The 2025-26 Basketball Champions League Qualifiers began Friday (19/9) in Samokov, Bulgaria as 24 teams are divided into three Qualificarion Round Tournaments, looking to book a spot in the regular season

The Windrose Giants Antwerp tipped off the Qualification Round Tournament 2 action by beating CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea 79 – 71 on the road to advance to the semifinals.

Joel Murray scored 20 points and Andrew Funk had 16 points for the winning side that outplayed its hosts 30 – 12 in the third quarter to enter the fourth period with a 64 – 49 advantage. Oradea tried to come back but a 4-point play by Murray with the score 70 – 75 and 1:34 to play pushed his opponents back for good.

In Italy, Pallacanestro Reggiana downed KK Pelister Bitola 99 – 87. Kwan Cheatham led a balanced effort

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