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Basketball Champions League Final Four Set
The Basketball Champions League Final Four is officially set. The last games of the quarterfinals came down to an exciting finish last night. AEK Athens defeated Brose Baskets Bamberg 69-67 but Brose Baskets are advancing thanks to a 136-138 aggregate score of games one and two. Iberostar Tenerife steamrolled over Hapoel Jerusalem 81-64 (aggregate: 154-139),…
Read MorePartizan beat Crvena Zvezda and forces Game 3
Partizan defended its home court on Saturday night and beat city rival Crvena Zvezda (70-67) to tie the ABA semi-final series and force a Game 3. It was a late thriller at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall that was decided in the final seconds. Marcus Paige scored five of his eight points for Partizan in the…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas defeats Olympiacos
Zalgiris Kaunas defeated Olympiacos in Athens on Friday night in round 29 of the Euroleague. As a result, the Lithuanian team kept their playoff hopes alive. Zalgiris Kaunas came back from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter (51-39). But they outscored Olympiacos 17-33 in the last 15 minutes of the game and sealed the…
Read MoreFC Barcelona Wins El Clasico at Liga ACB
On Sunday fans of Spanish hoops were treated to a special game in Round 24 action of the Liga ACB. There were several exciting games on tap but none drew as much attention as the latest chapter of the El Clasico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona Lassa. Real Madrid hosted their long-time rivals and…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda victorious in late thriller vs Partizan
Crvena Zvezda stepped up in overtime and defeated Partizan at home (106-101) in Game 1 of the ABA League best-of-three semi-final series. The game between the two arch-rivals from Belgrade was like a thriller. Crvena Zvezda was ahead but in the dying seconds of the game, Partizan’s guard Alex Renfroe made a lay-up to tie…
Read MoreValencia faces ALBA Berlin in 2019 EuroCup Finals
Valencia and ALBA Berlin swept their respective series (2-0) on Friday and will now face each other in the 2019 EuroCup Finals. The Spaniards defeated UNICS in Kazan (73-79) and advanced to the EuroCup Finals for a record sixth time! Equally impressive is the fact that the win over UNICS was the 14th straight win…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes, Barcelona Punch Tickets to Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs
Round 27 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season is in the books and after the dust settled, two more teams have punched their tickets to the playoffs. Despite getting edged out by CSKA Moscow, 78-80 on Tuesday, Anadolu stick firmly in fourth place with their 17-10 record and are mathematically guaranteed to advance. FC…
Read MoreALBA Berlin, Valencia Draw First Blood in 7Days EuroCup Semis
The 7Days EuroCup semifinals tipped off on Tuesday night with some exciting results. ALBA Berlin defeated Morabanc Andorra 102-97 and Valencia Basket managed to come from behind to beat Unics Kazan 69-64. ALBA Berlin 102-97 Morabanc Andorra This was a scoringfest hosted by ALBA Berlin and Andorra found it difficult to keep up. ALBA’s 3-point…
Read MoreABA Liga Playoffs Preview
The ABA Liga playoffs are set and fans are in for some exciting basketball in the coming days. On March 23rd four of the best teams in the Adriatic region will take to the court in two best-of-three series to determine the finalists for 2018-19. The regular season ended this weekend after 22 rounds and…
Read MoreNCAA: Duke, UNC, Gonzaga, UVA Awarded Top Seeds
March Madness is upon us! The 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament brackets have been announced and Duke University has been awarded the No. 1 overall seed. Two other teams from the ACC were awarded top seeds in University of North Carolina and University of Virginia. Joining them is Gonzaga University, the team that has held…
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