Romania

Regular Season Round 9: Rapid - Cluj Napoca 74-62

Date: November 7, 2012
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Bucuresti where twelfth ranked Rapid (3-5) defeated 11th ranked Cluj Napoca (2-5) 74-62 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Rapid. Cluj Napoca managed to win fourth quarter 16-6. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 25-of-31 free shots (80.6 percent) during the game, while Cluj Napoca only scored six points from the stripe. 25 personal fouls committed by Cluj Napoca helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was power forward Raluca Ungureanu (180-80) who scored 22 points (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!). Moldovan guard Natalia Burlakova (175-84) chipped in 19 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was forward Flavia Ferenczi (175-91) who recorded 34 points (!!!), 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and center Adriana Pricop (181-74) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Cluj Napoca's coach Florin Covaciu rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Rapid moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Craiova and Targu Mures. Cluj Napoca at the other side dropped to the twelfth position with five games lost. Rapid is looking forward to face Targu Mures (#9) on the road in the next round. Cluj Napoca will play against Sf.Gheorghe in Sfantu Gheorghe and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Rapid: R.Ungureanu 22+4reb+3ast, N.Burlakova 19+3reb, E.Constantin 12+2reb+1ast, C.Ene 8+6reb+1ast, A.Cuatu 7+3reb+1ast, M.Nicolaescu 6+11reb+2ast
Cluj Napoca: F.Ferenczi 34+5reb+4ast, A.Pricop 10+5reb+4ast, K.Meszaros 7+5reb, A.Al Shaar 6+2reb, A.Pop 5+5reb, O.Precup 0
gschID: 197686

  CLUJ NAPOCA (coach: Ioannis Koukos)62
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
66 yRQRjZJa, yliLai 35 9-2 (29.0%) 1-7 (11.9%) 8-0 (35%) 5 0 0 3 6 5 3 5 5 4 43 41 5
80 OQaZIp, SdQaiji 41 0-2 (18.0%) 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 8 4 0 3 6 5 6 6 5 6 65 64 5
60 OIp, SjdQRRi 82 8-2 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 4 8 0 5 3 5 8 5 5 6 0 5 5
65 kajZJR, SjdQRi 88 5-0 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -1 5
68 bRsJiQIs, KiUi 86 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 0 0 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 9 8 5
86 OIp, XIQaji 69 5-3 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 3 5 6 5 5 8 5 -2 5
7 OQRZup, Piji 68 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 5 -3 5
84 Sl AhiiQ, SjDRli 7 8-0 (35%) 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 5 6 5 5 1 6 5
3 OiUQuU, eIxiji 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -8 5
63 bijUi, vuBajaUi 4 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -3 5
2 mIZsVia, PQsIlFi 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
64 AJIZs, qBIVR 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
wIUil   67-37 (42.2%) 1-68 (05.5%) 1-60 (35.5%) 0 85 80 66 80 5 2 8 5 64 18 80  


  RAPID74
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
9 XaZIliRsZu, bIjaZi 35 6-0 (85%) 5-6 (5%) 3-2 (05%) 6 65 66 8 6 5 8 5 5 3 1 9 5
3 tjDuQRiju, eiluZi 47 4-9 (38.7%) 8-3 (05%) 65-65 (655%) 5 3 3 4 8 5 5 5 5 6 88 85 5
68 qjR, Cliudai 81 4-0 (15%) 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 4 4 1 6 0 5 6 5 5 8 2 3 5
0 CuiUu, Sji 84 6-0 (85%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 6 4 5 5 5 8 6 9 5 5
2 muQliVILi, XiUilai 69 1-2 (90%) 6-6 (655%) 3-3 (655%) 5 4 4 5 6 5 6 5 5 8 67 62 5
64 CIjsUijUaj, qlRji 43 4-3 (90%) 6-4 (44.4%) 4-4 (655%) 6 6 8 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 68 1 5
60 klid, GiMQaRli 66 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -0 5
63 gQiDij, Sdaji oIiji 1 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
66 Oiji, kRQIjaZi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
1 mIjZaID, CiQBRj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
7 HuQBuJ, SjdQi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   69-49 (31.5%) 0-68 (36.9%) 80-46 (25.9%) 0 80 45 2 62 5 3 5 8 63 93 37  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)