Basketball Champions League

UCAM Murcia make emphatic return as Antwerp hold on

On October 7, 2026, Murcia beat Varese by 27 points, while Antwerp survived a late Falco-Vulcano rally in the BCL Opening Round.

Ana Silva

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The Basketball Champions League’s Opening Round continued on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, with four evening games and opening victories for teams from Belgium, Serbia, Germany and Spain, according to the competition’s report.

Among the results detailed by the BCL, UCAM Murcia beat Itelyum Varese 85-58, and Windrose Giants Antwerp held off Falco-Vulcano Szombathely 99-93. The Murcia victory was the team’s second-largest winning margin in BCL history.

Murcia dominate on their return

UCAM Murcia marked their return to the competition with a 27-point win over Varese. The BCL said the margin ranked as the second-largest victory in the Spanish club’s history in the tournament, behind a 36-point win against FMP Belgrade in October 2024.

Murcia controlled the game for almost its entirety, conceding the lead to Varese for only 45 seconds. They outrebounded the Italian side 49-36 and recorded 27 assists to Varese’s 13.

Dylan Ennis led Murcia with 16 points and five assists, while captain Jonah Radebaugh added 11 points and four assists. Varese’s Hunter Hale scored 17 points and collected six rebounds. The BCL report noted that Amedeo Della Valle missed the Opening Round through injury.

Antwerp withstand late pressure

Windrose Giants Antwerp began its BCL campaign with a 99-93 win over Falco-Vulcano Szombathely. The victory extended Antwerp’s record of opening each of its three BCL participations with a win, according to the competition.

Antwerp had led by as many as 18 points in the second quarter, but Falco-Vulcano cut the deficit to one, 78-77, early in the final period. The BCL report credited Jelhoni James with a chase-down block on Darrion Trammell during the visitors’ comeback attempt.

Antwerp’s coach, Roel Moors, had previously led the team to a bronze medal at the 2019 BCL Final Four. The report described the other evening games as including both blowouts and close finishes, but its supplied details focused on the Murcia and Antwerp results.

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The BCL’s October 7 report highlighted Murcia’s historic winning margin and Antwerp’s resilience as two of the evening’s notable results.

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Ana Silva

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