Group A:
One game was played on Wednesday in this group as Adelina Abaiburova and Spartak Moscow welcomed Teodora Turudic and Swedish side Sodertalje to the competition by beating them 73-56. The two Polish teams met on Thursday with Bydgoszcz beating Maryia Papova and Gorzow 92-74.
October 24, 2018
Spartak Moscow vs. Sodertalje 73-56 SPAR Abaiburova 21/10r Stallworth 18/8r Kurilchuk 15 O’Neill 14/6r SODT Turudic 22/9r Lundquist 15/9r Gustafsson 10/9r
October 25, 2018
Bydgoszcz vs. Gorzow 92-74 ARTG Morrison 16/9r Pobozy 16 Miedzik 15 Stankovic 12/11r Radocaj 11/8a Kuczynska 10 McBride 4/7a GORZ Papova 26 Juskaite 15 Zoll-Norman 8 Atkins 6
Group B:
Wednesday’s games started in this group as Victoria Macaulay and Moriah Jefferson teamed up to lead defending champions Galatasaray past Jade Johnson-Walker and Niki Lefkada 81-61. Nirra Feilds led Torun on Thursday, but they could not leave Moscow with a win as MBA prevailed 86-82.
October 24, 2018
Galatasaray vs. Niki Lefkada 81-61 GALA Macaulay 21/12r Jefferson 21/7s Atas 10 Abdi 4/6r NIKI Johnson-Walker 25/11r Knight 13
October 25, 2018
MBA Moscow vs. Torun 86-82 MBA Nizamova 18/6a Sytnyak 16 Sapova 13 Glonti 11 TORU Fields 20 Stankiewicz 15 Svaryte 12/13r Kunek 10 Skobel 10 Trzeciak 10
Group C:
Wisla Krakow was not expecting to be dropped down into this competition so early, but tried to make the best of it starting with a 76-58 win over Inventa Kursk on Wednesday. As expected, Kelsey Mitchell provided Besiktas with scoring on Thursday, but it was Viktoriya Hasper who put up the day’s biggest numbers to give Tsmoki-Minsk the 68-63 win.
October 24, 2018
Wisla Krakow vs. Inventa Kursk 76-58 WISL Rodriguez 16 Russell 13 Zietara 13 Conde 8 Oroszova 5/9r Canada 5/7a INKUR Pachurina 18/10r E. Frolkina 18/6r
October 25, 2018
Besiktas vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 63-68 BES Mitchell 25 Caglar 15/10r Akhator 12/8r TSM Hasper 30/13r Bartakova 10 McCray 7/7r Theriot 6
Group D:
Two Turkish teams are playing in this group and they squared off on Wednesday with Mersin beating Kahleah Copper and Orman 75-70. Sepsi was hoping to start another surprise run on Thursday, but their group proved to be as difficult as it looked on paper as Stephanie Mavunga and Enisey left with a 73-54 win.
October 24, 2018
Mersin vs. Orman 75-70 MERS Mitchell 17 Yalcin 16/7a Cado 14/7r/6s Walker 13/6r Talay 11 ORMAN Copper 24 Gardner 12 Henry 10/12r Gezgin 10
October 25, 2018
Sepsi vs. Enisey 54-73 SSIC Higgins 10/11r Whitted 7 Allen 2 ENI Mavunga 20/10r Hines-Allen 15/11r
Group E:
On Wednesday, Botas leaned heavily on their foreigners in their trip to Umea as Jewell Loyd, Elizabeth Williams, and Claudia Pop combined to outscore their opponents themselves in an 82-65 win. Thursday’s games started in this group as Beroe brought Bulgaria into the competition with some solid signings, but a good game from Ana Pocek was not enough as they lost to Cukurova 89-68.
October 24, 2018
Umea vs. Botas 65-82 UMEA Brown 16/6r Asoro 13 Mingo 13 Lawrence 12 Degbeon 5/6r BOTAS Loyd 24/8r Williams 22/8r Pop 21 Krivacevic 10/6r Cakir 2/6a
October 25, 2018
Cukurova vs. Beroe 89-68 CUKU Naumenko 18 Iagupova 17/9a Avci 16 Ndour 11 Ozelci 6 Mestdagh 5 BEROE Pocek 25/13r Lewis 16/8r Aleksic 12/11a Chong 4
Group F:
Both games in this group were played on Wednesday, starting with Gyor’s 78-67 win over Uniao Sportiva. League-mates also squared off as Girona breezed past Gernika 80-57.
