Group A:
All games in this group were on Wednesday, starting in Orenburg, where Brittner Griner helped Ekaterinburg past Nadezhda 71-50. TTT Riga stayed in contention for one of the parachute places with an 81-62 win over Braine. Katerina Elhotova led USK Praha past Bourges 82-64. Reyer Venezia used a fast start to beat Cukurova 70-61.
January 8, 2019
Nadezhda vs. Ekaterinburg 50-71 NAD Turner 16/6r Shilova 10 Raincock-Ekunwe 4 UMMC Griner 20 Quigley 14/7a Vandersloot 10/8r/7a Belyakova 8 Meesseman 7 Faulkner 4 Jones 4 Vadeeva 4
TTT Riga vs. Braine 81-62 TTT Drammeh 18/10r Mabrey 17 Huff 14/10 Pilabere 10 Laksa 8 Kreslina 6 Strautmane 0 CAST Siksniute 14/6r Malashenko 13 Ortiz 10/9r Handy 4 Tobin 3 Wallace 1
USK Praha vs. Bourges 82-64 USK Elhotova 21 Thomas 17/11r/8a Vukosavljevic 17/6r Ouvina 11/8r/6a Jones 9 Vorackova 0 BOUR Chartereau 14 Rupert 12/10r Achonwa 9 Coleman 8
Reyer Venezia vs. Cukurova 70-61 VEN Steinberga 18/7r Anderson 13/9r Petronyte 13/8r Penna 6 Macchi 0 CUKU Rodriguez 19 Sanders 15 Bentley 10/7a Marginean 8
Standings:
- Ekaterinburg 8-1
- USK Praha 8-1
- Bourges 5-4
- Nadezhda 5-4
- Braine 3-6
- Venezia 3-6
- Cukurova 2-7
- TTT Riga 2-7
Group B:
The first game in this group on Wednesday saw Fenerbahce exorcise some demons in a 70-52 win over Sopron. Stephanie Mavunga and Gabby Williams led Lattes Montpellier past Rebecca Allen, Barbora Balintova, and Gdynia 85-79. The ended with Angel McCoughtry making her long-awaited return from injury, but Dynamo Kursk fell to Sandrine Gruda and Schio 70-53. The lone Thursday game saw Girona debut their tweaked roster, but a good game from Magali Mendy was not enough against Lyon, which left with a 65-63 win.
January 8, 2019
Fenerbahce vs. Sopron 70-52 FENE Iagupova 19/8a Williams 19 Cakir 13 Zandalasini 5 Canitez 4 Stokes 2 SOP Hatar 15/7r Brooks 14 Fegyverneky 10/6a Dupree 4 January 4
Lattes Montpellier vs. Arka Gdynia 85-79 BLMA Mavunga 30/6r Williams 20 Bernies 10 Whitcomb 9 GDY Allen 23/8r Balintova 21/7r Kastanek 11 Gulich 8/8r Greinacher 4
Schio vs. Dynamo Kursk 70-53 SCH Gruda 21/7r Lisec 17 Harmon 7/10r DYNK Prince 12 Baric 10 Bonner 9/7r McCoughtry 8 Johnson 6 Breland 0
January 9, 2019
Girona vs. Lyon 63-65 UNI Mendy 25 Elonu 14/7r Xargay 9 Vasic 9 LYON Clark 18 Ciak 12/12r Allemand 8 Johannes 8 Plouffe 7/7r
Standings:
- Fenerbahce 7-2
- Schio 6-3
- BLMA 6-3
- Lyon 4-5
- Dynamo Kursk 4-5
- Arka Gdynia 3-6
- Girona 3-6
- Sopron 3-6