MIES (Switzerland) - On Tuesday night, we witnessed road upsets, rollercoaster games, and stellar performances. That's what the Play-Ins of the Basketball Champions League, powered by Ameresco SUNEL, are about.
Between Thursday and Friday, seven teams could make their way to the Round of 16. Waiting for the final outcomes, sit back and relax, enjoying 35 must-know facts and stats before Game 2 of the Play-In series.
Karditsa Iaponiki (1) vs. KK Spartak Office Shoes (0) - G2, January 8 at 17:30 CET
Karditsa Iaponiki won the first game of these Play-Ins (89-82) but are yet to win consecutive games in the BCL. They have won only one of their three home games and are yet to win a first or second quarter when playing on their own court.
KK Spartak Office Shoes have lost four of their last five BCL games, including the most recent two; each of their three road games ended with a margin of either 15 points (L2) or 16 points (W1).
Karditsa have made more than 10 three-pointers and had an accuracy from behind the arc of at least 40 percent in each of their last two BCL games after making more than 10 three-pointers in only one of their first five games and never reaching an accuracy of 40 percent previously in the competition.
Brandon Jefferson (Karditsa) has averaged 19.4 points and 4.6 assists in his last eight BCL games with more than 30 minutes played, scoring 20+ points in four of the most recent six such games.
Shevon Thompson (Spartak) has scored 20+ points in two of his last three BCL games, including 21 on Tuesday, after reaching 20 points in only one of his first 25 appearances. He had a field goal accuracy of at least 75 percent in each of his last four BCL games after making at least three-quarters of his shots in only three of his previous 20 games.
Patrioti Levice (1) vs. Fitness First Würzburg Baskets (0) - G2, January 8 at 18:00 CET
Patrioti Levice have won their last two BCL games, including the first game of the Play-Ins (92-89), as many wins as in their first five BCL games combined; they have won their last two home games in the competition.
Fitness First Würzburg Baskets have won their last two road games in the BCL, each by margins of at least 13 points, after none of their first seven games played far from home were decided by margins of fewer than 10 points (W3 L4).
Only two teams have committed more personal fouls per game than Würzburg in the BCL this season (24.0), and at the same time, the German team has drawn fewer fouls than any other team (18.4 per game). Only Pallacanestro Trieste (17.9) are committing fewer personal fouls per game than Levice (18.0).
Rickey McGill (Levice) has scored 20+ points in five of his last six BCL games, including in each of his three home games played in the competition. He is also averaging 3.7 steals per game when playing at home in the BCL.
Davion Mintz (Würzburg) scored 30 points on Tuesday in the first leg against Levice, his first BCL game with 25+ points. However, he has never reached 20 points in any of his first 10 road games in the competition.
ERA Nymburk (1) vs. MLP Academics Heidelberg (0) - G2, January 8 at 18:30 CET
ERA Nymburk won 72-63 in the first leg of these Play-Ins, ending a run of five straight defeats in the BCL; they have lost their last two home games, but they have won nine of their previous eleven home games played in the month of January in the competition.
MLP Academics Heidelberg have won their last road game in the BCL (88-83 vs. Legia Warszawa) after losing the first two; each of their three road games have seen both teams scoring at least 83 points.
Heidelberg are one of three teams to have allowed 20+ made free throws per game in the BCL this season (20.6); they have the highest share of their total points conceded coming from the line among all teams (24.9%). Only two teams have a better accuracy from the free-throw line this season than Nymburk (82.6%).
Sir' Jabari Rice (Nymburk) has scored 155 points in the BCL; only four players have had a better tally after seven games played. However, he has a better average of points per 40 minutes than any of the four players ahead of him in that ranking (32.6 points /40 minutes).
DJ Horne (Heidelberg) is averaging 18.4 points and 2.6 made threes per game in the BCL; he has made 100 percent of his 11 free throws in the competition.
Promitheas Patras Vikos Cola (0) vs. Elan Chalon (1) - G2, January 8 at 19:30 CET
Promitheas Patras Vikos Cola have won each of their previous two home games played in the BCL Play-Ins, including a win against a team from France (91-78 vs. Le Mans in January 2024).
