09 October, 2018
05 May, 2019
20 Thomas Akyazili (ANTW)
01/05/2019
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20 facts you need to know ahead of the Semi-Finals

MIES (Switzerland) - The Basketball Champions League Final Four is on! Let's have a look at both Semi-Finals and let's have a look a some key facts ahead of the Final Four debut.

Segafredo Virtus Bologna v Brose Bamberg

  • This will be the 19th encounter between Italian and German teams in BCL history, with the later winning 10 of those previous encounters and the first winning the remaining eight games.
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna have won both games they have played against German teams in BCL this season. Brose Bamberg have not played against any Italian side in BCL.
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna have won 10 of the 11 games in which they have scored more than 80 points in BCL this season but have won only two of the seven encounters in which they have scored 80 or fewer points.
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna have scored more points per game in the 2nd half than any other team in BCL this Regular Season (43.4).
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna have made an average of only 8.7 turnovers per game and have conceded 8.2 points after turnovers, both the fewest among all teams in BCL in 2018/19.
  • Brose Bamberg have won 10 of the 11 games in which they have conceded fewer than 80 points in BCL this season but have won only two of the seven games in which they have conceded 80+ points in the competition.
  • Brose Bamberg have made an average of 19.4 free-throws per game, the most among all teams in BCL this season. They have scored 82.2% of their attempted free-throws, the highest scoring ratio from the FT line among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Only Ventspils (23.5) have scored more points per game in the 4th Quarter than Brose Bamberg (21.7) among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna's Kevin Punter has scored 659 points, the most among all players in BCL history; he has scored an average of 15.1 points per game in BCL in 2018/19 the most among all players in Segafredo Virtus Bologna squad.
  • Brose Bamberg's Tyrese Rice has scored 20+ points in eight different games in BCL in 2018/19, the most among all players in the league this season; Brose Bamberg have won six of the eight games in which Rice has scored 20+ points.


     

Iberostar Tenerife v Telenet Giants Antwerp

  • This will be the seventh encounter between a Spanish and a Belgian team in BCL history, with teams from Spain winning the three games played in their territory but losing all the matches in Belgium.
  • Iberostar Tenerife have played twice against Belgian opponents in BCL history, winning at home and losing away. Telenet Giants Antwerp have played four times against Spanish sides in BCL history, winning both games at home and losing both on the road.
  • Iberostar Tenerife have lost their last two consecutive games away from home in BCL but have won the previous 14 consecutive games played outside of Spain, which is the longest winning run for a team playing away from home in BCL history.
  • Iberostar Tenerife have won 32 of the 33 games in which they have scored 75+ points in BCL history.
  • Iberostar Tenerife have conceded an average of 67.2 points per game, the fewest among all teams in BCL this season. Iberostar Tenerife have also forced their opponents to score only 39.3% of their attempted field goals, the lowest scoring ratio from the field in BCL in 2018/19.
  • Telenet Giants Antwerp have won their last two games in the competition but have never won three games in a row in BCL history.
  • Telenet Giants Antwerp have won their last six consecutive home games in BCL: only UCAM Murcia have won more consecutive games at home in BCL this season (8).
  • Telenet Giants Antwerp have won seven of the eight games in which they have conceded fewer than 75 points in BCL this season.
  • Iberostar Tenerife's Tim Abromaitis has scored 13+ points in his last three appearances in BCL but has never scored in double-digits in four consecutive games in the league. Abromaitis has made all his 15 attempted free-throws in BCL Play-Offs this season.
  • Only one player has made more blocks than Telenet Giants Antwerp's Ismael Bako in BCL this season (24). Bako has also scored 12+ points in nine of his last 10 appearances in BCL in 2018/19.