Group A:
Wednesday’s games started in Ekaterinburg, where the hosts rolled past USK Praha 87-59 in a battle of unbeatens. Scoring was at a premium in France as Polkowice escaped Villeneuve 48-45. Nadezhda rotated non-European players in their search for a first win and it paid off as Erica Wheeler helped Brionna Jones complete a late comeback to win 71-69. On Thursday, Bourges used a fast start to keep Schio winless 66-55.
November 28, 2018
Ekaterinburg vs. USK Praha 87-59 UMMC Vadeeva 18/14r McBride 16 Torrens 13/6a Meesseman 13 Griner 8/12r Vandersloot 7/6a Belyakova 5 Baric 3 Musina 2/6r USK Hanusova 9 Thomas 8/6r Ayayi 5/6r Romero 0
Villeneuve vs. Polkowice 45-48 ESBV Kamba 8 Evans 7/10r Bjorklund 0 CCC Fagbenle 11/6r Thomas 9 Hayes 8 Leedham 7/8r Kizer 0
Castors Braine vs. Nadezhda 69-71 CAST Mayombo 16 Trahan-Davis 15/10r Samuelson 13/9r Hamblin 13/8r Ortiz 10 NAD Jones 24/12r Wheeler 22/6a Medvedeva 12
November 29, 2018
Schio vs. Bourges 55-66 SCH Gemelos 12 Lavender 10/11r Gruda 4 BOUR Johannes 16 Raincock-Ekunwe 12 Plouffe 10 Sharp 3 Berkani 1
Standings:
- Ekaterinburg 4-0
- USK Praha 3-1
- Bourges 3-1
- Polkowice 2-2
- Villeneuve 2-2
- Nadezhda 1-3
- Castors Braine 1-3
- Schio 0-4
Group B:
The clash of powerhouses lived up to billing, especially with Fenerbahce fielding their full roster, and Tina Charles and Dynamo Kursk found themselves hanging on late to win 64-63. Shey Peddy and TTT Riga trampled Carolo 73-62. A battle of WNBA teammates saw Yvonne Turner and Sopron rally past Angel Robinson and Avenida in the second half for a 78-70 win. On Thursday, Hind Ben Abdelkader and Hatay won 71-55, leaving the standings in an interesting place with Olympiacos still winless, Dynamo Kursk still undefeated, and all six other teams at 2-2.
November 28, 2018
Dynamo Kursk vs. Fenerbahce 64-63 DYNK Charles 22/9r Stewart 16 Cruz 13/7r Petrovic 7 Xargay 6/8r Prince 0 FENE Plum 19 Hartley 11 Zandalasini 8/8r Vaughn 6 Stokes 4/14r Canitez 2
TTT Riga vs. Carolo 93-62 TTTR Peddy 23/7a Pulvere 17 Vitola 14/7r Slaughter 12/9r Basko 7 Kreslina 7 Eglite 0 CARO Filip 16/7r Casas 15 Hruscakova 10 Mosqueda-Lewis 9/6r Peters 7/7r
Avenida vs. Sopron 70-78 AVEN Robinson 20/8r Givens 13 Gil 10 Elonu 9 De Souza 5 Putnina 0 SOP Turner 26/8a Dupree 19/6r Zahui B 13/6r Crvendakic 11 Salvadores 2
November 29, 2018
Hatay vs. Olympiacos 71-55 HATA Ben Abdelkader 21 Johnson 17/6r Snytsina 10 Paris 9/9r Gajic 5 Jones 4/6r/6a OLY Thomas 14 Mazic 5/6r Johnson 3/13r Pavlopoulou 0
Standings:
- Dynamo Kursk 4-0
- Avenida 2-2
- TTT Riga 2-2
- Carolo 2-2
- Sopron 2-2
- Hatay 2-2
- Fenerbahce 2-2
- Olympiacos 0-4