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Adam Mysliwiec

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Top ranked Sokol (17-3) recorded its third loss on the court of eighth ranked Lublin 2 on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by Lublin 2 90-75. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Sokol. They outrebounded Sokol 47-36 including 33 on the defensive glass. It was a great shooting night for Lublin 2 especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. Adam Mysliwiec (200-90) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Center Roman Szymanski (209-91, college: Colby CC) chipped in 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. point guard Marcin Nowakowski (184-89) produced 11 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for lost side. Sokol’s coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lublin 2 (11-10) moved-up to seventh place. Sokol at the other side still keeps top position with three games lost. Lublin 2 are looking forward to face higher ranked Tychy (#4) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Sokol will play against AZS PO in Opole and is hoping to win this game.
Seventeenth-ranked Turow (2-17) made lots of trouble for second ranked Gornik (16-5) in Walbrzych. Gornik managed to secure only two-point victory 70-68. However their fans expected much easier game. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Krzysztof Jakobczyk (183-86) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 4 assists. Piotr Niedzwiedzki contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guard Kacper Traczyk (185-98) replied with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for Turow. Gornik have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 16-5 record behind leader Lancut. Turow lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom place with 17 games lost. Gornik will play against Pelplin (#14) in Pelpin in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Turow will play at home against Kotwica and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game was played in Wroclaw where host Slask (#8) won against 5th ranked AZS PO 99-95 on Wednesday evening. Jan Wojcik had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 23 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. At the losing side Dominik Rutkowski responded with 20 points and 6 rebounds. AZS PO’s coach tested ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Slask have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain eighth position with 10-9 record. Loser AZS PO keeps the fifth place with seven games lost. Slask will meet Dziki (#13) in the next round where they are favorite. AZS PO will play against the league’s leader Sokol (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory.

Rest of the games of round 22 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Krakow defeated WKK Wroclaw in a road game 99-95. Kolobrzeg beat Koszalin at home 92-77. Krosno lost to Tychy on the opponent’s court 71-89. Pruszkow managed to outperform Dziki Wwa in a home game 82-77.
The best stats of 22th round was 28 points and 6 rebounds by Przemyslaw Kuzkow of Dziki Wwa.

WKK Wroclaw – Krakow 95-99

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked WKK Wroclaw‘s (9-11) home loss to eighth ranked Krakow (11-9) 95-99 on Thursday. Krakow made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Forward Piotr Lis (186-1) scored 30 points to lead the charge for the winners and Pawel Zmarlak (195-82) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Krakow’s coach Wojciech Bychawski used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side forward Jakub Patoka (200-94) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Tomasz Ochonko (183-86, agency: BIG) scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Krakow and five WKK Wroclaw players scored in double figures. Krakow moved-up to sixth place. Loser WKK Wroclaw keeps the ninth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Starogard Gd.. Krakow will meet Zak (#12) in the next round where they are favorite. WKK Wroclaw will play against Kociewskie Diably in Starogard Gdanski and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Krakow: P.Lis 30+2reb+1ast, P.Zmarlak 15+7reb+2ast, W.Leszczynski 14+3reb+3ast, S.Pawlak 11+6reb+2ast, K.Rojek 9+2reb, W.Fras 8+8reb+5ast
WKK Wroclaw: T.Ochonko 18+5reb+7ast, T.Prostak 18+2reb+2ast, N.Madray 17+6reb+1ast, J.Patoka 16+14reb+5ast, M.Chrabota 13+4reb+3ast, M.Jedrzejewski 10+1reb+1ast

gschID: 905079

Kolobrzeg – Koszalin 92-77

No shocking result in a game in Kolobrzeg where third ranked Kotwica (15-5) defeated 12th ranked Zak (8-11) 92-77 on Wednesday. Kotwica made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American point guard Remon Nelson (175-90, college: USC Aiken) scored 22 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mikolaj Kurpisz (203-98) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Kotwica players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international swingman Jakub Dloniak (194-83) responded with 18 points and naturalized American center Darrell Harris (208-84, college: URI) scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kotwica maintains third position with 15-5 record having just two points less than leader Lancut. Newly promoted Zak dropped to the eleventh place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Krosno. Kotwica will meet bottom-ranked Turow (#17) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Zak will play against Krakow (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kolobrzeg: R.Nelson 22+3reb+6ast, D.Pieloch 18+1reb, M.Kurpisz 14+6reb+3ast, P.Smigielski 12+4reb+5ast, W.Jakubiak 11+2reb+2ast, W.Kowalenko 7+10reb+1ast
Koszalin: J.Dloniak 18+1reb+1ast, M.Szewczyk 14+5reb, M.Czyz 10+5reb, D.Harris 9+6reb+5ast, M.Tomaszewski 8+6reb+5ast, M.Pryc 5+3reb

