Five series concluded on Wednesday, including 4 seed Gdynia’s difficult continental season coming to an end after another big Braine win, this time by 91-54 margin to push the final score to 171-127. Julia Reisingerova and 7 seed PEAC went to work immediately on reducing the deficit from the first game and succeeded in tying the aggregate score late, but Masa Jankovic got 26 seed Gernika the last basket that they needed to only lose 78-61, prevailing 123-121. Alexandra Wilke and 8 seed Keltern had a more manageable deficit, but Sydney Taylor had another big game for 25 seed Zaglebie Sosnowiec and an 80-79 outright win meant that they advanced 163-154. 10 seed Villeneuve-d’Ascq brought home a solid lead so they coasted while being led by Alexis Peterson, losing 75-67 to 23 seed Angers, but still moving on comfortably 162-142. The last game of the day was between the two closest seeds, but 16 seed Magnolia Campobasso’s 60-54 win still left them short 141-130 against Kamile Nacickaite Van Der Horst and 17 seed Kibirkstis.
Thursday’s first game was in Mersin and Claudia Cuic helped 32 seed Rapid overturn their existing deficit early, but top seed Cukurova recovered behind Luisa Geiselsoder and Kennedy Burke to win 95-87 and extend the final margin to 177-165. Artemis Spanou and 20 seed Brno got a decisive 81-58 win, but 13 seed Lublin had a big enough lead from the first game to still advance 150-132. 31 seed Elitzur Ramla flipped their deficit early, but Nausia Woolfolk helped 2 seed Olympiacos limit their loss to 80-75, enough to slide through 168-166. 3 seed Sopron was also looking to avoid an upset with Zala Friskovec and Klaudia Papp getting them a big jump on the process as their 80-59 win was enough to get past 30 seed Besiktas 170-165.
9 seed Crvena zvezda looked ready to flip the aggregate to their favor for good, but Ioanna Krimili and Panathinaikos pushed back and got the 69-68 outright win for a 154-144 final margin. 14 seed Athinaikos expanded their lead by halftime so their 73-51 win over 19 seed Jairis led to a 153-126 overall win. In Madrid, the overall score was close for most of the game, but Lisa Berkani helped 15 seed Estudiantes build up the margin later for the 72-61 win and a 134-126 aggregate.
As the 5 seed, Lattes Montpellier had the strongest group stage performance, but they trailed even more against 28 seed Charnay at halftime before Nell Angloma led the charge for a 70-55 win, enough to flip the margin to their favor 125-118. Right behind them, 6 seed Ferrol had a solid lead and they mostly coasted against Madison Scott and 27 seed Sesto San Giovanni, winning 66-60 for a final margin of 147-122. In Salamanca, 11 seed Avenida also built up their lead, winning 71-59 to eliminate the 22 seed 152-137. Kennedy Todd-Williams and Mechelen maintained their lead in the first half, but pulled away from 21 seed KP Brno in the second half for the 85-69 win and 157-135 final margin.
December 17
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128580-VBW-CAS#boxscore
(4) Gdynia [54]: Jones 13 Wrzesinski 12/6a Jakubiuk 11
(29) Braine [91]: Gaston 19 Ivanova 16/9r/7a Kapenga 11/10r Asi 11 Miller 10
Braine advances 171-127
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128586-NKA-LGB#boxscore
(7) PEAC [78]: Reisingerova 25 Torok 15 Dul 14/6r/6a
(26) Gernika [61]: Jankovic 20 Olaeta 18 Adams 8/6r Bessoir 4/6r Castedo 0 Matarranz 0 Krnjic 0
Gernika advances 123-121
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128588-RSK-ZAG#boxscore
(8) Keltern [79]: Wilke 25/7r Rosic 13 Huijbens 12/6r Konstantinova 10 Baptiste 9/6r Kiss-Rusk 5/6r McGuff 0
(25) Zaglebie Sosnowiec [80]: Taylor 35 Reese 17/12r Kurach 10
Zaglebie Sosnowiec advances 163-154
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128592-ESBVA-UFAB#boxscore
(10) Villeneuve-d’Ascq [67]: Peterson 20 Chery 18 Tahane 9 Alston 4
