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EuroLeague Quarterfinals Game 2 March 8th

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March 8, 2019

All series continued on Friday with home teams needing wins to avoid elimination.  Valeriane Ayayi and USK Praha were ready to end the season early, leaving Fenerbahce fans disappointed again at this stage after a 77-65 loss.  TTT Riga competed against Emma Meesseman and Ekaterinburg, but were bounced out after a 77-55 loss, failing to do their part to keep the favorites from getting closer to their record number of titles.  Polkowice ended up being the closest to avoid being swept as the combination of Jasmine Thomas and Temi Fagbenle kept them in the game, but Breanna Stewart and Dynamo Kursk took care of business 81-77.  Sopron advanced to the next round again, although this was less of a surprise as they won 74-64 in Bourges.  The Final Four will take place on April 12th and 14th with one of the four teams hosting as all except Dynamo Kursk have hosted in recent years.

Fenerbahce vs. USK Praha 65-77 FENE Plum 17 Verameyenka 15 Stokes 10/12r Hartley 5 Vaughn 2 Zandalasini 2 Canitez 0 USK Ayayi 25 Thomas 13/10r/8a Kat. Elhotova 11 Harrison 9/9r Oblak 9 Romero 0

USK Praha wins series 2-0

TTT Riga vs. Ekaterinburg 55-77 TTTR Basko 13 Pulvere 11 Vitola 8/8r Peddy 7 Slaughter 5/6r Kreslina 3 Eglite 0 UMMC Meesseman 27/6r Griner 19/8r McBride 11/6r Vandersloot 9/9a Torrens 4/16r/7a Vadeeva 3/6r Baric 2 Musina 0 Belyakova 0

Ekaterinburg wins series 2-0

Polkowice vs. Dynamo Kursk 77-81 CCC Thomas 24 Fagbenle 23/8r Hayes 19 Leedham 6 DYNK Stewart 28/9r Prince 18 Howard 17/7r Petrovic 15/6r Hollingsworth 2 Cruz 1 Xargay 0

Dynamo Kursk wins series 2-0

Bourges vs. Sopron 64-74 BOUR Ouvina 12 Johannes 11 Raincock-Ekunwe 10/7r Plouffe 10 Sharp 2 SOP Jovanovic 18/10r Crvendakic 16/11r Dupree 13 Turner 8 Zahui B 8

Sopron wins series 2-0

EuroLeague Quarterfinals Game 1 March 5th

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March 5, 2019

All four series started on Tuesday, opening up in Ekaterinburg as Maria Vadeeva led the hosts past TTT Riga 78-45.  The other overwhelming favorites, Dynamo Kursk, were led by Breanna Stewart in an 89-53 win over Polkowice.  The closest game came at the home of the surprise finalists from last year as Yvonne Turner helped Sopron just edge out Marine Johannes and Bourges 66-65.  USK Praha sliced through Fenerbahce with unexpected ease for a 76-54.  The teams will swap venues for the next games on Friday as all the lower seeds know that they must win at home to force a deciding game.

Ekaterinburg vs. TTT Riga 78-45 UMMC Vadeeva 23/10r McBride 13/7r Griner 12 Meesseman 8 Musina 7 Belyakova 3 Vandersloot 3/10a Torrens 3 Baric 3 TTTR Kulite 15 Vitola 10 Peddy 7 Basko 5 Eglite 1 Kreslina 0

Dynamo Kursk vs. Polkowice 89-53 KURS Stewart 21 Howard 17/11r Prince 14 Xargay 9/8a Petrovic 5 Cruz 4 Hollingsworth 2 CCC Thomas 18/6r/6a Fagbenle 11/9r Hayes 7 Leedham 4

Sopron vs. Bourges 66-65 SOP Turner 22 Dupree 16/6r Casas 10/6r Zahui B 7 BOUR Johannes 24 Raincock-Ekunwe 15/6r Plouffe 12 Sharp 3

USK Praha vs. Fenerbahce 76-54 USK Kat. Elhotova 15 Thomas 14/10r/6a Rezan 12/7r Ayayi 9/6r Harrison 5/13r Romero 2 FENE Hartley 15 Plum 12 Canitez 5/8r Zandalasini 5 Vaughn 4 Stokes 4

EuroLeague Round 14 February 20th

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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:

  1. Ekaterinburg 13-1
  2. USK Praha 10-4
  3. Bourges 9-5
  4. Polkowice 7-7
  5. Nadezhda 7-7
  6. Schio 5-9
  7. Villeneuve 4-10
  8. 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:

  1. Dynamo Kursk 13-1
  2. Sopron 8-6
  3. Fenerbahce 8-6
  4. TTT Riga 8-6
  5. Avenida 7-7
  6. Carolo 5-9
  7. Hatay 5-9
  8. 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

Watch Final EuroLeague Regular Season Games Here Wednesday!

