Cibona went to France to grab a ticket for Round of 16!
Cibona need to defeat Le Havre (Wednesday, 19:00 CET) in the last round of the FIBA Europe Cup Round of 32 in order to advance to the next stage. Still, the Zagreb crew might also need to chase the margin...
Cibona need to defeat Le Havre (Wednesday, 19:00 CET) in the last round of the FIBA Europe Cup Round of 32 in order to advance to the next stage. Still, the Zagreb crew might also need to chase the margin...
Of, this will be a super entertaining last round in Group S! Believe or not, but all 4 teams still have chances to advance to the next stage of the FIBA Europe Cup! But, there are only two tickets available...
The standings currently look like this: Energia 3-2 (8 points, +27 overall points ratio), Le Havre 3-2 (8 points, -5), Cibona 2-3 (7 points, -3), Pieno Zvaigzdes 2-3 (7 points).
The next important thing is that Cibona lost the first clash against Le Havre in Zagreb by 106:113. Therefore, if Cibona today defeat Le Havre by 8+ margin then the Zagreb crew will definitely qualify for the next stage. Also, a win by 7 points would be enough if Energia defeat Pieno Zvaigzdes.
The other positive scenario for Damir Mulaomerović and his boys might be that they beat the French rival by less than 7 points margin, while that Pieno Zvaigzdes outplay Energia in the other game of the group. In that case, all 4 teams would have the same number of points, while then the overall points ratio would determine the final standings.
Finally, if Cibona lose the game in France then they will definitely be eliminated from the competition.
At the same time Krka will play their last European game in this season. Team from Novo mesto have lost all chances to qualify for the next stage, while they will close their FIBA Europe Cup campaign with the clash against ASVEL at home (Wednesday, 18:30 CET).