EuroLeague Round 8 December 18th-19th

Group A:

All games in this group were on Wednesday, including Emma Meesseman and Ekaterinburg beating Braine 101-73.  In Orenburg, Nadezhda beat Cukurova 74-64.  Brionna Jones and Alyssa Thomas scored enough points between them to win on their own as USK Praha rolled past TTT Riga 98-48.  Alexia Chartereau paced Bourges in a 68-48 win over Reyer.

December 18, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Braine 101-73 UMMC Meesseman 23/8r Jones 19/10r Griner 13/6r Quigley 11 Vadeeva 11/6a Belyakova 10 Musina 8 Vandersloot 4 Faulkner 2 CAST Wallace 16 Treffers 14 Siksniute 12/9r Ortiz 10/9a Handy 5

Nadezhda vs. Cukurova 74-64 NAD Turner 16 Shilova 15 Wheeler 12 Namok 10 Raincock-Ekunwe 5/8r CUKU Avci 17 Bentley 14/6a Rodriguez 13/6a Tuck 10/8r Marginean 2

USK Praha vs. TTT Riga 98-48 USK Jones 27/14r Thomas 25/16r Oblak 10/9a Vukosavljevic 7/6r Vorackova 7 TTT Huff 16/7r Laksa 12 Kreslina 5 Mabrey 4 Strautmane 4

Bourges vs. Reyer Venezia 68-48 BOUR Chartereau 20 Eldebrink 16/8a Coleman 11 Achonwa 9/12r VEN Anderson 11 Penna 3 Steinberga 2/6r Macchi 2

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 7-1
2. USK Praha 7-1
3. Bourges 5-3
4. Nadezhda 5-3
5. Braine 3-5
6. Cukurova 2-6
7. Reyer Venezia 2-6
8. TTT Riga 1-7

Group B:

Most of the games in this group were on Wednesday, starting with Schio’s palindrome 74-47 win in Gdynia.  Lattes Montpellier beat struggling Sopron 77-70.  Lyon was impressive in an 84-59 win over Dynamo Kursk, getting to hand their young starlet a historic debut.  The lone Thursday game saw Alina Iagupova and Fenerbahce fend off a late charge from Girona to win 62-57.

December 18, 2019

Arka Gdynia vs. Schio 47-74 GDY Slamova 12 Kastanek 11 Papova 10 Greinacher 2/6r Gulich 2 SCH Gruda 17/11r DeShields 14 Cinili 11 Keys 10 Harmon 6

Sopron vs. Lattes Montpellier 70-77 SOP Crvendakic 19 Fegyverneky 14/9a Hatar 11 January 2 BLMA Mavunga 18/11r Duchet 15/6r Tchatchouang 12 Williams 10 Bankole 10 Milapie 10

Lyon vs. Dynamo Kursk 84-59 LYON Tanqueray 17 Plouffe 15/8r Johannes 12 Salagnac 12 Allemand 10/6r DYNK Bonner 19/6r Prince 11 Johnson 7/7r Baric 5 Xargay 2/6a Breland 0

December 19, 2019

Girona vs. Fenerbahce 57-62 UNI Coulibaly 15/8r Vasic 9/7r Sykes 9 Elonu 6 FENE Iagupova 28 Stokes 8 Williams 6/11r Zandalasini 5 Cruz 4 Canitez 2 Cakir 1

Standings:

1. Fenerbahce 6-2
2. Schio 5-3
3. Lattes Montpellier 5-3
4. Dynamo Kursk 4-4
5. Arka Gdynia 3-5
6. Lyon 3-5
7. Girona 3-5
8. Sopron 3-5