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All times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Hatay vs. Dynamo Kursk, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Carolo vs. Fenerbahce, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

TTT Riga vs. Sopron, 6:30pm/12:30pm:

Schio vs. Nadezhda, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Castors Braine vs. Ekaterinburg, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Polkowice vs. USK Praha, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Villeneuve vs. Bourges, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Avenida vs. Olympiacos, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

EuroLeague Round 13 February 13th-14th

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Group A:

All games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Schio found themselves overmatched in Ekaterinburg, losing 77-46.  The game in Orenburg was going to go a long way in determining which team would take the final spot and it was as tense as expected as Stella Kaltsidou helped Polkowice escape Nadezhda with a 59-55 win to climb back above them in the standings.  Valeriane Ayayi and USK Praha took care of business and qualified with an 84-68 win over Villeneuve.  Alexia Chartereau and Bourges joined them with an 83-55 win over Castors Braine.

February 13, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Schio 77-46 UMMC Griner 14/9r Vandersloot 13 Torrens 11/13r Vadeeva 11/9r Meesseman 8/6r McBride 8 Baric 7 Musina 2 SCHI Gruda 16/11r Lavender 8/6r Gemelos 7/6r Quigley 4

Nadezhda vs. Polkowice 55-59 NAD Wheeler 16 Jones 11/11r CCC Kaltsidou 20/6r Thomas 11/7r Fagbenle 11 Leedham 5 Hayes 4

USK Praha vs. Villeneuve 84-68 USK Ayayi 21/8r/6a Rezan 18/8r Harrison 12 Oblak 11 Thomas 10/8r/7a Kat. Elhotova 10 Romero 0 ESBV Gomis 13 Mendy 13 Bjorklund 12 Diallo 12 Evans 7/6r

Bourges vs. Castors Braine 83-55 BOUR Chartereau 20 Johannes 14/9a Rupert 10/6r Raincock-Ekunwe 10 Plouffe 8 Sharp 8 CAST Trahan-Davis 18/12r Razheva 16 Samuelson 8 Christinaki 6

Standings:

  1. Ekaterinburg 12-1
  2. USK Praha 9-4
  3. Bourges 8-5
  4. Polkowice 7-6
  5. Nadezhda 7-6
  6. Villeneuve 4-9
  7. Schio 4-9
  8. Castors Braine 1-12

Group B:

On Wednesday, Olympiacos dealt Carolo a blow in their quest for a parachute down as they won 79-54.  Dynamo Kursk bounced back with a 69-51 win over Avenida.  TTT Riga withstood a late charge from Kelsey Plum and Fenerbahce to win 62-61, but the other results meant that both teams will advance.  On Thursday, Sopron eventually overcame Hatay 64-52 to clinch the last quarterfinals spot from this group.  Avenida is now confirmed to be dropping to to EuroCup with Hatay hoping to fend off Carolo for the other spot.

February 13, 2019

Olympiacos vs. Carolo 79-54 OLY Thomas 17 Pavlopoulou 14 Johnson 10/14r Stamolamprou 5 CARO Chevaugeon 14 Filip 12/8r Bouderra 10/7a Peters 9 Hruscakova 6 Mosqueda-Lewis 2

Dynamo Kursk vs. Avenida 69-51 DYNK Petrovic 16 Stewart 14/7r Howard 13/14r Cruz 7/6r/7a Xargay 5 Hollingsworth 4 AVEN Robinson 14/13r Elonu 8 Loyd 6 Goree 5 Givens 4

Fenerbahce vs. TTT Riga 61-62 FENE Plum 20 Verameyenka 12/8r Hartley 12 Vaughn 6/11r Zandalasini 5 Stokes 0 TTTR Peddy 14/12r Vitola 12 Basko 8 Slaughter 6/6r Kreslina 6 Eglite 2

February 14, 2019

Sopron vs. Hatay 64-52 SOP Turner 19 Crvendakic 14/12r Dupree 12 Zahui B 6/9r HATA Williams 19 Basaran 10/7r Gajic 7/13r

