Group A:
Both of the games in this group were played on Thursday, with differing amounts at stake. Gorzow ended their tournament on a winning note, slamming the door on any hopes that Besiktas had of advancing 71-65. TTT Riga fended off Stella Kaltsidou and Olympiacos 74-70 to remain undefeated and position themselves for a strong seed in the upcoming knockout rounds.
November 30, 2017
Gorzow vs. Besiktas 71-65 GORZ Misiek 19/8r Rytsikava 18 Pawlak 10/7r Spencer 3 Swords 0 BES Perovanovic 18 Wheeler 13 Mosby 10/8r Zellous 9 Ozelci 0
TTT Riga vs. Olympiacos 74-70 TTTR Stewart 17/6r Peddy 14/6a Basko-Melnbarde 12/7r Malott 11/8r Krastina 10/12r Eglite 5 Kreslina 3 OLY Kaltsidou 21 Macaulay 15 Anderson 11/7r Chatzinikolaou 11 Maltsi 9 Mazic 0
Standings: TTT Riga 6-0, Olympiacos 4-2, Gorzow 1-5, Besiktas 1-5
Group B:
Already-eliminated Ruzomberok did not take it easy on Wednesday, fighting their national rivals Good Angels Kosice to the end before losing 59-56 in overtime. There was plenty of drama on Thursday in Krasnoyarsk as Enisey used a furious late really to beat Marica Gajic and Mersin, securing passage for both teams after all results were decided.
November 29, 2017
MBK Ruzomberok vs. Good Angels Kosice 56-59(OT) RUZO Kovacikova 14 Campbell 9 Brown 9 GAKE Morris 14 Palenikova 11 Zirkova 9 Peters 6
November 30, 2017
Enisey vs. Mersin 75-70 ENI Kunakova 12 Monroe 11/15r Marchenkova 10 Namok 10 McCallum 8 MER Gajic 20/12r Thomas 18/11r Cado 15 Hartley 10
Standings: Good Angels Kosice 5-1, Mersin 4-2, Enisey 3-3, MBK Ruzomberok 0-6
Group C:
Both games in this group had plenty of the line for each of the teams. On Wednesday, Bydgoszcz beat Spartak Moscow 69-58. On Thursday, MBA nearly wasted an incredible start in Umea, but got the 71-68 win to eventually allow both teams to advance.
November 29, 2017
Artego Bydgoszcz vs. Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 69-58 ARTG McBride 18/6r/6a O’Neill 16/6r Stallworth 15/7r Stankovic 10 SPAR Abaiburova 17/8r Dojkic 13 Kolosovskaia 10 Simmons 2 Davydova 0
November 30, 2017
Umea Udominate vs. MBA Moscow 68-71 UMEA Kiesel 16/6a Begic 14/10r Koop 10/9r Brown 9 Mazionyte 5 MBA Glonti 17 Sapova 13/8r Gorbacheva 13/7r Leshkovtseva 11
Standings: Artego Bydgoszcz 4-2, MBA Moscow 3-3, Umea Udominate 3-3 Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 2-4
Group D:
Both games in this group were played on Thursday with all the teams still looking for wins. Sepsi needed a win to stay alive and they did so in Sfantu Gheorghe 64-57 against Piestanske Cajky. They then needed a result in the other game to go their way, which Hind Ben Abdelkader delivered as she led Hatay to a perfect record with a 66-58 win over Torun.
November 30, 2017
ACS Sepsi vs. Piestanske Cajky 64-57 SSIC Webb 17 Marshall 12/7r Fontaine 12 Parau 12/8a Hamilton-Carter 4 PNC Palenikova 16 Podrug 12/7r Zohnova 11/9r Smith 3/7r
Hatay vs. Energa Torun 66-58 HATA Ben Abdelkader 25 Mitchell 11 Paris 8/9r Tanacan 2 TORU Grigalauskyte 15/10r Cain 12/12r Skobel 10 Mansfield 4/10r/6a Maliszewska 0
Standings: Hatay 6-0, ACS Sepsi 2-4, Energa Torun 2-4, Piestanske Cajky 2-4
Group E:
Both games in this group were played on Thursday with different goals at stake. Sleza Wroclaw finished undefeated with a 95-55 win over Ilayda Guner and Istanbul University. The other game was a straight playoff for the last spot to advance from the group. It was dramatic, but Gdynia’s second half comeback at home thanks to Kahleah Copper’s latest brilliant effort allowed them to edge Marianna Tolo and Abdullah Gul University 58-57 and knock out the last runners up in this competition.
November 30, 2017
Istanbul Universitesi vs. Sleza Wroclaw 55-95 ISTU Guner 20/13r Guven 17 SLEZ Ajdukovic 17/9r Perez 14 Kastanek 11/7r/6s Ursu 11 Sosnowska 10/6r Zoll-Norman 7/11a
Gdynia vs. AGU Spor 58-57 GDYN Copper 27 Aleksandravicius 10/9r Vitola 9/8r Jankoska 0 AGU Tolo 23/6r Miljkovic 12 Page 10/13r Marginean 3 Handy 2/6r
Standings: Sleza Wroclaw 6-0, Gdynia 3-3, AGU Spor 2-4, Istanbul Universitesi 1-5
Group F:
On Wednesday in Charleville, the hosts completed an undefeated group stage with an 82-46 win over Pecs. On Thursday, DVTK avoided any potential tiebreaker issues and improved their seeding with a 72-63 win over Schaquilla Nunn and Keltern.
