EuroChallenge
Zaragoza tops Brindisi 96-93 in 2OT at Champions League
One of the most exciting games coming out of Round 7 of Champions League Basketball on Wednesday was the 96-93 win over Tecnyconta Zaragoza over Happy Casa Brindisi in double-overtime. It was one of three games served up from Group D. Both teams were 3-3 coming into the game and as a result, Zaragoza managed…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup: Antwerp through
The quarter-final spots will be decided in the continent’s third tier club competition as the FIBA Europe Cup Eighthfinals get completed this week. The ties are moving into the second/deciding legs and the week’s action got underway with Port of Antwerp Giants defeating ASVEL Lyon at home to progress to the last eight of the…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup: last 16 continues
Four contests continued the first leg of the FIBA Europe Cup 1/8 Finals on Wednesday after two games on Tuesday opened the week’s action. There will be a further two games on Sunday and next Wednesday before the second leg contest in two weeks. BC Enisey took a slender first leg advantage on the road…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup: 1/8 finals underway
The Round of 16 is underway in the FIBA Europe Cup with two games opening the knockout phase of the competition, which will see club clash over two legs in pursuit of the quarter-final. On Tuesday, there were two contest between French and Belgian clubs, with the French clubs playing hosts in both games. Home…
Read MoreJSF Nanterre wins EuroChallenge 2015
Hayri Gur Arena, Trabzon – JSF Nanterre (France-Pro A) has captured the 2015 EuroChallenge Championship after edging out Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey-TBL) 63-64 in a thriller of a Finals game. This is the first European title for Nanterre and they can now proudly display the gold cup in their trophy case. In domestic the French domestic…
Read More2015 Eurochallenge Final: Nanterre vs. Trabzonspor
The final of the 2015 Eurochallenge has been set after both Trabzonspor and Nanterre punched their ticket to the title deciding event. The final between the two clubs will take place this Sunday, while the third/fourth placed contest between Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt and Rovinari Targu Jiu is also held that day. Nanterre booked its place…
Read MoreEurochallenge Final Four set
The Eurochallenge Final Four is set after Energia Targu-Jiu Rovinari and the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt both punched their tickets. The two clubs join Nanterre and Trabzonspor in the Final Four, those two clubs heading to the showpiece last week after sweeping their respective series’. As for Rovinari and the Skyliners, the clubs went into a…
Read More2014/2015 Eurochallenge, quarter finals set
After taking a week off the 2014/2015 Eurochallenge returned and got right down to business as the teams heading to the quarter finals were settled. The final round of the Second Stage closed the book on the group phase of the competition and we now head to knockout Basketball to find the 2014/2015 Eurochallenge winner.…
Read MoreFIBA Eurochallenge, three through to Q/F
It was a night of progression in the FIBA Eurochallenge as the four games on Thursday produced three clubs that qualified for the Quarter Finals. There will be no sweating during the final round of the Second Stage next week for Avtodor Saratov, Rovinari, and the Skyliners as they all punched their ticket to the…
Read MoreEurochallenge, Mons-Hainaut out, Trabzonspor run snapped
With the Eurochallenge closing in on the knockout stages, the penultimate round of the second stage painted a clearer picture of which clubs will be in the next phase of the competition. However, there is still plenty to play for in the final round next week with qualification places still up for grabs. Group I…
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