Play-Ins, Round of 16 picture: Semi-Finals rematch in Round of 16?
MIES (Switzerland) - With the Regular Season nearing its end, it's time for us to paint the Play-In Series and Round of 16 picture. Some parts of the draw are already taking shape.
MIES (Switzerland) - With the Regular Season nearing its end, it's time for us to paint the Play-Ins and Round of 16 picture. Some parts of the draw are already taking shape.
As a reminder: the group winners are moving straight to the Round of 16 phase, where four new groups (of four teams each) will be formed . The second- and third-placed teams in the Regular Season groups will face off in January in best-of-three Play-In series to find an alternate path towards the sweet 16 round.
Who would be in the Play-Ins if they started today?
A2 Le Mans Sarthe Basket* v B3 Promitheas Patras
B2 Rytas Vilnius v A3 Peristeri bwin*
C2 Cholet Basket v D3 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg
D2 King Szczecin v C3 Darussafaka Lassa
E2 Pinar Karsiyaka v F3 Rio Breogan
F2 Hapoel Holon v E3 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
G2 PAOK mateco v H3 Tofas Bursa
H2 Bertram Derthona Tortona v G3 Galatasaray EKMAS
*locked
Which would be in the Round of 16 groups as things stand today?
Group I
| GAMES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % |
| 1 | Unicaja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | SIG Strasbourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Winner Play-Ins 3: Cholet Basket v MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Winner Play-Ins 7: PAOK mateco v Tofas Bursa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group J
| GAMES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % |
| 1 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Winner Play-Ins 4: King Szczecin v Darussafaka Lassa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Winner Play-Ins 8: Bertram Derthona Tortona v Galatasaray EKMAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group K
| GAMES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % |
| 1 | Lenovo Tenerife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Winner Play-Ins 2: Rytas Vilnius v Peristeri bwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Winner Play-Ins 5: Pinar Karsiyaka v Rio Breogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group L
| GAMES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % |
| 1 | AEK BETSSON BC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | UCAM Murcia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Winner Play-Ins 1: Le Mans Sarthe Basket v Promitheas Patras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Winner Play-Ins 6: Hapoel Holon v EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The top two teams from each Round of 16 group will move to the Quarter-Finals. These will be played in best-of-three series formar, with the first-placed teams owning home court advantage.
The Quarter-Finals winners will move to the season-ending Final Four event in May.
