▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁teams ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁Format ▁In ▁each ▁group , ▁teams ▁played ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁home - and - away ▁in ▁a ▁round - ro bin ▁format . ▁The ▁match days ▁were ▁ 1 5 – 1 6 ▁October , ▁ 2 2 – 2 3 ▁October , ▁ 2 9 – 3 0 ▁October , ▁ 5 – 6 ▁November , ▁ 1 2 – 1 3 ▁November , ▁ 1 9 – 2 0 ▁November , ▁ 2 6 – 2 7 ▁November , ▁ 3 – 4 ▁December , ▁ 1 0 – 1 1 ▁December ▁and ▁ 1 7 – 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁four ▁first ▁qualified ▁teams ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 6 , ▁while ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁the ▁sixth - pla ced ▁teams ▁entered ▁the ▁Euro cup ▁Last ▁ 3 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁countries ▁were ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage . ▁P ı nar ▁Kar ş ı y aka ▁and ▁Dar ü ş ş af aka ▁Do ğ u ş ▁made ▁their ▁debut ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁era ▁of ▁Euro le ague ▁Basketball . ▁ ▁T ie break ers ▁If ▁teams ▁are ▁level ▁on ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Reg ular ▁Season , ▁tie break ers ▁are ▁applied ▁in ▁the