A battle between the league's bottom two has ALBA (1-6) hosting ASVEL (1-6) as both look above them to see that they are still just two victories away from the eighth-place team in the standings.
Game Notes: ALBA vs. ASVEL

The French team, which has the worst defensive record in the competition with 89.6 points per game allowed, will hope that Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot continues his great form after scoring 19 and 18 points in the last two games in his return from injury. ALBA will look to improve its inside defense after allowing opponents to convert 60.8% of their two-point shots, the highest rate in the league. Louis Olinde is key player for the hosts, starting all seven games so far and averaging 10.1 points with strong shooting percentages (66.7% 2PT, 43.5% 3PT).
- When they last met, ALBA beat ASVEL in Berlin 88-71, which was the first win by a home team after four consecutive road wins in this rivalry.
- ALBA's Matt Thomas and ASVEL guard Paris Lee were teammates at Panathinaikos Athens last season.
- ALBA's Sterling Brown and Lee were high school teammates at Chicago-area Proviso East high school.
- ALBA's Matteo Spagnolo and Gabriele Procida have played under ASVEL head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco on the Italian national team.