MIES (Switzerland) - Sometimes we need a break, and in the Basketball Champions League, powered by Ameresco SUNEL, that's about to happen as national team basketball returns in the upcoming weeks.
Before closing the curtains and setting our alarms for March 10, when the Round of 16 will return, let's enjoy three games on Wednesday night. Here are 18 must-know facts about the final three clashes before February's break.
Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets vs. Unicaja - Group K, 19:00 CET
Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets have lost their last seven games in the BCL Round of 16, but only one of those defeats ended with a double-digit margin; in fact, 58 percent of their defeats in the BCL came in the Round of 16 (7-of-12).
Unicaja have won 33 of their last 35 games in the BCL, but lost their most recent road game, 66-71 against Asisa Joventut. They have scored 100+ points in four games in the 2025-26 BCL season, equaling the record for the most such games by a team in a single season, which they set themselves in 2024-25.
Unicaja are the only team averaging 20+ points from turnover in this BCL Round of 16 2025-26 (20.7), while Wurzburg are the team with the lowest average (12.7 per game).
Davion Mintz (Wurzburg) has averaged 18.1 points per game in his last eight BCL home appearances, making 3+ three-pointers in five of those games. He has averaged 17.7 points in his three games against Unicaja in the competition, including 23 in the reverse fixture this year, the second-best average among the 44 players to have faced Unicaja more than twice in the competition (Hunter Hale, 18.0).
Kendrick Perry (Unicaja) has scored 10+ points in 10 of his last 11 games in the BCL Round of 16 and he is only 11 points shy to reach 300 points scored in this round, a feat only achieved by three players previously (Marcelinho Huertas, Giorgi Shermadini and Dylan Ennis); Perry has also made 8+ assists in each of his last two road games in the competition.
Wurzburg lost 77-74 on the road against Rostock Seawolves, while Unicaja had a 91-79 win over Andorra, pushed by Chris Duarte's 18 points.
Le Mans Sarthe Basket vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic - Group I, 20:00 CET
Le Mans Sarthe Basket have won their last six BCL games after winning only one of the previous eight; four of those last six wins ended with a margin of at least 15 points.
Galatasaray MCT Technic have won their last two games played outside of Türkiye in the BCL Round of 16 after losing each of the previous 11 such games; Galatasaray have scored 85+ points in 51.4 percent of their 72 games in the BCL, the highest ratio among the teams with at least 35 games.
Galatasaray have seen their bench players averaging 49.0 points per game in this Round of 16 of the BCL 2025-26, the most of all 16 teams, after averaging 31.3 points per game in the Group Phase. In fact, their bench unit has scored 58+ points in each of their last two games after never reaching that tally in any of their first 69 BCL games.
Johnny Berhanemeskel (Le Mans) has scored 15+ points in each of his last four BCL games after reaching that total in only two of his first six appearances; he has averaged 3.3 made three-pointers per game in his three appearances against teams from Türkiye.
Errick McCollum (Galatasaray) has averaged 22.3 points per game in his last four BCL appearances; he had his only points-rebounds double-double in the BCL during the reverse fixture against Le Mans, where he combined 21 points and 11 rebounds while adding three steals in the process.
Le Mans beat JDA Dijon 92-86 during the weekend in France, propelled by David DiLeo and Johnny Berhanemeskel, as each scored 22 points; Galatasaray lost 79-77 in the Istanbul derby to Fenerbahce despite James Palmer Jr's 16 points and 7 assists.
Pallacanestro Trieste vs. Dreamland Gran Canaria - Group L, 20:00 CET
Pallacanestro Trieste have only won one of their five home games in the BCL and have conceded at least 89 points in each of those games. They have the lowest winning percentage at home (20%) among the teams that have played more than six games this season.
Dreamland Gran Canaria have won 100 percent of their four road games in the BCL, despite trailing at halftime in each of the most recent two; in fact, those last two road games ended with margins of three points or fewer.
Gran Canaria are conceding on average only 101 points per 100 possessions in the BCL this season, fewer than any other team, while only Karditsa Iaponiki (120) have a higher average than Trieste (115) among the 16 teams still in the competition.
Markel Brown (Trieste) has scored 15+ points in each of his last two BCL games after reaching that total in only one of his first 10 appearances. He has improved his points total from one game to another in his last five BCL appearances, scoring 19 points in the last one.
Nicolas Brussino (Gran Canaria) has scored 10+ points in 12 of his last 13 road games with 20+ minutes played in the BCL, averaging 13.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game in that span.
While Gran Canaria didn't play during the weekend, Trieste lost 104-99 on the road to Derthona Basket.