Permutations: Which teams will earn the last spots in Round of 16 and Play-ins?
MIES (Switzerland) - The final week of the Regular Season is here and there are still four direct tickets to the Round of 16 up for grabs, and every pairing in the Play-Ins is yet to be finalized
MIES (Switzerland) - This is it! The final week of the Regular Season is here and there are still four direct tickets to the Round of 16 up for grabs, and every pairing in the Play-Ins is yet to be finalized.
Let's have a closer look at the qualification picture across all eight groups ahead of Week 10, when the Regular Season comes to its conclusion:
Group A
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Unicaja (1) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 417 | 366 | 51 | 83.4 | 73.2 | 9 |
| 2 | Le Mans Sarthe Basket (2) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 404 | 388 | 16 | 80.8 | 77.6 | 8 |
| 3 | Peristeri bwin (2) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 387 | 420 | -33 | 77.4 | 84 | 7 |
| 4 | Falco Vulcano Szombathely | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 381 | 415 | -34 | 76.2 | 83 | 6 |
● Unicaja will finish first in the group regardless of results on the final gameday.
● Le Mans will finish in second place regardless of results on the final gameday.
● Peristeri will finish in third place regardless of results on the final gameday.
● Falco are out of contention and will finish in fourth place.
Group B
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon (1) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 449 | 362 | 87 | 89.8 | 72.4 | 10 |
| 2 | Rytas Vilnius (2) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 430 | 378 | 52 | 86 | 75.6 | 8 |
| 3 | Promitheas Patras (2) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 416 | 378 | 38 | 83.2 | 75.6 | 7 |
| 4 | BK Opava | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 335 | 512 | -177 | 67 | 102.4 | 5 |
● Dijon will win the group regardless of results on the final gameday.
● Rytas will finish second if they defeat Dijon, or if Promitheas lose to Opava in the other game. If Rytas lose and Promitheas win, then whichever of the two has the largest overall point differential will take second place in the group [point differential going into the last gameday: Rytas +52, Promiheas + 38].
● Promitheas will finish second if they defeat Opava, Rytas lose to Dijon, and Promitheas ends up with a bigger overall point differential than Rytas [point differential going into the last gameday: Rytas +52, Promiheas + 38].
● Opava will finish fourth regardless of results on the final gameday.
Group C
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Lenovo Tenerife | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 399 | 358 | 41 | 79.8 | 71.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Cholet Basket | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 400 | 404 | -4 | 80 | 80.8 | 8 |
| 3 | Darüssafaka Lassa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 401 | 419 | -18 | 80.2 | 83.8 | 7 |
| 4 | VEF Riga | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 350 | 369 | -19 | 70 | 73.8 | 7 |
This week's schedule: Cholet v Tenerife & Darussafaka v Riga
● Tenerife will finish first if they defeat Cholet. They will finish second if they lose.
● Cholet will finish first if they defeat Tenerife. Cholet will finish second if they lose to Tenerife and Darussafaka defeat Riga. Cholet will finish third if they lose to Tenerife and Riga defeat Darussafaka.
● Darussafaka will finish third if they defeat Riga. Darussafaka will finish fourth if they lose to Riga.
● Riga will finish second if they defeat Darussafaka and Cholet lose to Tenerife. Riga will finish third if they defeat Darussafaka and Cholet defeat Tenerife. Riga will finish fourth if they lose to Darussafaka.
Group D
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | AEK BETSSON BC (1) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 449 | 378 | 71 | 89.8 | 75.6 | 10 |
| 2 | King Szczecin | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 392 | 399 | -7 | 78.4 | 79.8 | 7 |
| 3 | MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 397 | 411 | -14 | 79.4 | 82.2 | 7 |
| 4 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 412 | 462 | -50 | 82.4 | 92.4 | 6 |
● AEK will finish first in the group regardless of results on the final gameday.
● Szczecin will finish second if they defeat Sassari. Szczecin will finish third if they lose to Sassari by up to 8 points and Ludwigsburg defeat AEK. Szczecin will finish fourth if they lose to Sassari by 9 or more points and Ludwigsburg defeat AEK. If Szczecin lose to Sassari and AEK defeat Ludwigsburg, there will be a three-way tie between Szczecin, Ludwigsburg and Sassari and they will be ranked according to their point differential in the six games between them [point differential in the five games so far between these three teams: Szczecin +24, Ludwigsburg -9, Sassari -15]
● Ludwigsburg will finish second if they defeat AEK and Szczecin lose to Sassari. Ludwigsburg will finish third if they defeat AEK and Szczecin defeat Sassari.
If Ludwigsburg lose to AEK and Sassari defeat Szczecin, there will be a three-way tie between Szczecin, Ludwigsburg and Sassari and they will be ranked according to their point differential in the six games between them [point differential in the five games so far between these three teams: Szczecin +24, Ludwigsburg -9, Sassari -15]
● Sassari will finish third if they defeat Szczecin by 9 or more points and Ludwigsburg defeat AEK. Sassari will finish fourth if they defeat Szczecin by up to 8 points and Ludwigsburg defeat AEK. Sassari will finish fourth if they lose to Szczecin.
