Qualification Rounds Gameday 2 by the numbers
(Basketball Champions League) – The first week of the qualification race has concluded, four teams have secured a spot in the Regular Season and only four remain up for grabs. It’s time to take a look at some figures that stood out in Thursday’s action.
Si completa il girone di @BasketballCL 🇪🇺 con le qualificazioni di @MornarBar 🇲🇪 e @BCJuventus 🇱🇹 #Scandone1948 #basketballCL 🐺💚🏀
— Sidigas Scandone AV (@ScandoneBasket) 29 September 2016
48 - Points by Antabia Waller in two games against Igokea. A huge warning sign for all teams in Group D, Mornar's sharp-shooter is an early candidate for the top scorer honours.
7 - Assists by Dru Joyce, the assist king of Tsmoki Sportlist, just in the first half. Joyce finished both games against Rilski with a BCL-high nine assists to his name and he will keep dishing out in Qualification Round 2.
5 - Three-pointers made by Filip Adamovic on Thursday, a new BCL high. Adamovic and U-BT Cluj Napoca eliminated Petrolina AEK Larnaca and Usak Sportif is up next for them in Qualification Round 2.
2 - Centimetres that separated SL Benfica and Varese after 80 minutes of basketball. Derek Raivio's buzzer-beater was a two-pointer, as his foot was inside the line, meaning Varese advanced to Regular Season by a combined score of 145-144.
Qualificazione in @BasketballCL: missione compiuta! ✔️ 🏆 (parte 3) #CREDIAMOCI #VareseBenfica #BasketballCL @slbenfica_en pic.twitter.com/PAzHhmaS6I
— Pallacanestro Varese (@PallVarese) 29 September 2016
2 - Players with a double-double in the second leg. Dominykas Milka had 16 points and 10 rebounds in Tartu's 65-57 win over Donar, Andre Jones had 14 points and 10 rebounds in Prievidza's losing effort against CSM CSU Oradea.
.@BCJuventus's @JayDiggs5 celebrating a 3 👌🎸 #BasketballCL
— #BasketballCL (@BasketballCL) 29 September 2016
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1 - Field goal allowed by Juventus Utena in the second quarter of their 77-59 win over FC Porto. Stifling defence by the Lithuanians who showed a completely different effort to the one in the first leg in Portugal, where Porto had scored 81 points.
0 – Fast-break points scored by BC Tartu. Who needs running anyway though, considering that Tartu still managed to hold Donar Groningen to just 57 points, enough to advance to Qualification Round 2 and set up a date with Bakken Bears.