AEK Could Take Top Spot from Antwerp in Basketball Champions League
Salon Vilpas snapped Antwerp's winning streak with a 77-69 win. If AEK beat Falco Sombathely, they could overtake the Belgian side and move to the top of the group.
In Round 3 of the Basketball Champions League, Salon Vilpas beat Antwerp 77-69 in Finland. It was their first win of the season and it ended the Belgian team's unbeaten run. Antwerp, with a 2-1 record, sit first in the group.
AEK will face Falco Sombathely in Hungary. The Green-and-Whites, who are 1-1, can rise to the top of the group by overtaking Antwerp if they win the match. The game will be played on November 4 at 19:00.
AEK head coach Dragan Sakota said Derrick Williams and Landers Nolley have returned to the squad. The two players did not play in AEK's Stoiximan GBL game against Vikos in Ioannina. Sakota stressed that every match is important and that Falco is a team that has played together for a long time and works with the same head coach.
In other games, Malaga beat Reggio Emilia in Spain to reach 3/3. Bandalona beat Porto 81-64 in Portugal, also moving to 3/3. Juventus beat Pardubice 98-95 in overtime in Lithuania. Strasbourg beat Cibona 95-70 in France, raising their record to 2-1.
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