By Bryce | October 14, 2021 |

On a frantic 13-game slate, it was unlucky for some but a delight for the neutrals with plenty of drama and excitement to conclude the Gameday 1 action in the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season. Tsmoki-Minsk was among the victors on Wednesday as they had to survive an 18-point comeback from Peristeri Vitabiotics for a…

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