Two games ended were already not going to be played, but one series did start on Tuesday with limited fans.  Landes had a fantastic start in Charleville-Mezieres, but Carolo fought back and caused the game to end in a 74-all tie.  Avenida did not travel for their game at Dynamo Kursk.  FIBA already postponed Girona’s game against Reyer Venezia.  Thursday’s game between Braine and Valencia had been scheduled with limits on fans, but was ultimately called off when FIBA stopped competitions on both the women’s and men’s sides.

March 10, 2020

Carolo vs. Landes 74-74 CARO Chevaugeon 14 Diawara 12/8r Akhator 12/7r Mestdagh 12/6r Sottana 10 Kelley 6 Miyem 6 LAND Hejdova 16 Paget 14 Ayim 12/7r/6a Toure 11 Dumerc 5 Smith 4/6r

All of the home teams brought leads back with them for the second games.  10 Gernika cut into the deficit early, but 2 seed Valencia dominated the rest of the game to win 74-51 and push the final margin to 143-111.  Migna Toure and 3 seed Landes rolled past 6 seed Orman 102-64 for a 184-143 overall win.  4 seed Carolo had the narrowest lead heading into their game in Charleville-Mezeres, but broke it open early to win 83-73 and move past Danielle Robinson and 12 seed Polkowice 167-155.  Top seed Avenida already had the biggest lead when then hosted 9 seed Spartak Moscow on Thursday, but expanded it quickly in Salamanca with a 92-61 win, getting the biggest victory margin at 169-126.

February 26, 2020

(2) Valencia vs. (10) Gernika 74-51 VAL Buch 14 Brown 13/8r Casas 10 Tirera 10 Reisingerova 6 Abalde 2 Gari 0 LOIN Milic 17/9r Dietrick 10/8a Roundtree 6 Mazionyte 0

Valencia advances 143-111

(3) Landes vs. (6) Orman 102-64 BLAN Toure 20 Ayim 18/8r Suarez 18/6r/6a Paget 12 Hejdova 10/11r Ayim 10/6r Dumerc 4 ORM Ogunbowale 18 Robinson 15/9r Paris 10/10r

Landes advances 184-143

(4) Carolo vs. (12) Polkowice 83-73 CARO Miyem 17 Sottana 15 Mestdagh 14/8r Kelley 13 Akhator 10/11r Bouderra 10/6a CCC Robinson 20/9r Conde 18/13r Stallworth 14/8r Spanou 7/6r Mansfield 7

Carolo advances 167-155

February 27, 2020

(1) Avenida vs. (9) Spartak Moscow 92-61 AVEN Hayes 19 Fagbenle 16/7r Loyd 11 Cazorla 10 Vitola 9 Samuelson 7 Hof 6/12r Vilaro 4 SPAR Bertsch 15/6r Ogun 11 Kea 3

Avenida advances 169-126

Two series started on Wednesday with the other two starting on Thursday.  Pelin Bilgic and 6 seed Orman led early at home, but Miranda Ayim and 3 seed Landes came back to win 82-79.  A battle of league rivals saw 2 seed Valencia leave 10 seed Gernika leading 71-61.  Top seed Avenida has the biggest advantage after going to Moscow and beating Paris Kea and 9 seed Spartak 77-65.  Evelyn Akhator and 4 seed Carolo completed a clean sweep for the top seeds as they prepare to play at home next week, but Danielle Robinson and Artemis Spanou did help 12 seed Polkowice keep it at the closest margin with a 84-82 loss.

February 19, 2020

(6) Orman vs. (3) Landes 79-82 ORM Bilgic 20 Robinson 19/12r Paris 16/12r Ogunbowale 10 BLAN Ayim 24 Suarez 14 Gaye 10 Hejdova 10 Dumerc 9

(10) Gernika vs. (2) Valencia 61-71 LOIN Milic 16/6r Dietrick 13 Arrojo 10/6r Roundtree 6/6a Mazionyte 2 VAL Brown 17/13r Tirera 16 Casas 15 Reisingerova 7 Abalde 4 Gari 0

February 20, 2020

(9) Spartak Moscow vs. (1) Avenida 65-77 SPAR Kea 20 Bertsch 17 Ogun 13 Levchenko 11/6a AVEN Gil 16/7r Vitola 14/12r Loyd 14 Dominguez 12 Hof 10 Vilaro 7 Fagbenle 2 Cazorla 2 Samuelson 0

(12) Polkowice vs. (4) Carolo 82-84 CCC Robinson 23 Spanou 20 Conde 17 Mansfield 4/9a Stallworth 4 CARO Akhator 23/9r Miyem 15 Kelley 13 Mestdagh 12

Games Wednesday unless otherwise noted.  Times Central European, then Eastern Standard.

