Doing the math: How to get to the Round of 16 or the Play-In series?
MIES (Switzerland) - There are only 16 games remaining in the Regular Season, with 14 coming this week, and the last two on December 28 and 29. We turned on our calculators so you don't have to, handling all the permutations before tip-off on Tuesday and Wednesday.
For more on the Competition System, the current pairings in the Play-In series and Round of 16 groups, click here.
Group A
10/12 games played
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg MHP * |
5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 434 | 379 | 55 | 86.8 | 75.8 | 9 | |
| 2 |  Lenovo Tenerife TENE ** |
5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 392 | 387 | 5 | 78.4 | 77.4 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Prometey PROM ** |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 388 | 374 | 14 | 77.6 | 74.8 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Banco di Sardegna Sassari SASS |
5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 358 | 432 | -74 | 71.6 | 86.4 | 6 | |
Gameday 6 pairings: Banco di Sardegna Sassari v Lenovo Tenerife; MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg v Prometey.
In Group A, all is known. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg won the group, Lenovo Tenerife will finish second no matter what, and Prometey will stay in third place. Banco di Sardegna Sassari are eliminated.
Group B
10/12 games played
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  BAXI Manresa MANR * |
5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 402 | 355 | 47 | 80.4 | 71 | 10 | |
| 2 |  Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem JERU ** |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 385 | 376 | 9 | 77 | 75.2 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Pinar Karsiyaka KSK |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 367 | 406 | -39 | 73.4 | 81.2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Arged BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski STAL |
5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 380 | 397 | -17 | 76 | 79.4 | 6 | |
Gameday 6 pairings: BAXI Manresa v Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem; Arged BM Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski v Pinar Karsiyaka.
BAXI Manresa will finish first.
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem will finish:
- second, if they win at Manresa;
- second, if they lose at Manresa, and Ostrow win by 13 points or less
- third, if they lose at Manresa, and Karsiyaka win at Ostrow
- third, if they lose at Manresa, and Ostrow win by 14 points of more
Pinar Karsiyaka will finish:
- second, if they win at Ostrow and Jerusalem lose at Manresa
- third, if they win or lose up to 2 points at Ostrow, and Jerusalem win at Manresa
- fourth, if they lose by 3 or more at Ostrow and Jerusalem win at Manresa
- fourth, if they lose and Jerusalem lose at Manresa
Arged BM Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski will finish:
- second, if they win by 14 or more vs Karsiyaka, and Jerusalem lose at Manresa
- third, if they win and Jerusalem lose at Manresa
- third, if they win by 3 or more v Karsiyaka, and Jerusalem win at Manresa
- fourth, if they lose v Karsiyaka
- fourth, if they win by 2 points or less, and Jersualem win at Manresa
Group C
10/12 games played
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  Unicaja UNIC * |
5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 409 | 333 | 76 | 81.8 | 66.6 | 9 | |
| 2 |  JDA Dijon JDA ** |
5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 357 | 340 | 17 | 71.4 | 68 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Lavrio Megabolt LAVR |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 341 | 382 | -41 | 68.2 | 76.4 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Nizhny Novgorod NIZH |
5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 366 | 418 | -52 | 73.2 | 83.6 | 6 | |
Gameday 6 pairings: Lavrio Megabolt v Unicaja; Nizhny Novgorod v JDA Dijon.
Unicaja will finish first.
JDA Dijon will finish second.
Lavrio Megabolt will finish:
- third, if they win v Unicaja
- third, if they lose and Nizhny Novgorod lose vs Dijon
- fourth, if they lose v Unicaja, and Nizhny Novgorod win v Dijon
Nizhny Novgorod will finish:
- third, if they win v Dijon, and Lavrio lose v Unicaja
- fourth, if they lose v Dijon
- fourth, if Lavrio win v Unicaja
Group D
10/12 games played
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  Falco Szombathely SZOM |
5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 393 | 383 | 10 | 78.6 | 76.6 | 9 | |
| 2 |  Nutribullet Treviso TVB |
5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 402 | 377 | 25 | 80.4 | 75.4 | 8 | |
| 3 |  VEF Riga RIGA |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 404 | 406 | -2 | 80.8 | 81.2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  AEK AEK |
5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 402 | 435 | -33 | 80.4 | 87 | 6 | |
Gameday 6 pairings: Falco Szomabathely v VEF Riga; Nutribullet Treviso v AEK.
Falco Szombathely will finish:
- first, if they win v Riga
- first, if they lose v Riga, and AEK win at Treviso
- second, if they lose v Riga, and Treviso win v AEK
Nutribullet Treviso will finish:
- first, if they win v AEK, and Riga win at Falco
- second, if Falco win v Riga
VEF Riga will finish third.
AEK will finish fourth.
Group E
10/12 games played
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  Galatasaray Nef GALA * |
5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 433 | 400 | 33 | 86.6 | 80 | 9 | |
| 2 |  ERA Nymburk NYMB |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 395 | 417 | -22 | 79 | 83.4 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Igokea m:tel IGOK |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 385 | 390 | -5 | 77 | 78 | 7 | |
| 4 |  PAOK mateco PAOK |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 378 | 384 | -6 | 75.6 | 76.8 | 7 | |
Gameday 6 pairings: ERA Nymburk v Galatasaray Nef; PAOK mateco v Igokea m:tel.
