Despite playing without Rion Brown and Langston Hall, Promitheas Patras rallied past Iberostar Tenerife at home and made a big step in its effort to reach the quarterfinals (69-57).
In the other matches that took place on Wednesday, Brose Bamberg, Antwerp, Hapoel Jerusalem and Nanterre won their respective opponents and took the upper hand.
Game 2 will be played next week, with two games scheduled for Tuesday (12/3) and six for Wednesday (13/3). Teams with the better aggregate score will advance to the quarterfinals.
