Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Rytas and Galatasaray advance into Final

SEMIS

Rytas - Igokea 83-76

Rytas outrebounded Igokea 47-35 including 18 on the offensive glass. Guard Ignas Urbonas (198-2007) nailed 25 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Gantas Krizanauskas (186-2006) accounted for 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Serbian Ognjen Radosic (195-2006) came up with 33 points (!!!) and center Andrej Acimovic (206-2006) added 15 points and 13 rebounds respectively for Igokea in the defeat. Igokea's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Igokea: R.Ognjen 33+1reb+1ast, A.Andrej 15+13reb+1ast, D.Faruk 13+1reb+2ast, M.Mico 6+1reb+1ast, K.Vasilije 5+8reb+3ast, S.Vasilije 4+6reb+3ast
Rytas: U.Ignas 25+6reb+2ast, K.Gantas 14+9reb+4ast, N.Paulius 13+12reb+1ast, R.Dziugas 9+2reb+2ast, L.Mantas 9+3reb+4ast, J.Gabrielius 5+4reb+1ast

Tofas - Galatasaray 71-93

Galatasaray shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 53.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Hasan Arikan (-2006) nailed 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Rusen Erdem (184-2006) accounted for 10 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists. Yucel Basaran (-2007) came up with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and Turkish-Dutch point guard Efe Postel (188-2006) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Tofas in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Tofas: B.Yucel 15+6reb+7ast, E.Omer 12+4reb+5ast, S.Emirhan 11+10reb, P.Efe 11+8reb+3ast, D.Melih 10+1reb, G.Ahmet 8+3reb
Galatasaray: A.Hasan 23+6reb+1ast, U.Sarp 18+4reb+6ast, Y.Alp 12+1reb+1ast, O.Tuna 12+6reb+2ast, E.Rusen 10+7reb+12ast, K.Deniz 8+6reb+2ast

5-8 Place

Tenerife - Nymburk 92-66

Tenerife dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Nymburk's 34. They outrebounded Nymburk 48-26 including a 36-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tenerife looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Tenerife made 10 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Babel Lipasi (-2008) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks. Mohamed Sangare (-2007) contributed with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. Slovakian Thomas Stanko (203-2007) answered with 18 points and point guard Vojtech Synacek (160-2006) added 16 points in the effort for Nymburk. 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:
Nymburk: S.Thomas 18+3reb+1ast, S.Vojtech 16+2reb, Z.Jakub 12+2reb+2ast, M.Andrej 8+2reb, A.Adam 7+6reb+3ast, G.Arsen 3+3reb+3ast
Tenerife: S.Mohamed 26+11reb, L.Babel 18+17reb+2ast, N.Noah 17+3reb+5ast, D.David 10+2reb, G.Pablo 9+2reb+2ast, O.Jose 6+5ast

Opava - Oldenburg 55-75

Oldenburg forced 30 Opava turnovers. Guard Simon Kohlhoff (190-2006) nailed 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and forward Lazar Klaric (200-2006) accounted for 10 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Pavel Kastil (195-2006) came up with 19 points and 9 rebounds and guard Frantisek Harazin (188-2007) added 17 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Opava in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Opava: K.Pavel 19+9reb, H.Frantisek 17+10reb, C.Pavel 9+1ast, M.David 6+12reb+1ast, P.Jan 4+7reb+4ast, D.Tomas 0+1reb
Oldenburg: K.Simon 20+9reb+2ast, H.Johann 11+4reb+1ast, K.Lazar 10+7reb+2ast, N.Leander 9+4reb+1ast, R.Lennart 5+2reb+3ast, G.Gregor 5+4reb

9-13 Place

AEK - Promitheas 103-94

AEK forced 27 Promitheas turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Promitheas were plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Alexandros Grylonakis (-2006) stepped up and scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals for the winners and Antonios Tsianakas (-2007) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Five AEK players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Vasileios Vlassis (190-2006) responded with 35 points (!!!), 6 assists and 8 steals and guard Nikolaos Soilemetzidis (189-2006) scored 28 points and 8 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!). Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Promitheas: V.Vasileios 35+4reb+6ast, S.Nikolaos 28+8reb+1ast, C.Georgios 8+5reb+2ast, L.Stefanos 8+8reb, M.Antonios 7+3reb+1ast, M.Athanasios 2+2reb
AEK: G.Alexandros 24+6reb+7ast, M.Marios 20+4reb+3ast, T.Antonios 19+5reb+5ast, N.Ioannis 15+5reb+3ast, C.Viktoras 13+10reb+2ast, S.Michail-Charalampos 6+2reb