FINAL

Igokea - Rytas 54-77

Rytas dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Igokea's 24. Rytas forced 19 Igokea turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Lithuanian forward Gabrielius Buivydas (195-2009) fired 13 points and 8 assists for the winners. Forward Benas Birzinis (196-2009) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. Four Rytas players scored in double figures. Montenegrin forward Djordje Djukanovic (197-2008) produced 7 points and 11 rebounds and swingman Ognjen Perisic (194-2008) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Igokea: O.Perisic 12+5reb+3ast, S.Ognjen 7+1reb, M.Milovanovic 7+2reb+4ast, D.Djordje 7+11reb+2ast, K.Jusuf 5+1reb+1ast, J.Sergej 4
Rytas: B.Birzinis 15+7reb+2ast, G.Buivydas 13+4reb+8ast, K.Snitka 12+3ast, G.Krivas 12+6reb+1ast, S.Rascius 8+5reb, J.Trivokas 8+1reb+3ast

3-4 Place

Oostende - Bonn 80-78

Bonn was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Belgian Tim Waerniers (203-2008) who helped to win the game recording 9 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists. Max Van De Keere (-2009) contributed with 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Oostende players scored in double figures. Forward Maximilian Von Saldern (196-2009) answered with 21 points and 7 rebounds and Bosnian guard Dzenis Hodovic (191-2008) added 16 points and 4 assists in the effort for Bonn. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Bonn: V.Saldern Maximilian 21+7reb, D.Hodovic 16+1reb+4ast, K.Tom 9+5reb, V.Tom 8+5reb, N.Marvin 8+4reb+1ast, B.Max 7+1reb
Oostende: D.Van 21+6reb+2ast, J.Dewinter 15+6reb+2ast, D.Inussa 14+3reb+9ast, R.Keppens 11+1reb, T.Waerniers 9+18reb+4ast, B.De 8+3reb

5-6 Place

Borac BL - Oldenburg 57-54

Borac forced 26 Oldenburg turnovers. Luka Scekic (-2009) stepped up and scored 20 points for the winners and forward Marko Tomic (198-2008) chipped in 11 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side guard Djordje Klaric (193-2009) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds and forward Johnell Nyalwal (198-2008) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Oldenburg's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Oldenburg: K.Djordje 16+5reb+3ast, N.Johnell 13+5reb+2ast, P.Nemanja 10+1reb, W.Mathis 5+3reb+1ast, M.Cuvalo 4+5reb, L.Nai-Yahrell 3+7reb+4ast
Borac BL: L.Scekic 20+4reb+2ast, M.Tomic 11+6reb+1ast, S.Kurtovic 10+3reb, M.Cvisic 6+3reb, M.Zecevic 4+4reb+4ast, D.Smiljanic 4+6reb+1ast

7-8 Place

Sabah - Tofas 86-60

Sabah dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Tofas' 24. Sabah forced 21 Tofas turnovers and outrebounded them 50-26 including a 23-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Emmanuel Agbason (206-2009) stepped up and scored 26 points and 23 rebounds for the winners and Ismayil Abdullayev (186-2008) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. Four Sabah players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Mustafa Bagadir (205-2008) responded with 13 points and 6 rebounds and Riza Pasaoglu (-2008) scored 14 points and 4 assists. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Tofas: P.Riza 14+2reb+4ast, M.Soykan Bagadir 13+6reb+3ast, Y.Alp 7, T.Ercument 6+3reb+2ast, S.Alp 5+2reb+3ast, D.Orkun 4+4reb+1ast
Sabah: E.Agbason 26+23reb+2ast, I.Abdullayev 20+5reb+5ast, H.Mammadov 15+9reb+3ast, M.Mirzayev 12+3reb+3ast, O.Guliyev 6+4reb+2ast, A.Ibrahimov 3+3reb+2ast

9-10 Place

Ludwigsburg - Galatasaray 56-59

Strangely Ludwigsburg outrebounded Galatasaray 51-34 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Yusuf Ersoy (-2008) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 17 rebounds for the winners and Alp Yildirim (-2008) chipped in 17 points. At the losing side German-Cameroonian swingman Yohann Tchouaffe (193-2009) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Armin Pivac (205-2008) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Ludwigsburg: T.Yohann 15+10reb+4ast, P.Armin 12+11reb+1ast, P.Omar 9+5reb+1ast, V.Jos 8+7reb, R.Ricards 6+1reb+1ast, K.Jonathan 2+5reb+1ast
Galatasaray: A.Yildirim 17+4reb+3ast, Y.Ersoy 13+17reb, B.Anlar 10+6ast, D.Karadag 8+2reb+5ast, I.Sertel 4+3reb+1ast, K.Arslan 3+2reb

11-12 Place

Nymburk - Spartak S. 67-81

Spartak forced 23 Nymburk turnovers. Strangely Nymburk outrebounded Spartak 51-37 including a 38-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Srdjan Bakula (201-2008) stepped up and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and swingman Vukasin Velimirovic (193-2010) chipped in 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Spartak S. players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Krystof Davidek (203-2008) responded with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 20 rebounds and 9 blocks and Tobias Benda (-2010) scored 14 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Nymburk: K.Davidek 28+20reb, B.Tobias 14+8reb+7ast, K.Jan 12+5reb, H.Michal 6+5reb, P.Patrik 5+6reb+2ast, P.Dominik 2+1reb+1ast
Spartak S.: S.Bakula 19+9reb+1ast, V.Velimirovic 17+6reb+5ast, A.Nedeljkovic 17+6reb, L.Kockar 11+5reb+2ast, S.Koprivica 7+4reb+3ast, N.Muhadinovic 6+5reb