gschID: 905080

Walbrzych – Zgorzelec 70-68

Seventeenth-ranked Turow (2-17) made lots of trouble for second ranked Gornik (16-5) in Walbrzych. Gornik managed to secure only two-point victory 70-68. However their fans expected much easier game. Gornik forced 21 Turow turnovers. Turow was plagued by 29 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Krzysztof Jakobczyk (183-86) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 4 assists. The former international center Piotr Niedzwiedzki (210-93) contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guard Kacper Traczyk (185-98) replied with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and power forward Michal Marek (208-96) added 15 points and 14 rebounds in the effort for Turow. Four Turow players scored in double figures. Gornik have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 16-5 record behind leader Lancut. Turow lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom place with 17 games lost. Gornik will play against Pelplin (#14) in Pelpin in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Turow will play at home against Kotwica and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Walbrzych: K.Jakobczyk 19+4reb+4ast, P.Niedzwiedzki 16+7reb, B.Ratajczak 13+5reb+2ast, H.Pabian 8+11reb+4ast, M.Dymala 7+3reb+4ast, H.Kruszczynski 6+2reb+2ast
Zgorzelec: B.Bochno 15+7reb+3ast, M.Marek 15+14reb, K.Traczyk 15+6reb+8ast, S.Helinski 12+6reb, M.Marcinkowski 4+3reb+3ast, F.Pruefer 3+2reb+2ast

gschID: 905081

Tychy – Krosno 89-71

Very expected game when 11th ranked Krosno (8-11) was defeated on the road by fourth ranked Tychy (15-6) 89-71 on Wednesday. Tychy shot 26 for 35 from the free-throw line, while Krosno only scored seven points from the stripe. Radoslaw Trubacz (196-94) scored 22 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and power forward Andrzej Krajewski (203-0) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Dariusz Oczkowicz (182-81) responded with 13 points and 6 rebounds and guard Roman Janik (184-95) scored 13 points and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Tychy have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 15-6 record. Loser Krosno keeps the eleventh place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Koszalin. Tychy will meet Lublin 2 (#7) on the road in the next round. Krosno will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Tychy: R.Trubacz 22+4reb+4ast, A.Krajewski 14+9reb, P.Stankowski 12+6reb+3ast, C.Bartosz 9+6reb, M.Koperski 7+3reb+5ast, L.Diduszko 7+4reb+2ast
Krosno: S.Szymon 15+5reb, D.Oczkowicz 13+6reb+3ast, R.Janik 13+2reb+7ast, D.Ciesielski 8+5ast, S.Szymanski 7+6reb+1ast, K.Dawdo 7+3reb+1ast

gschID: 905082

Lublin 2 – Lancut 90-75

gschID: 905083

Slask 2 – Opole 99-95

An interesting game was played in Wroclaw where host Slask (#8) won against 5th ranked AZS PO 99-95 on Wednesday evening. Slask made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. Slask outrebounded AZS PO 44-30 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Jan Wojcik (204-99, college: NW Florida St., agency: BeoBasket) had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 23 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Sebastian Bozenko (183-98) chipped in 28 points and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side swingman Dominik Rutkowski (194-98) responded with 20 points and 6 rebounds and forward Szymon Kiwilsza (201-97, agency: BIG) scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Five AZS PO players scored in double figures. AZS PO’s coach tested ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Slask have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain eighth position with 10-9 record. Loser AZS PO keeps the fifth place with seven games lost. Slask will meet Dziki (#13) in the next round where they are favorite. AZS PO will play against the league’s leader Sokol (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Slask 2: S.Bozenko 28+2reb+4ast, M.Gorenczyk 20+2reb+1ast, J.Wojcik 19+23reb+2ast, S.Walski 8+2reb, M.Zagorski 8+6reb+3ast, A.Lenczuk 7+1ast
Opole: D.Rutkowski 20+6reb+3ast, A.Kaczmarzyk 17+5reb+1ast, J.Kobel 16+7ast, P.Wilk 16+3reb+3ast, S.Kiwilsza 14+5reb+6ast, M.Jodlowski 10+8reb

gschID: 905084

Pruszkow – Dziki Wwa 82-77

There was a small surprise in Pruszkow where sixteenth ranked Znicz (5-15) beat 13th ranked Dziki (8-13) 82-77 on Wednesday. Swingman Karol Kaminski (195-97) scored 30 points and 5 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Karol Debski (198-84) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side guard Przemyslaw Kuzkow (185-99, agency: Alti Sport) responded with 28 points and 6 rebounds and guard Bartosz Majewski (192-97) scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Znicz maintains sixteenth position with 5-15 record. Loser Dziki keeps the thirteenth place with 13 games lost. Znicz will meet higher ranked Ksiezak (#15) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Dziki will play against Slask and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Pruszkow: K.Kaminski 30+5reb+2ast, K.Debski 14+6reb+2ast, L.Bodych 13+5reb+4ast, D.Tokarski 9+3reb+2ast, K.Czosnowski 8+1reb+3ast, S.Walczak 5+5reb+1ast
Dziki Wwa: P.Kuzkow 28+6reb+2ast, P.Pamula 12+1ast, B.Majewski 11+6reb+2ast, R.Komenda 8+2ast, P.Kopycki 6+2reb+1ast, K.Nowakowski 5+6reb+1ast