MIES (Switzerland) - Aliaga Petkimspor, Bertram Derthona Basket, Filou Oostende, and Manisa Basket need one victory in their respective Play-In matchups to officially make their way into the Round of 16.
Before the first four do-or-die games in the 2024-25 Basketball Champions League Play-Ins, stay with us for must-know facts, stats, performances, and domestic results. You don't want to miss it.
Hapoel Netanel Holon (0) vs. Aliaga Petkimspor (1) - 18:00 CET
Petkimspor won by a single-point margin last week against Hapoel Netanel Holon (82-81) despite having trailed by 11 points in the game. It was the 11th time that a Holon game ended with the narrowest margin, more often than any other team in the BCL history.
Holon have lost their last two BCL games, but have lost more in succession only once since the start of the 2020-21 season, it was in January-March 2023 (L5); Petkimspor have won their last three games, their best run in the competition, despite trailing at halftime in the most recent two.
Petkimspor are the only team to have allowed their opponents to score at least half of their field goals attempted in the BCL this season (50%); Holon made 67 percent of their two-pointers in the first leg last week, their best accuracy in the BCL since February 2023 (68% vs. Dijon).
Holon have grabbed only 7.9 offensive rebounds per game in the BCL this season, fewer than any team still in the competition; therefore, only Peristeri Domino's (7.7) are averaging fewer second chance points amongst those teams.
Wesley Van Beck (Petkimspor) scored 24 points in the first leg of these Play-Ins last week, his first BCL game with 20+ points; he is yet to miss a free throw in the competition so far, making all his 10 attempts from the line.
The Adams were crucial in giving Holon the latest 80-77 domestic win over Hapoel Galil Elion, as Jalen and Brendan combined for 35 points and 7 assists; Petkimspor entered Game 2 of the Play-In series in good mood too, winning 93-65 in Türkiye against Yalova with five players in double-digits.
Peristeri Domino's (0) vs. Bertram Derthona Basket (1) - 18:30 CET
Peristeri have won 12 of their last 16 home games in the BCL, including the last two, and have won each of their previous two home games played in the Play-Ins, but both by margins of four points or fewer.
Derthona have won six of their seven games in the BCL this season, including the reverse fixture against Peristeri last week (69-59). Each of their three road games this season ended with margins of 14+ points, winning the first two, but losing the most recent one (82-100 in Manresa).
Peristeri have allowed their opponents only 66.9 possessions per game in the BCL this season, fewer than any other team, but only four teams have allowed their opponents to score fewer points per possession than Derthona (1.02).
Jarell Eddie (Peristeri) has averaged 20.5 points per game in his last four home appearances in the BCL. Eddie scored 26 points in his previous home game during Play-Ins, with Strasbourg against PAOK in January 2022.
Tommy Kuhse (Derthona) has had 10+ points and 5+ assists in each of his last four BCL games, including 16 points and 9 assists in the first leg last week. He has made 2+ three-pointers in each of his last three games after scoring just two shots from behind the arc in his first four appearances combined.
With the thrilling 99-94 win over Scafati, Derthona became the last team capable of getting their way into the Italian Cup Final Eight, where they will face the top seed Brescia; Peristeri, on the other hand, will get to Game 2 on a four-game losing streak between the BCL and Greek League, lastly losing 86-81 at home against Maroussi.
Filou Oostende (1) vs. Nanterre 92 (0) - 20:00 CET
Oostende have won two of their previous three home games played in the Play-Ins in the BCL, with each of those three games ending with a double-digit margin and each being won by the team leading at halftime.
Nanterre 92 have alternated between wins and defeats in their seven games in the BCL this season, losing the most recent one against Oostende in the first leg of these Play-Ins (78-88) last week; they have won five of their last seven games played as the road team of the day.
Nanterre have grabbed only 30.3 rebounds per game this season, fewer than any other team; however, Oostende have grabbed fewer than 40 rebounds in each of their last 18 BCL games, currently the longest ongoing such run for a team in the competition.
Chase Audige (Oostende) registered his best total of points (21) and assists (9) in the BCL during the first leg of these Play-Ins. He has made at least one three-pointer in each of his seven games, including a personal best of four last week.
Desi Rodriguez (Nanterre) has scored 15+ points in each of his last three BCL games, but has never done it in more games in a row in the competition; three of the four instances he scored 20+ points in a BCL game were while playing away from home.
While Oostende easily beat Donar 112-78 on the road in the BNXT League with 62 points combined between Timmy Allen, Chase Audige, and E.J. Anosike, Nanterre lost domestically to a former BCL Finalist AS Monaco.
NINERS Chemnitz (0) vs. Manisa Basket (1) - 20:00 CET
NINERS Chemnitz have lost their last five games in the BCL, including a single-point defeat against Manisa, despite having led by 14 points in the 4th quarter. They have lost each of their last two home games by margins of more than 10 points.
Manisa have won two of their three road games in the BCL, but lost the most recent one (78-90 in Peristeri). They have allowed 90+ points in each of their three road games in the competition.
Manisa have drawn the most fouls in the BCL this season (24.3 per game), and thus, they are one of the two teams averaging 20+ free throws made per game (21.1 – Igokea 23.2).
Jeff Garrett scored 20 points in the first leg against Manisa Basket, only the second Chemnitz player to reach that total in a BCL game (Victor Bailey Jr., 22 pts vs. Benfica); he made four three-pointers in that game after making a total of five in his first five games combined.
Hugo Besson (Manisa) has scored more than 20 points in each of his last three BCL games, the joint-best run for a French player in BCL history (Amath M'Baye, three in January-March 2021); he has made more free throws than any other player this season (48), including 11 last week, and he is one of the two players, alongside his teammate Saben Lee, to have made 10+ free-throws in multiple BCL games this season.
NINERS Chemnitz will try to get revenge at home with a bit more rest days, as their domestic matchup against Heidelberg got postponed; Manisa, instead, couldn't bounce back in Türkiye and lost again against, Büyükçekmece despite another Hugo Besson all-round game of 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.