November 29, 2017
Carolo vs. PEAC-Pecs 82-46 CARO Loyd 16/6r Berezhynska 16 Chevaugeon 13 Dos Santos 6/8r PEAC Imovbioh 15/12r Roberson 9
November 30, 2017
Rutronik Stars Keltern vs. DVTK 63-72 RUTR Nunn 21/8r Markovic 13 Orrange 6 Miloglav 5 DVTK Burkholder 18/10r Peckova 13/7r Szabo 13 Engelman 11
Standings: Carolo 6-0, DVTK 3-3, PEAC-Pecs 2-4, Rutronik Stars Keltern 1-5
Group G:
On Wednesday, Landes beat Gernika 84-62 to improve their seed. Nicole Romeo and Girona climbed back above them with an 83-54 win over Cegled.
November 29, 2017
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia vs. Landes 62-84 LOIN Caldwell 19/7r Alston 8 Gastaminza 0 BLAN Ayim 18 Casas 14 Bravard 12/6r Plagnard 11 Dumerc 2
November 30, 2017
VBW CEKK Cegled vs. Spar Citylift Girona 54-83 CEKK Maksimovic 15/8r Popovic 12 Mokango 8 GIRO Romeo 21 Mendy 12 Martinez 12/6a Evans 5/7r Gomes Colhado 3/13r Conde 0
Standings: Spar Citylift Girona 5-1, Landes 5-1, Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 1-5, VBW CEKK Cegled 1-5
Group H:
On Wednesday, Szekszard solidified their seeding by going to Barreiro and beating GDESSA 70-56. On Thursday, Virtus Eirene completed an undefeated group stage with a 79-69 win over Krystal Vaughn and Nymburk in Ragusa.
November 29, 2017
GDESSA-Barreiro vs. KSC Szekszard 56-70 GDBA Payne 16/11 Silva 16 KSC Oblak 15/6r McCall 13/7r A. Studer 11 Krnjic 8/9r
November 30, 2017
Virtus Eirene vs. Nymburk 79-69 RAGU Kuster 15/6r Ndour 14 Hamby 12/10r Consolini 11 Gorini 10 NYMB Vaughn 23/8r Linskens 11/13r Hunkova 10 Wells 7/6a
Standings: Virtus Eirene 6-0, Szekszard 4-2, Nymburk 1-5, GDESSA-Barreiro 1-5
Group I:
A rare Tuesday game started the final week of games in the group stage. Reyer finished as the first undefeated team of this phase with a 76-51 win at KP Brno. The Wednesday game in Wasserburg was a straight playoff for second place and it was the hosts advancing past Noemie Mayombo and Fribourg 75-58. Fribourg had to wait until the next day, but it had kept scores close enough to grab the last spot for a third place team.
November 28, 2017
KP Brno vs. Reyer Venezia 51-76 KPBR Burgrova 9/7r Sujanova 9 VEN Dotto 13 Ruzickova 12/6r Walker 12 Carangelo 10 Williams 2
November 29, 2017
TSV 1880 vs. Elfic Fribourg 75-58 WASS Gaillou-Loko 17/8r Zaplatova 13 Deura 12 Palmer 10 Tobin 4/8a Holopainen 4 FRIB Mayombo 21 Giroud 15/9r Williams 9/8r
Standings: Reyer Venezia 6-0, TSV 1880 3-3, Elfic Fribourg 2-4, KP Brno 1-5
Group J:
The two French teams battled on Friday, with Nantes attempting to play the spoiler after a 63-50 win at Saint-Amand. Namur was playing for seeding on Thursday, but Gyor knew that they needed a result to advance and they escaped 63-62 to take secure their place.
November 29, 2017
Saint-Amand vs. Nantes Reze 50-63 SAHB Mbuyamba-Tshimanga 13/10r Tetemondova 12/9r Bruner 7/7r NRB Raincock-Ekunwe 14/12r Turcinovic 13 Michaud 13 Medenou 12/9r Thorburn 8
November 30, 2017
Namur vs. CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 62-63 BELN Ortiz 15/6r/7a Williams 14/7r Day 13/15 Mestdagh 11/8r GYOR Fields 18 Goree 15/8r Krivacevic 11/9r
Standings: Namur 4-2, Saint-Amand 3-3, CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 3-3, Nantes Reze 2-4
After all of the games were played, the 24 advancing teams were placed into a bracket that will apply for the next three rounds of play.
Bracket:
(1) Reyer Venezia vs. Winner (16) TSV 1880 vs. (17) Saint-Amand
(8) Good Angels Kosice vs. Winner (9) Landes vs. (24) Elfic Fribourg
(5) Sleza Wroclaw vs. Winner (12) KSC Szekszard vs. (21) CMB Cargo Uni Gyor
(4) Hatay vs. Winner (13) Namur vs. (20) Enisey
(3) Carolo vs. Winner (14) Artego Bydgoszcz vs. (19) DVTK
(6) TTT Riga vs. Winner (11) Mersin vs. (22) MBA Moscow
(7) Spar Citylift Girona vs. Winner (10) Olympiacos vs. (23) ACS Sepsi
(2) Virtus Eirene vs. Winner (15) Gdynia vs. (18) Umea Udominate