Group A
The final week of this stage included a game on Tuesday in this group and Brno’s retooling during the break worked as they grabbed their spot in the next round with a 71-67 win over Anna Makurat and Magnolia Campobasso. Braine joined both teams on Wednesday after Gergana Ivanova and Alicia Courthiau nearly scored enough points between them for the victory to leave Tresnjevka winless 110-43.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128574-ZAB-MGN#boxscore
Brno [71]: Spanou 16/9r Wadoux 11 Zaplatova 11 Colley 9 Zahui B 7 Evans 7 Brown 2
Magnolia Campobasso [67]: Makurat 22 Madera 12 Simon 11 Gray 9/14r Morrison 7/6a
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128565-CAS-TRES#boxscore
Braine [110]: Ivanova 22 Courthiau 20 Miller 15 Gaston 14/10r Asi 12
Tresnjevka [43]: Vojtulek 12/6r Hansen 2
Standings: Magnolia Campobasso 4-2, Brno 4-2, Braine 4-2, Tresnjevka 0-6
Group B
Both games in this group were on Thursday as third place was up for grabs in the first game even with neither team in a position to advance and Student Nis got the 71-69 win over Namur at home. The other game would determine first place and Jairis started better, but Robbi Ryan and Lublin got the 75-61 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128442-STU-BNC#boxscore
Student Nis [71]: Nedeljkov 13 Briggs 12/12r Vuckovic 12 Smith 8
Namur [69]: Leblon 14/7a Onyiah 11/10r Cambioli 11 Blackford 10/9r Defosset 10/7r Selimovic 4
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128436-UMCS-HGJ#boxscore
UMCS Lublin [75]: Ryan 22/8r Gatling 18 Slocum 15/6r/7a Gil 11
Jairis [61]: Alarcon 13 Massey 12/7r Ayuso 11 Lopez Senechal 7 Vonleh 6 Prieto 3 Walker 2
Standings: UMCS Lublin 5-1, Jairis 4-2, Student Nis 2-4, Namur 1-5
Group C
Gernika declined to play their games against Elitzur Ramla at home so both contests were played in Sofia, Bulgaria this week. Elitzur Ramla had the better start on Tuesday, but Emily Bessoir and Gernika got the 81-65 win. PEAC finished their perfect run on Wednesday 97-59, leaving Uniao Sportiva winless 97-59. It was Gernika’s designated home game on Thursday and Elitzur Ramla got the win, but not enough to flip the tiebreaker as Emily Bessoir and Sarah Polleros limited the margin to a 64-62 loss, but that was still enough to advance as a third-place team.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128444-RML-LGB#boxscore
Elitzur Ramla [65]: Herbert Harrigan 15/7r Rotberg 13 Nelson 12 Revahe 10 Guirantes 8 Green 4 Garzon 3
Gernika [81]: Bessoir 21/9r Polleros 19/7r Olaeta 15/8r/7a Westerik 10 Matarranz 6 Adams 5 Krnjic 5 Castedo 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128455-NKA-CUSAZ#boxscore
PEAC [97]: Dul 15 Josepovits 14/6r Studer 13/11a Ratkai 12/6r Reisingerova 12 Torok 12
Uniao Sportiva [59]: Nascimento 18 Paz 16/8r Gaislerova 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128445-LGB-RML#boxscore
Gernika [62]: Bessoir 20 Polleros 20 Adams 8/12r/6a Castedo 7 Olaeta 0 Matarranz 0 Krnjic 0
Elitzur Ramla [64]: Green 17/9r Rotberg 16/6r Nelson 16 Herbert Harrigan 7/6r Guirantes 5/8r/10a Garzon 3
Standings: PEAC 6-0, Gernika 3-3, Elitzur Ramla 3-3, Uniao Sportiva 0-6
Group D
The games in this group were on different days so Szekszard just focused on taking cre of business on their end on Wednesday, getting an excellent game from Liza Karlen to hand Mechelen their first loss 74-69. They got bad news on both fronts on Thursday as Sesto San Giovanni grabbed second place by handing Sepsi their first loss 78-43 and then the other Romanian team did not lose by enough points to send them through as one of the third-place teams.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128466-KSC-MEC#boxscore
Szekszard [74]: Karlen 26/11r Gakdeng 17/10r Rodrigues 12/6r Ovner 1
Mechelen [69]: Todd-Williams 18/10r Nauwelaers 15 Nicholson 10/6r Vilcinskas 10 Van Den Adel 7 Prapa 5
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128467-SEPSI-GEAS#boxscore
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe [43]: Meresz 16/9r Szabo 7 Davis 3
GEAS Sesto San Giovanni [78]: Roumy 16 Cornelie-Sigmundova 12/8r Attura 12 Moore 9 Scott 8/9r Conti 4/6r
Standings: Mechelen 5-1, GEAS Sesto San Giovanni 3-3, Szekszard 3-3, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 1-5