Standings:

  1. Dynamo Kursk 12-1
  2. TTT Riga 8-5
  3. Fenerbahce 8-5
  4. Sopron 7-6
  5. Avenida 6-7
  6. Hatay 5-8
  7. Carolo 4-9
  8. Olympiacos 2-11

EuroLeague Round 12 February 6th-7th

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Group A:

All games in this group were on Wednesday, starting in Ekaterinburg where the hosts had a close game, but bounced back with a 70-65 win over Bourges.  Nadezhda climbed back into playoff consideration with a 61-49 win at Villeneuve.  Sandrine Gruda and Schio beat Polkowice 83-69 to give themselves a shot at the last parachute place down to EuroCup.  The day ended with Alyssa Thomas and USK Praha beating Karlie Samuelson and Castors Braine 81-66.

February 6, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Bourges 70-65 UMMC McBride 17 Griner 16/12r Vandersloot 11/6r Vadeeva 11 Torrens 6 Belyakova 5 Meesseman 4/9r Baric 0 BOUR Plouffe 16/8r Rupert 10 Ouvina 10 Raincock-Ekunwe 9/8r

Villenevue vs. Nadezhda 49-61 ESBV Evans 16/7r Bjorklund 10 NAD Medvedeva 19/7r Wheeler 13/7r Jones 9/12r

Schio vs. Polkowice 83-69 SCHI Gruda 23 Quigley 19 Gemelos 11/6r Lisec 10 Lavender 8/7r CCC Kizer 14/6r Hayes 13 Kaltsidou 12/7r Fagbenle 12

Castors Braine vs. USK Praha 66-81 CAST Samuelson 21 Trahan-Davis 16/9r Harvey-Carr 2 USK Thomas 22/11r Rezan 15 Harrison 11/6r Kat. Elhotova 10 Ayayi 8/10r Romero 2

Standings:

  1. Ekaterinburg 11-1
  2. USK Praha 8-4
  3. Bourges 7-5
  4. Nadezhda 7-5
  5. Polkowice 6-6
  6. Villeneuve 4-8
  7. Schio 4-8
  8. Castors Braine 1-11

Group B:

Dynamo Kursk was the last undefeated team, but that ended on Wednesday against Sopron as a big game from Epiphanny Prince was not enough as Candice Dupree and Yvonne Turner led the visitors to an 93-83 overtime win.  TTT Riga eventually established control against Olympiacos on their way to a 70-44 win.  There was more overtime in Salamanca as Charleville came back late, but Chrissy Givens and Avenida prevailed 78-75.  There was only one game on Thursday with Fenerbahce beating a Hatay team still in a massive crisis 78-50.

February 6, 2019

Dynamo Kursk vs. Sopron 83-93(OT) DYNK Prince 30 Stewart 18/14r Howard 17/16r Cruz 11 Hollingsworth 7 Xargay 0 SOP Dupree 24/8r Turner 21/10a Zahui B 14/7r Crvendakic 11/6r

TTT Riga vs. Olympiacos 70-44 TTTR Pulvere 17 Vitola 13 Peddy 11/8r/11a Kreslina 9 Slaughter 5/6r Basko 4 Eglite 0 OLY Tikvic 12/6r Nikolopoulou 11 Stamolamprou 5 Johnson 3/12r Thomas 3 Pavlopoulou 0

Avenida vs. Carolo 78-75(OT) AVEN Givens 25 Elonu 15 Loyd 13 Robinson 9 CARO Peters 16/6r Filip 15/11r Chevaugeon 15 Hruscakova 12/8r Mosqueda-Lewis 12

February 7, 2019

Hatay vs. Fenerbahce 50-78 HATA Aydin 16/6a Basaran 13/13r Williams 11/6r FENE Plum 15 Stokes 14/9r Vaughn 12/9r Zandalasini 12 Hartley 11/8r Canitez 4/10r

Standings:

  1. Dynamo Kursk 11-1
  2. Fenerbahce 8-4
  3. TTT Riga 7-5
  4. Sopron 6-6
  5. Avenida 6-6
  6. Hatay 5-7
  7. Carolo 4-8
  8. Olympiacos 1-11

EuroLeague Round 11 January 29th-31st

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Group A:

All games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Nadezhda rolled past Castors Braine 85-56 in Orenburg to start the day.  Polkowice breezed past Magali Mendy and Villeneuve 86-66.  The shock of the day came when Alyssa Thomas and USK Praha handed Brittney Griner and Ekaterinburg their first loss 82-73 as a new signing gives the hosts an edge in their quest for second.  Schio continued to fight for the last parachute spot, beating Alexia Chartereau and Bourges 75-70.

