Euroleague

Regular Season Round 16: Unicaja - Valencia 83-85

Date: January 4, 2018
A very close game took place in Malaga between Valencia Basket and Unicaja Malaga. Fourteenth ranked Valencia Basket (5-11) got a very close victory on the road over higher ranked Unicaja Malaga (7-9). Valencia Basket managed to escape with a 2-point win 85-83 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Unicaja Malaga. The guests trailed by 4 points after three quarters before their 20-14 charge, which allowed them to win the game. The winners were led by Belgian point guard Sam Van-Rossom (188-86) who scored that evening 15 points and 7 assists and German center Tibor Pleiss (217-89) supported him with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Four Valencia Basket players scored in double figures. Even 23 points by Serbian point guard Nemanja Nedovic (191-91, agency: BeoBasket) did not help to save the game for Unicaja Malaga. American point guard Ray McCallum (190-91, college: Detroit Mercy) added 10 points and 7 assists for lost side. Unicaja Malaga's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending Spanish champion maintains fourteenth position with 5-11 record. Unicaja Malaga at the other side dropped to the ninth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Baskonia and Crvena Zvezda. Valencia Basket will meet at home higher ranked Fenerbahce (#5) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Unicaja Malaga will play against Zalgiris (#6) in Kaunas and hope to secure a win.

  UNICAJA83
  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 +/-
35 SuDusUajR, ziBRs 83 3-9 (09.6%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 2 7 5
4 bZCilluB, eiF 84 8-9 (82.1%) 6-8 (05%) 4-4 (655%) 8 8 3 9 4 4 6 5 5 6 65 60 5
86 WiZJFjsVa, SdiB 84 5-4 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 4 4 8 6 5 6 8 1 4 5
61 XRdILaZ, XRBijni 88 1-7 (11.9%) 8-9 (82.1%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 6 8 6 4 9 5 5 5 6 84 85 5
84 mQIIVs, zRffQRF 85 3-7 (33.3%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 4 6 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 2 5
34 AuiQRJ, CiQlIs 67 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 2 66 5
7 gaiJ, SlMRQUI 61 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 3 6 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
66 gaRJ, gijaRl 61 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 6 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 5
69 AhRQBidaja, GaIQDa 60 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8 6 4 5 6 4 5 5 6 6 7 66 5
65 Ailaj, Aisu 68 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 5
1 AIluidR, bIQiFI 0 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5
8 PVIuI, kajF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   88-34 (06.8%) 7-83 (49.0%) 68-64 (78.4%) 64 64 81 60 67 85 3 5 8 2 24 28  


  VALENCIA (coach: Pedro Martinez)85
  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 +/-
7 kij-eIssIB, AiB 45 8-8 (655%) 4-0 (15%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 9 0 8 5 5 5 8 60 62 5
5 whIBis, Wall 82 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 8 6 5 8 5 5 5 8 0 5
38 gIIQjRViBp, SiQIj 81 4-4 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 6 8 6 6 6 5 5 7 61 5
48 GQRRj, qQaZV 80 6-7 (66.6%) 5-6 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 8 8 3 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 1 8 5
86 OlRass, waMIQ 83 1-7 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 1 2 4 4 3 5 6 5 6 68 86 5
69 biQUajRJ, eifiRl 84 8-4 (11.9%) 4-3 (90%) 3-0 (25%) 6 6 8 4 8 4 6 5 5 6 69 85 5
1 SMildR, SlMRQUI 67 0-1 (24.4%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 4 4 5 5 5 6 61 60 5
63 guMlnRLaZ, mInij 60 3-3 (655%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 8 8 4 6 5 5 8 2 7 5
65 eudRJ, giBnij 0 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5
06 HlajisIj, wQFDDLa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
4 OuRQUI, zIsRp  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   83-42 (14.8%) 7-67 (39.3%) 65-66 (75.7%) 7 69 81 85 86 62 0 8 5 9 20 654  



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)