Round 11: IBF hand first loss to Ratgeber Ac.

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The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Hungarian Ratgeber Ac. (1-1) in Le Kremlin-Bicetre on Wednesday night. Visitors were rolled over by sixteenth ranked French IBF (4-4) 87-65. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 4-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 87-65. IBF outrebounded Ratgeber Ac. 64-45 including 28 on the offensive glass. Baptiste Tackamoud orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Samuel Modambou contributed with 11 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Laszlo Kupai (194) answered with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Ratgeber Ac.Ratgeber Ac.'s coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. IBF moved-up to eleventh place. Ratgeber Ac. at the other side keeps the twenty second position with one game lost. They share it with LU BS Riga.
Important game to mention about took place in Amsterdam. Leader Dutch Orange Lions (8-0) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 8th ranked Italian College Basket (5-7) 71-69 on Wednesday evening. It was a great evening for Latif Diouf (-5) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Jacopo Van der Knaap helped adding 19 points and 6 rebounds. William Holmstrom (-5) responded with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Undefeated Orange Lions have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. College Basket lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with seven games lost.
One of the most interesting games of round 11 was a derby match between two teams from Hungary. The game took place in Budapest where fifth ranked Honved won against visiting Debrecen (2-6) 70-66. It was an exceptional evening for Imre Dekany who led the winners and scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Akos Czermann came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds for Debrecen in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Honved (8-1) moved-up to third place. Loser Debrecen dropped to the twentieth position with six games lost. They share it with Pardubice.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 11: Levice lost to Orange Lions on the road 48-67. Pardubice lost to Honved on its own court 61-69. Inter B. managed to outperform IBF in Bratislava 68-63. Ratgeber Ac. managed to beat College Basket at home 92-87. Levice was crushed by Honved on the opponent's court 100-46. Debrecen beat College Basket in a home game 73-64.

Group CE

Orange Lions - Levice 67-48

No shocking result in a game when leader Dutch Orange Lions (8-0) crushed 23th ranked Slovakian Levice (1-3) in Amsterdam 67-48 on Tuesday. The game without a history. Orange Lions led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They held Levice to an opponent 24.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 55.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Orange Lions forced 24 Levice turnovers and had a 32-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Mathhijs Verhallen (-4) who led the winners and scored 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). De Vaal Tjall (-5) accounted for 9 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Samuel Solcansky (198-4) came up with 10 points and 6 rebounds and Dominik Spano (185-2) added 15 points respectively for Levice in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Orange Lions. They moved-up to second place. Loser Levice dropped to the twenty fourth position with three games lost. They share it with London United.
Top scorers:
Orange Lions: V.Mathhijs 21+5reb+1ast, T.De Vaal 9+8reb+1ast, V.Bjorn 8+2reb+2ast, P.Ryan 8+3reb, S.Romano 4+3reb+5ast, N.Wamba 4+1reb
Levice: S.Dominik 15+1reb+1ast, S.Samuel 10+6reb+1ast, K.Lukas 8+3reb, K.Alex 6+8reb+1ast, B.Martin 3+2reb+1ast, S.Martin 2+2reb

Honved - Debrecen 70-66

One of the most interesting games of round 11 was a derby match between two teams from Hungary. The game took place in Budapest where fifth ranked Honved won against visiting Debrecen (2-6) 70-66. The hosts trailed by 4 points after three quarters before their 21-13 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Honved dominated on the defensive end, holding Debrecen to just 6 points in second quarter. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Imre Dekany (180-3) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Peter Redei (-2) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. Akos Czermann came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds and guard Adam Kurucz (186-2) added 18 points respectively for Debrecen in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Honved (8-1) moved-up to third place. Loser Debrecen dropped to the twentieth position with six games lost. They share it with Pardubice.
Top scorers:
Honved: D.Imre 18+5reb+1ast, R.Peter 16+4reb+1ast, B.Laszlo 9+7reb+2ast, C.Kristof 9+3reb+4ast, K.Balint 6+5reb, B.Kiss 4+2reb
Debrecen: K.Adam 18+4reb+1ast, C.Akos 16+13reb+1ast, S.Patrik 8+6reb+2ast, L.Botond 7+3reb+1ast, E.Promise 5+3reb+1ast, T.Simon 4+3reb+1ast

