Austrian League playoffs, Semifinals, Game 1: April 30, 2008
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The start of the semifinals in the Austrian League saw two series go in opposite directions as the regular season champion Oberwart Gunners rallied for a big win, while defending champion Allianz Swans Gmunden upset BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld. Both Oberwart and Furstenfeld were coming off two-and-a-half week idle periods after byes in the quarterfinals and the rustiness showed. The Gunners trailed by 4 at halftime against the Kapfenberg Bulls and the score was tied after three periods before Oberwart held the Buls to 8 fourth-quarter points en route to an 89-74 victory. Jasmon Youngblood scored 22 points and Jason Johnson posted 19 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Gunners. Kevin Nelson led the Bulls with 25. Meanwhile the Swans held off Furstenfeld for a tough 80-84 road win. The hosts doomed themselves with 16 turnovers and poor free-throw shooting. Veteran scorer Deteri Mayes netted 33 to lead Gmunden, Matthias Mayer added 23 and Ian Boylan scored 15 and dished 8 assists. Miljan Goljovic scored 26 for Furstenfeld.
| Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 1 | Oberwart Gunners(1) | 89 | May 3 | May 5 | *May 8 | *May 10 | | 0 | Kapfenberg (5) | 74 | - | - | - | - | | 0 | BSC Raiffeisen (2) | 80 | May 3 | May 5 | May 8 | *May 10 | | 1 | Allianz Swans (3) | 84 | - | - | - | - |
| Semifinal Playoffs games | | Game 1 | Oberwart Gunners vs. Kapfenberg | 89-74 | April 30 | | Game 1 | BSC Raiffeisen vs. Allianz Swans | 80-84 | April 30 | | Game 2 | Oberwart Gunners vs. Kapfenberg | - | May 3 | | Game 2 | BSC Raiffeisen vs. Allianz Swans | - | May 3 | | Game 3 | Kapfenberg vs. Oberwart Gunners | - | May 5 | | Game 3 | Allianz Swans vs. BSC Raiffeisen | - | May 5 | | Game 4 | Kapfenberg vs. Oberwart Gunners | - | *May 8 | | Game 4 | Allianz Swans vs. BSC Raiffeisen | - | *May 8 | | Game 5 | Oberwart Gunners vs. Kapfenberg | - | *May 10 | | Game 5 | BSC Raiffeisen vs. Allianz Swans | - | *May 10 |
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