Round 14 (Regular Season): Cluj Napoca hands first loss to Minsk Maz.

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The most surprising game was the first loss of Polish Minsk Maz. (4-1) against 54th ranked Romanian Cluj Napoca on Thursday night. Cluj Napoca were defeated by 54th ranked Romanian Cluj Napoca (2-3) 87-75. Cluj Napoca trailed by 10 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 11-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 87-75. Cluj Napoca forced 29 Minsk Maz. turnovers and outrebounded them 51-40 including 17 on the offensive glass. Cluj Napoca looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Cluj Napoca made 12 blocks. Darius Miron (-2009) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. Mihai Oanes contributed with 17 points and 4 steals for the winners. Bartosz Kosinski replied with 35 points (!!!), 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for Minsk Maz.Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cluj Napoca moved-up to 49th place. Minsk Maz. at the other side keeps the eighteenth position with one game lost. They share it with Fryshuset and Vardar.
The game between top-ranked Polish Dziki (5-0) and 30th ranked Bulgarian Minyor (1-3) in Warszawa ended with biggest points difference. Dziki outscored Minyor 87-49. Point guard Piotr Galazka (184-2009) scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mateusz Nieweglowski chipped in 16 points during the contest. Martin Tanev (-2009) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Dziki have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place. Minyor at the other side dropped to the 55th position with three games lost. They share it with 4 other teams.

In the last two games of round 14 Fryshuset smashed Istanbul 80-57. NABA/LKS lost to Vardar 76-83.
The most impressive performance of 14th round was 13 points and 6 rebounds by Arian Hagen of NABA/LKS.



Dziki - Minyor 87-49

The game between top-ranked Polish Dziki (5-0) and 30th ranked Bulgarian Minyor (1-3) in Warszawa ended with biggest points difference. Dziki outscored Minyor 87-49. The game without a history. Dziki led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Minyor's 32. Dziki forced 21 Minyor turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Minyor's players. Point guard Piotr Galazka (184-2009) scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mateusz Nieweglowski chipped in 16 points during the contest. Four Dziki players scored in double figures. Martin Tanev (-2009) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and Ivo Valentinov scored 13 points and 5 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dziki have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place. Minyor at the other side dropped to the 55th position with three games lost. They share it with 4 other teams.
Top scorers:
Minyor: M.Tanev 17+10reb, I.Valentinov 13+1reb+5ast, N.Zarev 4+5reb+1ast, D.Vasilev 4+9reb, B.Kirilov 4+2ast, R.Bogomirov 3+3reb
Dziki: M.Nieweglowski 16+3reb+2ast, P.Galazka 14+6reb+5ast, F.Krzeminski 13+2reb, B.Obem 12+5reb+3ast, T.Gozdek 10+3ast, M.Jasinski 8+5reb+3ast

Minsk Maz. - Cluj Napoca 75-87

The most surprising game was the first loss of Polish Minsk Maz. (4-1) against 54th ranked Romanian Cluj Napoca on Thursday night. Cluj Napoca were defeated by 54th ranked Romanian Cluj Napoca (2-3) 87-75. Cluj Napoca trailed by 10 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 11-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 87-75. Cluj Napoca forced 29 Minsk Maz. turnovers and outrebounded them 51-40 including 17 on the offensive glass. Cluj Napoca looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Cluj Napoca made 12 blocks. Darius Miron (-2009) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. Mihai Oanes contributed with 17 points and 4 steals for the winners. Four Cluj Napoca players scored in double figures. Bartosz Kosinski replied with 35 points (!!!), 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and guard Marcel Mikucewicz (188-2009) added 14 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Minsk Maz.Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cluj Napoca moved-up to 49th place. Minsk Maz. at the other side keeps the eighteenth position with one game lost. They share it with Fryshuset and Vardar.
Top scorers:
Minsk Maz.: B.Kosinski 35+8reb+4ast, M.Mikucewicz 14+8reb+7ast, M.Stradczuk 12+4reb+3ast, J.Jaworski 4+10reb+1ast, P.Smolinski 3+5reb, P.Oszako 3+1reb
Cluj Napoca: M.Oanes 17+4reb+3ast, D.Miron 16+7reb+5ast, T.Bernat 10+4reb+3ast, S.Lapuste 10+5reb+4ast, C.Micu 9+4reb+3ast, A.Campean 8+2reb+4ast

Istanbul - Fryshuset 57-80

No shocking result in a game when twenty fourth ranked Swedish Fryshuset (4-1) crushed 59th ranked Turkish Istanbul (1-4) 80-57. The game was mostly controlled by Fryshuset. Istanbul was better in third quarter 18-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Istanbul 48-30 including a 41-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Atlas Manswell scored 25 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Hamza Ezentane chipped in 11 points during the contest. Efe Bekar responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds and Doruk Durmaz scored 8 points. 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. Fryshuset moved-up to eighteenth place, which they share with Vardar and Minsk Maz. Istanbul at the other side dropped to the 60th position with four games lost. They share it with NABA/LKS.
Top scorers:
Istanbul: E.Bekar 12+8reb+1ast, Z.Bayrak 8+2reb, M.Uygun 8+2reb+1ast, D.Durmaz 8+4reb+1ast, B.Gencer 7+1reb+2ast, C.Ediz 6+3reb
Fryshuset: A.Manswell 25+8reb+2ast, H.Ezentane 11+3reb+1ast, V.Sjogren 8+3reb, B.Wijkmark 6+3reb+2ast, R.Berg 6+6reb, O.Bergstad 6+1reb+1ast

NABA/LKS - Vardar 76-83

Very expected game when 52th ranked Irish NABA/LKS (1-4) lost to twenty ninth ranked North Macedonian Vardar (4-1) 76-83. Vardar started the game with a very strong first quarter 24-11. But NABA/LKS won third quarter 29-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Vardar forced 23 NABA/LKS turnovers. David Rajkovski scored 22 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Vojdan Cadinovski chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Brian Ciuciu responded with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Aleksandre Svanidze scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Four NABA/LKS players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Vardar moved-up to eighteenth place, which they share with Fryshuset and Minsk Maz. NABA/LKS at the other side dropped to the 60th position with four games lost. They share it with Istanbul.
Top scorers:
NABA/LKS: B.Ciuciu 17+6reb+4ast, A.Svanidze 15+8reb, A.Cranganu 15+4reb+3ast, A.Hagen 13+6reb, E.Whelan 9+1ast, L.Telia 3+2reb
Vardar: D.Rajkovski 22+6reb+3ast, V.Cadinovski 21+5reb+2ast, S.Trpcevic 12+8reb+1ast, B.Minoski 8+4reb+1ast, D.Duev 7+3reb+3ast, M.Dimovski 4+5reb