Experienced Fenerbahce See Off Taranto

A strong start to the game was the key for the Turkish giants as they gave the home team a mountain to climb after registering a 17-4 run in the first half to move from 12-11 in front to 29-15.

Near-Perfect Free-Throw Shooting As Fener Overcome Taranto

Cras Basket Taranto threw a scare into Fenerbahce but lost the EuroLeague Women Eighth-Finals opener, 89-83, in Istanbul on Tuesday night.

Penny Taylor put forth another world class performance for the Turkish team with 28 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

EuroLeague Women Eighth-Final Pairings Set

With the Qualifying Round of EuroLeague Women wrapping up on Wednesday FIBA Europe has announced the official rankings of the sixteen teams that will advance to the Eighth-Finals and the resulting match-ups.

Three-time defending champions Spartak Moscow Region, who finished the Qualifying Round a perfect 10-0, ranked first followed by rivals UMMC Ekaterinburg and Wisla Can-Pack who lost just once.

Fan-Crastic! Taranto Rout Vilnius

Cras Basket Taranto gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about as they rolled to an 81-53 victory over TEO Vilnius on Wednesday night.

On the last night of Qualifying Round action in the EuroLeague Women, the Group A win pushed the Italian club to 6-4 while Vilnius fell to 1-9.