Group stage 2008/2009

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This forum needs a big update.



GROUP A

BK Ventspils

Cajasol Sevilla

Energa Czarni Slupsk

Belgacom Liege Basket



GROUP B

Telekom Baskets Bonn

SAOS Hyeres Toulon

Ural Great Perm

Keravnos Nicosia



GROUP C

Benetton Fribourg Olympic

Lokomotiv Rostov

BC Sumykhimprom

Cholet Basket



GROUP D

Proteas EKA AEL

Allianz Swans Gmunden

EiffelTowers Den Bosch

BC Siauliai



GROUP E

Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem

EWE Baskets Oldenburg

Olympia Athienitis

EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam



GROUP F

Khimik Yuzhny

Galatasaray Café Crown

KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje

Dexia Mons-Hainaut



GROUP G

Virtus Bologna

CSK-VVS Samara

Tartu University Rock

Base BC Oostende



GROUP H

BC Triumph Lyubertsy

BC Kalev Cramo Tallinn

Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS

BC Kyiv

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Bonn Ends SAOS Hyeres Unbeaten Run



10 December 2008



Telekom Baskets Bonn handed SAOS Hyeres their first defeat in EuroChallenge Group B on Wednesday with a 71-61 victory over the French side.



The result has left both sides with 2-1 records along with Ural Great while Keravnos Nicosia are 0-3.



Telekom Baskets led by nine early in the second half but the visitors fought back and moved in front at 56-55 early in the fourth quarter on a lay-up by Pierre Pierce.



Ken Johnson and Brandon Bowman hit jump shots and Winsome Frazier a lay-up as Telekom Baskets went back in front at a 61-56 and they stayed on top the rest of the quarter although SAOS Hyeres closed the gap to two points on two more occasions.



Frazier had 14 points to lead Bonn while Earl Jerrod Rowland and Vincent Yarbrough each had 10.



Yarbrough also pulled down eight rebounds.



Austin Nichols poured in a game-high 19 points in defeat for SAOS Hyeres.

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06 January 2009

Besok Leads Galatasaray Past Dexia





Huseyin Besok provided much of the firepower for Galatasaray Café Crown as they recorded an important 80-68 victory over Dexia Mons Hainaut in Tuesday's EuroChallenge Group F game.





Besok had a game-high 23 points and also pulled down 13 rebounds as his team claimed their third victory in the competition.



Both teams are now 3-2 heading into their final group game.



Galatasay controlled the opening half and went into the break with a 33-30 lead.



James Potter's three-pointer with seven minutes to play in the third quarter put Dexia in front for the first time at 44-42.



Both teams exchanged the lead before Antonio Graves nailed a three-ball to put Galatasaray in front for good with 13 minutes to go to make it 50-47.



Dexia kept the game close, however, and reduced the arrears to 70-67 with 2:25 on the clock, but the hosts hit back with a 10-0 run to claim a vital win.



Galatasaray had four players finish in double figures.



The Turkish outfit was superior shooting the ball on the night, making 20 of 38 (52.6%) inside the arc while the visitors were eight of 20 (40%).



Moreover, they committed just seven turnovers while forcing Dexia into 15.



Potter had 14 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.

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Hapoel Awarded Game Against Olympia





The EuroChallenge game between Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem and Olympia Athienitis was not played in Jerusalem tonight after the refusal of the visiting club to travel to Israel.





According to the FIBA Europe club competitions' regulations the game is awarded to Hapoel with a score of 20-0 and Olympia receives zero (0) points for this particular game in the group classification.



The single FIBA Europe judge will decide whether further sanctions shall be imposed on the forfeiting team.

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Strong Third Quarter Pushes Ural Great Past Bonn

// 07 January 2009



Ural Great Perm hit the Group B summit in the EuroChallenge and clinched a spot in the Top 16 with a 70-64 triumph at Telekom Baskets Bonn.



The Russian outfit improved to 4-1 with the victory.



Trailing 37-34 early in the third quarter, Darius Vashington scored four points in a 6-0 run that put the Ural Great in front for good.



The Perm side went on to outscore Telekom Baskets 24-10 in the third quarter and stayed in front for the remainder of the game.



Alexey Surovtsev scored 25 points for Ural Great, who overcame a woeful eight of 16 effort at the free throw line to win.



Telekom Baskets hurt their own cause at the charity stripe, making only 17 of 28 (60.7%).



Brandon Kyle Bowman finished with 18 points, six rebounds and four assists for Bonn, who fell to 2-3 but can still advance to the Top 16 with a good result at SAOS Hyeres in their final group game.



The German outfit won the first meeting between the sides back on December 10, 71-61.



SAOS Hyeres will go into the game with three wins and two defeats.

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Zagreb Sweep Series With Khimik

// 07 January 2009



KK Zagreb did the double over Khimik Yuzhny with a 70-62 triumph in Ukraine on Wednesday.



The result has left both sides with 2-3 records in Group F. Dexia Mons-Hainaut and Galatasaray Café Crown are above them at 3-2.



Four Zagreb players hit double digits in scoring, led by Krunoslav Simon's 15.



The Croatian outfit jumped out to a 17-13 lead by the end of the first quarter and extended that to 38-28 by half-time.



Khimik managed to claw their way back to just eight points down with 5:46 to go in the third, but Zagreb went on a 10-3 run to close the frame and entered the final 10 minutes on top 55-40.



Khimik began the fourth quarter with renewed vigor and when Jarrius Jackson drilled a three-ball with 5:38 remaining in the game, the home side trailed only 56-54.



Dzenan Rahimic made a jump shot and Simon followed with a lay-up as Zagreb went back in front by six and stayed in control.



Zagreb did a lot of their damage at the free throw line, making 20 of their 23 attempts.



Wykeen Kelly had a game-high 17 points in defeat for Khimik.

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[AmareSTAT]

My EWE Baskets Oldenburg advanced! Yes baby.

[TalkBasket]

I will update the standings then.



GROUP A

1. Belgacom Liege Basket 5/0 10

2. Cajasol Sevilla 2/3 7

3. BK Ventspils 2/3 7

4. Energa Czarni Slupsk 1/4 6



GROUP B

1. Ural Great Perm 4/1 9

2. SAOS Hyeres Toulon 3/2 8

3. Telekom Baskets Bonn 2/3 7

4. Keravnos Nicosia 1/4 6



GROUP C

1. Cholet Basket 5/0 10

2. Lokomotiv Rostov 3/2 8

3. BC Sumykhimprom 1/4 6

4. Benetton Fribourg Olympic 1/4 6



GROUP D

1. EiffelTowers Den Bosch 4/1 9

2. Proteas EKA AEL 3/2 8

3. BC Siauliai 3/2 8

4. Allianz Swans Gmunden 0/5 5



GROUP E

1. Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem 3/2 8

2. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 3/2 8

3. EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam 2/3 7

4. Olympia Athienitis 2/3 6



GROUP F

1. Dexia Mons-Hainaut 3/2 8

2. Galatasaray Café Crown 3/2 8

3. Khimik Yuzhny 2/3 7

4. KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje 2/3 7



GROUP G

1. Virtus Bologna 5/0 10

2. CSK-VVS Samara 2/3 7

3. Tartu University Rock 2/3 7

4. Base BC Oostende 1/4 6



GROUP H

1. BC Triumph Lyubertsy 3/2 8

2. BC Kyiv 3/2 8

3. Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS 2/3 7

4. BC Kalev Cramo Tallinn 2/3 7