Elan Chalon have won their three road games in the BCL this season, each by margins of five points or fewer, after winning only two of their first seven; they were trailing at halftime in each of their three road wins this season.
Promitheas are making fewer three-pointers per game than any other team in the BCL this season (6.6). However, only Cholet (11.1) have suffered more shots made from behind the arc than Chalon (11.0).
Rob Gray has scored 20+ points in four of his six games with Promitheas in the BCL after reaching that total in only three of his first 10 games in the competition. In fact, he reached 20 points in each of his three home games this season in the competition (23.3 per game on average).
Zac Cuthbertson (Chalon) has scored at least 17 points in each of his last three BCL games after reaching that mark in only one of his first 10 appearances; he has made a total of seven three-pointers in those last three games, only one fewer than in his first 10 games combined (8).
Pallacanestro Trieste (1) vs. NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (0) - G2, January 8 at 20:00 CET
Pallacanestro Trieste have lost only one of their last four games in the BCL after losing their first three, but that defeat came in their most recent home game (77-90 vs. Würzburg). They have won the fourth quarter in each of their last six games in the competition.
NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz have lost their 10 road games in the BCL, leading at half-time in only one of those games. However, they had a double-digit lead in two of their last four games away from home in the competition.
Szolnoki are one of the four teams drawing fewer than 20 personal fouls per game in the BCL this season; they are making the fewest free throws per game among all teams this term (10.6).
Jahmi'us Ramsey (Trieste) has scored more than 10 points in each of his seven BCL games (16.1 per game), making at least one three-pointer in each of those games; he has kept a 100 percent of accuracy from inside the arc in three of his seven games, including on Tuesday (3-of-3 2PTS).
Brady Skeens (Olajbanyasz) is the first player to tally more than 75 points (82) and more than 75 rebounds (78) after seven games played in the BCL. He has grabbed exactly 11 rebounds in each of his previous three road games in the competition.
Le Mans Sarthe Basket (1) vs. Mersin Sports Club (0) - G2, January 8 at 20:00 CET
Le Mans Sarthe Basket have won their last two games in the BCL, including the first leg of these Play-Ins (92-65), after winning only one of their previous eight; they have won their previous two home games played against teams from Türkiye.
Mersin Sports Club lost their first game of these Play-Ins (65-92) but are yet to lose consecutive games in the BCL; they have won their last two road games in the competition, scoring 80+ points on both occasions.
38 percent of Le Mans' total points in the BCL 2025-26 came from three-pointers, the highest such ratio among all teams this season. They are one of the six teams averaging more than 10 three-pointers made per game this season (10.4), while only two teams are conceding more shots made from behind the arc than Mersin (10.9).
David DiLeo (Le Mans) has scored more than 10 points in each of his last three BCL games after doing it in only two of his first 12 appearances in the competition; he has made a three-pointer in each of his last 11 BCL games, including six on Tuesday - the best total for a player with Le Mans in the competition.
Anthony Cowan (Mersin) has scored less than 10 points in two of his last three BCL games, as often as in his first 19 appearances; he has averaged 13.3 points and 5.7 assists in three BCL games against Le Mans, all during the Play-Ins.
Cholet Basket (0) vs. Tofas Bursa (1) - G2, January 9 at 20:00 CET
Cholet Basket have only won two of their last five home games in the BCL, but those two wins came against teams from Türkiye, including a 77-74 win against Tofas Bursa in March 2024.
Tofas Bursa have won their last two BCL games, including the reverse fixture against Cholet (89-75), but they have not won three in a row since January-February 2022 (W3); they have won only one of their last eight games played as the away team (91-89 vs. Trapani Shark in October 2025).
Tofas are making on average 22.9 two-pointers per game in the BCL this season, more than any other team; however, it’s Cholet that are attempting the most shots per game from inside the arc (43.3).
Nathan De Sousa (Cholet) has scored 15+ points in two of his last three BCL games, after never scoring more than 10 points in any of his first 19 appearances. Both of those two 15+ points games were against teams from Türkiye: 15 against Bursaspor in November 2025 and 16 on Tuesday against Tofas.
Tolga Gecim (Tofas) scored 15 points on Tuesday in his 57th BCL game, ending the longest run without a 10+ point performance from the start of a player’s BCL career.