Recap of Day 1 in Munich

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Italian Milano on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by German ALBA Berlin 97-84. ALBA Berlin forced 26 Milano turnovers. 30 personal fouls committed by Milano helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Center Linus Ruf (208-2005) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Amon Doerries (206-2006) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Samuele Miccoli (188-2006) produced 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ALBA Berlin is looking forward to face ratiopharm in Ulm in the next round. Milano will play on the road against Real Madrid and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was played between Spanish Real Madrid and German ratiopharm where Real Madrid crushed ratiopharm on the road with 43-point difference 103-60. Worth to mention a great performance of Slovenian swingman Jan Vide (195-2005) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Egor Demin contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. French forward Pacome Dadiet (200-2005) answered with 21 points for ratiopharm. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Real Madrid will play against Milano at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. ratiopharm will play against ALBA Berlin and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game was played where German NGTM beat host Greek Panathinaikos with 15-point difference 91-76 on Friday evening. Illan Pietrus stepped up and scored 23 points for the winners. At the losing side Alexandros Samontourov responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. NGTM will meet Zalgiris in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Panathinaikos will play against Bayern and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 1 Zalgiris defeated Bayern in Kaunas 82-68.
The best stats of 1st round was 15 points by Dovydas Buika of Zalgiris.

Group A

Milano - ALBA Berlin 84-97

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Italian Milano on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by German ALBA Berlin 97-84. ALBA Berlin forced 26 Milano turnovers. 30 personal fouls committed by Milano helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Center Linus Ruf (208-2005) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Amon Doerries (206-2006) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Samuele Miccoli (188-2006) produced 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and forward Giacomo Zanetti (200-2005) added 16 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five ALBA Berlin and four Milano players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ALBA Berlin is looking forward to face ratiopharm in Ulm in the next round. Milano will play on the road against Real Madrid and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Milano: M.Samuele 26+6reb+5ast, Z.Giacomo 16+11reb+2ast, V.Giulio 11+1reb+1ast, B.Denis 10+9reb+1ast, C.Riccardo 8+2reb+7ast, G.Diego 4+4reb+1ast
ALBA Berlin: R.Linus 20+10reb+1ast, D.Amon 18+5reb, G.Dorian 13+5reb+3ast, G.Mathieu 11+3reb+4ast, K.Jack 10+4reb+2ast, N.Anton 8+5reb+1ast

ratiopharm - Real Madrid 60-103

Another exciting game was played between Spanish Real Madrid and German ratiopharm where Real Madrid crushed ratiopharm on the road with 43-point difference 103-60. Real Madrid dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to ratiopharm's 34. They outrebounded ratiopharm 48-29 including 17 on the offensive glass. Real Madrid players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by ratiopharm's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Slovenian swingman Jan Vide (195-2005) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Russian guard Egor Demin (200-2006) contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Five Real Madrid players scored in double figures. French forward Pacome Dadiet (200-2005) answered with 21 points and Joel Cwik (194-2006) added 12 points in the effort for ratiopharm. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Real Madrid will play against Milano at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. ratiopharm will play against ALBA Berlin and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
ratiopharm U18: D.Pacome 21+3reb+1ast, C.Joel 12+2reb+1ast, R.Eric 6+5reb+2ast, K.Benjamin 5+7reb, M.Jordan 3, R.Marko 3+3reb+1ast
Real Madrid: V.Jan 19+5reb+5ast, M.Asier 16+4reb+1ast, G.Hugo 14+4reb+2ast, D.Egor 13+5reb+6ast, B.Mitar 12+5reb+1ast, N.Szymon 9+2reb+2ast

Group Group B

Panathinaikos - NGTM 76-91

An interesting game was played where German NGTM beat host Greek Panathinaikos with 15-point difference 91-76 on Friday evening. NGTM made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Panathinaikos turnovers. French guard Illan Pietrus (187-2005) stepped up and scored 23 points for the winners and French power forward Mohamed Diawara (203-2005) chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side Alexandros Samontourov (209-2005) responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Neoklis Avdalas (196-2006, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 8 points and 8 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. NGTM will meet Zalgiris in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Panathinaikos will play against Bayern and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Panathinaikos: S.Alexandros 23+7reb+1ast, V.Lykourgos 11+5reb+2ast, T.Dionysios 11+2reb+3ast, Z.Dimitrios 9+1ast, A.Neoklis 8+3reb+8ast, G.Kanstantinos-Iason 6+1reb+1ast
NGTM: P.Illan 23+1reb+2ast, E.Frederik 15+4reb, D.Mohamed 10+7reb+3ast, Z.Wei 9+3reb+4ast, S.Jakub 9+2reb, G.Lucas 6+3reb+1ast

Bayern - Zalgiris 68-82

But Bayern was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Kaunas 82-68 on Friday night. Zalgiris outrebounded Bayern 45-24 including a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Swingman Justas Stonkus (192-2005) stepped up and scored 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and swingman Dovydas Buika (194-2007) chipped in 15 points. Four Zalgiris players scored in double figures. At the losing side Ukrainian Desmond Yiamu (195-2006) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Raphael Falkenthal (191-2005) scored 13 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zalgiris will meet at home NGTM in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bayern will play against Panathinaikos in Athens and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bayern U18: F.Raphael 13+3ast, Y.Desmond 12+7reb, D.Dominik 9+1reb+3ast, O.Ikechukwu 8+2reb, D.Maj 7+6reb, B.Mario 7+2reb
Zalgiris: S.Justas 17+5reb+1ast, B.Dovydas 15+3reb+3ast, Z.Vytautas 15+3reb, B.Aleksas 12+6reb, K.Kristupas 8+2reb+3ast, K.Mantas 6+8reb