If Sassari defeat Szczecin and Ludwigsburg lose to AEK, there will be a three-way tie between Szczecin, Ludwigsburg and Sassari and they will be ranked according to their point differential in the six games between them [point differential in the five games so far between these three teams: Szczecin +24, Ludwigsburg -9, Sassari -15]
Group E
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | SIG Strasbourg | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 402 | 390 | 12 | 80.4 | 78 | 8 |
| 2 | Pinar Karsiyaka | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 419 | 409 | 10 | 83.8 | 81.8 | 8 |
| 3 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 427 | 410 | 17 | 85.4 | 82 | 7 |
| 4 | Filou Oostende | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 384 | 423 | -39 | 76.8 | 84.6 | 7 |
This week's schedule: Oostende v Karsiyaka & Strasbourg v Oldenburg
*** A four-way tie is a possible scenario in this group: If Oldenburg defeat Strasbourg and Oostende defeat Karsiyaka, the final ranking of all four teams will be determined by their overall point differential [point differential going into the final gameday: Strasbourg +12, Karsiyaka +10, Oldenburg +17, Oostende -39]
● Strasbourg will finish first if they defeat Oldenburg and Karsiyaka lose to Oostende. If both Strasbourg and Karsiyaka win, the overall point differential of the two teams will determine the group winner [point differential going into the last gameday: Strasbourg +12, Karsiyaka +10].
● Karsiyaka will finish first if they defeat Oostende and Strasbourg lose to Oldenburg. If both Karsiyaka and Strasbourg win, the overall point differential of the two teams will determine the group winner [point differential going into the last gameday: Strasbourg +12, Karsiyaka +10]
● Oldenburg will finish second if they defeat Strasbourg by 2 or more points and Karsiyaka defeat Oostende. Oldenburg will finish third if they lose to Strasbourg and Karsiyaka defeat Oostende. Oldenburg will finish fourth if they lose to Strasbourg and Oostende defeat Karsiyaka.
● Oostende will finish second if they defeat Karsiyaka by 18 or more points and Strasbourg defeat Oldenburg. Oostende will finish third if they defeat Karsiyaka by up to 17 points and Strasbourg defeat Oldenburg. Oostende will finish fourth if they lose to Oldenburg.
Group F
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 405 | 376 | 29 | 81 | 75.2 | 8 |
| 2 | Hapoel Holon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 389 | 381 | 8 | 77.8 | 76.2 | 8 |
| 3 | Rio Breogan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 365 | 367 | -2 | 73 | 73.4 | 7 |
| 4 | Bursaspor Info Yatirim | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 364 | 399 | -35 | 72.8 | 79.8 | 7 |
This week's schedule: Breogan v Bonn & Holon v Bursaspor
*** A four-way tie is a possible scenario in this group: If Breogan defeat Bonn and Bursaspor defeat Holon, the final ranking of all four teams will be determined by their overall point differential [point differential going into the final gameday: Bonn +29, Holon +8, Breogan -2, Bursaspor -35]
● Bonn will finish first if they defeat Breogan. Bonn will finish second if they lose to Breogan by up to 15 points and Holon defeat Bursaspor. Bonn will finish third if they lose to Breogan by 16 or more points and Holon defeat Bursaspor.
● Holon will finish first if they defeat Bursaspor and Bonn lose to Breogan. Holon will finish second if they defeat Bursaspor and Bonn defeat Breogan. Holon will finish second if they lose to Bursaspor by up to 19 points and Bonn defeat Breogan. Holon will finish third if they lose to Bursaspor by 20 or more points and Bonn defeat Breogan.
● Breogan will finish first if they defeat Bonn by 16 or more points and Holon lose to Bursaspor by no more than 49 points. Breogan will finish second if they defeat Bonn by 16 or more points and Holon defeat Bursaspor. Breogan will finish third if they defeat Bonn by up to 15 points and Holon defeat Bursaspor.
● Bursaspor will finish second if they defeat Holon by 20 or more points and Bonn defeat Breogan. Bursaspor will finish third if they defeat Holon by up to 19 points and Bonn defeat Breogan. Bursaspor will finish fourth if they lose to Holon.
Group G
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (1) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 416 | 372 | 44 | 83.2 | 74.4 | 9 |
| 2 | PAOK mateco (2) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 376 | 393 | -17 | 75.2 | 78.6 | 8 |
| 3 | Galatasaray EKMAS (2) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 428 | 413 | 15 | 85.6 | 82.6 | 7 |
| 4 | SL Benfica | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 375 | 417 | -42 | 75 | 83.4 | 6 |
This week's schedule: Jerusalem v Benfica & PAOK v Galatasaray
● Jerusalem will take first place regardless of results on the final gameday.
● PAOK will finish second if they defeat Galatasaray or if they lose by up to 10 points. PAOK will finish third if they lose to Galatasary by 11 or more points.
● Galatasaray will finish second if they defeat PAOK by 11 or more points. Galatasaray will finish third if they defeat PAOK by up to 10 points or if they lose.
● Benfica will finish in fourth place regardless of results.
Group H
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | UCAM Murcia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 427 | 352 | 75 | 85.4 | 70.4 | 9 |
| 2 | Bertram Derthona Tortona | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 423 | 410 | 13 | 84.6 | 82 | 9 |
| 3 | Tofas Bursa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 457 | 461 | -4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 7 |
| 4 | Igokea m:tel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 361 | 445 | -84 | 72.2 | 89 | 5 |
This week's schedule: Igokea v Tortona & Tofas v Murcia
● Murcia will finish in first place if they defeat Tofas. Murcia will finish in first place if they lose to Tofas and Igokea defeats Tortona. Murcia will finish second if they lose to Tofas and Tortona defeat Igokea.
● Tortona will finish first in the group if they defeat Igokea and Murcia lose to Tofas. Tortona will finish second if they lose to Igokea or if Murcia defeat Tofas.
● Tofas will finish in third place regardless of results on the final gameday.
● Igokea will finish in fourth place regardless of results on the final gameday.
