After the holiday break, play resumed as we have reached the halfway point of the regular season.
Group A:
All games in this group were on Wednesday, starting in Russia, where Angel McCoughtry and a near perfect game from Maria Vadeeva helped Dynamo Kursk remain the competition’s only unbeaten team with a 90-55 win over Gyor. In the matchup of Turkish teams, Jantel Lavender and Fenerbahce left Mersin with an 89-73 win. Sonja Petrovic and USK Praha stormed back at home to beat Schio 74-73 as they also welcomed Candice Dupree back to the team. Geraldine Robert and Lattes Montpellier sit in the last playoff place after a 74-68 win over Wisla Krakow in France.
January 4, 2017
Dynamo Kursk vs. Uni Gyor 90-55 KURS Vadeeva 22/6r McCoughtry 22/6r Ogwumike 9/8r Cruz 8/9r Prince 7 GYOR Hruscakova 15/7r Goree 10/6r Kiesel 8
Mersin vs. Fenerbahce 73-89 MERS Newlin 16 Petronyte 14/7r Dogan 14 Robinson 12 FENE Lavender 22/6r Verameyenka 18 Bilgic 15 Gruda 13 Stricklen 8 Quigley 6
ZVVZ USK Praha vs. Famila Schio 74-73 ZVVZ Petrovic 23 Vaughn 11/6r Hanusova 11 Xargay 11 Dupree 6/6r Steinberga 4 Burgrova 2 SCHI Miyem 15 Zandalasini 15 Macchi 14/8r Ress 7/7r Anderson 6 Martinez 6 Masciadri 3
BLMA vs. Wisla Can-Pack 74-68 BLMA Robert 25/11r Godin 12/6r Skrela 12/6r Sacko 10 WIS Kobryn 19/9r Simmons 19 Ygueravide 11 Ben Abdelkader 8 Morrison 2
Standings:
- Dynamo Kursk 7-0
- Fenerbahce 6-1
- ZVVZ USK Praha 5-2
- BLMA 4-3
- Famila Schio 3-4
- Wisla Can-Pack 2-5
- Uni Gyor 1-6
- Mersin 0-7
Group B:
Games in this group started on Wednesday in Hungary as Villeneuve left Sopron with a 72-62 win. Bourges beat Hatay 68-55 as a crowd of teams continues to jockey for position in the middle. Tiffany Mitchell and Nadezhda shook off a slow start in Salamanca to beat Avenida 64-49. On Thursday, Polkowice managed to hang tough for a while at home in search of their first win, but the combination of Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi helped UMMC control the second half and win 77-64.
January 4, 2017
Uniqa Sopron vs. ESBVA-LM 62-72 SOPR Turner 17 George 16/8r Crvendakic 10 Fegyverneky 10/7a Krnjic 6/16r ESBV Epoupa 19 Gomis 16/6r Ayayi 16 Iagupova 6
Bourges vs. Hatay 68-55 BOUR Tchatchouang 16 Dos Santos 11/9r Johannes 11 Alexander 8/8r HATA Paris 13/14r Turner 13 Stankovic 11
Perfumerias Avenida vs. Nadezhda 49-64 AVEN Elonu 15/6s Salvadores 9 De Souza 7 Milovanovic 4/7r Givens 3 Marginean 2 Quevedo 2 NADE Mitchell 26 Zahui B 14/15r Williams 9/9r
January 5, 2017
CCC Polkowice vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg 64-77 CCC Musina 14 Faulkner 10/8a Ortiz 13 Rezan 10/12r Harrison 2 UMMC Griner 21/11r Taurasi 20 Toliver 13/6a Meesseman 9 Baric 6 Torrens 4 Lyttle 4 Nolan 0 Belyakova 0
Standings:
- UMMC Ekaterinburg 6-1
- Nadezhda 6-1
- Perfumerias Avenida 4-3
- ESBVA-LM 4-3
- Bourges 3-4
- Uniqa Sopron 3-4
- Hatay 2-5
- CCC Polkowice 0-7