January 28, 2020
Group A:
All of the games in both groups were played on Tuesday in order to create a longer international break. In Orenburg, Erica Wheeler and Nadezhda kept it close for a while, but Brionna Jones bested her former team and USK Praha left with an 86-67 win. Ekaterinburg was certainly wary of the threat of TTT Riga, but this time avoided an upset even though the visitors kept it respectable in an 87-67 loss. Cukurova employed their plan to tank continental games to save energy for domestic league play, providing little resistance to the post players of Bourges, letting Natalie Achonwa and young Iliana Rupert thrive in the paint. With the quarterfinalists in this group already decided, teams in the other half of the standings were fighting for the two parachute places and Reyer used a fast start to leave Braine with a 61-58 win and the edge on one of those spots.
Nadezhda vs. USK Praha 67-86 NAD Wheeler 22/8a Verameyenka 11 Turner 8 Raincock-Ekunwe 6 USK Jones 21/6r Vukosavljevic 19/8r/9a Thomas 18/19r/6a Ouvina 12/9r Rezan 12/7r Vorackova 2
Ekaterinburg vs. TTT Riga 87-67 UMMC Griner 19/10r Vandersloot 13/7a Quigley 13 Vadeeva 10 Torrens 9 Jones 7 Meesseman 6 Belyakova 6/6a Musina 2 TTT Drammeh 15/7r Huff 14 Kreslina 12 Mabrey 10 Strautmane 7 Laksa 5/8r
Cukurova vs. Bourges 50-88 CUKU Guner 13/8r Akalan 10 Marginean 4 Bentley 2 Sanders 0 BOUR Achonwa 25 Rupert 23/6r Chartereau 12/8r Dabovic 11/6a Coleman 4
Braine vs. Reyer Venezia 58-61 CAST Siksniute 16 Tobin 12/16r Wallace 10 Handy 3/7r VEN Steinberga 14/7r Carangelo 12 Anderson 10/7r Penna 3 Macchi 1
Standings:
- Ekaterinburg 11-2
- USK Praha 10-2
- Bourges 8-4
- Nadezhda 7-5
- Reyer Venezia 4-8
- TTT Riga 3-9
- Braine 3-9
- Cukurova 2-10
Group B:
This group started playing in Kursk, where Dynamo bounced back from tough losses with a 76-64 win over Girona. Sopron won 77-67 at Gdynia as they also look to rally to reach the heights of the last few seasons. The two French teams met and Shey Peddy nearly got Lattes Montpellier the win, but Helena Ciak and Lyon did just enough to win 78-77. Fenerbahce clinched the top spot in the group with a 75-54 win over Sandrine Gruda and Schio to end the day as their dynamic duo of Alina Iagupova and Cecilia Zandalasini nearly supplied all the necessary points between them.
Dynamo Kursk vs. Girona 76-64 DYNK Prince 18/8r/8a Kirillova 18 McCoughtry 13 Bonner 7 Ndour 6 Breland 4 UNI Xargay 14 Palau 12 Elonu 10/10r Mendy 10 Vasic 4
Arka Gdynia vs. Sopron 67-77 GDY Balintova 19/10a Allen 14 Rembiszewska 12 Slamova 11 Greinacher 6/8r Kastanek 5 SOP Dupree 18/6r Brooks 17/7r Crvendakic 12/6r Fegyverneky 10/11a January 4/7a
Lyon vs. Lattes Montpellier 78-77 LYON Ciak 22/8r Tanqueray 11 Johannes 10/6r/6a Allemand 10/8a Plouffe 9 Clark 7/6r BLMA Peddy 30 Whitcomb 18 Williams 14/12r Tchatchouang 3
Schio vs. Fenerbahce 54-75 SCH Gruda 24/6r Harmon 6 Rodriguez 4 FENE Iagupova 29 Zandalasini 22 Williams 5/12r Stokes 5 Cakir 2/8a Canitez 2
Standings:
- Fenerbahce 10-2
- Schio 7-5
- Lattes Montpellier 7-5
- Sopron 6-6
- Lyon 6-6
- Dynamo Kursk 5-7
- Girona 4-8
- Arka Gdynia 3-9
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