FIBA Basketball

Game of the week: Unicaja (2-0) vs. JDA Dijon (1-1)

Undefeated Unicaja will look to keep their perfect record alive when they square off against JDA Dijon in a Group C game of the week matchup on Nov. 1.

MALAGA (Spain) - Undefeated Unicaja will look to keep their perfect record alive when they square off against JDA Dijon in a Group C game of the week matchup on Nov. 1.

Where: Malaga, Spain (Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena)

When: 20:30 CET

In their last game, Unicaja defeated Lavrio Megabolt 86-70.

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Dijon, meanwhile, took down Nizhny Novgorod 89-75 in their last game.

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Unicaja (2-0), first place in Group C

Unicaja have won their first two games in the BCL and will attempt to become the third Spanish team to win their first three games in the competition, after Lenovo Tenerife in 2016-17 and Montakit Fuenlabrada in 2018-19.

Unicaja have had a positive differential of 10 points in the 4th quarter, the highest of any team in the BCL this season: they have scored 23.5 points per game and have conceded 13.5 in the final 10 minutes of their games.

Tim Abromaitis needs to score 17 points and grab four rebounds in order to become just the second player scoring 600+ points and tallying 300+ rebounds in the history of the BCL; currently, only TaShawn Thomas has done it (738 points, 317 rebounds).

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Team leaders:

Points per game: Jaime Fernandez (15.0), Abromaitis (14.0), Dario Brizuela (11.0)

Rebounds per game: Abromaitis (7.5), Michael Eric (4.5), Jonathan Barreiro (4.0)

Assists per game: Norris Cole (5.0), Fernandez (5.0), Axel Bouteille (3.0)

Dijon (1-1), third place in Group C

JDA Dijon have alternated between wins and defeats in their last six away games in the BCL regular season, losing the most recent one (63-65 vs. Lavrio Megabolt); the last time they lost consecutive away games in the regular season was in January 2019, against AEK and Telenet Giants Antwerp.

Rashard Kelly is averaging 17 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in the BCL; Kelly has made 100% of his eight attempted free-throws but has scored none of his seven three-point attempts in the competition.

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Team Leaders:

Points per game: Kelly (17.0), Chase Simon (15.0), Gavin Ware (11.5)

Rebounds per game: Kelly (9.5), Ware (6.5), Jacques Alingue (5.5)

Assists per game: David Holston (4.0), Toni Katic (4.0), Sek Henry (3.0)

Team comparison by the numbers: Left = Unicaja, Right = Dijon

62.9	2-Point FG %	52.5
38.8	3-Point FG %	31.2
52.9	Overall FG %	44.5
71.4	Free Throw %	76.7
26	Defensive Rebounds	25
10	Offensive Rebounds	12
35	Total Rebounds	36
7	Steals	9
20	Assists	20
14	Turnovers	11
3	Blocks	3
20	Fouls	21
20.5	Points from Turnover	21.0
14.0	Fast Break Points	10.0
16.5	Second Chance Points	9.0
40.0	Points in the Paint	31.0
34.0	Points from the Bench	21.5
17.5	Biggest Lead	9.5
9.0	Biggest Scoring Run	10.5
37:26	Time Leading	14:46