PAOK heads to Bahçeşehir for first place in the group

PAOK is coming to Istanbul to face Bahçeşehir College in the top-of-the-table clash of EuroCup Group D. The game starts at 20.00 and can be watched live on the Novasports 4 channel.

Both teams sit near the top of the group with 3-1 records. The surprise team in the group is Lithuania's Lietkabelis, which beat PAOK 4-0 in both Greece and across Europe, the only defeat PAOK has suffered this season. Bahçeşehir College, meanwhile, suffered an unexpected loss in Sarajevo against the Bosnian side.

Under Saša Čović, Bahçeşehir College is first in the Turkish Basketball League with 5 wins from 5 matches and remains unbeaten. During this run they beat Fenerbahçe 98-83 and Beşiktaş 100-96, outpacing Euroleague opponents in the process.

Andrea Trinchieri has named 13 players for the match in Istanbul. The squad includes Ray Qwuan Gray, Naz Mitrou-Long, Brin Tairi, Tedi Osman, Kyle Alexander, Nikos Hugas, Trevor Hutchins, Markus Foster, Donatas Motiejūnas, Giorgos Fillios, Ben Moore, Nick Kalathis and Nasos Bazinas.