MIES (Switzerland) - Games from Groups C, E, and G are on the line for this week's Basketball Champions League Regular Season action. Are 30 things enough to intrigue you? Tune in for stats, previous encounters, domestic league results, and a lot more. Your curiosity will be satisfied.
Maccabi Ramat-Gan (1-3) vs. AEK Betsson BC (3-1) - Group E, 18:00 CET
Maccabi Ramat-Gan have only won one of their four games in the BCL but it was in Opava on Gameday 2 (78-71 vs VEF Riga); each of their four games in the competition ended with a single-digit margin.
AEK Betsson BC won three of their four games in the BCL this season, including the reverse fixture against Maccabi (80-71 on GD1); they have won their last 10 Regular Season games when they kept their opponents to less than 80 points, but lost the last nine when they allowed 80+ points.
Maccabi have committed the fewest turnovers per game in the BCL this season (9.5) and thus have allowed the fewest points from turnovers in this competition in 2024-25, an average of 9.8 per game.
Amin Stevens has scored more than 15 points in each of his four BCL games with Maccabi, including 30 points in his most recent appearance; he is the only player averaging more than 20 points and more than seven rebounds per game in the league this season (21.8ppg & 7.5rpg).
Prentiss Hubb (AEK) scored 28 points in the reverse fixture against Maccabi, his highest-scoring game in the BCL; however, he has scored a total of nine points in his last two league games combined, after averaging 16.6 points per game in his previous 10 appearances in the competition.
Maccabi's latest domestic defeat against Netanya was their fourth straight loss throughout all competitions, but they are still in the Israeli League Playoffs picture; over in Greece, AEK lost 89-82 to BCL compatriots Peristeri Domino's despite Hunter Hale's 20-point night.
Telekom Baskets Bonn (3-1) vs. VEF Riga (1-3) - Group E, 20:00 CET
Telekom Baskets Bonn have won their last three games in the BCL, but have not won more in succession since April-October 2023 (W5); they have won six of their seven home games in the BCL in 2024.
VEF Riga have lost their last three games in the BCL, but their last win was against Bonn on Gameday 1 (86-72); they have lost their last 16 road games, the longest such losing streak for a team in the BCL history.
Bonn have grabbed 29.3 defensive rebounds per game, the highest average in the BCL in 2024-25; they have had 30 or more defensive rebounds in each of their last two BCL games, but have never endured a longer such run in their 80 games played in the competition.
Darius McGhee (Bonn) has scored 23+ points in three of his four BCL appearances, including a 25-point performance against Riga in the reverse fixture - his personal best in the competition; he has made 4.3 shots from behind the arc per game, the highest average of any player with multiple games this term.
Issuf Sanon has scored 17+ points in each of his four BCL games with Riga – in fact, he has scored exactly 19 points in three of those games, including in the reverse fixture against Bonn. Sanon has picked up 12 steals this season, more than across his previous 11 games in the competition (11).
Somebody's making history this season in Bonn: Darius McGhee registered the club's highest-scoring performance of all-time with 44 points in the road win against EWE Baskets Oldenburg; in the Estonian-Latvian League, VEF Riga stands on top at 13-1 as they just beat Keila Coolbet by 39 points (94-55).
NINERS Chemnitz (1-3) vs. Bertram Derthona Basket (4-0) - Group G, 20:00 CET
NINERS Chemnitz have only won one of their four games in the BCL, but that win came while playing at home (103-75 vs Benfica, GD2); each of their four games have seen a win of the team leading at half-time.
Bertram Derthona Basket have won their four games in the BCL this season, a run that started with an 87-81 win against Chemnitz; they have never won five consecutive games in the competition.
Derthona have allowed their opponents to score only 27.3 percent of their attempted three-pointers, the best defensive ratio from behind the arc in the BCL in 2024-25; they have conceded the fewest threes (6.0) and the fewest free throws per game (8.8) in the league this season.
William Christmas has scored more than 10 points in each of his last three BCL appearances with Chemnitz, including 19 in his most recent outing (vs Manresa); however, his lowest-scoring game in the BCL was against Derthona in the reverse fixture (9pts).
Christian Vital (Derthona) has scored 12 or more points in each of his four games in the BCL, while making multiple three-pointers in each of those appearances; he is making 46.4 percent of his attempted threes (13-of-28).
Derthona is one of the few teams still unbeaten in the BCL, but they are struggling to make an impact in Italy, where they lost 95-90 to Treviso and their former club's idol JP Macura; beating FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets in an all-BCL clash last week, Chemnitz didn't play this weekend, meaning their last game was 10 days ago
La Laguna Tenerife (4-0) vs. Karsiyaka (3-1) - Group C, 21:00 CET
This will be the 7th meeting between La Laguna Tenerife and Karsiyaka in the BCL, with the Spanish team having won five of the previous six, including each of their three home games; their six previous meetings ended with an average margin of 7.8 points.
Tenerife have won their four BCL games this season, all by double-digit margins; they have won their last 23 home games in the competition and have won their 12 at home against a Turkish side.
Karsiyaka have won their last three games in the BCL but their last defeat was against Tenerife (76-87 on GD1); the last time they won four consecutive games was in January-March 2021 (W4).
Tim Abromaitis (Tenerife) has won more BCL games than any other player in league history (W74) and could become the first player to reach 75 victories in the competition; he is also 15 points away from becoming the seventh player in the BCL to score 900 or more points.
Errick McCollum (Karsiyaka) has scored 20+ points in five of his last six appearances in the BCL, including in each of his last three; he has started his last three BCL games, after coming off the bench in 20 of his previous 23 - McCollum has averaged 20 points per game as a starter and 16.3 while coming off the bench in league history.
After losing in last year's BCL Final rematch against Unicaja, Tenerife bounced back domestically with a win over Hiopos Lleida thanks to a double-double of 22 points and 11 assists by the eternal Marcelinho Huertas; Karsiyaka, meanwhile, improved to 7-2 in Türkiye as they beat Darussafaka by 15 points (101-86), McCollum had 25 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds.
SL Benfica (0-4) vs. BAXI Manresa (3-1) - Group G, 21:30 CET
This will be the fourth game between SL Benfica and BAXI Manresa in the BCL, with the Spanish side winning two of the previous encounters, including the reverse fixture (92-64); all three games have ended with margins of 10 or more points.
Manresa have won their most recent road game in the BCL (89-78 at Chemnitz), ending a five-game losing sequence on the road; the team leading at half-time have won all four of Manresa's games in the league this season.
Manresa have scored 28 points per game from turnovers, the highest average of any team in the BCL in 2024-25; they also see their opponents committing 19.3 turnovers per game, the highest average this term.
Trey Drechsel was Benfica's top scorer in their most recent BCL fixture: 14 points on the road at Derthona; however, Drechsel is yet to score more than 12 points in back-to-back BCL fixtures.
Derrick Alston has scored 16+ points in three of his four games in the BCL, including 25 against SL Benfica in the reverse fixture; Manresa have lost the only game in which Alston scored fewer than 16 points in the BCL (4pts vs Derthona).
Manresa keep on living the Playoffs dream in the Liga Endesa, as they are currently sitting in the fifth spot in the standings following Mario Saint-Supery's stellar 17-point night vs Leyma Coruna; a bit more to the west, Benfica are still unbeaten in the Portuguese League at 7-0, as they beat Ovarense on the road.