MIES (Switzerland) - Last season's BCL Final Four host against one of the contenders in Season X, a Spanish battle for the ages, and Pallacanestro Trieste ready to surprise another team from the Canary Islands.
That's the menu of the night for Wednesday's Round of 16 action in the Basketball Champions League, powered by Ameresco SUNEL. Stay with us to find out everything in detail about this three-game schedule.
AEK BC vs. ALBA Berlin - Group J, 18:00 CET
AEK BC have only lost one of their last 14 home games in the BCL and have won the most recent five in a row; each of their four home games in 2025-26 ended with margins greater than 10 points.
ALBA BERLIN have won their last six games in the BCL, scoring 85+ points in each of those games; they have won their four away games despite trailing at half-time in the most recent two.
ALBA are averaging 51.0 points in the second half of their games in the BCL this season, more than any other team; however, they will face the team with the best defensive record in the last 20 minutes this season, AEK, which are conceding only 34.3 points on average in the second half.
Frank Bartley (AEK) has scored 17+ points and added 4+ assists in each of his last three home games in the BCL; he is averaging 18.0 points, 4.8 assists, and 1.8 steals when playing at home, compared to 13.0 points, 1.0 assist, and 0.3 steals when playing away from home.
Malte Delow (ALBA Berlin) has scored 10+ points in each of his four road games in the BCL (14.3ppg) and has scored fewer than 10 points in each of his three home games (6.7ppg); he scored exactly 18 points in each of his last two road games.
AEK didn't play during the weekend in Greece, while ALBA won 87-82 against Bamberg, propelled by Jack Kayil's effort of 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Joventut Badalona vs. Unicaja - Group K, 19:00 CET
Joventut Badalona have won their seven games in the BCL and will attempt to become the first team to win their first eight games in the competition; they have scored more than 90 points in each of their four home games, winning those games by an average margin of 19.8 points.
Unicaja have won their last seven road games in the BCL and will attempt to win eight in a row for the first time; their three road games this season ended with margins greater than 10 points, Unicaja winning 10 of the 12 quarters in that span.
Unicaja are averaging 1.32 points per possession in the BCL this season, more than any other team, but Joventut have the 4th best offensive ratio (1.24 per possession). They are also the only two teams to have an assists-to-turnover ratio of at least 2.0 (Joventut, 2.14; Unicaja, 2.13).
Joventut's Cameron Hunt has scored 20+ points in two of his last three BCL games, both played at home, as often as in his first 26 appearances in the competition. He scored 12+ points in each of his last 10 home games in the BCL with 10+ minutes played (14.8ppg on average).
Aleksander Balcerowski was Unicaja’s best or joint-best point scorer in each of their last two road games in the BCL; the Polish center scored 13+ points in each of those last two road games after never scoring more than eight points in any of his first eight appearances away from home.
Opposing outcomes for the two teams from their Spanish duties: Joventut lost 87-77 to Baskonia in Vitoria despite Cameron Hunt's 23 points, while Unicaja took down UCAM Murcia 92-88 in overtime in Malaga, led by Chris Duarte's 20-point winning effort.
La Laguna Tenerife vs. Pallacanestro Trieste - Group L, 21:00 CET
La Laguna Tenerife have won their last 19 home games in the Round of 16 of the BCL, scoring more than 80 points in the most recent seven. They were trailing at halftime in each of the most recent two, but ended those games with wins of 10+ points.
Trieste have won their last two BCL games but are yet to win three in a row in the competition; they have won their last four road games, including in Spain last week against Dreamland Gran Canaria (77-71).
39 percent of Tenerife’s total points this season came from behind the arc, the highest ratio among all teams; however, 57 percent of their points conceded came from two-pointers, more than any other team, while Trieste have the second-highest such ratio (55.4%).
Marcelinho Huertas will make his 100th appearance in the BCL, becoming the 8th player to reach that tally and the 5th to reach it while playing with Tenerife. He has averaged 20.5 points and 6.6 assists in his last eight games in the BCL Round of 16, making each of his 31 free throws attempted in that span.
Markel Brown has scored 10+ points in each of his last four road games in the competition; in fact, Trieste have won their four road games where Brown scored 10+ points and lost the two where he failed to reach that mark. He has made at least one block in each of his last five road games.
Tenerife had a hell of a game on the road in Barcelona, winning 89-82 as Giorgi Shermadini contributed with 14 points; exploiting a fourth-quarter push, Trieste beat Sassari 76-70 at home, led by another masterful 24-point performance by Jahmi'us Ramsey.