Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Turkish Tofas (2-1) in Bursa on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by Spanish Zaragoza (2-1) 97-83. Zaragoza shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 56.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Zaragoza made 8 blocks. It was a great evening for Angolan center Jilson Bango (208-1999) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Canadian guard Trae Bell-Haynes (188-1995, college: Vermont) helped adding 12 points and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was American Marcquise Reed (190-1995, college: Clemson, agency: Octagon Europe) with 24 points and 6 assists. Tofas’ coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zaragoza is looking forward to face FC Porto (#4) on the road in the next round. Tofas will play against Maroussi in Athens and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Porto. Greek Maroussi (2-1) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging Portuguese FC Porto (0-3) 82-81 on Wednesday evening. It was an exceptional evening for Icelandic point guard Elvar Fridriksson (182-1994, college: Barry) who led the winners and scored 14 points and 8 assists. Ronnie Harrell Jr. accounted for 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. American point guard Toney Douglas (189-1986, college: FSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 4 assists for FC Porto in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Maroussi will play against Tofas in Bursa in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. FC Porto will play at home against Zaragoza and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Very important is a road loss of Swiss Fribourg (1-2) against Polish Anwil (1-2) on Wednesday night. Visiting Fribourg was defeated by Anwil in a tough game in Wloclawek 72-78. The best player for the winners was Kamil Laczynski who scored 17 points and 6 assists. Anwil’s coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Eric Nottage who recorded 31 points and 4 assists. Anwil will meet at home Ludwigsburg in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fribourg will play against Charleroi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 3: Le Portel lost to undefeated Bilbao on the opponent’s court 65-74. Cholet managed to outperform Sassari in a home game 82-70. Kalev/Cramo managed to beat Oradea on the road 83-76. PAOK defeated Dijon on its own court 95-81. Ludwigsburg smashed Charleroi in a road game 78-57.
Anwil – Fribourg 78-72
Very important is a road loss of Swiss Fribourg (1-2) against Polish Anwil (1-2) on Wednesday night. Visiting Fribourg was defeated by Anwil in a tough game in Wloclawek 72-78. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Anwil made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was point guard Kamil Laczynski (183-1989) who scored 17 points and 6 assists. American-Polish Luke Petrasek (206-1995, college: Columbia) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. Anwil’s coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Eric Nottage (187-1994, college: FIU) who recorded 31 points and 4 assists and point guard Jonathan Kazadi (195-1991) added 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively. Anwil will meet at home Ludwigsburg in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fribourg will play against Charleroi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Fribourg: E.Nottage 31+3reb+4ast, J.Kazadi 18+4reb+1ast, N.Jurkovitz 6+3reb, R.Williams 6+8reb+1ast, C.Sane 5+7reb+1ast, A.Cotture 4+3reb+3ast
Anwil: K.Laczynski 17+2reb+6ast, J.Turner 16+4reb+3ast, L.Petrasek 14+9reb+1ast, R.Taylor 7+1reb+1ast, M.Michalak 7+2reb, D.Funderburk 6+5reb+1ast
gschID: 1240979
Bilbao – Le Portel 74-65
Rather expected game when French Le Portel (1-2) was defeated on the road by Spanish Surne Bilbao (3-0) 74-65 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Swedish point guard Melwin Pantzar (190-2000) who scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. American guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (196-1994, college: Michigan) chipped in 10 points. At the other side the best for losing team was American power forward Jack Nunge (213-1999, college: Xavier) who recorded 12 points and 7 rebounds and Latvian point guard Kristers Zoriks (193-1998, college: SMC) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Four Le Portel players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Surne Bilbao will meet at home Sassari (#4) in the next round. Le Portel will play against Cholet and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Le Portel: D.Gholston 13+1reb+1ast, J.Nunge 12+7reb+3ast, I.Fevrier 12+7reb, K.Zoriks 10+8reb+3ast, E.Diawara 10+3reb+1ast, M.Boyer 8+6reb