(23) Angers [75]: Diarisso 19 Ngo Ndjock 15/6a Dursus 10 Zempare 7 Williams 5
Villeneuve-d’Ascq advances 162-142
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128603-MGN-KIB#boxscore
(16) Magnolia Campobasso [60]: Simon 17 Morrison 15 Makurat 13 Gray 3
(17) Kibirkstis [54]: Nacickaite Van Der Horst 20 Green 10/12r Dean 7/7r/6a Brown 0
Kibirkstis advances 141-130
December 18
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128607-CBK-RAPID#boxscore
(1) Cukurova [95]: Geiselsoder 24/8r Burke 23 Juskaite 19 Kurtulmus 11 Vanloo 0/6r/12a
(32) Rapid Bucharest [87]: Cuic 27 Murray 15 Parau 12/11a Bobar 10 Zivkovic 10
Cukurova advances 177-165
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128596-UMCS-ZAB#boxscore
(13) UMCS Lublin [58]: Gatling 18/8r Ryan 15 Slocum 8 Stankovic 4
(20) Brno [81]: Spanou 20 Zaplatova 12/7a Zeithammerova 12 Evans 10 Brown 9 Colley 9
UMCS Lublin advances 150-132
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128576-OSFP-RML#boxscore
(2) Olympiacos [75]: Woolfolk 23/7r Krivacevic 13 Jakubcova 12 Johnson 8 Christinaki 7
(31) Elitzur Ramla [80]: Guirantes 17/6a Herbert Harrigan 14/7r Green 14 Rotberg 12 Nelson 9 Bosgana 8 Garzon 6
Olympiacos advances 168-166
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128578-SOP-BJK#boxscore
(3) Sopron [80]: Friskovec 21/7r Papp 21/7a Sitku 12/6r Fuehring 11/7r Wallack 10
(30) Besiktas [59]: Milic 15/10r Fasoula 13/13r Whitcomb 8 Toure 6
Sopron advances 170-165
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128604-CZV-PAO#boxscore
(9) Crvena zvezda [68]: Iagupova 16 Anderson 14 Dahan Sujic 11/7r Fankam Mendjiadeu 6/14r Mazyck 4/7s
(24) Panathinaikos [69]: Krimili 21/7r Fitzgerald 19/8r Galanopoulos 9 Chatzileonti 8/11r Prince 8/10r Vitola 2
Panathinaikos advances 154-144
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128598-ATHIN-HGJ#boxscore
(14) Athinaikos [73]: Winterburn 14/10a Bertsch 10 Parks 9/6r Pavlopoulou 8 Prince 8 Tsineke 7 Raca 2 Hristova 1
(19) Jairis [51]: Massey 14/7r Lopez Senechal 9 Ayuso 7/9a Alarcon 7 Ekh 5 Vonleh 4 Prieto 0
Athinaikos advances 153-126
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128600-MOV-1KS#boxscore
(15) Estudiantes [72]: Berkani 27 Buhner 17/12r Osma 8 Ezeigbo 7/10r/7a Camilion 6 Crozon 0
(18) Sleza Wroclaw [61]: Davis 18/10r Kraker 10 Kulinska 10 Strautmane 5/9r
Estudiantes advances 134-126
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128582-BLMA-CBBS#boxscore
(5) Lattes Montpellier [70]: Angloma 23/10r Breen 15/11r Bernies 10/8a Hoppie 6 Pospisilova 2 Salgues 0
(28) Charnay [55]: Thomas 18 Mayo 16/7r Toure 2
Lattes Montpellier advances 125-118
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128584-BAXI-GEAS#boxscore
(6) Ferrol [66]: Joiner 15/6r Sotolova 12 Daniels 9/6r Rodriguez 8/8r Millan 8/7r Melia 6 Erjavec 5 Sanchez Ramos 3
(27) GEAS Sesto San Giovanni [60]: Scott 22 Moore 10/6r Attura 9 Cornelie-Sigmundova 2/8r Conti 0
Ferrol advances 147-122
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128594-AVE-EMLAK#boxscore
(11) Avenida [71]: Cave 18/8r Martin 12 Soriano 11 Zellous 8 Vilaro 0 Meyers 0
(22) Emlak Konut [59]: Thomas 18 Macaulay 15/6r Ndour 8/6r Holesinska 0
Avenida advances 152-137
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-25-26/games/128590-MEC-KPB#boxscore
(12) Mechelen [85]: Todd-Williams 24/9r Nicholson 17/11r Nauwelaers 12 Kibedi 10 Resimont 10 Van Den Adel 2 Prapa 0
(21) KP Brno [69]: Zilova 18 Vondrackova 16 Rokkanen 11 Svatonova 10/6r Swartz 7 Calvert 0
Mechelen advances 157-135
Bracket (team listed first hosts second game):
(1) Cukurova vs (17) Kibirkstis
(24) Panathinaikos vs (25) Zaglebie Sosnowiec
(13) UMCS Lublin vs (29) Braine
(5) Lattes Montpellier vs (12) Mechelen
(2) Olympiacos vs (15) Estudiantes
(10) Villeneuve-d’Ascq vs (26) Gernika
(3) Sopron vs (14) Athinaikos
(6) Ferrol vs (11) Avenida
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