Week 6 Wednesday Round of 16 games preview
MIES (Switzerland) - The final slate of four games for the Round of 16 in Season Six of the Basketball Champions League is set for Wednesday March 23, as spots in the Quarter-Finals are up for grabs in Group I.
Here's a look at the four games scheduled for Wednesday:
Game 1: Galatasaray Nef (1-4) vs. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (3-2) - Group I
Where: Istanbul, Turkey
When: 20:00
Galatasaray
Points per game: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 17.9
Rebounds per game: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 5.9
Assists per game: Dee Bost 5.4
Steals per game: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 2.2
Blocks per game: Maurice Ndour 1.0
🔒🦁 Ndour is locked in with 18PTS on a perfect 9/9 from the field in the first half! #BasketballCL #RoadToBilbao I @GSBasketbol pic.twitter.com/vinQL81IDF
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) March 16, 2022
- Galatasaray have lost four of their five BCL games played in the round of 16 after winning five of their six regular season games in 2021-22; they scored fewer than 75 points in each of their last two home games (W1 L1) after scoring 80+ points in each of their previous six home games in the competition (W4 L2).
- Among the teams that progress further than the regular season in the BCL this season, only Galatasaray have scored more points from their three-pointers (369) than their two-pointers (362) this season.
- DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell has scored 10+ points in his last 14 games in the BCL, the longest active scoring streak amongst all players still competing in the league; he also holds the longest ever streak of games with 10+ points scored (20 games).
Ludwigsburg
Points per game: Jonah Radebaugh 14.5
Rebounds per game: Justin Simon 7.5
Assists per game: Jordan Hulls, Jonah Radebaugh 3.3
Steals per game: Justin Simon 1.8
Blocks per game: Justin Simon 1.2
3️⃣❎ Wir verpassen nur am Haaresbreite die vorzeitige Qualifikation für die Top 8 - es bleibt damit spannend bis zum letzten Spieltag. Topscorer ist @Radebaugh12 mit 22 Punkten und 8 Rebounds. pic.twitter.com/y6AAiASd5j
— MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (@MHP_RIESEN) March 16, 2022
- Ludwigsburg have alternated between wins and defeats in their last 10 away games in the BCL, winning the last one (84-72 in Dijon); they have won five of their seven away games in the BCL playoffs.
- Jonah Radebaugh has scored in double-digits in each of his last three games with Ludwigsburg but is yet to do it in more consecutive games in the competition; he has combined for 16+ points and 8+ rebounds in each of his last two games after never doing it in his previous 10.
Game 2: Hapoel U-NET Holon (3-2) vs. JDA Dijon (3-2) - Group I
Where: Holon, Israel
When: 19:00
Holon
Points per game: Chris Johnson 14.9
Rebounds per game: Chris Johnson 5.6
Assists per game: Joe Ragland 8.0
Steals per game: Chris Johnson 1.4
Blocks per game: Michale Kyser 1.4
דאבל על לודוויגסבורג 💪🔥
— Hapoel Holon (@HapoelHolonBC) March 16, 2022
חג פורים שמח 🧛 pic.twitter.com/WR41iw5rPX
- Holon have won six of their seven home games in the BCL this season, including the last three; they have won four consecutive home games only once before, in October-November 2018.
- Joe Ragland is the only player with 100+ assists in the BCL in 2021-22 (112); Ragland has made 7+ assists in each of his last nine games, the longest such sequence in league history.
Dijon
Points per game: David Holston 13.5
Rebounds per game: Rashard Kelly 7.6
Assists per game: David Holston 6.2
Steals per game: David Holston 1.8
Blocks per game: Jacques Alingue 0.9
Certains aiment Batman, on préfère Robin 🦸🏼♂️
— JDA Dijon Basket (@jdadijonbasket) March 18, 2022
Décisif contre Galatasaray, Robin Ducoté a inscrit 16 points pour contribuer à la victoire 💪#MyJDA #Dijon #BasketballCL pic.twitter.com/9ieqb9kMSi
- Dijon have won two of their three away games in the BCL playoffs this season, after losing their three away games during the regular season; they lost their only previous trip to Israel, 72-86 against Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem in November 2018.
- Dijon have made 9.3 steals per game in the BCL Playoffs in 2021-22, the most of any team in this phase of the competition; on the other hand, Holon have allowed the most steals per game to their opponents in the BCL Playoffs this season (9.1).
