février 09, 2012
The 2011-12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 brings the cream of the crop together to battle for eight tickets to the playoffs. Among the 16 teams are three newcomers – Gescrap BB, GS Medical Park and Unics Kazan; four Spanish clubs, including real Madrid, Unicaja and Gescrap all paired together in Group F; and three teams from Istanbul, the site of the 2012 Final Four, including rivals Anadolu Efes and Galatasaray, which will duel in Group E. As expected, all the 2011 Final Four teams – champion Panathinaikos, runner-up Maccabi Electra, Real Madrid and Montepaschi Siena – are accounted for as well as the teams with the best records in the regular season, undefeated CSKA Moscow and nine-win FC Barcelona Regal and will all lead the charge towards the playoffs.

Demond Mallet - Maccabi Electra
Top 16, Game 1
The 2011-12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 tipped off with exciting clashes over two days in which half the games went to the visitors and three-quarters of them were decided by fewer than 10 points! Interestingly, some of the most exciting games were won by the teams that made up last season’s Final Four: Panathinaikos, Maccabi Electra, Real Madrid and Montepaschi Siena. MORE | MVP
Henry Domercant - Unics
Top 16, Game 2
A thrilling Wednesday of Top 16, Game 2 featured six games and plenty of drama in setting up three undisputed group leaders. A breakdown of a thrilling night shows three wins by double figures and two more by a combined 3 points! Two games were won by visiting teams. Two teams won for the first time in the Top 16. And another won as it unveiled its bran new arena. MORE | MVP
Shaun Stonerook and Bo McCalebb celebrates - Montepaschi Siena
Top 16, Game 3
The Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 hit its halfway mark with Week 3’s eight contests. With three games left in this phase of the competition, all teams are still alive and none have made the playoffs yet, but that could change as soon as next week. In fact, there is the potential for seven of the eight playoffs tickets to be handed out in one week’s time! MORE | MVP

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TOP 16 STANDINGS
GROUP E
CSKA Moscow
 CSKA Moscow, 3-0
Olympiacos Basketball
 Olympiacos, 1-2
Galatasaray Medical Park
 GS Medical Park, 1-2
Anadolu Efes
 Anadolu Efes, 1-2
GROUP F
Montepaschi Siena
 Montepaschi Siena, 3-0
Real Madrid
 Real Madrid, 2-1
Bilbao Basket
 Gescrap BB, 1-2
Unicaja
 Unicaja, 0-3
GROUP G
Unics Kazan
 Unics, 3-0
Panathinaikos
 Panathinaikos, 2-1
Fenerbahce Ulker
 Fenerbahce Ulker, 1-2
EA7 - Emporio Armani Milano
 EA7 Emporio Armani, 0-3
GROUP H
FC Barcelona Regal
 FC Barcelona Regal, 3-0
NGC Bennet Cantu
 Bennet Cantu, 2-1
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
 Maccabi Electra, 1-2
Zalgiris Kaunas
 Zalgiris Kaunas, 0-3