AEK edged Salon Vilpas 95-93 in their Basketball Champions League opener, FIBA reported. Frank Bartley scored 27 points and Thomas Heurtel completed the decisive transition play with about a second remaining. Elsewhere that afternoon, Trabzonspor beat Nanterre 93-83 after overtime, ALBA Berlin defeated Slavia Praha ERA NBK 110-86, and Unicaja overcame Juventus Utena 105-69. Willy Hernangómez supplied 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Unicaja. The results belong to the opening round of the 2026/27 Basketball Champions League.