Valencia vs. Enisey, Tuesday 8:30pm/2:30pm (Enisey up 5):

Orman vs. Olympiacos, 2:00pm/8:00am (Olimpiacos up 8):

Hatay vs. Spartak Moscow, 4:00pm/10:00am (Spartak Moscow up 19):

MBA Moscow vs. Polkowice, 5:00pm/11:00am (Polkowice up 23):

Szekzard vs. Gernika, 6:00pm/12:00pm (Gernika up 18):

Landes vs. Sedis, 8:00pm/2:00pm (Sedis up 14):

Carolo vs. Besiktas, 8:00pm/2:00pm (Carolo up 16):

Avenida vs. Bydgoszcz, 8:30pm/2:30pm (Avenida up 14):

The second round of knockout games started on Wednesday out in Krasnoyarsk as 15 seed Enisey beat 2 seed Valencia 60-55.  4 seed Carolo ended up being the only road to win on the first day as Endy Miyem and Evelyn Akhator led them past Yvonne Anderson and 13 seed Besiktas 92-76.  12 seed Polkowice had the day’s biggest margin after Maria Conde fired them past 5 seed MBA 83-60.  Nikolina Milic and 10 seed Gernika also have a solid cushion after beating 7 seed Szekszard 91-73.  19 seed Sedis looked strong in a 64-50 win over 3 seed Landes.  Thursday’s games started off with more home teams winning as Jacki Gemelos and 11 seed Olympiacos bested 6 seed Orman 72-64.  9 seed Spartak Moscow has a healthy advantage after Morgan Bertsch and Paris Kea led them past Haley Peters and 8 seed Hatay 90-71.  Top seed Avenida had no trouble avoiding an upset as Tiffany Hayes helped them past 16 seed Bydgoszcz 78-64.

January 22, 2020

(15) Enisey vs. (2) Valencia 60-55 ENI Tarasova 12/7r Linskens 11/14r McCray 8 Koizar 7/7r VAL Tirera 16 Abalde 5/8r Brown 5 Gari 5

(20) Besiktas vs. (4) Carolo 76-92 BESI Anderson 33/7r/7a Snytsina 15 Bogicevic 13 Caglar 12 CARO Miyem 24/7a Akhator 23/15r Mestdagh 15/7a Bouderra 11 Kelley 5

(12) Polkowice vs. (5) MBA Moscow 83-60 CCC Conde 21 Stallworth 17/6r Filip 14/7r Spanou 11 Robinson 4/9a MBA Kaytukova 17 Logunova 12/6r

(10) Gernika vs. (7) Szekszard 91-73 LOIN Milic 21 Dietrick 18/7a Wojta 13/6r/6a Arrojo 12 Ocete 10 Mazionyte 7 KSC Krnjic 16/7r Marshall 15/6r Dojkic 14 Studer 12 McCall 4/7r

(19) Sedis vs. (3) Landes 64-50 SEU Wiese 9 Nogic 9 Pujol 6 Gustavsson 5/9r Moore 5/7r Lizarazu 4 BLAN Gaye 15/6r Ayim 8 Plouffe 6/7r

January 23, 2020

(11) Olympiacos vs. (6) Orman 72-64 OSFP Gemelos 23/7r Graves 16/9r Thomas 12/7r Nikolopoulou 10 Stamolamprou 2 Pavlopoulou 0 ORM Paris 15/16r Robinson 15/10r Ogunbowale 14 Leedham 13

(9) Spartak Moscow vs. (8) Hatay 90-71 SPAR Bertsch 24 Kea 21 Nuritdinova 13 HATA Peters 24/10r Ben Abdelkader 17 Basaran 11/8r Turk 2

