February 20, 2019
Group A:
Simultaneous action in this group was dramatic on Wednesday with spots still left up for grabs. Temi Fagbenle and Polkowice that a win would clinch the last quarterfinals place, but Marija Rezan and USK Praha came back to win 79-74 as it was clear by the end of the game that the other results would favor the home team. Ekaterinburg took care of Castors Braine 95-69 with neither team having much on the line. Villeneuve also knew that a win would help secure the last spot in the EuroCup quarterfinals, but fellow French team Bourges did not offer a helping hand and won 78-74. Schio knew that they would need a win and help and handled their end with an 82-50 pasting of Nadezhda, which spectacularly failed to even compete for the quarterfinals spot they could have won, leaving both teams in the EuroCup on vastly different trajectories.
Polkowice vs. USK Praha 74-79 CCC Fagbenle 23/7r Leedham 11 Hayes 10/6r J. Thomas 10 USK Rezan 22/12r Kat. Elhotova 17 A. Thomas 14/14r Oblak 13 Ayayi 11/13r Harrison 2
Castors Braine vs. Ekaterinburg 69-95 CAST Razheva 15/6r Christinaki 14 Mayombo 10 Samuelson 8 UMMC McBride 16 Musina 12/12r Vadeeva 10/7r Vandersloot 10/6a Petrushina 10 Griner 8/8r Torrens 7/6r Belyakova 5 Baric 5
Villeneuve vs. Bourges 74-78 ESBV Mendy 15/7r Kamba 13 Gomis 11 Evans 10/6r Bjorklund 8 BOUR Ouvina 19 Chartereau 17 Johannes 16 Plouffe 8/14r Raincock-Ekunwe 8/8r Sharp 3
Schio vs. Nadezhda 82-50 SCHI Quigley 18/6r Gruda 15/6r Gemelos 11 Dotto 11/11a Lisec 10 Lavender 6/8r Masciadri 3 NAD Jones 17/7r Shilova 12 Wheeler 9/8r
Standings:
- Ekaterinburg 13-1
- USK Praha 10-4
- Bourges 9-5
- Polkowice 7-7
- Nadezhda 7-7
- Schio 5-9
- Villeneuve 4-10
- Castors Braine 1-13
Group B:
All the games in this group were also on Wednesday. Hatay’s collapse was complete after an 87-62 loss to Dynamo Kursk. The teams in Riga had already advanced, but placement was on the line as Candice Dupree and Sopron won, which would ultimately leave TTT in the dreaded fourth position with the toughest quarterfinals matchup by far. Charleville knew that they would need a win and help to grab the last EuroCup spot. After getting the help from the group leaders, they forced overtime against Fenerbahce, prevailing 94-92 behind Haley Peters again. The visitors were led by Kelsey Plum and Kia Vaughn and dropped to third with the result. A meaningless game closed the day as Avenida beat Olympiacos 72-48.
Hatay vs. Dynamo Kursk 62-87 HATA Williams 19 Basaran 14/8r Snytsina 11 Gajic 8/10r DYNK Stewart 17 Zhedik 14 Petrovic 14 Howard 10 Hollingsworth 6/10r Cruz 6/8r Prince 6/6a Xargay 5
TTT Riga vs. Sopron 71-79 TTTR Vitola 18/12r Brumermane 16/8r Peddy 12 Kreslina 10 Basko 7 Eglite 0 SOP Dupree 23/10r Casas 14 Turner 14 Crvendakic 12 Zahui B 5/6r
Carolo vs. Fenerbahce 94-92(OT) CARO Peters 28/8r Bouderra 18/14a Hruscakova 15/6r Mosqueda-Lewis 13/6r FENE Plum 24 Vaughn 20 Hartley 18/7r/8a Verameyenka 12/8r Zandalasini 4 Canitez 0 Stokes 0
Avenida vs. Olympiacos 72-48 AVEN Loyd 17 Elonu 15 Robinson 11/10r Givens 8 Goree 6 OLY Thomas 12 Spyridopoulou 12 Johnson 5/7r Pavlopoulou 0
Standings:
- Dynamo Kursk 13-1
- Sopron 8-6
- Fenerbahce 8-6
- TTT Riga 8-6
- Avenida 7-7
- Carolo 5-9
- Hatay 5-9
- Olympiacos 2-12
Quarterfinals (team listed first hosts on March 5th and on March 13th if third game necessary while team listed second hosts March 8th):
Ekaterinburg vs. TTT Riga
Sopron vs. Bourges
USK Praha vs. Fenerbahce
Dynamo Kursk vs. Polkowice
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