MIES (Switzerland) - Round of 16 Week 4 games in the Basketball Champions League continue on Wednesday March 8 with two more games from Groups I and J, plus the Game of the Week from Group J.
Here's what to look out for in Wednesday's action:
Group J - 18:00 CET - Istanbul, Turkey
Bahcesehir are on a three-game losing streak in the BCL, but they played those three games on the road; Bahcesehir have conceded 90+ points in each of their last two games, after allowing that many points only once in their previous 10 games in the competition.
Bahcesehir are the team with the most starting lineups in the BCL this season: they've had 11 different starting 5s in 12 games played this season, using the same starters only on Gamedays 1 and 3; Manresa are the second team to have used the most starting 5s, never using the same combination twice in their nine games this season.
Manresa have won their last four away games in the BCL, their longest winning streak when playing on the road; however, three of their last four wins away from home ended up with margins of three or fewer points.
Manresa have conceded 10+ three-pointers in each of their last four games in the BCL, including against Bahcesehir (10-of-33) – the Spanish side conceded 10+ shots from behind the arc only once in their previous five games this season.
Devin Robinson has scored 15+ points in each of his first three games in the BCL; Jerrick Harding is the only player to have previously scored 15+ points in more consecutive games with Manresa in the competition, which was at the beginning of this season (five in a row).
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Group I - 20:00 CET - Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg have won their last four home games in the BCL but haven't won more in a row at home since 2017 when they won six consecutive games on their own court; they have scored 80+ points in each of their last six games at home, their longest such streak in league history.
Strasbourg have scored the most two-point shots of any team in the BCL this season (23.3); however, Dijon have scored 57 percent of their 80.1 points per game from inside the arc, the highest such ratio amongst all teams in the league in 2022-23.
Marcus Keene has scored 20+ points in each of his last three games in the BCL but no player has ever managed to do it in more games in a row with Strasbourg in the competition; Keene became in the last game against Dijon the first Strasbourg player to combine 20+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ assists in a BCL game (22 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds).
Dijon have won three of their last four BCL games, but that defeat was against Strasbourg (85-72); they have won their most recent road game in the competition (84-77 v Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem) but have been alternating between wins and losses in their last 10 away games.
Markis McDuffie has averaged 19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in his last five BCL games where he played 20+ minutes after averaging 14.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in his previous five such games.
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You can find the Game of the Week (Telekom Baskets Bonn v Rytas Vilnius) preview here.