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LNBA - SWITZERLAND
Swiss League finals, Game 3: May 23, 2009
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 SAV Vacallo Basket is the Swiss League champion! Vacallo lifted its first Swiss League trophy by downing Lugano Tigers 93-84 in Game 3 of the best-of-five title series, enough to win it 3-0. Vacallo, that made it to the Swiss first division at the end of the 2006-07 season, needed just two years to win the Swiss Cup and a Swiss League title. Matt Schneidermann paced the winners with 20 points, leading 6 Vacallo players in double digits. Rickey Gibson added 16, Slaven Smiljanic had 14, Nikola Dacevic got 13, Martin Mihajlovic contributed 12 while Andrea Crnogorac scored 10 points for Vacallo. Mohammed Abukar and Dusan Mladjan each had 17 points for Lugano in defeat. Kameron Gray added 13 for the guests, that trailed 49-37 at halftime. Lugano managed to rally and get a 58-62 margin late in the third quarter, but Schneidermann struck twice from downtown in a 10-0 run that fixed the score at 68-62 after 30 minutes. Vacallo sealed the outcome minutes before the final buzzer, allowing a sellout crowd to celebrate that their team is the new Swiss League champion! MORE |
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| Finals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
| 3 |
SAV Vacallo (1) |
87 |
90 |
93 |
x |
x |
| 0 |
Lugano Tigers (3) |
68 |
81 |
84 |
x |
x |
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Swiss League Champion 2008-09: SAV Vacallo Basket
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| Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
| 3 |
SAV Vacallo (1) |
77 |
83 |
68 |
x |
x |
| 0 |
BC Boncourt (5) |
66 |
69 |
50 |
x |
x |
| 2 |
Benetton Fribourg (2) |
89 |
101 |
93 |
72 |
77 |
| 3 |
Lugano Tigers (3) |
76 |
104 |
55 |
87 |
84 |
| Quarterfinals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
| 3 |
SAV Vacallo (1) |
91 |
81 |
88 |
x |
x |
| 0 |
Lausanne Basket (8) |
77 |
66 |
62 |
x |
x |
| 2 |
BBC Monthey (4) |
81 |
65 |
77 |
78 |
69 |
| 3 |
BC Boncourt (5) |
66 |
94 |
83 |
73 |
70 |
| 3 |
Benetton Fribourg (2) |
69 |
70 |
77 |
80 |
x |
| 1 |
BBC Nyon (7) |
65 |
74 |
76 |
73 |
x |
| 3 |
Lugano Tigers (3) |
81 |
73 |
87 |
74 |
95 |
| 2 |
Starwings Basket (6) |
70 |
69 |
95 |
93 |
71 |
| Finals Playoffs games |
| Game 1 |
SAV Vacallo vs. Lugano Tigers |
87-68 |
May 13 |
| Game 2 |
Lugano Tigers vs. SAV Vacallo |
81-90 |
May 16 |
| Game 3 |
SAV Vacallo vs. Lugano Tigers |
93-84 |
May 23 |
| Semifinals Playoffs games |
| Game 1 |
SAV Vacallo vs. BC Boncourt |
77-66 |
March 22 |
| Game 1 |
Benetton Fribourg vs. Lugano Tigers |
89-76 |
March 21 |
| Game 2 |
BC Boncourt vs. SAV Vacallo |
69-83 |
March 25 |
| Game 2 |
Lugano Tigers vs. Benetton Fribourg |
104-101 |
March 25 |
| Game 3 |
SAV Vacallo vs. BC Boncourt |
68-50 |
May 2 |
| Game 3 |
Benetton Fribourg vs. Lugano Tigers |
93-55 |
May 2 |
| Game 4 |
Lugano Tigers vs. Benetton Fribourg |
87-72 |
May 6 |
| Game 5 |
Benetton Fribourg vs. Lugano Tigers |
77-84 |
May 9 |
| Quarterfinals Playoffs games |
| Game 1 |
SAV Vacallo vs. Lausanne Basket |
91-77 |
March 25 |
| Game 1 |
BBC Monthey vs. BC Boncourt |
