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    EuroCup Women: Thursday round-up

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    MUNICH (EuroCup Women) - Five teams secured their places in the Round of 16 on Thursday by maintaining their winning starts to the Regular Season.

    MUNICH (EuroCup Women) - Five teams secured their places in the Round of 16 on Thursday by maintaining their winning starts to the Regular Season.

    Tiffany Jackson posted an efficient double-double of 15 points and 13 boards to help guide Maccabi Bnot into the next stage after they defeated Sparta&K M.R Vidnoje 63-50.

    Shay Doron turned on the style in the fourth quarter with a couple of impressive finishes on her way to a game-high 22 points.

    Yakin Dogu Universitesi rubber-stamped their place in the next round after a dominant final period saw them turn a one-point advantage into a comfortable 83-63 victory.

    Courtney Vandersloot dished out 13 assists to go with 15 points in the win as the home side went on an incredible 20-0 run in the closing stages.

    "That was a good win for us and a tough game," said Vandersloot. 

    "We knew the importance and everybody stepped up - it was definitely a team win. Bahar (Caglar) was great down the stretch and that is the kind of game we have to play for the next rounds."

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    They were joined in the Round of 16 by compatriots, Galatasaray, as they maintained their perfect record with a convincing 60-83 win on the road at TTT Riga.

    Moriah Jefferson had the best points per game average in the competition prior to Gameday 4 and added another 26 points to her tally.

    Carolo Basket advanced with a 68-86 victory away at Umea Udominate as Amel Bouderra finished with a double-double of 17 points and 14 assists, while Spar Citylift Girona also made it four wins from four with a 65-54 success against Rutronik Stars Keltern.

    Also, Samsun Canik recorded a timely first win in the competition with a 63-55 success against Dynamo Novosibirsk keeping them in the mix in Group C.

    Eshaya Murphy led the way with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists to help the Turkish side get off the mark.

    Other Results:

    Group A
    VBW Cekk Cegled 68-60 Hoptrans-Sirenos

    Group E
    Nymburk 66-54 Nantes Reze
    Virtus Eirene Ragusa 59-56 Namur

    Group H
    Lulea BBK 49-86 TSV 1880

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