Group A:
On Wednesday, Stella Kaltsidou and Olympiacos beat Besiktas 68-45. On Thursday, Ally Malott and TTT Riga had trouble with the Gorzow duo of Yuliya Rytsikava and Miah Spencer, but stayed undefeated and kept their opponents winless 86-85.
November 22, 2017
Olympiacos vs. Besiktas 68-45 OLY Kaltsidou 20 Anderson 19 Macaulay 10/14r Mazic 4 Maltsi 3 BES Zellous 11 Wheeler 10/7r Mosby 6/6r
November 23, 2017
TTT Riga vs. Gorzow 86-85 TTTR Malott 27 Peddy 18/6r/7a Krastina 12 Basko-Melnbarde 9/8a Stewart 6 Kreslina 5 Eglite 3 GORZ Rytsikava 21/9r Spencer 21/6a Swords 17/14r Pawlak 11
Standings: TTT Riga 5-0, Olympiacos 4-1, Besiktas 1-4, Gorzow 0-5
Group B:
Both games in this group were played on Wednesday. Mersin needed a comeback to remain atop the group with a 54-42 win over Ruzomberok. Good Angels Kosice beat Enisey 77-61 to keep pace.
November 22, 2017
Mersin vs. MBK Ruzomberok 54-42 MERS Thomas 14/16r Yalcin 12 Hartley 9 RUZO Mistinova 11 Campbell 6/8r Brown 3
Good Angels Kosice vs. Enisey 77-61 GAKE Morris 18 Jurcenkova 14/9r Palenikova 10 Peters 8/10r Zirkova 6 ENI Monroe 15 Svaryte 12/9r McCallum 2
Standings: Mersin 4-1, Good Angels Kosice 4-1, Enisey 2-3, MBK Ruzomberok 0-5
Group C:
Both games in this group were played on Thursday starting with a battle of Moscow teams. Spartak kept Anna Leshkovtseva and MBA from pulling away from the bottom half of the group by winning 88-59 at home. Umea shook up the group as Tiffany Brown led them past Jennifer O’Neill and Bydgoszcz 86-72 and straight into the top spot in the group.
November 23, 2017
Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje vs. MBA Moscow 88-59 SPAR Djokic 17/6r Kolosovskaia 17/6r Gladkova 17 Abaiburova 16/8r Simmons 14/7r Davydova 0 MBA Leshkovtseva 21 Nizamova 8
Umea Udominate vs. Artego Bydgoszcz 86-72 UMEA Brown 21 Begic 17/6r Mazionyte 14 Kiesel 13/10r Koop 12/7r ARTG O’Neill 20/6r Stallworth 14 McBride 11/7a Stankovic 10
Standings: Umea Udominate 3-2, Artego Bydgoszcz 3-2, Spart&k M.R. Vidnoje 2-3, MBA Moscow 2-3
Group D:
On Wednesday, Torun jumped into second place with a 66-48 win over Piestanske Cajky behind Kelley Cain. On Thursday, Katsiaryna Snytsina continued to play for one of the top seeds as they beat Sepsi 73-67.
November 22, 2017
Energa Torun vs. Piestanske Cajky 66-48 TORU Cain 25/12r Skobel 15 Grigalauskyte 11 Mansfield 8/9r/8a Maliszewska 0 PNC Palenikova 15 Smith 8/10r Jakubcova 0
November 23, 2017
Hatay vs. ACS Sepsi 73-67 HATA Snytsina 26/7r Paris 16/12r Yavas 10 Ben Abdelkader 8 Mitchell 5/10a Turner 5 Tanacan 0 SSIC Marshall 18/6r Webb 15/9r Kress 12/9r Hamilton-Carter 2 Fontaine 0
Standings: Hatay 5-0, Energa Torun 2-3, Piestanske Cajky 2-3, ACS Sepsi 1-4
Group E:
On Wednesday, Sleza Wroclaw continued their hunt for one of the top seeds with a 73-68 win over Marianna Tolo and Abdullah Gul University. On Thursday, Kahleah Copper had another great game for Gdynia and Tori Janskoska record a triple-double as they beat Claudia Pop and Istanbul University 104-72 to set up a direct clash for second place in the group next week.
November 22, 2017
Sleza Wroclaw vs. AGU Spor 73-68 SLEZ Perez 15/6r Kaczmarczyk 15/6r Zoll-Norman 13/11a Kastanek 12 AGU Tolo 23/6r Handy 13 Marginean 12 Page 8 Lacy 0
November 23, 2017
Istanbul Universitesi vs. Gdynia 72-104 ISTU Pop 30 Guner 19 Vanloo 13 GDYN Copper 31 Jankoska 14/10r/10a Morawiec 11 Vitola 10/11r Aleksandravicius 10/9r Skerovic 10
Standings: Sleza Wroclaw 5-0, AGU Spor 2-3, Gdynia 2-3, Istanbul Universitesi 1-4
Group F:
On Wednesday, a battle between Hungarian teams saw Pecs beat Monica Engelman and DVTK, leaving second place in the group up for grabs. On Thursday, Clarissa Dos Santos and Charleville continued to lead the group and contend for a top seed with an 85-57 win at Keltern.
