Gameday 2 Wednesday Round Up
MIES (Basketball Champions League) - Gameday 2 officially came to a close on Wednesday evening, with another 8 games taking place.
Of course, there was a double overtime game and plenty of other standout contests and performances as we begin to get an early picture of Group play.
Here is a round up of all the action below, and you can also find the report of Neptunas Klaipeda's victory over Besiktas Sompo Japan here and Umana Reyer Venezia's 2OT win over Unet Holon here.
Anwil vs Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod rode a great first half to pull out a 93-82 win on the road in Poland against Anwil.
Тот матч, когда целая пятерка лучших! 🔝👏🏼
— BC Nizhny Novgorod (@BC_NN) October 17, 2018
КейПи - 15 очков, 4 пд, 8 рп
Антон Астапкович - 15 очков, 4 пд
Дмитрий Узинский - 14 очков, 3 пд, 2 рп
Владимир Драгичевич - 13 очков, 11 пд, 2 рп
Евгений Бабурин - 12 очков, 3 рп pic.twitter.com/WjCCPo4PvL
Bouncing back from loss last week's double overtime loss, Nizhny put on an offensive clinic in the first quarter and were leading by 18 on cruise control in the second before the home side fought back, cutting the deficit in half within a couple of minutes.
Anwil's fight back continued, but they were never able to quite get over the hump - the closest they would get the rest of the way is two points in the third.
Kendrick Perry and Anton Astapkovich had 15 points each, the former adding 8 assists for Nizhny, as Vladimir Dragicevic had a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double.
Valerii Likhodei was unstoppable, going 9-for-11 on his way to a game-high 28 points for Anwil.
The visitors comfortably won the battle on the glass to help them improve to 1-1.
Notable Number: 25 - the number of assists Nizhny Novgorod registered, as they put on a clinic in sharing the ball.
Promitheas Patras vs Petrol Olimpija
Promitheas Patras escaped with a 79-77 win over Petrol Olimpija, as Olimpija missed multiple opportunities to steal victory.
Here come the highlights of @Promitheasbc 's 2nd victory in the #BasketballCL ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/HiFjzS87Sx
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) October 17, 2018
Olimpija had three chances to win it in the final minute, culminating in a Miha Lapornik missed three at the buzzer, as Promitheus improved to 2-0.
Oleksandr Lypovyy led the Promitheus charge with 17 points, Tony Meier finished with 15, and Leonidas Kaselakis had 13
Olimpija had 17 points-a-piece from Lapornik and Scottie Reynolds, the latter adding 8 assists. Lapornik finished 5-of-6 from three point range, his only miss being the potential winner at the buzzer.
Notable Number: 16 - the number of lead changes, as neither team could gain clear separation throughout the majority of the game.
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg vs Sidigas Avellino
Sidigas Avellino made light work of MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg with a 96-77 victory on the road.
Avellino were in control from start to finish, taking a lead at the end of the first and never looking back. Lorenzo D'Ercole knocked down a deep 3 to make it a 20 point deficit, 69-49, with less than 2 minutes to play in the third and it was plain sailing the rest of the way.
.@MattCostello10 denies the dunk and then rises up for his own one! What a play! Wow!
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) October 17, 2018
📺 https://t.co/KYh4DMj8fh#BasketballCL @ScandoneBasket pic.twitter.com/dKpIJhozsr
Keifer Sykes had 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, finishing 4-for-4 from beyond the arc and 9-for-12 overall, Matt Costello went 8-for-9 for his 21-point, 10-rebound double-double and Norris Cole added 7 assists.
Kelan Martin had 17 points to lead Ludwigsburg.
Notable Number: 59.02 - the percentage Avellino shot from the floor, as they went 36-for-61 overall.
Fribourg Olympic vs Opava
Fribourg Olympic picked up their first win in the Basketball Champions League Regular Season with a 97-79 take down of Opava.
🇨🇭champs @FribourgOlympic dominate the second half against Opava, handing the Czech team an 18-point defeat! #BasketballCL
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) October 17, 2018
📊 https://t.co/zxzwnRYlhB pic.twitter.com/9zoG4y2q1m
Babaca Toure continued his dominance with 23 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks to have another standout performance for Fribourg, as they pulled away in the third - culminating in a running buzzer beater from Dusan Mladjan - and were leading by 18 early in the fourth.
Natan Jurkovitz missed two shots on his way to 18 points and Andre Williamson went 9-for-9 from the line for his 17 points for Fribourg, whilst Radim Klecka had an efficiency 21 for Opava.
Notable Number: 24 - the rebounding differential, as Fribourg dominated the glass 48-24, with a ridiculous 22 offensive rebounds.
Brose Bamberg vs JDA Dijon
Brose Bamberg overturned a double-digit deficit to secure their first win of the Basketball Champions League season, 73-64 over JDA Dijon.
Les photos de la rencontre, face à @BroseBamberg : https://t.co/eblefeoWPj#BasketballCL #BAMJDA
— JDA Dijon Basket (@jdadijonbasket) October 17, 2018
📷 : Daniel Löb pic.twitter.com/1tbYGJT0Zx
After an incredibly slow start that saw the home team score just four points in the opening period, Bamberg clawed it back, with Tyrese Rice carrying them down the stretch as he scored 12 of his 20 points in the final five minutes of the contest.
💀 @Dcash_11 is a baaaad man! #BasketballCL @JDADijonBasket pic.twitter.com/abqqQrw4qz
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) October 17, 2018
Nikos Zisis had 14 points and 5 assists off the bench, and Elias Harris joined them in double digits with 13 points.
Dijon were led by 21 from Gavin Ware as both teams now own 1-1 records.
Notable Number: 42 - the number of points Bamberg got from the bench, as their bench outscored Dijon's 42-7.
Nanterre 92 vs Iberostar Tenerife
Tenerife clamped down in the first and fourth for a 75-58 win over Nanterre 92 to improve to 2-0 in the competition.
Final en el Maurice Thorez. El @IBEROSTAR Tenerife 'toma' París. Primer triunfo a domicilio y segunda alegría consecutiva en la #BasketballCL: 58-75 ante el @Nanterre92 #VamosCanarias #ConexiónAurinegra pic.twitter.com/HlFt9wgGVt
— Iberostar Tenerife (@CB1939Canarias) October 17, 2018
They never trailed, and led by as many as 24 but Nanterre showed their resilience, fighting back from down 20 at halftime to get it to 9 on multiple occasions in the second half. An 8-0 run for the visitors out of a Tenerife timeout with 3 minutes remaining - after the French side had pulled to within 9 - was enough to put out the flame of any lasting hope.
Javier Beiran had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, to lead a 22-assist effort from Tenerife, with Thaddus McFadden adding 11 points.
Haukur Palsson's 21 points led Nanterre.
Notable Number: 7 - the number of points Tenerife held Nanterre to in the first and fourth quarters.