At a time of the season when there is a lot of talk about the real level of the Basketball Champions League, the competition is already in its most decisive phase to choose the four teams that will compete in the Final Four in Belgrade for the title. Are the Spaniards too small? Could you be eligible for much more? Unicaja? There are many questions circulating on social networks, but the reality is that the quarterfinals have started without surprises.
UCAM-Ludwigsburg
The The biggest victory of the day fell to UCAM (98-72) against MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg. The university students, in the middle of the Murcian festivities, also had a lot to celebrate in a Sports Palace that saw their team sweep from the first quarter (27-14). From there, an incontestable triumph that they will have to certify next week in German lands.
UCAM could be Unicaja’s rival in the European semi-final. /BCL
Bonn-Peristeri
The other German and current champion, Telekom Baskets Bonn did win their match, although they had to wait until the last quarter to give the final sentence against the Peristeri bwin (89-78). Those from Spanoulis, who had just chained seven consecutive victories in all competitions, put up all possible resistance until Griesel, Kirkwood and Pape put the German talent on the track.
Tenerife-Tofas
The tension moved to the Lenovo Tenerife-Tofas Bursa, where an imperial Marcelinho Huertas added 30 points and 8 assists to leave the islands with the first point of the tie (83-77). Those from Txus Vidorreta won, but the truth is that The Turks dominated the scoreboard for a good part of the game thanks to 21 points from JJ O’Brien and 20 from Cassius Winston.
Decisive week?
The good news is that we won’t have to wait long because the first semifinal could be decided next Tuesday. Unicaja visits the Promitheas field (6:30 p.m.) and the UCAM in Ludwigsburg (8:00 p.m.). On Wednesday it will be the turn of Tofas-Lenovo (6:00 p.m.) and Peristeri-Bonn (6:30 p.m.). If any of the seeded teams lose, the tie will be moved to April 16 or 17.
2024-04-04 19:48:09
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