Three of the series concluded on Wednesday. Alina Iagupova and Cukurova built a lead early on Kelsey Mitchell and Besiktas, allowing them to coast to an 83-80 win that pushed the final margin to 156-145. Frida Eldebrink and Szekszard had a big deficit to overcome, methodically reducing it and then finally taking the overall lead in the final quarter after an 86-60 win secured a 146-137 aggregate win over Bydgoszcz. Girona quickly overturned their deficit only to trail at the half before regaining control for a 73-63 win and a 142-134 aggregate score.
On Thursday, Gorzow had a margin to overcome and Lyon kept the game close before building up their lead in the second half to win 81-67 and push the final margin to 171-149 as the lowest remaining seed. Wisla brought a solid lead back with them to Krakow and a 64-56 win meant a total of 151-123 in their favor. The two closest seeds had a very close battle in both games and Galatasaray was not able to get the decisive edge until late as Victoria Macaulay got the defending champions a 69-65 win, which left them up 146-141 overall on DVTK. Lattes Montpellier reduced the deficit early, but Reyer fought back and made it look to big to overcome until the hosts dominated the second half behind Ornella Bankole and Sami Whitcomb with an 83-60 win just getting them past by a final of 147-143. Tarbes quickly reversed Ruzomberok’s lead and then Alexis Prince helped them win 62-48, giving them a final cushion of 127-116.
January 30, 2019
(2) Cukurova vs. (18) Besiktas 83-80 CUKU Iagupova 22/6a Gray 14/6r/7a Naumenko 14 Ndour 6/7r Mestdagh 5 Bone 5 BES Mitchell 23 Akhator 14 Epoupa 13/6r Atacan 12/6a
Cukurova advances 156-145
(6) Szekszard vs. (11) Bydgoszcz 86-60 KSC Eldebrink 23/9a Bishop 17 Gereben 15 Dojkic 12 ARTG Morrison 19/6r Miedzik 12 Stankovic 8/6r Hornbuckle 5 McBride 2/9a
Szekszard advances 146-137
(3) Girona vs. (20) MBA Moscow 73-63 GIRO Gomes Colhado 14/7r Hampton 14 Martinez 13 Palau 12 Reisingerova 12 MBA Leshkovtseva 15 Psareva 12/7r
Girona advances 142-134
January 31, 2019
(5) Gorzow vs. (12) Lyon 67-81 GORZ Zoll-Norman 16/6a Juskaite 13 Atkins 8 LYON Dos Santos 16/16r Plouffe 15 Badiane 12 Clark 11/6r Tanqueray 11 Allemand 6
Lyon advances 171-149
(7) Wisla Krakow vs. (23) Nantes 64-56 WISL Russell 14/10r Zurowska-Cegielska 12 Araujo 10 Canada 7 Aleksandravicius 5/9r Conde 3 Rodriguez 3 NRB Wallace 17/9r Stejskalova 14
Wisla Krakow advances 151-123
(8) DVTK vs. (9) Galatasaray 65-69 DVTK Mokango 16/9r Walker-Kimbrough 14 Skoric 12 Putnina 11/7r Szabo 0 GALA Macaulay 24/7r Grigalauskyte 12/7r Jefferson 12 Abdi 7
Galatasaray advances 146-141
(1) Lattes Montpellier vs. (16) Reyer Venezia 83-60 MTP Bankole 25 Whitcomb 24/7r Tchatchouang 4/6r Wurtz 3 VENE Steinberga 15/8r De Pretto 14 Anderson 10/8r Gulich 7 Goree 5 Ciabattoni 0
Lattes Montpellier advances 147-143
(4) Tarbes vs. (20) Ruzomberok 62-48 TARB Prince 34/16r Gaye 12 Cornelie-Sigmundova 7 Moss 2 RUZO Ellenberg-Wiley 17/7r Jeffery 11/9r Markovic 0
Tarbes advances 127-116
Round of 8 Matchups:
(1) Lattes Montpellier vs. (9) Galatasaray
(2) Cukurova vs. (7) Wisla Krakow
(3) Girona vs. (6) Szekszard
(4) Tarbes vs. (12) Lyon
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