Besiktas, Girona, Venezia and London Lions reach semifinals

BLMA - Besiktas 72-75

Besiktas made 26-of-28 charity shots (92.9 percent) during the game. Besiktas outrebounded BLMA 38-27 including 16 on the offensive glass. BLMA was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Chinese center Li Yueru (201-1999) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Serbian-Hungarian forward Tijana Krivacevic (196-1990) contributed with 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Four Besiktas players scored in double figures. Forward Garance Rabot (178-2002) replied with 11 points and 8 rebounds and power forward Elodie Naigre (182-1995) added 13 points in the effort for BLMA. BLMA's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Besiktas: D.Evans 17+1reb+2ast, L.Yueru 16+8reb+4ast, T.Krivacevic 14+8reb, J.Nogic 11+4reb+5ast, M.Lazic 9+9reb, E.Bayram 8+8reb+4ast
BLMA: E.Naigre 13+1reb+3ast, R.Garance 11+8reb+3ast, A.Alston 11+3reb+1ast, K.Linskens 9+1reb, M.Toure 8+3reb+2ast, Z.Elena 7+3reb+1ast

Galatasaray - Girona 81-83

Girona made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Strangely Galatasaray outrebounded Girona 34-22 including 24 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Point guard Sandra Ygueravide (172-1984) scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and French guard Magali Mendy (178-1990) chipped in 20 points and 7 assists during the contest. American-Turkish center Teaira McCowan (201-1996, college: MSU) responded with 20 points and 9 rebounds and American forward Nalyssa Smith (193-2000, college: Baylor) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Four Galatasaray players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Girona: S.Ygueravide 21+8reb+5ast, M.Mendy 20+3reb+7ast, R.Magarity 19+4reb+2ast, M.Bertsch 8+2reb+1ast, G.Labuckiene 8+2reb, L.Pena 3+2reb+5ast
Galatasaray: T.McCowan 20+9reb+1ast, N.Smith 19+11reb, J.Vanloo 13+1reb+5ast, M.Yildizhan 12+5reb+4ast, B.Hartley 7+2reb+3ast, B.Akbas 5+1ast

Venezia - TTT Riga 88-78

Venezia looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by TTT Riga helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American forward Jessica Shepard (193-1996, college: Notre Dame) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 17 rebounds. Forward Martina Fassina (183-1999) chipped in 19 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). American point guard Kyra Lambert (175-1996, college: Texas) produced 19 points and 5 assists and center Evelina Otto (187-2006) added 16 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the guests. Five Venezia and four TTT Riga players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Venezia: M.Fassina 19+5ast, J.Shepard 17+17reb+2ast, V.Matilde 14+3ast, F.Pan 14+1reb+2ast, L.Berkani 12+4reb+2ast, L.Cubaj 8+6reb+1ast
TTT Riga: K.Lambert 19+3reb+5ast, O.Evelina 16+8reb+1ast, D.Cohen 14+4reb, I.Pulvere 12+2reb+4ast, V.Jasa 9+2reb+2ast, S.Luize 4+3reb

London L. - Kayseri 82-70

Lions looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American-Spanish forward Megan Gustafson (190-1996, college: Iowa) scored 24 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American-British swingman Karlie Samuelson (183-1995, college: Stanford) chipped in 19 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Lions' coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Dearica Hamby (191-1993, college: Wake Forest, agency: LBM Management) responded with 18 points and 9 rebounds and Romanian forward Claudia Cuic (182-1989) scored 16 points and 9 rebounds.
Top scorers:
London L.: M.Gustafson 24+6reb+2ast, K.Samuelson 19+9reb+1ast, K.Snytsina 11+2reb+5ast, T.Fagbenle 8+1reb+3ast, S.Peddy 8+3reb+3ast, A.Meyers 4+3reb+1ast
Kayseri: D.Hamby 18+9reb+3ast, C.Cuic 16+9reb+2ast, A.Gunay 14+1reb+2ast, G.Petronyte 6+2reb+2ast, M.Ari 6+1reb+2ast, D.Gezgin 5+1reb