MIES (Switzerland) - One Spanish derby between two of the main contenders for the title, AEK BC's opportunity to extend their unbeaten winning streak to five consecutive games, and more to follow on Wednesday.
These two encounters are just part of a five-game schedule that can't be missed in the Round of 16 of the Basketball Champions League, powered by Ameresco SUNEL. What to know? These 30 facts, stats, and results.
AEK BC vs. Tofas Bursa - Group J, 18:00 CET
AEK will play their 150th game in BCL history, being the second team to reach that milestone in the competition (La Laguna Tenerife currently with 166 games played); the Greek side won all three of their previous BCL encounters with Tofas Bursa, all by the exact margin of 3 points.
Tofas have won just one of their last four BCL games, but it was precisely in their last trip to Greece, when they beat Karditsa Iaponiki (93-79); four of their last five BCL games ended with single-digit margins.
AEK have made 12 or more three-pointers in each of their last two BCL games, but haven’t enjoyed a longer such run since January-February 2017, when they did it in three consecutive games.
AEK’s Frank Bartley has scored more than 16 points in seven of his last eight games played in the BCL, including a 21-point performance against Tofas in the reverse fixture: AEK’s only defeat in that span came in the lone game where he failed to reach that mark.
Hugo Besson (Tofas) has scored 15 or more points in each of his last four BCL games but has yet to have a longer scoring run in the competition; he had his first BCL double-double in his most recent appearance, tallying 17 points and 10 rebounds at ALBA BERLIN's home court.
Led by RaiQuan Gray's 19 points and 5 rebounds, AEK beat Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola 102-85; in Türkiye, Tofas lost 91-81 to Erokspor.
Rytas Vilnius vs. Le Mans Sarthe Basket - Group I, 18:30 CET
Rytas Vilnius lost their most recent home game in the BCL (85-89 vs. Galatasaray) but haven’t lost back-to-back home games in the competition since their first two in October and December 2020; they are averaging 99.6 points per game at home this season, while only Unicaja have a better average (103ppg).
Le Mans Sarthe Basket have won their last three BCL games away from home, their longest winning sequence in the league; they have scored 90+ points in each of their last four road games after doing so just once in their previous 22.
Rytas have scored 1.66 points per each offensive rebound, the highest ratio of any team in the BCL this season; they have grabbed 38.3 percent of the rebounds disputed on their offensive basket, the highest percentage of any team in the league in 2025-26.
Rytas’ Jerrick Harding has had 16 games with 20+ points scored in the BCL, while only three players have had more such performances in league history (Levi Randolph, 18; Zoltan Perl and Marcus Foster, both 17); he has reached the 20‑point mark in five of his eight BCL games in 2025-26.
Johnny Berhanemeskel has made at least a three-point shot in each of his 11 games played with Le Mans in the BCL; he has scored 15+ points in each of his last five league games after doing it only twice in his previous six appearances. Berhanemeskel has made 32 of his 33 free throws in the BCL (97%).
The Lithuanians didn't play during the weekend, while Le Mans won 79-71 against Nanterre, with Johnny Berhanemeskel (17 points) as the highest scorer once again.
ERA Nymburk vs. Pallacanestro Trieste - Group L, 18:30 CET
ERA Nymburk have lost their most recent two games at home in the BCL but have never lost more on the bounce in a single league campaign; the Czech outfit have scored fewer than 65 points in each of their last two BCL games at home, as often as across their previous 54.
Pallacanestro Trieste have won five games in the BCL, with four of those wins being recorded on the road; three of their last five road games in the BCL have ended with margins of two or fewer points.
Nymburk have grabbed 15.4 offensive rebounds per game, the most of any team in the BCL this term; on the other hand, only MLP Academics Heidelberg have allowed more offensive rebounds per game (15.5) than Trieste (15.2) in the BCL this season.
Vojtech Hruban (Nymburk) needs three rebounds to become the fifth player with 400+ rebounds in the BCL history, and also three steals to become the sixth player with 100+ steals in the competition.
Markel Brown has scored 15+ points in each of his last three BCL games, after doing it only once in his previous 10 appearances with Trieste; however, the Italian outfit has lost all four BCL games when Brown has scored 15 or more points.
Nymburk came back to domestic league duties with the 96-78 victory against Opava, led by Frantisek Rylich's 19 points and 5 steals; on Saturday, Trieste suffered a heavy 97-61 defeat to Pallacanestro Reggiana, without Markel Brown and Colbey Ross.
Karditsa Iaponiki vs. ALBA BERLIN - Group J, 20:00 CET
Karditsa Iaponiki are still looking for their first victory in this BCL Round of 16, having been defeated in each of their four previous games, as often as in their previous eight in the competition; they have won four of their five BCL games when scoring more than 80 points but have lost all seven when held to 80 or fewer.
ALBA have won eight of their last nine BCL games, but their sole defeat in that span happened in their most recent road fixture and in their previous BCL trip to Greece (80-88 at AEK); the team trailing at the end of the 3rd quarter has won three of ALBA’s last four games in the BCL.
ALBA's bench unit have scored 44.6 points per game, the joint-most in the BCL this season alongside Unicaja; the Berliners are one of the two BCL sides to have seen their bench players score more points than their starting lineup this season (also Nymburk).
Brandon Jefferson was Karditsa’s top scorer during their previous BCL matchup with ALBA, with 23 points scored; however, that was his only game reaching double-digits in his last three league appearances. He has made 7+ assists in four of his last six BCL games.
Jack Kayil has scored 10+ points in five of his last six BCL games for ALBA, which includes a 20-point showcase against Karditsa in the reverse fixture; he has made at least a steal or a block in each of his 10 games played in the competition.
Inspired by Brandon Jefferson's 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, Karditsa took down Mykonos 103-77; ALBE beat Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets 71-68, propelled by Moses Wood's 17 points and 5 rebounds.
La Laguna Tenerife vs. Dreamland Gran Canaria - Group L, 21:00 CET
Tenerife have won three of their last four games in the BCL, but that sole defeat happened in the reverse fixture against Dreamland Gran Canaria (70-72); the two-time BCL champions have failed to score more than 70 points in each of their last two league games, but haven’t experienced in a longer sequence since a four-game stretch in March-April 2017.
Gran Canaria have won each of their first five BCL road games, the longest road‑winning start by any team in the competition; they have allowed 70 points or fewer in three of their five road games.
Tenerife have scored 123.2 points per 100 possessions, the second-highest Offensive Rating of any team in the BCL this season (Unicaja, 127.4); however, Gran Canaria have allowed only 100.1 points per 100 possessions, the best Defensive Rating among all teams in the league this term.
Tim Abromaitis has scored 994 points in the BCL and needs six more to become the fifth player to reach the 1000-point mark. Should he play and Tenerife win, he would also become the first player ever to record 90 BCL wins.
Nicolas Brussino has had two games with 15+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists in the BCL this season, including in his most recent appearance (15pts, 5reb, 5ast vs. Trieste), after never combining for those numbers in his 34 games with Casademont Zaragoza and in his 20 with Tenerife.
Different opponents but same results in the ACB for Tenerife and Gran Canaria, which respectively lost to BAXI Manresa (86-80 on the road) and to Real Madrid (82-80 at home).