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Barcelona clinched top spot in Group B and a top-seed in the upcoming Top 16 draw by beating Asseco Prokom 64-76 in Sopot, Poland.

The result moves Barcelona to 7-1 while Prokom dropped to 2-7, with their Top 16 chances in a direct fight against Zalgiris Kaunas and Sluc Nancy.

Roger Grimau and Ersan Ilyasova top-scored for the winners with 14 points each, helping the Spanish giants recover from 25-15 behind thanks to a fantastic 18-0 run in the lead-up to half-time.

CSKA Moscow all-but wrapped up first place in Group D with a dominant 55-74 road win over Efes Pilsen thanks to a spectacular shooting performance from Final Four MVP Trajan Langdon.

CSKA led by just one at half-time but ran away in the second half, Langdon shooting seven from 10 from downtown to lead CSKA with 27 points.

Meanwhile, Le Mans picked up their first win of the season by beating Air Avellino 92-88 at home.

Brian Chase ensured the French side lost the record of being the only team in the competition this season without a victory with 10 points during a 12-1 second-period run.

Week Nine results

Le Mans 92-88 Air Avellino

Asseco Prokom Sopot 64-76 FC Barcelona

Efes Istanbul 55-74 CSKA Moscow

DKV Joventut 75-79 Alba Berlin

Alex Sharratt / Eurosport