Bulgaria outsmart Slovak Republic at the U20 European Championship Division B. The hosts of the tournament improved to 2-0 record after 69:61 win in Group A. Slovak Republic fell at 0-2 record in the group. Bulgaria should thank the fans for their support that saw 25:18 lead at the end of the first period. The hosts added 19-16 in the second frame and led 10 points at the halftime when Boyanov and Maurizio Galata (203-F-92) exchanged the late baskets in the half. Slovak Republic did not give up and responded with 19-13 in the third quarter to reduce to 57:53 at the end of thirty minutes. They tried hard to take the lead but Bulgaria pushed the tempo for good to win the game. Dimitar Dimitrov (202-F-93) top-scored for the winners with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Tencho Tenchev (202-F-93) nailed 16. Aleks Simeonov (200-F-93) delivered 13 and Alexandros Vezenkov (204-F/G-95) scored 8. Oliver Tot (198-PG-94) ended up with 14 points, whilst Maurizio Galata poured in 12. Jaroslav Moravek (204-F/C-92) collected 11 points and 13 rebounds and Matus Luley (195-F-92) nailed 8.
Extraliga Round 4 of Finals. Inter Bratislava even title series - May 22, 2013
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Inter Bratislava - Komarno 97-95 OT
Inter Bratislava outlasted Komarno in overtime to record the second consecutive victory in the championship series. Komarno was trailing by 5 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 21-20 charge of Inter Bratislava, which allowed them to tie the game at the end of regular time. They were better in overtime eventually winning that period 14-12 [read more]
Inter Bratislava outlasted Komarno in overtime to record the second consecutive victory in the championship series. Komarno was trailing by 5 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 21-20 charge of Inter Bratislava, which allowed them to tie the game at the end of regular time. They were better in overtime eventually winning that period 14-12. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Alando Tucker (198-84, college: Wisconsin, agency: Priority Sports) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds and the former international power forward Martin Rancik (204-78, college: Iowa St.) who added 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side American forward Amin Stevens (201-90, college: Florida A&M) responded with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and his fellow American import forward Kevin Thompson (205-89, college: Morgan St.) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. Five Komarno players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Inter Bratislava: A.Tucker 33+8reb+1ast, M.Rancik 25+10reb+4ast, N.Delic 15+4reb+1ast, N.Milosevic 9+2reb+5ast, P.Sedmak 7+4reb, J.Graham 5+7reb+4ast Komarno: A.Stevens 21+9reb+4ast, C.Lowe 18+4ast, V.Simpson 18+2reb+3ast, K.Thompson 14+11reb+1ast, J.Kratochvil 10+6reb+2ast, M.Kozlik 6+1reb
Anton Gavel selected the top Slovakian playing abroad in last week's games - May 20, 2013
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Slovakians who are currently playing abroad. This week's number one is an international point guard Anton Gavel (188-84, agency: Pro One Sports). He led Brose Baskets Bamberg to a victory over the seventh-ranked Phoenix Hagen in the German BBL in Sunday night's game.
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Slovakians who are currently playing abroad.
#1. This week's number one is an international point guard Anton Gavel (188-84, agency: Pro One Sports, currently plays in Germany). He led Brose Baskets Bamberg to a victory over the seventh-ranked Phoenix Hagen (18-16) 104-94 in the German BBL in Sunday night's game.
Gavel was MVP of the game. He scored 26 points (!!!) and added 6 assists in 34 minutes on the court.
Brose Baskets Bamberg (26-8) is placed first in the BBL.
It's Gavel's fourth season with the team.
Gavel is ranked seventh on the list of the top scorers in the league with 15.0ppg.
He also averaged so far 2.8rpg, 3.5apg, 2FGP: 57.0%(98-172), 3FGP: 46.0%(81-176) and FT: 74.3% in the 36 games he played so far.
Gavel has a dual citizenship: Slovakian and German.
He is currently a member of the Slovakian senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an international small forward Dusan Pandula (196-84, currently plays in Czech Republic). Pandula was the main contributor in a BK Prostejov's victory against the third-ranked NH Ostrava (20-14) 81-77 in the Czech Republic NBL last Wednesday.
He was the best player in that game. Pandula scored 25 points.
It was the game of the round between two top 3 ranked teams in Group A1. BK Prostejov (21-13) is placed second.
Pandula has relatively good stats this season: 12.8ppg, 4.6rpg, 2.2apg, 1.1spg, 2FGP: 63.4%(149-235), 3FGP: 37.8% and FT: 74.6%.
He is in the roster of the Slovakian senior national team.
#3. The Slovakian player who performed third best last week abroad was an experienced former international power forward Radoslav Rancik (207-79, agency: Beo Basket, college: St.Cloud St., currently plays in Czech Republic). Rancik contributed to an easy victory against the fifth-ranked BK Pardubice (19-15) crushing them 90-57 in the Czech Republic NBL on Tuesday night.
He scored 11 points, had 5 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 23 minutes.
CEZ Basketball Nymburk (33-1) is placed first in Group A1.
It was his team's eighth consecutive victory in a row.
This year Rancik has relatively solid stats: 12.9ppg, 4.9rpg, 1.9apg, 2FGP: 58.8%(104-177), 3FGP: 36.5% and FT: 86.1% in the 33 games.
Former BK Inter Bratislava starter played for the Slovakian national team three years ago.
#4. Shooting guard Roman Marko (194-86, currently plays in Czech Republic) is a teammate of previously mentioned Dusan Pandula and both played together in the last Czech Republic NBL game.
Marko contributed to a BK Prostejov's victory against the third-ranked NH Ostrava (20-14) 81-77.
He scored 13 points, had 5 rebounds and dished 3 assists.
Marko has reliable stats this season: 10.2ppg, 4.3rpg, 2.6apg and 1.3spg.
He is another player who holds two passports: Slovakian and Czech Republic.
Marko is also Slovakian national team player.
Extraliga Round 3 of Finals. Inter narrow the deficit - May 18, 2013
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Komarno - Inter Bratislava 82-89
Inter Bratislava snatched a road win over Komarno to narrow the deficit at 1-2 in the championship series. The guests trailed by 8 points after first quarter, but they rallied back and won the game by 7 points. 30 personal fouls committed by Komarno helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities [read more]
Inter Bratislava snatched a road win over Komarno to narrow the deficit at 1-2 in the championship series. The guests trailed by 8 points after first quarter, but they rallied back and won the game by 7 points. 30 personal fouls committed by Komarno helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for American forward Alando Tucker (198-84, college: Wisconsin, agency: Priority Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. The former international power forward Martin Rancik (204-78, college: Iowa St.) helped adding 15 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American forward Amin Stevens (201-90, college: Florida A&M) with 26 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import point guard Chris Lowe (182-87, college: Massachusetts, agency: KMG Sports Management) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Five Inter Bratislava and four Komarno players scored in double figures. Komarno's coach Frantisek Ron rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Komarno: A.Stevens 26+8reb+3ast, C.Lowe 13+5reb+3ast, M.Bilik 11+7reb+1ast, K.Thompson 11+10reb, M.Kozlik 6+2reb+2ast, V.Simpson 5+2reb+6ast Inter Bratislava: A.Tucker 21+13reb+3ast, M.Garnett 18+1reb+1ast, M.Rancik 15+8reb+2ast, P.Sedmak 14+5reb+1ast, N.Delic 11+4reb+2ast, R.Skibniewski 5+6ast
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