(16) Bydgoszcz vs. (1) Avenida 64-78 ARTG Kiesel 16 Miskiniene 14/12r Rymarenko 12 O’Neill 10 AVEN Hayes 26/6r Vitola 13 Dominguez 11/7a Loyd 10 Hof 4 Fagbenle 3/6r Samuelson 3 Vilaro 2 Cazorla 0

Only one series resumed on Wednesday as 12 seed Polkowice was already bringing home a big lead and 20 seed Botas was not competitive as Ana Filip paced the hosts in an 84-35 win, pushing the final margin to 159-91.  On Thursday, 18 seed Gorzow had the narrowest of leads from the other game, but Enisey quickly grabbed the advantage and then broke it open in the second half to 93-77 and advance 159-144.  9 seed Spartak Moscow had a solid lead already and a 79-63 win over last seed Fribourg meant a 168-135 overall win.  21 seed Miskolc looked to be holding their carryover lead early, but Jessica Thomas and Olympiacos dominated the middle quarters before struggling in the final frame, but an 84-73 win was enough to flip the margin to 138-132 in their favor.  16 seed Bydgoszcz had a lead from the first game, but any hopes of simply cruising were dashed early as Andra Mandache and Chrissy Givens helped 17 seed Sepsi overturn the deficit and take a lead into halftime.  The hots charged out of the gates at halftime behind Laura Miskiniene and Jennifer O’Neill and it was close, but a 79-71 loss was still enough to keep the aggregate in their favor 141-140.  10 seed Gernika had a solid lead already and Nikolina Milic helped them win again as the 83-56 final pushed the margin to 140-108 over 23 seed Tsmoki-Minsk.  With a lack of upsets, 13 seed Roche may have thought that they were in good position by bringing a lead home, but Yvonne Anderson and 20 seed Besiktas showed that they were ready early and then used a big final quarter to win 82-73 and flip the final margin in their favor 161-156.  The one upset that was expected after the first games was completed to end the day as Sydney Wiese and 19 seed Sedis won again 72-63 over 14 seed Sint-Katelijne-Waver to move on by a 131-109 final margin.

January 8, 2019

(12) Polkowice vs. (20) Botas 84-35 CCC Filip 22/15r Stallworth 15/7r Conde 14/11r Gajda 13/6r Spanou 7 BOT Bas 18/14r

Polkowice advances 159-91

January 9, 2019

(15) Enisey vs. (18) Gorzow 93-77 ENI Koizar 18 Tarasova 14 Linskens 13/14r/8a McCray 12/7r Marchenkova 11 Kolosovskaya 11 GORZ Juskaite 19/7r Thomas 18 Copper 14/7r Green 10/11r

Enisey advances 159-144

(9) Spartak Moscow vs. (24) Fribourg 79-63 SPAR Zotkina 14 Komarova 13/6r Ogun 13 Kea 7 Bertsch 6 FRIB Giroud 19/12r Delva 11/8r

Spartak Moscow advances 168-135

(11) Olympiacos vs. (21) DVTK 84-73 OSFP Thomas 21/6a Gemelos 19/7s Graves 19 Spyridopoulou 15 Pavlopoulou 3 Stamolamprou 0 DVTK Walker-Kimbrough 15 Morrison 13/7r Goree 11/11r/6a

Olympiacos advances 138-132

(16) Bydgoszcz vs. (17) Sepsi 71-79 ARTG Miskiniene 24/12r O’Neill 21 Kiesel 15/6a SIC Mandache 26/8r Givens 22/9r/6a Vucetic 10 Butler 8/12r

Bydgoszcz advances 141-140

(10) Gernika vs. (23) Tsmoki-Minsk 83-56 LOIN Milic 24 Lo 10 Dietrick 10 Diez 10 Mazionyte 10 Wojta 6/6a TSM Murauskaya 15/10r Hasper 13 Chidom 13 Theriot 10/6r

