Permutations: All the math for last Group Phase Gameday

MIES (Switzerland) - The Basketball Champions League Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL is headed towards the final Gameday of the Group Phase.

Seven places in the Round of 16 have already been snatched, while ALBA BERLIN and Elan Chalon battle for the final direct flight to the sweet 16.

Meanwhile, the Play-Ins still have plenty of spots open. To check the Round of 16 groups and Play-In pairings, click the link below:

What if the Group Phase ended today?

The second-placed teams from each group will have home-court advantage in the best-of-three Play-Ins series against the third-placed teams from neighboring groups (A2 vs. B3; B2 vs. A3, C2 vs. D3, D2 vs. C3).

Who can advance this week?

Group A

This week's games:

• Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola vs. Rytas Vilnius (Wednesday, 18:00 CET)

• Legia Warszawa vs. MLP Academics Heidelberg (Wednesday, 18:00 CET)

Permutations:

• Rytas Vilnius secured first place and advanced to the Round of 16

• Promitheas will finish third with a win

• Promitheas will be eliminated with a defeat

• Legia will finish second with a win

• Legia will finish third if they lose and Promitheas lose, too

• Legia will be eliminated if they lose and Promitheas win

• Heidelberg will finish second with a win

• Heidelberg will finish third if they lose and Promitheas lose

• Heidelberg will finish fourth if they lose and Promitheas win

Group B

This week's games:

• Elan Chalon vs. ERA Nymburk (Tuesday, 20:00 CET)

• ALBA BERLIN vs. Sabah BC (Tuesday, 20:00 CET)

Permutations:

• ALBA will finish first with a win

• ALBA will finish second if they lose and Chalon win

• Chalon will finish first with a win, if ALBA lose

• Chalon will finish second if they lose or ALBA win

• Nymburk will finish third if they win or Sabah lose

• Nymburk will be eliminated if they lose and Sabah win

• Sabah will finish third if they win and Nymburk lose

• Sabah will finish fourth in all other scenarios

Group C

This week's games:

• Cholet Basket vs. Joventut Badalona (Wednesday, 20:00 CET)

• Bursaspor Basketbol vs. Hapoel Netanel Holon (Wednesday, 20:00 CET)

Permutations:

• Joventut secured first place and advanced to the Round of 16

• Cholet will finish second if they win or if Holon lose

• Cholet will finish third if they lose and Holon win

• Holon will finish second if they win and Cholet lose

• Holon will finish third if they lose or if Cholet win

• Bursaspor are eliminated

Group D

This week's games:

• Tofas Bursa vs. Trapani Shark (Tuesday, 18:30 CET)

• Bnei Penlink Herzliya vs. La Laguna Tenerife (Tuesday, 18:30 CET)

Permutations:

• Tenerife secured first place and advanced to the Round of 16

• Winner of Tofas vs. Trapani will finish second

• Loser of Tofas vs. Trapani will finish third

• Herzliya are eliminated

Group E

This week's games:

• Igokea m:tel vs. Galatasaray MCT Technic (Wednesday, 18:30 CET)

• Pallacanestro Trieste vs. Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets (Wednesday, 18:30 CET)

Permutations:

• Galatasaray secured first place and advanced to the Round of 16

• Wurzburg will finish second if they beat Trieste

• Wurzburg will finish second if they lose to Trieste by up to 14 points

• Wurzburg will finish third if they lose to Trieste by 15+ points

• Trieste will finish second if they beat Wurzburg by 15+ points

• Trieste will finish third in all other scenarios

• Igokea are eliminated

Group F

This week's games:

• NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz vs. AEK BC (Tuesday, 18:00 CET)

• Patrioti Levice vs. VEF Riga (Tuesday, 18:00 CET)

Permutations:

• AEK secured first place and advanced to the Round of 16

• Szolnoki will finish second with a win

• Szolnoki will finish second with a defeat, if VEF win by 20 points or less

• Szolnoki will finish third with a defeat, if Levice beat VEF

• Szolnoki will finish third with a defeat, if VEF beat Levice by 22+ points

• Levice will finish second with a win, if Szolnoki lose

• Levice will finish third with a win, if Szolnoki win

• Levice will finish third with a defeat by up to 19 points, if Szolnoki win

• Levice will be eliminated with a defeat, if Szolnoki also lose

• Levice will be eliminated with a defeat of 19+ points, if Szolnoki win

• VEF will finish second with a win by 22+ points, if Szolnoki lose

• VEF will finish third with a win, if Szolnoki lose

• VEF will finish third win a win by 19+ points, if Szolnoki win

• If VEF win by exactly 21 points and Szolnoki lose:

  • they will finish second if they score 69+ points; Szolnoki third

  • they will finish third if they score 68 or less; Szolnoki second

• VEF will be eliminated with a defeat

Group G

This week's games:

• Mersin Sports Club vs. Filou Oostende (Wednesday, 19:30 CET)

• Unicaja vs. Karditsa Iaponiki (Wednesday, 19:30 CET)

Permutations:

• Unicaja secured first place and advanced to the Round of 16

• Mersin will finish second

• Karditsa will finish third

• Oostende are eliminated

Group H

This week's games:

• Dreamland Gran Canaria vs. SL Benfica (Tuesday, 20:00 CET)

• Le Mans Sarthe Basket vs. Spartak Office Shoes (Tuesday, 20:00 CET)

Permutations:

• Gran Canaria secured first place and advanced to the Round of 16

• Spartak will finish second

• Le Mans will finish third with a win

• Le Mans will also finish third if they lose, and Benfica also lose

• Le Mans will be eliminated if they lose, and Benfica win

• Benfica will finish third with a win, if Le Mans lose

• Benfica will be eliminated in all other scenarios

DISCLAIMER: The above analysis has been prepared solely for the purpose of improving the experience of fans. It is not to be understood as advice or as binding information on the Basketball Champions League for competition purposes.