Pardubice - Honved 61-69

Very expected game when 20th ranked Czech Pardubice (2-6) lost at home to fifth ranked Hungarian Honved (8-1) 69-61 on Tuesday. Pardubice trailed by 14 points after 3 quarters before a 20-14 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 61-69 at the end of the game. Honved forced 32 Pardubice turnovers. Strangely Pardubice outrebounded Honved 43-29 including 19 on the offensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Aron Mago who led the winners and scored 17 points and 4 steals. Dominik Karda accounted for 12 points for the winning side. Power forward Tomas Novak (203-3) came up with 15 points and 9 rebounds and power forward Jakub Novak (203-3) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Pardubice in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Honved moved-up to third place. Loser Pardubice keeps the twentieth position with six games lost. They share it with Debrecen.
Top scorers:
Honved: M.Aron 17+3reb+1ast, G.Zsigmond 12+2reb+3ast, K.Dominik 12+4reb+2ast, G.Adam 7+2reb, C.Peter 7+5reb+1ast, D.Daniel 6+4reb
Pardubice: N.Jakub 16+7reb, N.Tomas 15+9reb+1ast, M.Adam 11+3reb+2ast, S.Filip 7+3reb+2ast, J.Simon 5+4reb, V.Martin 2+1reb

IBF - Inter B. 63-68

Very predictable result when third ranked Slovakian Inter B. (8-4) won against 16th ranked French IBF (4-4) in Le Kremlin-Bicetre 68-63 on Tuesday. IBF was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Inter B. dominated on the defensive end, holding IBF to just 6 points in first quarter. It was an exceptional evening for Robert Hudec (191-5) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. Daniel Koller (195-5) accounted for 21 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Four Inter B. players scored in double figures. Baptiste Tackamoud came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and Michee Kabongo (-2) added 7 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for IBF in the defeat. Despite that victory Inter B. went down to fifth position due to points difference. Loser IBF dropped to the eleventh place with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Inter B.: K.Daniel 21+9reb+1ast, H.Robert 20+15reb+5ast, O.Richard 11+6reb+3ast, R.Daniel 10+5reb+1ast, M.Juraj 4+7reb+1ast, P.Martin 2+7reb+2ast
IBF: T.Baptiste 17+10reb, S.David 13+5reb+1ast, D.Ange 10+8reb+1ast, K.Michee 7+6reb+6ast, A.Lohan 6+2reb, M.Samuel 6+8reb

Ratgeber Ac. - College Basket 92-87

There was an upset when higher ranked Italian College Basket (5-7) lost to twenty second ranked Hungarian Ratgeber Ac. (1-1) in Pecs 87-92 on Tuesday. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Ratgeber Ac. forced 25 College Basket turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for guard Gergo Heimann (187-4) who led the winners and scored 22 points and 8 rebounds. Swingman Laszlo Kupai (194) accounted for 17 points for the winning side. Five Ratgeber Ac. players scored in double figures. William Holmstrom (-5) came up with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Ademar Santos added 24 points and 8 rebounds respectively for College Basket in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Ratgeber Ac. maintains twenty second place with 1-1 record, which they share with LU BS Riga. College Basket lost their third game in a row. They keep the eighth position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Ratgeber Ac.: H.Gergo 22+8reb+1ast, K.Laszlo 17+4reb+1ast, K.Kolos 13+5reb+1ast, P.Botond 12+5reb+4ast, G.Gergo 12+6reb+4ast, I.Milan 9+1reb+1ast
College Basket: H.William 31+7reb+5ast, S.Ademar 24+8reb, B.Aurimas 13+5reb, C.Cherano 5+3reb, P.Marcello 4+1reb, G.Mikkel 4+5reb

