Round 1 of Quarter-Finals. Rytas, AEK, Unicaja and Tenerife claim wins

Rytas - Nymburk 77-70

Nymburk was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Kenneth Smith (191-1993, college: La Tech) who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 7 assists. American-Polish point guard Jerrick Harding (185-1998, college: Weber St.) contributed with 19 points for the winners. American guard Tony Perkins (193-2001, college: Missouri) answered with 10 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Ondrej Sehnal (189-1997) added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Nymburk. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Rytas: H.Jerrick 19+2reb, S.Kenneth 13+4reb+7ast, G.Arturas 12+6reb, M.Gytis 10+7reb, S.Ignas 10+4reb+1ast, B.Kay 5+9reb+2ast
Nymburk: M.Kriz 10+3reb+1ast, J.Bohacik 10+1reb+1ast, D.Bohm 10+1reb, T.Perkins 10+7reb+2ast, O.Sehnal 9+5reb+4ast, J.Shumate 4+5reb+1ast

AEK - Joventut 87-84

AEK made 25-of-27 free shots (92.6 percent) during the game. 26 personal fouls committed by Joventut helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Frank Bartley IV (191-1994, college: Louisiana) fired 23 points for the winners. His fellow American import forward RaiQuan Gray (203-1999, college: FSU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Bartley IV is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American Cameron Hunt (192-1997, college: Southwestern, KS) produced 16 points and 6 assists and point guard Ricky Rubio (192-1990) added 13 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
AEK: B.Frank 23+4reb+2ast, N.James 19+3reb+1ast, G.RaiQuan 14+10reb, F.Dimitris 11+2reb+4ast, C.Vasileios 6+6reb+2ast, L.Lukas 6+1ast
Joventut: C.Hunt 16+1reb+6ast, R.Rubio 13+4reb+6ast, D.Henri 12+4reb, J.Parker 12+3reb+3ast, Y.Kraag 8+4reb, L.Hakanson 6+3reb+4ast

Unicaja - ALBA 72-69

Polish center Aleksander Balcerowski (217-2000) stepped up and scored 15 points (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winners and American Tyler Kalinoski (193-1992, college: Davidson) chipped in 6 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Jack Kayil (191-2006) responded with 19 points and Icelandic guard Martin Hermannsson (190-1994, college: LIU Brooklyn) scored 9 points and 9 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Unicaja: B.Aleksander 15+4reb, C.Justin 13+3ast, T.Killian 10+4reb+2ast, P.Kendrick 8+1reb+5ast, K.Tyler 6+9reb+3ast, S.Emir 6+4reb+1ast
ALBA: J.Kayil 19+4reb+1ast, J.Bean 11+6reb+1ast, M.Hermannsson 9+3reb+9ast, O.Alex 7, M.Delow 6+5reb, M.Wood 6+6reb

Tenerife - Galatasaray 84-83

Tenerife made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Australian guard Patty Mills (188-1988, college: SMC) stepped up and scored 20 points for the winners and Brazilian-Italian point guard Marcelinho Huertas (191-1983) chipped in 12 points and 5 assists. At the losing side American James Palmer Jr (198-1996, college: Nebraska) responded with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and the other American import guard Errick McCollum (188-1988, college: Goshen) scored 17 points. Four Galatasaray players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Tenerife: M.Patty 20+2reb+2ast, S.Giorgi 14+4reb+1ast, H.Marcelinho 12+2reb+5ast, S.Thomas 9+7reb, F.Jaime 9+2reb+2ast, F.Bruno 6+1reb+2ast
Galatasaray: E.McCollum 17+2reb+1ast, J.Palmer Jr. 16+8reb+6ast, J.Meeks 16+4reb, F.Gillespie 12+2reb, R.Oncel 9+1reb+2ast, F.White Jr. 4+3reb+2ast