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Will Brose Bamberg qualify for Play-Offs? What to know about Wednesday's games

MIES (Switzerland) - The end of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season is close, since this is week 11 already! Let's have a look at some key facts before Wednesday's games.

Nizhny Novgorod (RUS) v Banvit (TUR)

  • Nizhny Novgorod have won their last home game in BCL but have failed to win consecutive home games in the league this season; Nizhny Novgorod have lost the reverse fixture against Banvit by an 18-point margin (78-60).
  • Nizhny Novgorod have allowed their opponents to score only 57 shots from behind the arc, the fewest among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Banvit have allowed their opponents to score only 30% of their attempted 3-pointers, the fewest among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Nizhny Novgorod's Kendrick Perry scored 33 points in his last BCL game, the most he has scored in a single game this season; Perry has scored an average of 16.1 points per game, the most among all Nizhny Novgorod's players.
  • Banvit's Alex Perez has made 2.1 steals per game, the most among all players in BCL this season.



Anwil (POL) v MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (GER)

  • MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg have lost two of their three encounters with Polish teams in BCL history (W1), including this season's Gameday 4 matchup with Anwil (93-85).
  • Anwil have forced their opponents to make 174 personal fouls, the most among all teams in the league in 2018/19: they have also attempted (138) and scored (106) the most free-throws among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Only Opava have scored fewer points per possession (0.98) than MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (0.99) in BCL this season.
  • Anwil's Kamil Laczynski has made an average of 8.8 assists per game, the most among all players in BCL this season: he has dished 10+ assists in four different games, the most among all players in the league in 2018/19.
  • Lamont Da’Sean Jones has scored 19+ points in three of his last four BCL games with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg but have scored an average of 6.3 points per game in his previous three appearances in the league in 2018/19.



Sidigas Avellino (ITA) v UCAM Murcia (ESP)

  • Sidigas Avellino have lost two of the three games they have played against Spanish opposition in BCL history (L1), including this season's Gameday 4 matchup with UCAM Murcia (72-69).
  • Sidigas Avellino have made the most blocks (37) and defensive rebounds (318) among all teams in BCL this season – they are the only team with 300+ defensive rebounds in 2018/19.
  • UCAM Murcia have grabbed 77.4% of the rebounds available on their defensive basket, the highest ratio among all teams in the league in 2018/19 - they have also allowed their opponents to score the fewest points per game in second chance situations (6.4) among all teams in BCL this season.
  • Sidigas Avellino have won five of the six games in which Caleb Green has scored 17+points in BCL this season; Green has scored an average of 17.5 points per game in his last six apperances in the league.
  • Ovie Soko has made an average of 16.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in his last three appearances with UCAM Murcia in BCL this season.



Opava (CZE) v UNET Holon (ISR)

  • UNET Holon have won only two of their 12 games away from home in BCL history (L10); however, they have beaten Opava by a 16-points margin in the reverse fixture (88-72).
  • Opava have allowed their opponents to grab 132 offensive rebounds, the most among all teams in BCL in 2018/19.
  • Only UNET Holon and Nanterre 92 have scored 50% or more of their attempted 2PT shots and 40% or more of their 3-pointers in BCL this season: the Israeli side have made 50.1% of their 2-point shots and 42.1% of their shots from behind the arc in BCL in 2018/19.
  • Opava's Jan Svandrlik has made 62.5% of his attempted 3-pointers in his last two BCL appearances.
  • Corey Walden has made an average of 19.7 points and 6.0 assists per game in his last three appearances with UNET Holon in BCL.



Nanterre 92 (FRA) v PAOK (GRE)

  • PAOK have won their last two games against French teams in BCL but have lost the previous three encounters with French sides; PAOK beat Nanterre 92 in this season's Gameday 4 matchup by a single point (83-82).
  • Nanterre 92 have scored 1.2 points per possession, the most among all teams in BCL in 2018/19; they have also made the most 3-pointers among all teams in the league this season (123).
  • PAOK have allowed their opponents to attempt the fewest field goals among all teams in BCL this season (580).
  • Nanterre's Haukur Palsson has scored 65% of his last 40 field goal attempts in BCL, including 72% of his last 25 attempts from behind the arc in the league.
  • PAOK's William Hatcher has scored 26 points in his last BCL appearance: Hatcher has scored 20+ points in three of his 36 appearances in BCL history.



Lietkabelis (LTU) v Brose Bamberg (GER)

  • Lietkabelis have lost their last three BCL games, their longest losing run in the competition. They have won three of their five home games.
  • Brose Bamberg have won seven of their 10 BCL games, including the last four. They have also won their last four away games in the competition.
  • Brose Bamberg (205) are the only team to have made 200+ free-throws in the BCL 2018/19 and they have the best FT% (83%).
  • Lietkabelis' Saulius Kulvietis has scored on average only 6.6 points per game in his last five BCL games, after having scored 14.2 points per game in his first five BCL games this season.
  • Brose Bamberg's Augustine Rubit has made 53 free-throws this season, more than any other player in BCL.



AEK (GRE) v JDA Dijon (FRA)

  • AEK have won eight of their last nine BCL game but have lost their last one, against Brose Bamberg (73-77). They haven't lost consecutive games in the BCL Regular Season since Gamedays 10 and 11 in the 2016/17 season.
  • JDA Dijon have won two of their last three BCL games, after having lost the previous six. These two wins came away from home.
  • Only one team has grabbed more defensive rebounds than AEK (293) in the BCL 2018/19 while only two teams has grabbed fewer defensive rebounds than JDA Dijon (222).
  • AEK's Vince Hunter got an efficiency rating of +39 on Gameday 4 against Dijon, joint-best for a player in a BCL game 2018/19. This game against Dijon was the last time he made a double-double in the competition (25pts, 11rds).
  • Dijon's David Holston has scored on average 21 points per game in his last three BCL games after having scored 9.6 points on average in his first five BCL games of the season.



Petrol Olimpija (SLO) v Filou Oostende (BEL)

  • Petrol Olimpija have only won one of their last 14 games in BCL. They have lost 83.3% of their home games in BCL (10/12), highest % among the teams with at least two seasons spent in BCL.
  • Filou Oostende have won their last four BCL games, their best run in the competition and have also won their last three away games.
  • Filou Oostende have allowed their opponents to grab only 30.7 rebounds per game, less than any other team in the BCL 2018/19.
  • Petrol Olimpija's Mirza Begic has made a double-double in his last two BCL games, after having registered none in his first seven games.
  • Filou Oostende's Elias Lasisi has reached double-digit in scoring in his last two BCL games, after having scored 10+ points only once in his first eight games of this BCL season.



medi Bayreuth (GER) v Segafredo Virtus Bologna (ITA)

  • medi Bayreuth have only won four of their last 11 games in BCL, losing their last two.
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna have only lost two of their 10 BCL games but these two defeats came in their most recent away games.
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna are the only team to have made less than 100 turnovers in BCL this season (92).
  • medi Bayreuth's De'Mon Brooks is currently leading his team in points per game (14.2) in BCL. He has made 56% of his FGs attempted, 4th best for a forward with 80+ attempts in the competition.
  • Segafredo Virtus Bologna's David Cournooh made 60.9% of his 3-pointers attempted, best % among the guards this season in BCL.