There is little doubt that Cras Basket Taranto shooter Jami Montagnino has been one of the rookie stars of the current EuroLeague Women campaign and her devastating perimeter game has thrust her into the spotlight.

Far from revelling in the blistering form she has shown in the first half of the season, the guard is still having to pinch herself after admitting it has been a whirlwind introduction to the elite level of the Womens game since her move from Sicilia to the Italian Champions.

TEO Vilnius needed eight games but finally recorded a win in the EuroLeague Women on Thursday by beating Galatasaray 86-80 in overtime.

In the process, the Lithuanian team damaged Gala's prospects of climbing in the Group A standings ahead of the play-offs.

Szeviép have taken the inside track to a fourth-place finish in Group D with a 71-58 victory over Lotos Gdynia.

The victory was the Hungarian club's second in the competition, with Gdynia and Tarbes also sitting on two wins apiece.

MiZo Pecs 2010 put a late scare into Halcon Avenida but eventually went down 70-63 in their Group B EuroLeague Women clash.  

Avenida were looking comfortable at 66-54 with 4:12 to go, but Alexandria Quigley hit a three-pointer for the visitors that sparked a 7-0 run, cutting the gap to 66-61 as Dalma Ivanyi hit a jump-shot with 1:52 to go.

Cras Basket Taranto blew TTT Riga away late in the game to claim a 78-52 win in their EuroLeague Women clash.

Taranto had already let one slip, but put together a decisive run that started in the third quarter and stretched into the fourth that Riga had no chance to recover from.

Janell Burse exploded for 28 points and 17 rebounds as Wisla Can-Pack stayed perfect in Group B with 93-73 win over struggling ESB Lille Metropole. 

Marta Fernandez added 20 points and Iziane Castro Marques 19 in a game in which Wisla took control early and never relinquished.

Candice Dupree exploded for 27 points and 12 rebounds and Angel McCoughtry added 23 points as Good Angels Kosice inflicted a first defeat, 72-61, on Rivas Ecopolis, in Group C of the EuroLeague Women.

Dupree shot 12 of 16 (75%) from the field and grabbed 11 boards on the defensive end in an outstanding individual effort as she played all 40 minutes.

Nineteen points and 21 rebounds from Dewanna Bonner lifted Frisco Sika Brno to an 83-68 win over Tarbes GB in Group D of the EuroLeague Women.

Hana Horakova added 16 and Eva Viteckova 11 but it was Bonner who dominated in a win that lifts Brno into second place behind Spartak Moscow Region.

Edit Ratkaine Eordogh scored 19 points and Amber Holt added 16 to lift MKB Euroleasing to an 83-73 win over Bourges Basket in Group C of the EuroLeague Women.

After a hard-fought game, MKB pulled away in the final quarter to take the spoils and move level with Bourges with a 3-4 record in the group.

Laura Macchi had 20 points and Raffaella Masciadri 18 as Beretta-Familia recorded a big 88-65 road win over Gospic Croatia in Group B of the EuroLeague Women.

Macchi burned the hosts by making five of eight shots from beyond the arc, while Masciadri took care of dominating inside, making six of eight (75%) from around the basket.

Samantha Richards scored 25 points and Justnya Zurowska added 21 to lift KSSSe AZS-PWSZ Gorzow to an 87-72 win over ZVVZ USK Prague in Group C of the EuroLeague Women.

Richards made 10 of 15 shots from the floor and was a perfect three of three from the free-throw line.

The draw will begin at 13:30 CET at the Marriott Hotel, Freising. EuroCup Women will be drawn first, followed by EuroLeague Women.