Group E
Riga needed a win on Wednesday to stand any chance of advancing, but they trailed to winless and already-eliminated Saarlouis before Niyah Becker helped them rally for an 80-72 win. The top spot was up for grabs on Thursday and Crvena zvezda finished a perfect run with an 89-77 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128477-SAAR-TTT#boxscore
Saarlouis [72]: Eichmeyer 15/11r Lehtoranta 15 Shoup-Hill 12 Lo 10/8r Burse 8 Schiffer 6/6r
Riga [80]: Becker 26/7r Pilabere 15/6r Pulvere 13/7r/6a Viksne 12/7r/8a Jasa 10 Svanholm 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128471-CZV-EMLAK#boxscore
Crvena zvezda [89]: I. Katanic 17 Anderson 16/6a Turudic 16 Dahan Sujic 12 Fankam Mendjiadeu 11/13r Mazyck 5
Emlak Konut [77]: Thomas 18/6a Ndour 16 Holesinska 16 Macaulay 15/6r
Standings: Crvena zvezda 6-0, Emlak Konut 4-2, Riga 2-4, Saarlouis 0-6
Group F
Both games in this group were on Thursday with the qualification spots already decided. Kibirkstis tried to improve their spot in the bracket with a 108-73 win over Chomutov.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128480-KIB-LEVCV#boxscore
Kibirkstis [108]: Nacickaite Van Der Horst 19 Dean 17 Aukstikalnyte 16/6r Meskonyte 13/6r Green 8
Chomutov [73]: Rokosova 15/6r Fucikova 13 Brejchova 13 Krejzova 11
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128483-P03-RSK#boxscore
Peja [60]: Brown 18/12r Kamerolli 13 Jefferson 9 Chapman 7 GodBold 6
Keltern [83]: Rosic 17 Baptiste 16 Huijbens 15/17r McGuff 14 Kiss-Rusk 6/8r/6a Tsineke 2
Standings: Keltern 6-0, Kibirkstis 4-2, Peja 1-5, Chomutov 1-5
Group G
Neptunas knew that a win would be a tough task on Wednesday in Salamanca even though Avenida had already sealed their spot in the next round. They were hoping to keep it close to end the day so that they would still be in range if the tiebreakers dropped down that far, but ended up losing 79-48. Thursday’s game had no impact on who would qualify, but Panathinaikos was trying to improve their position in the standings and Sedona Prince led them in an 89-80 win over Nyon.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128563-AVE-NEP#boxscore
Avenida [79]: Cave 11/8r Spreafico 11 Meyers 10 Soriano 10 Erikstrup 8 Zellous 4 Vilaro 3
Neptunas [48]: Sinickaite 17 Liepina 12/9r Mihalko 7/6r Bickle 3/8r Rickards 0 Vilka 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128562-NBF-PAO#boxscore
Nyon [80]: Vilolo Dos Santos 18 Uro-Nilie 17/14r Robinson 13/8a Formann 11 Margot 11 Coffee 10
Panathinaikos [89]: Prince 25/9r Chatzileonti 16/10r Galanapoulos 15 Fitzgerald 13/10r Krimili 10 Chatzigiakoumi 6 Vitola 4 Polymeni 0
Standings: Avenida 5-1, Panathinaikos 4-2, Neptunas 2-4, Nyon 1-5
Group H
Sarah Cisse and Lattes Montpellier finished a perfect group stage with a 105-48 victory, preventing Ragusa from even getting one win. The other game also started on Thursday, but a power outage stopped proceedings with just over three minutes left and Dinamo Sassari leading by nearly enough to send both teams through. The situation did not improve on Friday and the game could not be completed, meaning that KP Brno was awarded the win and got second place.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128507-BLMA-RGS#boxscore
Lattes Montpellier [105]: Cisse 20 Salgues 16 Bernies 14 Diallo 12 Angloma 10 Hoppie 10/6a Breen 9/9r Pospisilova 9/6r
Ragusa [48]: Zoric 10 Cipcic 9 Mandic 5 Miloglav 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128513-DSS-KPB
KP Brno awarded forfeit win over Dinamo Sassari
Standings: Lattes Montpellier 6-0, KP Brno 4-2, Dinamo Sassari 2-4, Ragusa 0-4
Group I
Piestanske Cajky was winless and already eliminated, but proved to be quite a tough test for Angers, which did seal their spot in the next round after finally prevailing 64-61. Rapid could clinch a spot in the next round with a win, getting a good first game from Stephanie Kostowicz alongside Claudia Cuic, but Lisa Berkani and Frieda Buhner helped Estudiantes leave with an 88-74 win, enough of a margin to shove the hosts to the last tiebreaker spot ahead of the final game.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128503-UFAB-PNC#boxscore
Angers [64]: Ngo Ndjock 15/8r/7a Williams 15/6r Mahoutou 10/7r