January 30, 2019

Nadezhda vs. Castors Braine 85-56 NAD Shilova 19 Jones 15/11r Ygueravide 14 Maiga 12/7r Medvedeva 10 Wheeler 6/12a CAST Razheva 12 Trahan-Davis 10/9r Samuelson 8 Harvey-Carr 6 Christinaki 0

Polkowice vs. Villeneuve 86-66 CCC Tagbenle 19/6r Thomas 16/7a Kaltsidou 16 Hayes 10/6r/6a Leedham 9 Kizer 2 ESBV Mendy 21 Evans 14/7r Bjorklund 10

USK Praha vs. Ekaterinburg 82-73 USK Thomas 22/11r/9a Kat. Elhotova 15 Oblak 14/9a Harrison 12/9r Romero 0 UMMC Griner 21 Meesseman 18 Vadeeva 8 McBride 6 Baric 5 Belyakova 3/6a Vandersloot 2

Bourges vs. Schio 70-75 BOUR Chartereau 20 Michel 13 Raincock-Ekunwe 9/7r Sharp 4 Plouffe 2 SCHI Quigley 18 Gruda 14/7r Lavender 11/7r Gemelos 6 Masciadri 3

Standings:

  1. Ekaterinburg 10-1
  2. Bourges 7-4
  3. USK Praha 7-4
  4. Polkowice 6-5
  5. Nadezhda 6-5
  6. Villeneuve 4-7
  7. Schio 3-8
  8. Castors Braine 1-10

Group B:

The round started on Tuesday in Greece with Olympiacos experiencing more hard luck after Hatay came back and escaped with an 80-76 win.  On Wednesday, the titanic matchup between the top two teams lived up to the hype as it went back and forth before Breanna Stewart and Dynamo Kursk came back and kept their perfect record with a 75-71 win over Bria Hartley and Fenerbahce.  Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis could not be stopped from the outside and Haley Peters was excellent again as Charleville fired past Shey Peddy and TTT Riga 100-75.  On Thursday, Avenida shuffled their lineup and just managed to fend off a late charge from Sopron to win 68-66 as the middle of this group continues to have twists and turns.

January 29, 2019

Olympiacos vs. Hatay 76-80 OLY Spyridopoulou 16 Thomas 15 Stamolamprou 11 Johnson 10/10r Pavlopoulou 8 Mazic 4 HATA Williams 18 Basaran 16/8r Gajic 15/9r Snytsina 15 Aydin 10

January 30, 2019

Fenerbahce vs. Dynamo Kursk 71-75 FENE Hartley 24 Zandalasini 11 Plum 11 Vaughn 10/6r Stokes 8/15r Canitez 0 DYNK Stewart 33/9r Prince 17 Hollingsworth 8/6r Cruz 5/7a Xargay 5 Howard 4 Petrovic 1

Carolo vs. TTT Riga 100-75 CARO Mosqueda-Lewis 27 Peters 26/6r/9a Filip 11/11r Hruscakova 11/6r TTTR Peddy 23/7a Vitola 14 Brumermane 13 Slaughter 6/7a Basko 4 Eglite 3 Kreslina 2

January 31, 2019

Sopron vs. Avenida 66-68 SOP Zahui B 19 Crvendakic 18 Dupree 10/12r Turner 0/7a AVEN Loyd 19 Elonu 13 Dominguez 10 Robinson 7/6r Givens 4

Standings:

  1. Dynamo Kursk 11-0
  2. Fenerbahce 7-4
  3. TTT Riga 6-5
  4. Sopron 5-6
  5. Hatay 5-6
  6. Avenida 5-6
  7. Carolo 4-7
  8. Olympiacos 1-10

Watch EuroLeague Games Tuesday to Thursday Here!

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All times Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Olympiacos vs. Hatay, Tuesday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Nadezhda vs. Castors Braine, Wednesday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Fenerbahce vs. Dynamo Kursk, Wednesday 5:30pm/11:30am:

Polkowice vs. Villeneuve, Wednesday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

USK Praha vs. Ekaterinburg, Wednesday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Carolo vs. TTT Riga, Wednesday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Bourges vs. Schio, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Sopron vs. Avenida, Thursday 6:00pm/12:00pm: