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Game facts: AEK v CEZ Nymburk


MIES, Switzerland (Basketball Champions League) - Let's have a look at some key facts for this week's AEK v CEZ Nymburk Round of 16 matchup.

AEK (GRE) v CEZ Nymburk (CZE)

  • AEK have won their last two games but are yet to win three in a row this season in the BCL. The Greek side has also won four of their last five home games, scoring 83+ points in each of these five games.
  • CEZ Nymburk have won eight of their last nine games in the BCL. They have won three of their four games against a Greek team in the competition.
  • In the Round of 16 last season, AEK won the first leg at home against Monaco (69- 68) but were knocked out of the competition in the return leg. CEZ Nymburk failed to qualify for the Round of 16 last season, being eliminated by Dinamo Sassari in the knock-out stage qualifiers.
  • AEK attempted (188) and made (140) the most free-throws at home in the Regular Season. They forced their opponents to make 337 fouls in the Regular Season, only one team won more fouls.
  • Only Iberostar Tenerife (551) grabbed more rebounds than CEZ Nymburk (545) during the Regular Season but only two teams made fewer blocks than the Czech side (22).
  • Manny Harris made on average 2 steals per game in the Regular Season, third best average among the guards. His 13 rebounds grabbed against Rosa Radom in November were the joint-most for a guard in a BCL game this season.
  • Only two players made more assists than Eugene Lawrence (82) in the Regular Season of the BCL. He tallied 13 assists in his game against Telekom Baskets Bonn in January, joint-best for a player in a BCL game this season.