Bilbao: M.Pantzar 18+5reb+4ast, H.Frey 14, M.Abdur-Rahkman 10+2reb+3ast, A.Sylla 9+6reb, T.Hlinason 7+4reb, T.de Ridder 6+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1240980
Cholet – Sassari 82-70
Rather predictable result when French Cholet Basket (2-1) defeated at home Italian Sassari (0-3) 82-70 on Tuesday. Cholet dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Sassari‘s 20. Cholet looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was center Bastien Vautier (210-1998) who scored 20 points and 5 rebounds. Jamaican-Canadian guard Stefan Smith (187-1999, college: St.John’s, agency: Players Group) chipped in 17 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Turkish Erten Gazi (190-1997, college: Fordham, agency: Octagon Europe) who recorded 16 points and Lithuanian forward Eimantas Bendzius (207-1990) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Five Sassari players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Cholet Basket will meet Le Portel (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Sassari will play against Bilbao and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Sassari: E.Gazi 16+4reb, E.Bendzius 12+6reb+1ast, M.Tambone 12+2reb+2ast, M.Halilovic 11+7reb+1ast, B.Fobbs 10+1reb+3ast, A.Cappelletti 6+2reb+2ast
Cholet: B.Vautier 20+5reb, S.Smith 17+4reb+3ast, J.Briggs 10+4reb, N.De Sousa 9+3reb+4ast, M.Diawara 8+2reb+1ast, C.Melvin 6+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1240981
Oradea – Kalev/Cramo 76-83
There was a minor upset when Romanian Oradea (1-2) was defeated at home by Estonian Kalev/Cramo (1-2) 83-76 on Wednesday. Kalev/Cramo shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. The best player for the winners was Swedish guard Elijah Clarance (194-1998, college: Illinois St., agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 21 points. Finnish point guard Severi Kaukiainen (185-1998) chipped in 10 points and 7 assists. Four Kalev/Cramo players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Romanian point guard Kris Richard (195-1989, college: Tulane) who recorded 23 points and 4 steals and Lithuanian power forward Paulius Petrilevicius (204-1991) added 15 points and 7 rebounds (went 11 for 11 at the free throw line !!!) respectively. Kalev/Cramo will meet PAOK in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Oradea will play against Dijon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Oradea: K.Richard 23+1reb+3ast, P.Petrilevicius 15+7reb+1ast, S.Pridgett 12+3reb+2ast, B.Brown 9+1reb+4ast, T.Williams 8+2reb+1ast, T.Fitzpatrick 6+3reb+2ast
Kalev/Cramo: E.Clarance 21+1reb+3ast, S.Vaaks 14+4reb+1ast, K.Hermet 10+4reb, L.Bockler 10+2reb+1ast, S.Kaukiainen 10+3reb+7ast, P.Tape 7+9reb+1ast
gschID: 1240982
FC Porto – Maroussi 81-82
Important game to mention about took place in Porto. Greek Maroussi (2-1) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging Portuguese FC Porto (0-3) 82-81 on Wednesday evening. Maroussi made 20-of-26 charity shots (76.9 percent) during the game, while FC Porto only scored one point from the stripe. It was an exceptional evening for Icelandic point guard Elvar Fridriksson (182-1994, college: Barry) who led the winners and scored 14 points and 8 assists. American Ronnie Harrell Jr. (201-1996, college: Denver) accounted for 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. American point guard Toney Douglas (189-1986, college: FSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 4 assists and American-Belizean power forward Phil Fayne II (206-1997, college: Illinois St.) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for FC Porto in the defeat. Four FC Porto players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Maroussi will play against Tofas in Bursa in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. FC Porto will play at home against Zaragoza and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