November 22, 2017
PEAC-Pecs vs. DVTK 79-74 PEAC Imovbioh 17/16r Mandic 17/9a Roberson 17 Raksanyi 15/8r Vucurovic 10/6r DVTK Engelman 21 Nagy 17 Burkholder 12/6r Peckova 10 Szabo 2
November 23, 2017
Rutronik Stars Keltern vs. Carolo 57-85 RSK Likhtarovich 14 Orrange 13 Vuckovic 6 Nunn 4 Miloglav 0 CARO Dos Santos 20/18r Berezhynska 15 Chevaugeon 11 Loyd 8 Montgomery 6/6r
Standings: Carolo 5-0, DVTK 2-3, PEAC-Pecs 2-3, Rutronik Stars Keltern 1-4
Group G:
Both games in this group were played on Wednesday, but only one held any importance. Talia Caldwell and Maria Pina teamed up to get Gernika their first win 81-67 over Jelena Maksimovic and Cegled 81-67. Landes handed Shante Evans and Girona their first loss 88-75.
November 22, 2017
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia vs. VBW CEKK Cegled 81-67 LOIN Caldwell 22/16r Pina 22 Alston 12 Bas 11/7r Gastaminza 2 CEKK Maksimovic 20/11r Mokango 16/10r Popovic 10
Landes vs. Spar Citylift Girona 88-75 BLAN Casas 18/7a Ayim 17 Plagnard 16 Bravard 13 Skoric 10 Dumerc 6 GIRO Evans 20 Traore 12 Mendy 11 Buch 11 Gomes Colhado 10 Martinez 9 Romeo 0 Conde 0
Standings: Spar Citylife Girona 4-1, Landes 4-1, Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 1-4, VBW CEKK Cegled 1-4
Group H:
On Wednesday, Szekszard moved closer to sewing up second place with a 73-66 win over Nymburk. That was confirmed on Thursday as Ragusa went to Barreiro and beat GDESSA 80-57 to remain undefated behind Dearica Hamby.
November 22, 2017
KSC Szekszard vs. Nymburk 73-66 KSC Krnjic 16/9r Studer 15/7r/6a McCall 12/7r Oblak 12 NYM Hunkova 15/6r Khomenchuk 14 Vaughn 12/6r Wells 11
November 23, 2017
GDESSA-Barreiro vs. Virtus Eirene 57-80 GDBA Silva 17/9r Umabano 16 Payne 8 RAGU Hamby 28/7r Kuster 12/8r Formica 11 Spreafico 11
Standings: Virtus Eirene 5-0, KSC Szekszard 3-2, Nymburk 1-4, GDESSA-Barreiro 1-4
Group I:
Both games in this group were played on Wednesday. Eva Kopecka and KP Brno won 86-79 at home to keep Fribourg from getting the inside track on second place as good game from Angelina Williams and Tina Trebec were not enough. Venezia continued their path towards a top seed with a 67-51 win over Haiden Palmer and Wasserburg.
November 22, 2017
KP Brno vs. Elfic Fribourg 86-79 KPBR Kopecka 22/9a Burgrova 16/9r Prokesova 17 Berankova 12 FRIB Williams 32 Trebec 21/8r Mayombo 11 Giroud 10/8a
Reyer Venezia vs. TSV 1880 67-51 VEN Ruzickova 12/9r Williams 11 De Pretto 10 Bestagno 10 Walker 0 WASS Palmer 21 Tobin 9 Holopainen 2
Standings: Reyer Venezia 5-0, Elfic Fribourg 2-3, TSV 1880 2-3, KP Brno 1-4
Group J:
Both games in this group were played on Wednesday. Saint-Amand handed Ronni Williams and Namur their first loss 80-60 to also increase their likelihood of advancing. Gyor shook off a poor start to beat Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Nantes 64-60.
November 22, 2017
Saint-Amand vs. Namur 80-60 SAHB Fouasseau 14 Garcia 12 Dieme 12/7a Sulciute 11/10r Tetemondova 10/7r Bruner 8/11r BELN Williams 21/6r Hendrickx 13/9r Ortiz 13 Mestdagh 6 Day 0
Nantes Reze vs. CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 60-64 NRB Raincock-Ekunwe 20/12r Turcinovic 12/7r Thorburn 5 GYOR Fields 17/8r Simon 17 Krivacevic 10/6r Goree 8/10r
Standings: Namur 4-1, Saint-Amand 3-2, CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 2-3 Nantes Reze 1-4