Group A:
All the games in this group were on Thursday. Ekaterinburg bounced back with a decisive 86-47 win over Bourges. TTT Riga fought hard after falling behind early, but could not find the magic again in a 69-61 loss to Nadezhda in Orenburg. Celeste Trahan-Davis and Olesia Malashenko teamed up to lead Braine past Cukurova 90-59. USK Praha kept Reyer in last place with a 77-50 win.
December 4, 2019
Ekaterinburg vs. Bourges 86-47 UMMC Meesseman 16 Quigley 14 Griner 12 Jones 9/13r Vadeeva 9/6r Belyakova 7 Vanderloot 6/7a Faulkner 2 Musina 2 BOUR Eldebrink 13/6r Coleman 8
Nadezhda vs. TTT Riga 69-61 NAD Razheva 16/7r Raincock-Ekunwe 14/8r Turner 10/6r Wheeler 10 Shilova 10 TTT Mabrey 19/6a Drammeh 17/7r Kreslina 8 Strautmane 7/7r Huff 6/7r
Braine vs. Cukurova 90-59 CAST Trahan-Davis 24/16r Malashenko 24 Handy 8 Wallace 6 CUKU Tuck 13/9r Akalan 11 Marginean 9 Rodriguez 8/8r Bentley 3
Reyer Venezia vs. USK Praha 50-77 VEN Petronyte 18/11r Anderson 13/8r Steinberga 6/9r Penna 4 Macchi 0 USK Jones 16/9r Vukosavljevic 15 Thomas 14/7r Vorackova 2
Standings:
- Ekaterinburg 5-1
- USK Praha 5-1
- Nadezhda 4-2
- Bourges 3-3
- Braine 3-3
- Cukurova 2-4
- TTT Riga 1-5
- Reyer Venezia 1-5
Group B:
Wednesday’s games started with a pair of teams who though that there places would be more secure by now as Dynamo Kursk took a step in the right direction with a 78-47 win over Sopron. In Lattes, Sami Whitcomb helped the hosts withstand the combined efforts of Cecilia Zandalasini and Alina Iagupova to beat Fenerbahce 76-74. Thursday started with Maryia Papova and Barbora Balintova leading Gdynia to an 87-71 win in Lyon. Schio then beat Girona 58-55 as this group is still wide open as we approach the halfway point.
December 4, 2019
Dynamo Kursk vs. Sopron 78-47 DYNK Baric 15/8a Bonner 14 Kirillova 13 Breland 10/6r Prince 8 Xargay 5 Johnson 2/8r SOP Hatar 14/7r Crvendakic 14 January 0
Lattes Montpellier vs. Fenerbahce 76-74 BLMA Whitcomb 21 Mavunga 15/10r Williams 13 Tchatchouang 0 FENE Zandalasini 25 Iagupova 20/8r/6a Williams 8/7r Cakir 7 Cruz 5 Stokes 4 Canitez 2
December 5, 2019
Lyon vs. Arka Gdynia 71-87 LYON Johannes 18/6a Badiane 15 Plouffe 14/11r Allemand 12 GDY Papova 29 Balintova 22/9a Gulich 13/10r Allen 7/7r Greinacher 4 Kastanek 3
Schio vs. Girona 58-55 SCH Lisec 18/6r DeShields 12 Gruda 9 Harmon 7/10r UNI Elonu 14/8r Mendy 14 Sykes 6
Standings:
- Fenerbahce 4-2
- Lattes Montepellier 4-2
- Schio 4-2
- Dynamo Kursk 3-3
- Arka Gdynia 3-3
- Lyon 2-4
- Girona 2-4
- Sopron 2-4