Swiss League Playoffs, Semifinals, Game 3: May 3, 2008 - SWITZERLAND

May 23, 2013

Swiss League Playoffs, Semifinals, Game 3: May 3, 2008

Pascal Perrier-David - Benetton Fribourg

Olympic Benetton Fribourg and Lugano Tigers each took 2-1 leads in their respective semifinals series by winning game-3. Olympic thrashed SAV Vacallo 75-50, while the Tigers downed Birstal Starwings 79-62. Fribourg got off to an amazing start and built a 30-9 lead at the end of the first quarter, closing definitively the game with another 22-11 charge after halftime to enter the final period ahead 66-32. Tresore Quidome had 14 points, Pascal Perrier-David 12 and Marcus Sloan 11 for the winners, while Nikola Dacevic nailed 23 for Vacallo. Lugano Tigers downed Birstal Starwings 79-62 as Andrija Crnogorac had 16 points and Duane Erwin 12. The hosts led 26-14 after 10 minutes, but the Starwings reacted in the second quarter to get on 39-37 at halftime. Defense was the key for the Tigers, who allowed just 25 points in the second half to take the win and the series lead.

Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games

Record	Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
2	Benetton Fribourg(1)	75	89	75	May 7	*May 10
1	SAV Vacallo (5)	83	51	50	-	-
2	Lugano Tigers (2)	88	76	79	May 7	*May 10
1	Birstal Starwings (3)	77	85	62	-	-

Semifinal Playoffs games
Game 1	Benetton Fribourg vs. SAV Vacallo	75-83	April 22
Game 1	Lugano Tigers vs. Birstal Starwings	88-77	April 23
Game 2	SAV Vacallo vs. Benetton Fribourg	51-89	April 27
Game 2	Birstal Starwings vs. Lugano Tigers	85-76	April 26
Game 3	Benetton Fribourg vs. SAV Vacallo	75-50	May 3
Game 3	Lugano Tigers vs. Birstal Starwings	79-62	May 3
Game 4	SAV Vacallo vs. Benetton Fribourg	-	May 7
Game 4	Birstal Starwings vs. Lugano Tigers	-	May 7
Game 5	Benetton Fribourg vs. SAV Vacallo	-	*May 10
Game 5	Lugano Tigers vs. Birstal Starwings	-	*May 10