FC Porto: T.Douglas 36+10reb+4ast, P.Fayne II 12+6reb+2ast, W.Washpun 11+2reb+3ast, D.Marble 10+4reb+5ast, X.Williams 8+5reb+1ast, T.Omlid 4+6reb+5ast
Maroussi: M.Keene 16+1reb+3ast, E.Fridriksson 14+3reb+8ast, R.Harrell Jr. 13+6reb+4ast, G.Tanoulis 9+7reb+1ast, C.Langevine 8+4reb+2ast, A.Van Vliet 8+5reb+1ast
gschID: 1240983
PAOK – Dijon 95-81
Everything went according to plan in Thessaloniki where Greek PAOK (3-0) beat French JDA Dijon (1-2) 95-81 on Wednesday. PAOK made 27-of-33 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American point guard Shavar Reynolds Jr (188-1998, college: Monmouth, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Dimitrios Katsivelis (196-1991) chipped in 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Five PAOK players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Central African-French Allan Dokossi (205-1999, agency: Octagon Europe) who recorded 11 points and 9 rebounds and German Christian Sengfelder (203-1995, college: Boise St.) added 16 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. PAOK will meet at home Kalev/Cramo (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. JDA Dijon will play against Oradea and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dijon: C.Sengfelder 16+2reb+1ast, A.Dokossi 11+9reb+2ast, M.McDuffie 11+3reb+1ast, G.Ware 9+4reb, G.Hrovat 9+4reb+4ast, A.Julien 5+4reb+4ast
PAOK: S.Reynolds Jr. 20+6reb+4ast, R.Kreuser 18+4reb+1ast, C.Henderson Jr. 14+2reb+1ast, D.Katsivelis 11+5reb+7ast, F.Bartley IV 11+3reb+5ast, J.Forrester 10+2reb
gschID: 1240984
Charleroi – Ludwigsburg 57-78
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Belgian Spirou Charleroi‘s (1-2) home loss to German EnBW Ludwigsburg (3-0) 57-78 on Thursday. Ludwigsburg dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Spirou Charleroi‘s 12. Ludwigsburg forced 33 Charleroi turnovers. The best player for the winners was American point guard Ezra Manjon (183-2000, college: Vanderbilt) who scored 19 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. His fellow American import Justin Simon (196-1996, college: St.John’s, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Four EnBW Ludwigsburg players scored in double figures. EnBW Ludwigsburg’s coach felt very confident that he used entire bench saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Bulgarian forward Yordan Minchev (202-1998) who recorded 8 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Danish forward Gustav Knudsen (203-2003) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively. EnBW Ludwigsburg will meet Anwil in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Spirou Charleroi will play against Fribourg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Charleroi: G.Knudsen 12+5reb+2ast, A.Polet 11+1reb+2ast, A.Izaw-Bolavie 9+4reb, Y.Minchev 8+12reb+4ast, W.Brandwijk 6+3reb, C.Adzeh 5+3reb
Ludwigsburg: E.Manjon 19+2reb+5ast, J.Scott 13+7reb, J.Simon 13+8reb+4ast, J.Patrick 12+1reb+1ast, K.Grady 7+1reb+1ast, J.Wohlfarth-Bottermann 5+6reb
gschID: 1240985
Tofas – Zaragoza 83-97
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Turkish Tofas (2-1) in Bursa on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by Spanish Zaragoza (2-1) 97-83. Zaragoza shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 56.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Zaragoza made 8 blocks. It was a great evening for Angolan center Jilson Bango (208-1999) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Canadian guard Trae Bell-Haynes (188-1995, college: Vermont) helped adding 12 points and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was American Marcquise Reed (190-1995, college: Clemson, agency: Octagon Europe) with 24 points and 6 assists and point guard Ozgur Cengiz (185-2005) scored 18 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tofas’ coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zaragoza is looking forward to face FC Porto (#4) on the road in the next round. Tofas will play against Maroussi in Athens and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tofas: M.Reed 24+2reb+6ast, O.Cengiz 18+2reb+1ast, Y.Saybir 14+1reb+1ast, U.Trifunovic 13+1reb+2ast, A.Pasecniks 5+2reb, K.Bankston 4+6reb+2ast
Zaragoza: J.Bango 19+10reb+1ast, Y.Mencia 15+3reb+1ast, A.Slaughter 12+3reb+3ast, T.Bell-Haynes 12+2reb+6ast, M.Spissu 12+1reb+5ast, E.Sulejmanovic 9+4reb+5ast
gschID: 1240986