Galatasaray Nef will finish first.
PAOK mateco will finish:
- second, if they win v Igokea
- third, if they lose v Igokea, and Nymburk lose v Galatasaray
- fourth, if they lose v Igokea, and Nymburk win v Galatasaray
Igokea m:tel will finish:
- second, if they win at PAOK
- third, if they lose at PAOK, and Nymburk lose v Galatasaray
- fourth, if they lose at PAOK, and Nymburk win v Galatasaray
ERA Nymburk will finish:
- third, if they win v Galatasaray
- fourth, if they lose v Galatasaray
Group F
10/12 games played
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  Tofas Bursa TOFA * |
5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 413 | 391 | 22 | 82.6 | 78.2 | 9 | |
| 2 |  SIG Strasbourg SIG ** |
5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 400 | 397 | 3 | 80 | 79.4 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Filou Oostende OOST ** |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 424 | 409 | 15 | 84.8 | 81.8 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Kalev/Cramo KALE |
5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 391 | 431 | -40 | 78.2 | 86.2 | 6 | |
Gameday 6 pairings: Kalev/Cramo v Tofas Bursa; SIG Strasbourg v Filou Oostende.
Tofas Bursa will finish first in the group.
SIG Strasbourg will finish:
- second, if they win, or lose by 5 points or less v Oostende
- third, if they lose by 6 or more v Oostende
Filou Oostende will finish:
- second, if they win by 6 or more at Strasbourg
- third, if they lose, or win by 5 points or less
Kalev/Cramo will finish fourth.
Group G
10/12 games played
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  U-BT Cluj Napoca CLUJ |
5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 420 | 404 | 16 | 84 | 80.8 | 9 | |
| 2 |  Hapoel U-NET Holon HOLO |
5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 410 | 378 | 32 | 82 | 75.6 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Darüssafaka DSK |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 358 | 367 | -9 | 71.6 | 73.4 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Happy Casa Brindisi BRIN |
5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 384 | 423 | -39 | 76.8 | 84.6 | 6 | |
Gameday 6 pairings: Darussafaka v U-BT Cluj Napoca; Hapoel U-NET Holon v Happy Casa Brindisi.
U-BT Cluj Napoca will finish:
- first, if they win at Darussafaka
- first, if they lose, and Holon lose v Brindisi
- second, if they lose at Darussafaka, and Holon win v Brindisi
Hapoel U-NET Holon will finish:
- first, if they win v Brindisi, and Cluj lose at Darussafaka
- second, if Cluj win at Darussafaka
- second, if their defeat v Brindisi, and Darussafaka's win over Cluj are less than 41 points combined
- third, if they lose v Brindisi, and Darussafaka win by 42 points or more (minus difference of Brindisi win at Holon)
- third, if they lose v Brindisi, and Darussafaka win by exactly 41 (minus difference of Brindisi win at Holon), while Darussafaka score 53 points more than Holon do
Darussafaka will finish:
- second, if Holon lose v Brindisi, and they win v Cluj by 42 points or more (minus difference of Brindisi win at Holon)
- second, if Holon lose v Brindisi, and they win v Cluj by exactly 41 (minus difference of Brindisi win at Holon), while Darussafaka score 53 points more than Holon do
- third, if Holon win v Brindisi
- fourth, if they lose v Cluj, and Brindisi win at Holon
Happy Casa Brindisi will finish:
- third, if they win at Holon, and Darussafaka lose v Cluj
- fourth, if Darussafaka win v Cluj
- fourth, if they lose at Holon
Group H
10/12 games played
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  Hereda San Pablo Burgos BURG |
5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 410 | 388 | 22 | 82 | 77.6 | 9 | |
| 2 |  Rytas Vilnius VILN |
5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 391 | 365 | 26 | 78.2 | 73 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Besiktas Icrypex BESIK |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 383 | 406 | -23 | 76.6 | 81.2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  EWE Baskets Oldenburg OLDEN |
5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 378 | 403 | -25 | 75.6 | 80.6 | 6 | |
Gameday 6 pairings: Hereda San Pablo Burgos v Rytas Vilnius; Besiktas Icrypex v EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
Hereda San Pablo Burgos will finish:
- first, if they win v Rytas
- second, if they lose v Rytas
Rytas Vilnius will finish:
- first, if they win at Burgos
- second, if they lose at Burgos
Besiktas Icrypex will finish:
- third, if they win or lose by 1 point v Oldenburg
- fourth, if they lose by 2 or more points v Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg will finish:
- third, if they win by 2 or more at Besiktas
- fourth, if they lose or win by 1 point at Besiktas
DISCLAIMER: The above analysis has been prepared solely for the purpose of improving the experience of fans. It is not to be understood as advice or as binding information on the Basketball Champions League for competition purposes.
