Group A:
All games in this group were played on Wednesday as Galatasaray started with a 69-64 win over Villeneuve. Castors Braine suddenly has momentum as Anete Steinberga and Celeste Trahan-Davis teamed up to help them escape DeWanna Bonner and USK Praha 68-67. Dynamo Kursk remains the only undefeated team with a 98-70 win in Polkowice. Jelena Milovanovic and Sopron looked to be cruising early in Bourges, but Valeriane Ayayi and the hosts rallied in the second half to win 76-65.
December 6, 2017
Galatasaray vs. ESBVA-LM 69-64 GALA Epoupa 18/12r Petronyte 18/11r Dubljevic 17 ESBV Leedham 16/9r Gomis 15/7r
ZVVZ USK Praha vs. Castors Braine 67-68 USK Bonner 22/15r Rezan 18/12r Kat. Elhotova 16 Xargay 5/9a Zahui B 4 Romero 0 CAST Steinberga 21/7r Trahan-Davis 20 Malashenko 12 Delaere 11/7r Jones 0
CCC Polkowice vs. Dynamo Kursk 70-98 CCC Dikeoulakou 18/10a Holmes 10 Clark 8/7r Fagbenle 8 KURS Vadeeva 18 Petrovic 17/7r Ogwumike 14/6r McCoughtry 11/8r Zhedik 11 Prince 4/7a
Bourges vs. Sopron 76-65 BOUR Ayayi 23/9r Plouffe 14 Tchatchouang 14 Sharp 8 SOP Milovanovic 20 Turner 17 Crvendakic 10/8r Jovanovic 10 Langhorne 8 Salvadores 0
Standings:
- Dynamo Kursk 7-0
- Sopron 4-3
- ZVVZ USK Praha 4-3
- Galatasaray 4-3
- ESBVA-LM 3-4
- Bourges 2-5
- CCC Polkowice 2-5
- Castors Braine 2-5
Group B:
UMMC is showing more signs of rounding into form as they opened Wednesday’s action by pounding Lattes Montpellier 100-46 in Ekaterinburg. In Orenburg, Anastasiya Shilova’s impressive shooting display nearly got Nadezhda a surprise win, but Kayla McBride and Yakin Dogu University kept their lead in the group by leaving with an 81-76 win. A healthy Aerial Powers could be the extra piece that Fenerbahce needs in this tough group as they beat Leonor Rodriguez and Wisla 87-78. the lone Thursday game would determine which team would end the first half of the regular season in a playoff place and it was Schio that did so by beating Avenida 60-50.
December 6, 2017
UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. BLMA 100-46 UMMC Griner 19 Torrens 14/8r Beglova 12 Sanders 10/7r Musina 10 Petrushina 10 Meesseman 8 Belyakova 7 Taurasi 5 Baric 3 Nolan 0 BLMA Hurt 15/10r Sottana 13 Bernies 10
Nadezhda vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 76-81 NAD Shilova 26 Jones 16/6a Cannon 6 YDU McBride 24 Vandersloot 19/6r/8a Lavender 13/9r Wauters 8/8r Cakir 4
Fenerbahce vs. Wisla Can-Pack 87-78 FENE Powers 21/10r Verameyenka 16/10r Cora 16 Senyurek 10 Plum 9 Dabovic 3 Vaughn 2 Canitez 0 TSW Rodriguez 24/6r Reid 13 Parker 12/8r Niedzwiedzka 10 Greinacher 8
December 7, 2017
Famila Schio vs. Perfumerias Avenida 60-50 SCHI Anderson 18/10r Zandalasini 14 Miyem 11 Yacoubou 5 Hruscakova 2 Macchi 2 Masciadri 0 AVEN Givens 12 Elonu 11 Robinson 4 De Souza 2 Mestdagh 2
Standings:
- Yakin Dogu Universitesi 6-1
- UMMC Ekaterinburg 5-2
- Famila Schio 5-2
- Fenerbahce 5-2
- Perfumerias Avenida 4-3
- Wisla Can-Pack 1-6
- Nadezhda 1-6
- BLMA 1-6