Piestanske Cajky [61]: Herminjard 18 Schwarz 17/13r
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128493-RAPID-MOV#boxscore
Rapid Bucharest [74]: Kostowicz 25/6r Cuic 20/6r Parau 11 Mistinova 10 Murray 4
Estudiantes [88]: Berkani 27 Buhner 20/9r Ezeigbo 15/8r Camilion 8 Odom 6 Osma 6
Standings: Estudiantes 5-1, Angers 4-2, Rapid Bucharest 3-3, Piestanske Cajky 0-6
Group J
The other automatic qualifying spot in this group was in play on Wednesday, but Nukiya Mayo and Charnay looked to avoid having any calculations coming in play early. Migna Toure and Sami Whitcomb helped Besiktas come back and force overtime, but even an 89-87 win was not enough to flip the tiebreaker, leaving them waiting for the rest of the games. They got good news the next day while Athinaikos defeated Stephanie Reid and Gorzow 77-69.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128526-BJK-CBBS#boxscore
Besiktas [89]: Toure 20/6r/7a Whitcomb 20 Fasoula 18/7a Bilgic 15 Milic 9/7r
Charnay [87]: Mayo 20/9r Chevaugeon 19/6a Thomas 17/10r/6s Daramy 12 Toure 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128516-GORZ-ATHIN#boxscore
Gorzow [69]: Reid 21 Hurt 17/8r Mikulasikova 10 Owusu 6
Athinaikos [77]: Winterburn 17/7r Parks 12 Prince 11 Hristova 10 Tsineke 8/6a Raca 4 Bertsch 4 Pavlopoulou 3
Standings: Athinaikos 5-1, Charnay 3-3, Besiktas 3-3, Gorzow 1-5
Group K
Both of the games in this group were on Wednesday and Ostrava knew that falling to winless Benfica would leave them eliminated. They could not run the score up enough to improve their tiebreaker position though and an 85-52 win left them as the only third-place team to be officially eliminated before the last day of games. Ferrol finished a perfect run with a 92-49 win over Zaglebie Sosnowiec, getting a good game from Karolina Sotolova.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128537-OVA-SLB#boxscore
Ostrava [85]: Belosevic 15/10r Squires 15/7r Ewodo 14/10r Nelson 11
Benfica [52]: Soares 13 Puc 8/7r Soeiro 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128531-BAXI-ZAG#boxscore
Ferrol [92]: Sotolova 21 Joiner 15 Daniels 12/7r Sanchez Ramos 10/6r Erjavec 8 Millan 6/7r Rodriguez 6 Melia 4
Zaglebie Sosnowiec [49]: Reese 17/8r Pyka 13 Taylor 8
Standings: Ferrol 6-0, Zaglebie Sosnowiec 4-2, Ostrava 2-4, Benfica 0-6
Group L
Defending champions Villeneuve-d’Ascq continued their momentum, leaving Beroe winless 111-49. Thursday’s game would determine who would finish in second place and Fribourg had the lead early as Nia Clouden and Koi Love led them, but Sleza Wroclaw controlled the rest of the game to win 90-56 and send the visitors to the bottom of the tiebreaker for 3-3 teams to eliminate them.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128551-ESBVA-BEROE#boxscore
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [111]: Kouadio 18/9r Alston 16 Palenikova 15 Peterson 13/7a Paget 12/7a Yale 11 Chery 10/12r Tahane 4/8a
Beroe Stara Zagora [49]: Aleksieva 18/6r Young 17
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128541-1KS-ELFIC#boxscore
Sleza Wroclaw [90]: Kulinska 18 Kraker 17 Davis 14/6r Ziemborska 14 Strautmane 11/8r
Fribourg [56]: Clouden 29/8r Love 26/7r Matic 10
Standings: ESBVA-LM 5-1, Sleza Wroclaw 4-2, Fribourg 3-3, Beroe Stara Zagora 0-6
Bracket
The teams that advanced were ranked by performance and placed in seeds 5 through 32. The four teams that finished in last place in their EuroLeague groups were similarly ranked for the top seeds to complete the bracket. The team listed first in each matchup will host the second game of each two-game series and the scores from both games will be combined to determine who advances.
(1) Cukurova vs (32) Rapid Bucharest
(16) Magnolia Campobasso vs (17) Kibirkstis
(9) Crvena zvezda vs (24) Panathinaikos
(8) Keltern vs (25) Zaglebie Sosnowiec
(5) Lattes Montpellier vs (28) Charnay
(12) Mechelen vs (21) KP Brno
(13) UMCS Lublin vs (20) Brno
(4) Gdynia vs (29) Braine
(3) Sopron vs (30) Besiktas
(14) Athinaikos vs (19) Jairis
(11) Avenida vs (22) Emlak Konut
(6) Ferrol vs (27) GEAS Sesto San Giovanni
(7) PEAC vs (26) Gernika
(10) Villeneuve-d’Ascq vs (23) Angers
(15) Estudiantes vs (18) Sleza Wroclaw
(2) Olympiacos vs (31) Elitzur Ramla
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