Round 1 of Semi-Finals. PAOK and Bilbao earn victories

PAOK - Murcia 79-73

American forward Cleveland Melvin (203-1991, college: DePaul) fired 22 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import guard Breein Tyree (188-1998, college: Ole Miss) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. American-Jamaican Devontae Cacok (201-1996, college: UNCW) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds and Canadian-Jamaican guard Dylan Ennis (188-1991, college: Oregon) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Four UCAM players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Murcia: K.Martin 16+3reb+1ast, D.Cacok 14+13reb+2ast, D.DeJulius 11+3reb+3ast, D.Ennis 10+5reb+5ast, E.Cate 8+3reb+1ast, M.Forrest 5+2reb+3ast
PAOK: M.Cleveland 22+8reb+1ast, T.Breein 19+5reb+5ast, M.Ben 13+11reb+1ast, O.Clifford 8+2reb, D.Tomas 7+1reb+5ast, B.Patrick 6+2reb+1ast

Szombathely - Bilbao 81-98

Surne Bilbao shot the lights out from three nailing 18 long-distance shots on high 52.9 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Swedish point guard Melwin Pantzar (190-2000) who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Lithuanian Margiris Normantas (194-1996) contributed with 18 points and 6 assists for the winners. Guard Zoltan Perl (195-1995) answered with 22 points and Puerto Rican center Arnaldo Barea (203-1997, college: St.John's) added 7 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Szombathely. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Szombathely: Z.Perl 22+1reb+2ast, M.Filipovity 10+1reb+1ast, A.Novakovic 8+3reb+1ast, P.Whelan 8+4reb, T.Peterson 7+3reb+4ast, A.Keller 7+2reb+1ast
Bilbao: N.Margiris 18+2reb+6ast, H.Darrun 18+2reb+2ast, P.Melwin 14+7reb+9ast, J.Justin 10+3ast, B.Bassala 9+5reb+2ast, H.Tryggvi 8+5reb+2ast