- Nine players have combined for 20+ points and 10+ rebounds in a BCL game in 2021/22, but only Dijon's Rashard Kelly has done it in multiple games (3), including in the last game against Holon.
Game 3: Falco Szombathely (0-5) vs. Rytas Vilnius (2-3) - Group L
Where: Szombathely, Hungary
When: 20:30 CET
Szombathely
Points per game: Zoltan Perl 16.1
Rebounds per game: Akos Keller 6.5
Assists per game: Benedek Varadi 6.4
Steals per game: Szilard Benke 1.6
Blocks per game: Gyorgy Goloman 1.6
HOOOOW Zoltan?!?! 🤯#BasketballCL #RoadToBilbao I @falco_kc pic.twitter.com/c4eRkeYzpg
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) March 14, 2022
- Szombathely have lost their five games in the playoffs after winning five of their six regular season games in the BCL this season; they have seen a double-digit margin in each of their last three games after seeing a single-digit margin in each of their previous nine games in the competition.
- Szombathely are making 23 two-pointers per game in the BCL this season, more than any other team; among the teams that have played more than six games this season, they are the only one to have made at least four times more two-pointers (253) than three-pointers (63).
- Zoltan Perl has scored 20+ points in two of his last three BCL games with Szombathely, as many times as in his previous 24 appearances in the league; Perl hasn't missed a free-throw in any of his last five games in the BCL, scoring all his 19 shots from the line in that span.
Rytas
Points per game: Ivan Buva 15.4
Rebounds per game: Gytis Radzevicius 6.7
Assists per game: Speedy Smith 5.4
Steals per game: Arnas Butkevicius 1.6
Blocks per game: Arnas Butkevicius 0.6
🤫 Gytis Radzevicius takes it 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑮 to the rack!#BasketballCL #RoadToBilbao I @RytasVilnius pic.twitter.com/9vZYh84Nfc
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) March 15, 2022
- Rytas have won two of their last three away games in the BCL after winning only one of their previous five; they are yet to win consecutive away games in the league, however.
- Ivan Buva scored 20+ points in four of his 11 games with Rytas in the BCL in 2021-22, with the latest such game being against Szombathely in the reverse fixture (20pts 9reb); however, Buva hasn't scored more than 12 points in any of his last four away games in the league.
Game 4: Lenovo Tenerife (5-0) vs. SIG Strasbourg (3-2) - Group L
Where: San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain
When: 19:30
Tenerife
Points per game: Giorgi Shermadini 13.3
Rebounds per game: Giorgi Shermadini 6.5
Assists per game: Marcelinho Huertas 6.9
Steals per game: Aaron Doornekamp 1.2
Blocks per game: Giorgi Shermadini 1.0
3PTS made in #BasketballCL this season 😬
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) March 15, 2022
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- Tenerife have won their last six games in the BCL, including each of the last four by margins of 14+ points; they have won each of their last three home games played against French teams, each with a double-digit margin.
- Sasu Salin scored 23 points in his most recent BCL game but has scored 20+ points in consecutive games only once before in the league, in November-December 2020 (2 games); Salin has made 3+ shots from behind the arc in each of his last five games with Tenerife, his longest such streak in the competition.
- Tenerife (1.17) and Strasbourg (1.16) are the teams that are scoring the most points per possession on average in the BCL this season; Strasbourg are making the most field goals per game this
season (30.3), while only four teams have conceded fewer field goals than Tenerife (26.3).
Strasbourg
Points per game: John Roberson 17.4
Rebounds per game: Ike Udanoh 6.0
Assists per game: John Roberson 4.4
Steals per game: Kameron Taylor 1.3
Blocks per game: Ike Udanoh, Matt Mitchell, DeAndre Lansdowne 0.5
🤑 @SIGStrasbourg are 𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑬𝒀 from downtown in the first half (11/20)!#BasketballCL #RoadToBilbao pic.twitter.com/OOZbPrGjzg
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) March 14, 2022
- Strasbourg have won their last four away games in the BCL, their longest winning streak away from home in the competition; they could become the first team to win two away games in Tenerife in the competition after their 70-66 victory in November 2016, Tenerife's first defeat at home in the competition.
- Jordan Howard will play his first road game with Strasbourg in the BCL; he has scored an average of 17 points per game in his two previous appearances while making 3+ shots from behind the arc in each of those games.