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What you need to know before Wednesday's games

MIES (Switzerland) - The Quarter-Finals are on! After thrilling Round of 16 games, time to have a look at some facts regarding the last 8 clubs, competing this week for the Final Four qualification.

Nizhny Novgorod (RUS) v Telenet Giants Antwerp (BEL)

  • Nizhny Novgorod have won three of their last four home games in BCL while scoring 82+ points in each of these home wins; Telenet Giants Antwerp have lost six of their last seven games away from home in BCL.
  • Nizhny Novgorod have conceded an average of 5.6 shots from behind the arc per game, the fewest 3-pointers conceded per game among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Telenet Giants Antwerp have won all the four games in which they have conceded fewer than 70 points in BCL this season.
  • Nizhny Novgorod have made 26.3 fouls per game, the most among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Telenet Giants Antwerp have conceded 77+ points in seven of their eight away games in BCL this season, winning only one of these seven games (87-91 vs Lietkabelis in Gameday 1).
  • Nizhny Novgorod's Kendrick Perry has scored a tally of 63 points in his last three home games in BCL, while scoring only 20 points in his last three away games.
  • Ismael Bako has scored 12+ points in his last eight games in BCL and 15+ points in five of his last six games for Telenet Giants Antwerp in the competition; Bako has an average of +7.2 in the box plus/minus, the highest among all the players in his team in BCL this season.



Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (ISR) v Iberostar Tenerife (ESP)

  • Hapoel Jerusalem have won their last eight consecutive games in BCL, the largest winning streak for them in the competition; Iberostar Tenerife have won 14 of their last 15 games away from home in BCL but have lost their last game on the road.
  • Hapoel Jerusalem have scored an average of 89.7 points per game, the most among all teams in BCL this season; they have made an average of 93.6 points per game in their last eight games in the competition.
  • Iberostar Tenerife have conceded an average of 62.5 points per game in the BCL Play-Offs, a joint-low among all teams in the history of the competition alongside Sidigas Avellino.
  • Hapoel Jerusalem have allowed their opponents to score 28.3% of their attempted 3- pointers, the lowest scoring percentage from behind the arc among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Iberostar Tenerife have scored 1.20 points per possession, the most among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Only Tamir Blatt and two other players have dished 10+ assists in multiple Play-Offs games in BCL history: the Hapoel Jerusalem's point guard have made 10+ assists in both his appearances in Round of 16 against Neptunas Klaipeda.
  • Iberostar Tenerife's Colton Iverson has combined for an average of 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in his last two appearances away from home in BCL.



Brose Bamberg (GER) v AEK (GRE)

  • Brose Bamberg and AEK have already met twice this season, with each team winning at home and losing their game on the road.
  • Brose Bamberg have won their last four consecutive home games in BCL, including against AEK in Gameday 10 (77-73).
  • AEK have won seven of their last eight games away from home in BCL, with the only defeat in that span happening against Brose Bamberg in Gameday 10 this season.
  • Brose Bamberg have scored 83.3% of their attempted free-throws, the highest scoring percentage from the line among all teams in BCL this season; Brose Bamberg have scored an average of 20.6 FT per game, the most among all teams in the league in 2018/19.
  • Only AS Monaco (994) have scored more points in the BCL Play-Offs than AEK (974) in the history of the competition.
  • Brose Bamberg's Tyrese Rice has scored 20+ points in five of his seven home games in BCL in 2018/19. However, he has scored an average of only 9.5 points per game against AEK in BCL this season.
  • AEK's Vince Hunter has combined for 20+ points and 10+ rebounds in three different games, a joint-high among all players in BCL this season (Babacar Toure also three games with 20PTS and 10REB).



Nanterre 92 (FRA) v Segafredo Virtus Bologna (ITA)

  • Nanterre 92 have won three of their four games against Italian teams in BCL while this will be Segafredo Virtus Bologna's third trip to France this season, with the Vu Nere being winless in French territory in BCL (D1 L1).
  • Nanterre 92 are the only team in BCL this season to have scored more points from 3PT territory (534) than from inside the arc (530).
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna have made 1.88 assists for each turnover in BCL, the most among all teams this season.
  • Nanterre 92 have conceded an average of 7.9 points per game in second chance situations, the fewest among all teams in BCL in 2018/19.
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna have conceded an average of 8.3 points per game after turnover, the fewest among all teams in BCL in 2018/19; the Vu Nere are also the only team averaging fewer than 10 turnovers per game in BCL this season (8.5).
  • Haukur Palsson has made two shots from behind the arc in his last three appearances with Nanterre 92 in BCL; only two players have made a higher percentage of their attempted 3-pointers than Palsson (51.5%) in BCL this season (min 60 attempts).
  • Kevin Punter has scored 20+ points in 13 different games, the most among all players in BCL history. However, Punter has scored 12 points or fewer in his last three BCL appearances with Segafredo Virtus Bologna this season.