Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Bakken, Siauliai, Liege and Voluntari advance

Bakken - Newcastle E. 96-92

Bakken outrebounded Newcastle Eagles 49-37 including a 39-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Bakken players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 10 blocks. Newcastle Eagles were plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. The game was dominated by American players. Guard Malik Parsons (190-1999, college: NWOSU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Skyler Bowlin (192-1989, college: MSSU) contributed with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Four Bakken players scored in double figures. Forward Tajh Green (203-1998, college: Benedict) replied with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds and guard Rickey McGill (188-1997, college: Iona) added 27 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Newcastle Eagles.
Top scorers:
Bakken: M.Parsons 20+6reb+3ast, R.Evans 16+6reb+3ast, S.Bowlin 14+6reb+6ast, M.Diouf 13+4reb, K.Gustav 12+8reb, S.Noah 8+3reb+7ast
Newcastle E.: T.Green 27+10reb, R.McGill 27+5reb+2ast, J.Johnson 18+3reb+8ast, L.Austin Jr. 7+7reb, M.Delpeche 4+2reb, D.Defoe 4+3reb

Juventus - Liege 96-87

Juventus forced 22 Liege Basket turnovers. Liege Basket was plagued by 33 personal fouls down the stretch. Guard Evaldas Saulys (191-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points. Croatian center Ivan Vranes (207-1996) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Five Juventus players scored in double figures. Nigerian-American swingman EJ Anosike (199-1998, college: CS Fullerton) replied with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and Olivier Troisfontaines (196-1989) added 21 points in the effort for Liege Basket. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Juventus: E.Saulys 25+3reb+2ast, R.Taylor 17+5reb+1ast, I.Vranes 16+10reb, S.Smith 15+1reb+9ast, T.Starks 13, S.Beniusis 6+4reb
Liege: O.Troisfontaines 21+4reb+2ast, E.Anosike 21+13reb+4ast, J.Hagins 13+4reb+1ast, B.Lemaire 9+2reb+5ast, B.Bogaerts 7+4reb+1ast, N.Moussa 6+1reb

Voluntari - Tartu 92-69

Voluntari made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Voluntari outrebounded Tartu 39-24 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Voluntari looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward KeyShawn Feazell (206-1998, college: Creighton) who scored 21 points and 9 rebounds. The other American import forward JT Shumate (201-1999, college: Toledo) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Voluntari's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Latvian center Davis Rozitis (214-1990, college: Hawaii) produced 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and American point guard Devin Harris (182-1992, college: OKWU) added 9 points and 5 assists respectively for the guests.
Top scorers:
Voluntari: K.Feazell 21+9reb+1ast, J.Shumate 17+9reb+2ast, K.Justice 10+2reb+7ast, A.Olah 9+3reb, K.Mitchell 8+3ast, T.Nicoara 7+8reb+1ast
Tartu: D.Rozitis 12+7reb+6ast, K.Kitsing 11+3reb, A.Shundel 9+1reb+1ast, D.Harris 9+2reb+5ast, R.Veideman 8+4reb+1ast, R.Malmanis 8+5reb+1ast

Siauliai - Bristol Flyers 90-79

Siauliai made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. American Sean Armand (193-1991, college: Iona) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 6 assists. Paulius Danusevicius (205-2001) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Five Siauliai players scored in double figures. Siauliai's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Trejon Jacob (196-1998, college: FIU, agency: One Motive Sports) replied with 23 points and his fellow American import forward Brad Greene (210-1998, college: UC Irvine) added 18 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) in the effort for Flyers.
Top scorers:
Siauliai: S.Armand 20+2reb+6ast, D.Paulius 16+4reb+1ast, N.Mineikis 13+5reb+1ast, S.Keith 12+3reb+1ast, E.Stankevicius 11+2reb, B.Daniel 10+2reb+1ast
Bristol Flyers: T.Jacob 23+1reb, B.Greene 18+4reb+1ast, L.Bradley 12+4reb+2ast, K.Johnson 8+5reb+3ast, T.Olison 7+3reb, L.Smith 6+7reb+1ast