ATHENS (Greece) - Will it come down to AEK Betsson BC's excitement of playing the do-or-die game in front of their own crowd, or will it be time for another Nanterre 92's road upset?
We won't know the answer until the final buzzer following the decisive clash, with not only a spot in the Final Four at stake, but also organizing it.
Before tuning in, find out the six must-know facts about Game 3.
AEK Betsson BC vs. Nanterre 92 (1-1) - April 23 at 18:30 CET
AEK Betsson BC have won their last seven home games in the BCL, but have never won eight home games in a row in the competition; each of their last three home games ended with a margin of exactly seven points, including the Game 1 against Nanterre 92 (76-69).
Nanterre have won five of their last seven road games in the BCL and seven of their last eight games played away from home ended with a single-digit margin. The team trailing at the end of the third quarter managed to win the game in each of Nanterre’s last three road games.
Nanterre are getting 9.3 steals per game in the BCL this season, more than any other team, and are one of the two teams to have scored 40+ points per game in the paint (40.7 – Nymburk 41.9). Only two teams have allowed fewer fast-break points per game than AEK this season (7.2).
Prentiss Hubb (AEK) has scored more than 10 points in each of his last seven BCL games, making 3+ three-pointers in five of those games; he has averaged 18.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in his last three home games.
Benjamin Sene (Nanterre) has scored 10+ points in two of his last three BCL games, including a personal-high of 18 points last week against AEK, after scoring 10+ points in only one of his first 12 games in the competition; he has made 5+ assists in each of his last four BCL games.
During the weekend, Nanterre lost at home 76-63 to La Rochelle despite Justin Tillman's 14 points and 6 rebounds; AEK, instead, got the opportunity to rest before Game 3.