MIES (Switzerland) - If there's always a rainbow at the end of the thunderstorm, there's always a Wednesday full of Basketball Champions League games after Tuesday's action.
The same will happen as usual this week, with four other Round of 16 encounters closing the Gameday 4 of this competition's stage. Check our 24 must-known features before turning on your TV.
Manisa Basket Divissa (0-3) vs. Rytas Vilnius (2-1) - Group J, 18:00 CET
Manisa Basket Divissa have lost their last three games in the BCL, more defeats than in their first eight (W6 L2), including a defeat last week against Rytas Vilnius (74-98), their heaviest in the competition; both teams have scored 84+ points in Manisa's last three home games in the BCL (W2 L1).
Rytas have won seven of their last eight games in the BCL, but the sole defeat in that run came in their most recent road game (74-92 v Unicaja); each of their nine games in the competition this season ended with a double-digit margin, with three of their four road games ending with a margin of exactly 10 points.
No team have allowed more three-pointers per game than Manisa (11.0) in the BCL this season, but Rytas have allowed their opponents to make 38.7 percent of their three-pointers, the worst defensive three-point percentage in the league in 2024-25.
Fabian White Jr (Manisa) had 15+ points and 5+ rebounds in each of his last five games in the BCL, only six players had a longer such run in the competition, the most recent one being Zac Seljaas, six games in a row earlier this season. White Jr averaged 21.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in his last two home games.
Gytis Radzevicius (Rytas) has scored more than 10 points in each of his last three BCL games, but has never enjoyed a longer such run in the competition; he has averaged 12.0 points and 7.8 rebounds while playing away from home this season.
Both teams lost domestically: Manisa had a rough Monday night, suffering an 83-72 defeat against Efes, while Rytas was called up to the most anticipated challenge of the LKL campaign, hosting Zalgiris Kaunas but losing 83-76 against their fiercest rivals.
Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola (0-3) vs. Bertram Derthona Basket (1-2) - Group I, 18:30 CET
Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola have lost their last three games in the BCL, including last week against Bertram Derthona Basket (77-97), but they have never lost four games in a row in the competition; they have also lost six of their last seven home games and each of their last four home games played at home in the Round of 16 ended with a margin of one (three games) or two (one game) points.
Derthona have lost their last two road games in the BCL, their first losing streak away from home in the competition; each of their last three road games ended with a single-digit margin after seeing the previous three ending with a margin of 14+ points.
Promitheas (4.1) and Derthona (4.0) are two of the three teams still in competition to average 4+ blocks per game in the BCL this season (also Unicaja 4.1); however, Promitheas are also one of the three teams still in the competition to have suffered 4+ blocks per game this season (4.0 - also Nymburk and Rytas).
Jordan Walker (Promitheas) has averaged 19.2 points per game in his five appearances in the BCL, also averaging 3.6 three-pointers made per game in that run; he has scored 20+ points in each of his previous two home games in the competition.
Christian Vital (Derthona) has scored 20+ points in two of his last three BCL games, including last week against Promitheas (20 points in 15 minutes), after doing it in only one of his first seven appearances; he has averaged 17.0 points per game in his five road appearances in the competition.
Promitheas only had one win in their latest ten games before this weekend, but they managed to fight back with an 87-76 winning effort over PAOK. After six straight defeats in all competitions, Derthona answered with three consecutive victories, the latest at home in overtime against Varese with 24 points and 7 assists from Christian Vital.
Pallacanestro Reggiana (2-1) vs. La Laguna Tenerife (3-0) - Group K, 20:00 CET
Pallacanestro Reggiana have won four of their last five games in the BCL, including the last two, but are yet to win three games in a row in the competition; however, the sole defeat in that run came against La Laguna Tenerife (69-91).
Tenerife have won their nine games in this BCL season, scoring 90+ points in four of the most recent six. They have won four of their previous five trips to Italy in the competition, with three of those five games ending with a 20+ points margin. Txus Vidorreta has won 99 games in the BCL and one more victory will make him the first coach to reach 100 wins in league history.
Tenerife are, alongside Unicaja, one of the two teams making at least 60 percent of their two-pointers in the BCL this season (61.2%). On the other hand, Reggiana have the lowest two-point percentage among the 16 teams still in competition (47.5%).
Cassius Winston (Reggiana) has averaged 18.7 points and 6.4 assists in his last seven home games in the BCL; he had 19 points and 5 assists in his previous home game against La Laguna Tenerife, in April 2024 with Tofas, making both of his two three-pointers and each of his 11 free-throws in that game.
Tim Abromaitis (Tenerife) needs only one rebound to become the first player to reach 500 rebounds in the BCL (currently at 499); he has scored 10+ points in only one of his last 13 BCL games, but it was in his most recent road game, 17 points in Saint-Quentin in October 2024.
Tenerife continued on being the team to beat for Barcelona, as they grabbed a 95-92 road win thanks to Marcelinho Huertas' beautiful double-double of 19 points and 15 assists; Reggiana, instead, dropped a 94-89 home loss against Trapani, one of the most in-form teams in the LBA despite Cassius Winston's performance of 25 points, 8 assists, 6 steals, and 5 rebounds.
UCAM Murcia (2-1) - Falco-Vulcano Szombathely (0-3) - Group L, 20:30 CET
UCAM Murcia have won their last two meetings with Falco-Vulcano Szombathely in the BCL, including last week (104-90), after losing their first encounter; they have won 26 of their last 28 home games in the BCL, including the most recent three.
Szombathely have lost their last three games in the BCL, but have lost more in succession only once before, five straight defeats from Game 1 to 5 in the Round of 16 2021-22. They have allowed 100+ points in three of their last four games, after allowing that many points in only one of their first 52 games in the competition.
Only 27.8 percent of Szombathely's total points have come from behind the arc in the BCL this season, the lowest percentage of all teams, however, they are making more three-pointers when playing on the road (7.8) than at home (7.0). UCAM Murcia are one of six teams averaging 10+ 3-pointers made per game this season (10.6).
Kaiser Gates (UCAM Murcia) has averaged 19.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in his last two BCL games after averaging 5.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in his first 10 appearances; he had 24 points and 9 rebounds last week against Szombathely, making six three-pointers, at least the double of any of his previous games.
Zoltan Perl (Szombathely) has scored 20+ points in eight games in the BCL this season, more often than any other player, and only one game less than in his previous five BCL seasons combined (nine games). He has scored 20+ points coming from the bench in 15 games in the BCL, no player has done that in more than six games in the history of the competition.
Different results for the two teams during the weekend, as while Murcia lost 80-75 in the clutch against the Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid, in Hungary Szombathely extended their perfect record to 20-0, beating Kormend by 25 points (101-76).