Round 25 (Regular Season): Mens Sana still unable to win any game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Bottom-ranked Italian Mens Sana (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 97-59 loss to 38th ranked Latvian Marupes (3-2) in Marupe on Thursday evening. The game was mostly controlled by Marupes. Mens Sana managed to win fourth quarter 18-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Marupes forced 19 Mens Sana turnovers and outrebounded them 47-27 including a 35-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Marupes looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Mens Sana's players. Forward Markuss Tebelis (199-2008) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Toms Ansons chipped in 11 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Lapo Calviani produced 22 points for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Marupes moved-up to 33th place, which they share with BUBA. Mens Sana at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost.

In the last two games of round 25 Krakow crushed Zaza Pachulia 100-75. BUBA beat Andu Sibiu 77-67.



Zaza Pachulia - Krakow 75-100

There was no surprise when 66th ranked Georgian Zaza Pachulia (1-4) was crushed by twenty fifth ranked Polish Krakow (4-1) 100-75 on Thursday. The game without a history. Krakow led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Zaza Pachulia's 40 and made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Krakow forced 24 Zaza Pachulia turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Zaza Pachulia's players. Forward Oliwier Botorek (196-2008) fired 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Grzegorz Zabczyk (188-2008) chipped in 18 points. Four Krakow players scored in double figures. Mate Kavlashvili (186-2008) produced 23 points, 5 assists and 6 steals and Giorgi Tsagareishvili (195-2007) added 19 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Krakow moved-up to twentieth place. Zaza Pachulia at the other side dropped to the 71th position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Krakow: O.Botorek 18+7reb+4ast, G.Zabczyk 18+3reb+3ast, K.Mrowczynski 14+2reb+6ast, A.Kucala 10+6reb+2ast, S.Skowron 10+6reb+1ast, F.Jedrzejczyk 10+2reb+7ast
Zaza Pachulia: M.Kavlashvili 23+3reb+5ast, G.Tsagareishvili 19+6reb+2ast, M.Nebieridze 14+2reb+2ast, B.Bliadze 8+1reb+2ast, S.Narimanidze 4+4reb, R.Kharebava 3+1reb+1ast

BUBA - Andu Sibiu 77-67

No shocking result in a game when 39th ranked Bulgarian BUBA (3-2) defeated 52th ranked Romanian Andu Sibiu (1-3) 77-67 on Thursday. The game was mostly controlled by BUBA. Andu Sibiu managed to win fourth quarter 25-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. BUBA forced 20 Andu Sibiu turnovers and outrebounded them 44-29 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kristiyan Zanov fired a double-double by scoring 10 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Alexander Yanev (-2008) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. Four BUBA players scored in double figures. Swingman Luca Otgon (191-2008) produced 27 points and 7 rebounds and Erik Sledinchi added 17 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. BUBA moved-up to 33th place, which they share with Marupes. Andu Sibiu lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the 53th position with three games lost. They share it with 17 other teams.
Top scorers:
BUBA: L.Petrov 15+2reb+3ast, A.Yanev 15+5reb+1ast, K.Zanov 10+16reb+3ast, A.Dimitrov 10+3reb+1ast, M.Gogov 8+1reb+3ast, K.Dimitrov 8+4reb+2ast
Andu Sibiu: L.Otgon 27+7reb, E.Sledinchi 17+4reb+3ast, P.Radu 8+2ast, A.Toader 5+4reb+1ast, A.Rotar 4+2reb, F.Itu 3+2reb+1ast

Marupes - Mens Sana 97-59

Bottom-ranked Italian Mens Sana (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 97-59 loss to 38th ranked Latvian Marupes (3-2) in Marupe on Thursday evening. The game was mostly controlled by Marupes. Mens Sana managed to win fourth quarter 18-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Marupes forced 19 Mens Sana turnovers and outrebounded them 47-27 including a 35-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Marupes looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Mens Sana's players. Forward Markuss Tebelis (199-2008) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Toms Ansons chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Marupes players scored in double figures. Lapo Calviani produced 22 points and Filippo Masini added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Marupes moved-up to 33th place, which they share with BUBA. Mens Sana at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Marupes: M.Tebelis 19+11reb+3ast, R.Cernevskis 16+5reb+7ast, R.Savickis 16+3ast, A.Krauze 14+5reb+2ast, M.Kairiss 11+2reb+3ast, T.Ansons 11+14reb+6ast
Mens Sana: L.Calviani 22+4reb+2ast, F.Masini 12+6reb+1ast, D.Bisanti 11+3reb, G.Gorelli 5+2reb+1ast, T.Lastrucci 3, G.Montesano 2+3reb