Gernika advances 140-108

(13) Roche vs. (20) Besiktas 73-82 VEND Amant 15 Bailey 14/7r Lucet 12/8r Monpierre 11 Ngoyisa 7/8r BESI Anderson 27/9r/6s Bogicevic 16 Snytsina 14/7r/6s Caglar 12 Middleton 5/6r

Besiktas advances 161-156

(14) Sint-Kateline-Waver vs. (19) Sedis 63-72 SKW Be. Massey 14 Vervaet 14 De Meyer 10 Maesschalck 5 SEU Wiese 20 Nogic 10 Gustavsson 9 Pujol 5/11r Moore 2/6r

Sedis advances 131-109

Bracket:

(1) Avenida vs. (16) Bydgoszcz
(8) Hatay vs. (9) Spartak Moscow
(5) MBA Moscow vs. (12) Polkowice
(4) Carolo vs. (19) Besiktas
(3) Landes vs. (22) Sedis
(6) Orman vs. (11) Olympiacos
(7) Szekszard vs. (10) Gernika
(2) Valencia vs. (15) Enisey

Half of the series started on Wednesday, opening in Minsk, where 23 seed Tsmoki lost to 10 seed Gernika 57-52.  12 seed Polkowice brought home the biggest advantage of the day after Artemis Spanou led them past Frida Eldebrink and Botas 75-56.  In the game between the closest seeds, Brianna Kiesel and Laura Miskiniene secured a solid lead for 16 seed Bydgoszcz with a 70-61 win over Sepsi.  The closest game of the day went to 13 seed Roche, which beat Katsiaryna Snytsina and 19 seed Besiktas 83-79.

A lower seed finally broke through on Thursday in Miskolc as Ziomara Morrison emerged for the 21st seeded hosts in a 59-54 win over 11 seed Olympiacos.  18 seed Gorzow also got a narrow win behind Kahleah Copper and Laura Juskaite 67-66 over 15 seed Enisey.  The higher seeds returned to winning ways when Paris Kea and 9 seed Spartak Moscow got an 89-72 win in Fribourg.  Sedis has the best chance of overturning seeding after Tinara Moore helped the 22 seed pull away from 14 seed Sint-Katelijne-Waver for a 59-46 win.  The series will now take three weeks off before resuming at the opposite venues in the new year.

December 18, 2019

(23) Tsmoki-Minsk vs. (10) Gernika 52-57 TSM Chidom 15/8r Theriot 12 Hasper 11 LOIN Lo 14/7r Milic 13/8r Dietrick 10 Wojta 7/12r Mazionyte 0

(20) Botas vs. (12) Polkowice 56-75 BOT Eldebrink 20/6r Gulcan 12 Hollingsworth 2 CCC Spanou 30 Stallworth 18 Filip 11/14r Robinson 5

(17) Sepsi vs. (16) Bydgoszcz 61-70 SIC Mandache 18 Givens 15/9r/6a Butler 4/6r ARTG Kiesel 22 Miskiniene 21/20r Pobozy 10/10r O’Neill 10/6r

(19) Besiktas vs. (13) Roche 79-83 BESI Snytsina 25 Caglar 16/6r/8a Anderson 14 Middleton 9/10r VEND Bailey 17/9r Ngoyisa 16/7r Lucet 14 Heriaud 12/8a

December 19, 2019

(21) DVTK vs. (11) Olympiacos 59-54 DVTK Morrison 26/11r Walker-Kimbrough 14/8r Goree 11/9r OSFP Gemelos 19 Graves 10/15r Thomas 10 Pavlopoulou 3 Stamolamprou 0

(18) Gorzow vs. (15) Enisey 67-66 GORZ Copper 27/7r Juskaite 21 Green 8/10r ENI Koizar 17/8r/6a Linskens 12/16r McCray 11 Tarasova 11

(24) Fribourg vs. (9) Spartak Moscow 72-89 FRIB Giroud 18/8r/7a Fora 12/7s Delva 10/8r Viana 10 SPAR Kea 20 Bertsch 17 K. Levchenko 15

(22) Sedis vs. (14) Sint-Katelijne-Waver 59-46 SEU Moore 20/16r Nogic 13 Wiese 10/6r Pujol 7 Gustavsson 0/6r SKW Maesschalck 18 De Meyer 11