EuroCup Women: Thursday round-up

MUNICH (EuroCup Women) - Five teams secured their places in the Round of 16 on Thursday by maintaining their winning starts to the Regular Season.

Tiffany Jackson posted an efficient double-double of 15 points and 13 boards to help guide Maccabi Bnot into the next stage after they defeated Sparta&K M.R Vidnoje 63-50.

Shay Doron turned on the style in the fourth quarter with a couple of impressive finishes on her way to a game-high 22 points.

Yakin Dogu Universitesi rubber-stamped their place in the next round after a dominant final period saw them turn a one-point advantage into a comfortable 83-63 victory.

Courtney Vandersloot dished out 13 assists to go with 15 points in the win as the home side went on an incredible 20-0 run in the closing stages.

"That was a good win for us and a tough game," said Vandersloot. 

"We knew the importance and everybody stepped up - it was definitely a team win. Bahar (Caglar) was great down the stretch and that is the kind of game we have to play for the next rounds."

They were joined in the Round of 16 by compatriots, Galatasaray, as they maintained their perfect record with a convincing 60-83 win on the road at TTT Riga.

Moriah Jefferson had the best points per game average in the competition prior to Gameday 4 and added another 26 points to her tally.

Carolo Basket advanced with a 68-86 victory away at Umea Udominate as Amel Bouderra finished with a double-double of 17 points and 14 assists, while Spar Citylift Girona also made it four wins from four with a 65-54 success against Rutronik Stars Keltern.

Also, Samsun Canik recorded a timely first win in the competition with a 63-55 success against Dynamo Novosibirsk keeping them in the mix in Group C.

Eshaya Murphy led the way with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists to help the Turkish side get off the mark.

Other Results:

Group A
VBW Cekk Cegled 68-60 Hoptrans-Sirenos

Group E
Nymburk 66-54 Nantes Reze
Virtus Eirene Ragusa 59-56 Namur

Group H
Lulea BBK 49-86 TSV 1880

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