Tango Bourges Basket crowned 2016 EuroCup Women champions
BOURGES (EuroCup Women) – Tango Bourges Basket have claimed a maiden EuroCup Women title after defeating fellow French club and defending champions ESBVA-LM 105-93 on aggregate.
BOURGES (EuroCup Women) – Tango Bourges Basket have claimed a maiden EuroCup Women title after defeating fellow French club and defending champions ESBVA-LM 105-93 on aggregate.
Having won the first leg 51-40 on the road on 6 April, Tango Bourges Basket led throughout the return leg, eventually prevailing 54-53 in front of a 5,000-strong sold out home crowd.
Whilst it is Tango Bourges Basket’s maiden EuroCup Women title, the club have won EuroLeague Women three times and also lifted the Liliana Ronchetti Cup, their most recent success coming in 2001.
FIBA’s week of European women’s Finals continues in Istanbul on Friday evening with the EuroLeague Women Final Four Semi-Finals. Defending champions ZVVZ USK Prague take on UMMC Ekaterinburg in the first matchup, prior to host club Fenerbahce going up against Nadezhda Orenburg Region.
The Third-Place game and Final will both take place on Sunday. Watch the Final Four games live on livebasketball.tv and re-live highlights, top actions and the atmosphere on our Final 4 Wrap on YouTube.com/FIBA.
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