October 24, 2018
Gyor vs. Uniao Sportiva 78-67 GYOR Gray 14/13r Brown 14 Spanou 14 Raksanyi 13 Krnjic 2 UNIA Soeiro 15 Monteiro 13/7r Djassi 13 Filipe 13 Seilund 5
Girona vs. Gernika 80-57 GIRO Hampton 19/6r Gomes Colhado 18/9r Buch 17 Murphy 11/7r Martinez 5/7a Reisingerova 1 LOIN Berezhynska 15 Diez 12 Mazionyte 9 Gwathmey 8 Dietrick 4 Vanderwal 1
Group G:
Both of the games in this group were played on Wednesday, including DVTK’s 77-59 win over KP Brno in Miskolc. Reyer is looking to make another run in the competition this season and started with an 88-60 win over Nantes.
October 24, 2018
DVTK vs. KP Brno 77-59 DVTK Walker-Kimbrough 19 Mokango 18/13r Szabo 2 KPBR Dudackova 9 Gill 9 Madden 6/6r
Reyer Venezia vs. Nantes 88-60 VENE Gulich 16/8r Anderson 14/6r/6a Steinberga 14 De Pretto 14 Goree 7 NRB Wallace 16 Day 15/15r Michaud 10
Group H:
The variety of countries in this competition continues to improve and Frida Eldebrink and Szekszard welcomed youthful Slovenian powerhouse Celje to the competition by beating them 90-56 on Wednesday. This group closed play on Thursday with a great game as Nymurk fended off Ruzomberok 71-70.
October 24, 2018
Szekszard vs. Celje 90-56 KSC Eldebrink 27/6r/9a Gereben 13/6r/6a McCall 11/11r Studer 11/6a Kiss 10 CELJE Bessard 18 Friskovec 12/8r White 12 Ocvirk 12
October 25, 2018
Nymburk vs. Ruzomberok 71-70 NYMB Wells 19/7r Stehlikova 16/6r Khomenchuk 13/7r Hoskova 2 RUZO Ellenberg-Wiley 17/6r Jeffery 14/11r/7a Yatskovets 11/9r Mistinova 11/7r Siksniute 11 Markovic 0
Group I:
The two French teams opened this group on Wednesday and Sami Whitcomb fired Lattes Montpellier past Lyon 79-63. The other game was on Thursday as Leia Dongue had a big game for Cegled, but they lost to Keltern 81-80.
October 24, 2018
Lattes Montpellier vs. Lyon 79-63 BLMA Whitcomb 21 Ciak 12/11r Duchet 12/6a Miyem 10 Wurtz 9/6r Tchatchouang 3 LYON Salagnac 16 Dos Santos 12/8r Plouffe 11/7r Clark 6
October 25, 2018
Cegled vs. Keltern 80-81 CEKK Dongue 20/9r Popovic 17/7r Swanier 12/7a Sverrisdottir 11 Hamilton-Carter 8/6r RUTR Markovic 15 Pierre-Louis 12/11r Thomas 12/6a Tudanca 12 Stach 8
Group J:
Both games in this group were played on Wednesday. Milica Ivanovic led Fribourg, but Aby Gaye helped Tarbes leave with a 70-66 win. Sint-Katelijne-Waver is fielding an exceptionally young roster and it showed against Landes in their 80-48 loss.
October 24, 2018
Fribourg vs. Tarbes 66-70 FRIB Ivanovic 20 Ostarello 13/7r Giroud 12/8r Mayombo 10/8r/7a TARB Gaye 21/10r Fontaine 15 Gaillo-Loko 10 Prince 4/8r Cornelie-Sigmundova 0
Landes vs. Sint-Katelijne-Waver 80-48 BLAN Hejdova 12/9r Toure 12/7r Ayim 11/9r Plagnard 11 Gatling 10 Dumerc 2 SKW Be. Massey 15/8r Resimont 13/6r Bi. Massey 11