Wednesday 1st
February
Unics v EA7 Emporio Armani
Olympiacos v Anadolu Efes
Real Madrid v Gescrap BB
Thursday 2nd February
CSKA Moscow v GS Medical Park
Fenerbahce Ulker v Panathinaikos
Unicaja v Montepaschi Siena
Bennet Cantu v Maccabi Electra
Barcelona Regal v Zalgiris Kaunas
Group E
Olympiacos BC Pireaus (0-2) hosts Anadolu Efes (1-1). Olympiacos will be desperate for a win to revive their flagging fortunes whilst a victory for Efes (1-1) would put them in a great position. Efes has won 4 of its last 5 games in the Pireaus but Olympiacos won the last clash between the sides in the 2009-10 Euroleague regular season.
CSKA Moscow (2-0) welcomes Galatasaray Medical Park (1-1). CSKA is undefeated in the 2011-12 Euroleague after 12 games and leads the group. CSKA are at full strength but Galatasaray is without Tutku Acik (hepatitis) and Sertac Sanli (injured).
Group F
Two Spanish teams meet for the first time in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague when Gescrap BB visits Real Madrid. Gescrap (1-1) defeated Real Madrid (1-1) in the Spanish League semi-finals last season and also at home in the Spanish League. Madrid are at full strength after Nikola Mirotic returned against Montepaschi last week whilst Gescrap’s Janis Blums has missed the last three games and is not certain to be ready for this vital clash.
Montepaschi (2-0) hosts Unicaja (0-2). Montepaschi could edge closer to the playoffs with another win here whereas Unicaja need a win to keep their hopes alive. Unicaja have finally got a full squad after Tremmell Darden, Joel Freeland and Kristaps Valters returned to action. Ksistof Lavrinovic is back for Montepaschi but Rimantas Kaukenas remains sidelined.
Group G
Unics leads Group G of the Top 16 having pulled off a sensational win against defending champion Panathinaikos to go 2-0. They now play host to Armani (0-2) in Kazan, the first time the two teams have met in European club competitions. Unics leads the Top 16 in fouls drawn (50) and free throws made (38). Unics may be without Nathan Jawai due to family reasons whereas Armani are still without Malik Hairston.
Fenerbahce Ulker faces Panathinaikos with the teams tied for second place in the group at 1-1. Panathinaikos has won its last 5 showdowns against the Turks. Fenerbahce Ulker report no injury problems as Roko Ukic and Mirsad Turkcan returned last week. Panathinaikos may be without Ian Vougioukas, who sat out in a Greek League game this weekend.
Group H
Bennet Cantu hosts Maccabi Electra. The teams are currently tied at 1-1 and face each other for the first time since 1984. Cantu boasts an impressive 5-1 record in front of its fans but Maccabi has won its last two games on the road. In the same group, FC Barcelona Regal welcomes Zalgiris Kaunas. Barcelona has a 6-1 home record against Zalgiris, whose only win at Palau Blaugrana came in the 2004-05 season. Zalgiris may be without Marko Popovic due to a hamstring injury.
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