81-66 |
March 25 |
| Game 1 |
Benetton Fribourg vs. Sdent BBC Nyon |
69-65 |
March 24 |
| Game 1 |
Lugano Tigers vs. Starwings Basket |
81-70 |
March 25 |
| Game 2 |
Lausanne Basket vs. SAV Vacallo |
66-81 |
March 28 |
| Game 2 |
BC Boncourt vs. BBC Monthey |
94-65 |
March 28 |
| Game 2 |
Sdent BBC Nyon vs. Benetton Fribourg |
74-70 |
March 29 |
| Game 2 |
Starwings Basket vs. Lugano Tigers |
69-73 |
March 29 |
| Game 3 |
SAV Vacallo vs. Lausanne Basket |
88-62 |
April 4 |
| Game 3 |
BBC Monthey vs. BC Boncourt |
77-83 |
April 4 |
| Game 3 |
Benetton Fribourg vs. Sdent BBC Nyon |
77-76 |
April 4 |
| Game 3 |
Lugano Tigers vs. Starwings Basket |
87-95 |
April 4 |
| Game 4 |
BC Boncourt vs. BBC Monthey |
73-78 |
April 7 |
| Game 4 |
Sdent BBC Nyon vs. Benetton Fribourg |
73-80 |
April 7 |
| Game 4 |
Starwings Basket vs. Lugano Tigers |
93-74 |
April 7 |
| Game 5 |
BBC Monthey vs. BC Boncourt |
69-70 |
April 9 |
| Game 5 |
Lugano Tigers vs. Starwings Basket |
95-71 |
April 9 |
LAST GAME GAME 22
March 21, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Mar. 21 |
Starwings vs. BC Boncourt |
75-80 |
| Mar. 21 |
Geneva vs. BBC Monthey |
63-74 |
| Mar. 21 |
SAM Basket vs. Lausanne |
95-87 |
| Mar. 21 |
Sdent BBC Nyon vs. Lugano |
97-103 |
| Mar. 21 |
Vacallo vs. Benetton Fribourg |
72-75 |
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Grand-Saconnex (Free) |
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NEXT GAME GAME
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Match |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
SAV Vacallo Basket |
21 |
18 |
3 |
1632 |
1363 |
| 2 |
Benetton Fribourg Olympic |
21 |
16 |
5 |
1752 |
1532 |
| 3 |
Lugano Tigers |
21 |
13 |
8 |
1760 |
1715 |
| 4 |
BBC Monthey |
21 |
13 |
8 |
1671 |
1602 |
| 5 |
BC Boncourt |
21 |
12 |
9 |
1585 |
1508 |
| 6 |
Starwings Basket Regio Basel |
21 |
11 |
10 |
1606 |
1522 |
| 7 |
Sdent BBC Nyon |
21 |
10 |
11 |
1702 |
1657 |
| 8 |
Lausanne Basket |
21 |
9 |
12 |
1582 |
1566 |
| 9 |
Geneva Devils |
21 |
5 |
16 |
1525 |
1746 |
| 10 |
SAM Basket Massagno |
21 |
4 |
17 |
1547 |
1926 |
| 11 |
MGS Grand-Saconnex Basket |
21 |
3 |
18 |
1432 |
1735 |
| 12 |
Rhône Hérens Basket |
11 |
7 |
4 |
858 |
780 |
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| The Swiss League starts with a top contender to win the competition yet again this season. Benetton Olympic Fribourg is looking for its third consecutive Swiss League trophy with players like DJ Harrison, Ramel Allen, Pascal Perrier-David, Tresor Quindome, Dave Esterkamp or Clifford Franks. Just as last season, Lugano Tigers should be Fribourg's main opponent on the way to the title. Isaac Wells, Kameron Gray, Josh Almanson and Derek Stockalper are its main players right at the start of the 2008-09 season. Starwings Basket Regio Basel, with Mike Coffin and Ray Henderson, and SAV Vacallo Basket reached the semifinals last season and will try to go at least one step further. BC Boncourt landed Jason Siggers, Pierre Michel Valmera and Guillaume Sene to become more competitive this season and try to get back to the semifinal playoffs, just as BBC Monthey or the Geneve Devils. |
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