Results and Stats from Round 1 of 1/8 Finals

Groningen - Opava 103-86

Groningen looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Opava's players. Danish forward Dane Erikstrup (208-2003, college: WSU) nailed 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and American guard Austin Luke (191-1994, college: Belmont) accounted for 16 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists. American guard Wesley Person Jr (190-1995, college: Troy) came up with 21 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Jakub Sirina (186-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) added 16 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Opava in the defeat. Five Groningen and four Opava players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Groningen: E.Dane 27+9reb+4ast, M.Malik 16+7reb+2ast, L.Austin 16+5reb+14ast, T.Evan 13+5reb+3ast, T.Hoeve 12+2reb+4ast, F.Damian 12+4reb
Opava: W.Person Jr. 21+5reb+1ast, J.Sirina 16+5reb+1ast, I.Gray 13+3reb+3ast, S.Pursl 10+7reb+2ast, J.Slavik 7+4reb+1ast, Z.Filip 7+2reb+2ast

Dziki - Valmiera Glass 97-84

Dziki players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Grzegorz Kaminski (200-2000) stepped up and scored 19 points for the winners and American guard Landrius Horton (193-1998, college: Columbus St.) chipped in 18 points and 4 assists. Dziki's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Lithuanian point guard Dominykas Stenionis (178-2002) responded with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and New Zealand swingman Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (198-2001, college: UCSD) scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Valmiera Glass players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Dziki: G.Kaminski 19+2reb+3ast, H.Landrius 18+2reb+4ast, R.Soares 14+6reb, F.Lukasz 14+2reb, C.Tahlik 12+2ast, O.Ody 8+10reb+2ast
Valmiera Glass: S.Dominykas 23+9reb+6ast, A.Tait-Jones 15+5reb+4ast, A.Pacher 14+9reb+1ast, O.Pajic 11+3reb+1ast, V.Kohs 10+7reb, A.Ate 6+1reb+1ast

Iraklis - TalTech 76-63

American swingman Justin Edler-Davis (193-1998, college: CSUB) nailed 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Lance Ware (206-2001, college: UT Arlington) accounted for 13 points and 7 rebounds. Taavi Jurkatamm (204-1997, college: USF) came up with 13 points and 9 rebounds and Tormi Niits (198-1998) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for TalTech in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Iraklis: E.Justin 18+6reb+1ast, W.Lance 13+7reb+1ast, S.Josiah 11+2reb+2ast, T.Nikos 7+6ast, S.Chris 5+13reb+1ast, D.Zaccheus 5+1reb+2ast
TalTech: J.Taavi 13+9reb, P.Ran Andre 12+1reb+3ast, T.Niits 10+8reb+2ast, S.Post 8+3reb+3ast, K.Kitsing 8+2reb, M.Oliver 6+6reb+1ast

Manchester - Dubrava 94-92

Manchester made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 53.3 percentage. American guard Max Jones (193-2002, college: Kansas St.) nailed 31 points and 5 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import point guard PJay Smith (183, college: Furman) accounted for 23 points. American guard John-Michael Wright (185-2001, college: OK State) came up with 34 points (!!!) and 4 assists and Domagoj Vukovic (208-1993) added 15 points and 5 assists respectively for Dubrava in the defeat. Four Manchester and five Dubrava players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Manchester: J.Max 31+1reb+5ast, P.Smith 23+2reb+2ast, J.Jordan 13+2ast, I.Zak 11+6reb+2ast, A.Tim 8+5reb+2ast, N.Matthew 8+6reb+1ast
Dubrava: J.Wright 34+3reb+4ast, D.Vukovic 15+4reb+5ast, J.Skific 11+3reb+1ast, C.Schwartz 11, M.Colak 11+7reb+2ast, S.Rajaofera 4+5reb+2ast

Tindastoll - Rigas Z. 94-101

Rigas Z. shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American forward Frankie Fidler (201-2003, college: Michigan St.) nailed 20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side and forward Janis Berzins (201-1993) accounted for 19 points. Irish-British forward Taiwo Badmus (200-1993, college: UVA Wise) came up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) and Lithuanian center Adomas Drungilas (207-1990) added 15 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Tindastoll in the defeat. Four Rigas Z. and five Tindastoll players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Rigas Z.: F.Fidler 20+5reb+8ast, R.Sulcs 19+1reb+1ast, B.Janis 19+4reb+1ast, L.Denys 12+3reb+8ast, B.Roberts 10+3reb, M.Rodijs 9+4reb+1ast
Tindastoll: T.Badmus 27+10reb, J.Agustsson 17+1reb+2ast, D.Basile 16+2reb+7ast, A.Drungilas 15+8reb+2ast, S.Bjornsson 12+2reb+2ast, D.Geks 3+1reb

Voluntari - Slovan 99-74

American players dominated the game. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Sacar Anim (196-1997, college: Marquette) who helped to win the game recording 18 points. Forward Lee Skinner (198-1992, college: Wofford) contributed with 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Five Voluntari players scored in double figures. Voluntari's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Christian James (194-1996, college: Oklahoma) answered with 16 points and point guard Jordan Watson (188-1995, college: West Liberty) added 13 points in the effort for Slovan.
Top scorers:
Voluntari: A.Sacar 18+4reb+2ast, J.Kodi 17+4reb, S.Lee 14+8reb+1ast, B.Mouhamed 11+7reb+1ast, C.Mike 11+5reb+6ast, Y.Solomon 9+7reb+1ast
Slovan: C.James 16+4reb+3ast, J.Watson 13+2reb+2ast, S.Milan 10+1reb, T.Pavelka 8+8reb+1ast, S.Pot 7+1reb+3ast, R.Howard 6+5reb+2ast

Weissenfels - Olomoucko 98-83

MBC looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American point guard Charles Callison (185-1995, college: WSU, agency: Slash Sports) nailed 21 points and 6 assists for the winning side and American-German Spencer Reaves (191-1995, college: Central Mo.) accounted for 22 points. point guard Ondrej Siska (192-1993) came up with 17 points and 6 assists and American Bernie Andre (198-1997, college: UT Martin, agency: JCK Sports Group) added 19 points respectively for Olomoucko in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Weissenfels: R.Spencer 22+2reb+2ast, C.Charles 21+6ast, P.Jure 18+4reb+1ast, B.Perttu 11+1reb+4ast, G.RJ 9+9reb+3ast, N.Kresimir 6+5reb+1ast
Olomoucko: B.Andre 19+3reb+1ast, S.Ondrej 17+3reb+6ast, M.Nelson 15+3reb+1ast, K.Filewich 13+5reb+3ast, M.Kvapil 6+5reb, L.Autrey 5+3ast