Honved - Levice 100-46

Everything went according to plan when fifth ranked Hungarian Honved (8-1) outplayed 23th ranked Slovakian Levice (1-3) in Budapest 100-46 on Wednesday. The game without a history. Honved led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Levice to just 7 points in second quarter. Honved dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Levice's 20. Honved forced 28 Levice turnovers and outrebounded them 42-27 including a 30-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Levice's players. It was an exceptional evening for center Adam Vamos (199-3) who led the winners and scored 17 points and 9 rebounds. Point guard Imre Dekany (180-3) accounted for 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Four Honved players scored in double figures. Samuel Solcansky (198-4) came up with 6 points and 7 rebounds and guard Matej Toncik (180-4) added 6 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Levice in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Honved moved-up to third place. Loser Levice dropped to the twenty fourth position with three games lost. They share it with London United.
Top scorers:
Honved: V.Adam 17+9reb+1ast, R.Peter 15+2reb+1ast, K.Balint 13+5reb, L.Dominik 12+2reb+5ast, D.Imre 9+5reb+5ast, P.Mate 9+3reb+1ast
Levice: M.Samuel 10+1ast, S.Martin 9+3reb+1ast, K.Lukas 9+2reb+1ast, S.Samuel 6+7reb+2ast, S.Dominik 6+3reb, T.Matej 6+7reb

Debrecen - College Basket 73-64

There was an upset when higher ranked Italian College Basket (5-7) lost on the road to twenty seventh ranked Hungarian Debrecen (2-6) 73-64 on Wednesday. College Basket trailed by 11 points after 3 quarters before a 17-15 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 64-73 at the end of the game. Debrecen dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to College Basket's 30. It was an exceptional evening for Akos Czermann who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Patrik Szivos (186-3) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. William Holmstrom (-5) came up with 32 points and Oskar Guziak (-3) added 9 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for College Basket in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Debrecen moved-up to twentieth place, which they share with Pardubice. College Basket lost their third game in a row. They keep the eighth position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Debrecen: C.Akos 17+11reb, S.Patrik 16+4reb+2ast, T.Simon 14+4reb+1ast, K.Adam 7+3reb+2ast, L.Botond 6+2reb+1ast, E.Promise 4+6reb
College Basket: H.William 32+3reb+3ast, G.Oskar 9+10reb+4ast, P.Marcello 5, B.Aurimas 5+2reb+2ast, C.Cherano 5+5reb+2ast, R.Kaden 4+1reb+1ast

Orange Lions - College Basket 71-69

Important game to mention about took place in Amsterdam. Leader Dutch Orange Lions (8-0) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 8th ranked Italian College Basket (5-7) 71-69 on Wednesday evening. College Basket was ahead by 3 points at the halftime before a 20-9 third quarter run of Orange Lions. They dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to College Basket's 32. It was a great evening for Latif Diouf (-5) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Jacopo Van der Knaap (-3) helped adding 19 points and 6 rebounds. William Holmstrom (-5) responded with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Aurimas Buskevicius (-4) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Orange Lions have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. College Basket lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Orange Lions: V.der Knaap Jacopo 19+6reb+2ast, D.Latif 19+10reb+2ast, P.Ryan 8+5reb+4ast, G.Coen 7+2reb, S.Romano 6+4reb+6ast, V.Bjorn 4+9reb+2ast
College Basket: H.William 27+6reb+6ast, B.Aurimas 11+11reb+1ast, R.Kaden 7+2reb+1ast, G.Oskar 6+3reb+3ast, C.Cherano 5+4reb+1ast, S.Ademar 5+3reb+1ast

IBF - Ratgeber Ac. 87-65

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Hungarian Ratgeber Ac. (1-1) in Le Kremlin-Bicetre on Wednesday night. Visitors were rolled over by sixteenth ranked French IBF (4-4) 87-65. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 4-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 87-65. IBF outrebounded Ratgeber Ac. 64-45 including 28 on the offensive glass. Baptiste Tackamoud orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Samuel Modambou contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Laszlo Kupai (194) answered with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and center Attila Csizmadia (205-2) added 11 points and 13 rebounds in the effort for Ratgeber Ac.Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Ratgeber Ac.'s coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. IBF moved-up to eleventh place. Ratgeber Ac. at the other side keeps the twenty second position with one game lost. They share it with LU BS Riga.
Top scorers:
IBF: T.Baptiste 35+16reb+5ast, A.Lohan 12+1reb+3ast, K.Michee 12+6reb+3ast, M.Samuel 11+16reb, S.Yaya 8+13reb+1ast, M.Yoann 6+4reb
Ratgeber Ac.: K.Laszlo 15+6reb+4ast, P.Botond 14+2reb+5ast, K.Kolos 12+4reb+2ast, C.Attila 11+13reb, D.Pajor 5+8reb+2ast, S.Attila 4+5reb