MIES (Switzerland) - The following four games conclude Week 8 action in the Basketball Champions League Regular Season - here you can find stats, facts, streaks, and exciting comebacks to keep an eye on.
Curious about their recent form in domestic league competitions? We have you covered on that too.
Manisa Basket (3-1) vs. UCAM Murcia (3-1) - Group H, 18:00 CET
Manisa Basket will play their second game at home in the BCL, after beating Peristeri Domino's by a single-possession margin (79-77 on GD3); Manisa Basket are the only team to have scored 100 or more points at UCAM Murcia’s home court in the BCL history (103-97 in the reverse fixture).
Murcia have won three of their four BCL games this season, but their only defeat happened against Manisa; they have scored more than 80 points in each of their four games this term.
Manisa Basket have scored 25 points per game in the second quarter, the most of any team in the BCL this season, winning this quarter in each of their four games; that is also their highest-scoring quarter in the competition.
Saben Lee is back on Manisa’s roster: he has scored a total of 79 points in his two previous BCL games, at least 23 more points than any other player after their first two BCL appearances; in fact, no player has scored more than 80 points after his first three games in the competition (Errick McCollum, TJ Shorts II, and Kyle Guy, all with 80pts).
Ludvig Hakanson scored 28 points in his most recent BCL appearance (vs FMP SoccerBet), the most for him in a league fixture; however, he has never scored 15 or more points in back-to-back BCL games. Hakanson has made 16 three-pointers in his last five BCL appearances and only seven shots from two-point territory.
Sito Alonso's team's eager to bounce back after losing by 20 points (83-63) at home to Gran Canaria in the Spanish Liga Endesa; talking about Saben Lee, he had 30 points in a losing effort as Manisa pushed the still perfect (8-0) Tofas Bursa to overtime in the Turkish Super Ligi.
Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola (1-3) vs. RASTA Vechta (0-4) - Group D, 18:30 CET
Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola have won just one of their last six BCL games but their sole victory was against RASTA Vechta in the reverse fixture (88-86); Promitheas have lost their four most recent games at home in the BCL, as many defeats as in their first 14 games at home in the competition.
RASTA Vechta are still looking for their first victory in the BCL this season, allowing 88 or more points in each of their four games in 2024-25; in fact, they have allowed the most points per game of any team in the BCL this term (94.8ppg).
Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola (15.0) and RASTA Vechta (16.5) are two of the three teams to have allowed their opponents the most offensive rebounds in the BCL this season (also UCAM Murcia, 15.0). Consequently, Promitheas have conceded more second-chance points than any other team (18.5) and RASTA Vechta are one of the other four teams to have conceded 15+ of those points per game (15.3).
Jordan Walker (Promitheas) has scored 20+ points in each of his last two BCL games, including a personal record of 25 points in his only previous home game (vs Galatasaray GD3) where he made seven 3-pointers.
Tyger Campbell (RASTA Vechta) has scored a total of 34 points in his two away games in the BCL, 19 more than in his two home games (15); he made 12 assists in the reverse fixture against Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola, the second-best total for a player this season (Unicaja's Kendrick Perry, 13 vs Aliaga Petkimspor).
First ALBA Berlin and then Bayern Munich? RASTA Vechta keep rolling in the BBL and won against the two German powerhouses in their two latest domestic appointments; Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola had to go through a BCL matchup against Kolossos H Hotels in the Greek League - winning it with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists by Michalis Lountzis and moving to 3rd place in the Greek League standings.
Rytas Vilnius (3-1) vs. Pallacanestro Reggiana (3-1) - Group F, 18:30 CET
Rytas Vilnius have won their last three BCL games, but only once before have they had a longer winning sequence in the league, a run of four games last season; Rytas have scored more than 90 points in each of their two games at home in the BCL in 2024-25, but have never had more such games in a single season.
Pallacanestro Reggiana have won their last two games after never winning consecutive BCL games before; the Italians have allowed 70 points per game, the second-best defensive average in the league in 2024-25 (La Laguna Tenerife, 60.3ppg).
Pallacanestro Reggiana have conceded only 6.0 shots from behind the arc per game, the joint-lowest average of any team in the BCL this season (also Bertram Derthona Basket); they have also allowed their opponents to score only 26.4 percent of their attempted threes, the best defensive ratio in the league in 2024-25.
Gytis Radzevicius (Rytas) has scored more than 15 points in three of his four BCL games this season after doing it in only one of his first 39 appearances; he has grabbed more than five rebounds in seven of his last nine BCL games.
Jamar Smith has scored 10+ points in each of his last eight BCL games, a run that includes three games against Rytas Vilnius (two with Bahcesehir, one with Pallacanestro Reggiana); he scored 19 points in his previous trip to Vilnius, his second-best total in his 17 BCL games.
Azuolas Tubelis can't stop delivering and dropped 23 points in the LKL to help Rytas beat BC Mazeikiai away from Vilnius; Pallacanestro Reggiana enjoyed a 33-point winning party (90-57) with Cassius Winston's double-double of 20 points and 10 assists, as Kenneth Faried watched his new teammates from the sideline.
Nanterre 92 (2-2) vs. Igokea m:tel (1-3) - Group A, 20:00 CET
Nanterre 92 have won their most recent game in the BCL, but are yet to win consecutive games in the league in 2024-25; Nanterre’s four games this season have ended with a differential of eight or less points.
Igokea m:tel have won just one of their last 13 games in the BCL, with that lone victory happening against Nanterre 92 in the reverse fixture (86-80); Igokea have won the first quarter in each of their four BCL games this season.
Igokea have made the most free throws per game in the BCL this season (24.0); 29.4 percent of their total points have been scored from the foul line, the highest such ratio of any team in the league in 2024-25.
Paul Lacombe scored 17 points in his last BCL game, against FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets, as many points as in his first three BCL games with Nanterre 92 combined. He has scored 15+ points in consecutive games only once in his 58 appearances, it was in January-February 2023 with Strasbourg.
Bryce Jones has scored 15+ points in three of his four games with Igokea m:tel in the BCL, as often as in his first 11 appearances, with Limoges; he has also made 7+ assists in each of his last three games after doing it in only two of his first 12 games.
Igokea were successful in their latest ABA League matchup, beating SC Derby 105-97 with Bryce Jones getting the job done with a huge double-double of 31 points and 9 assists; Nanterre 92 are just one game ahead of the LNB Play-Out picture after losing 77-72 to JDA Bourgogne Dijon.