Austrian League playoffs, Semifinals, Game 5: May 10, 2008
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There will be a new champion in the Austrian League after BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld defeated the three-time defending champion Allianz Swans Gmunden in the fifth and deciding game in the playoff semifinals on Saturday. Furstenfeld will face Oberwart Gunners in the finals. Neither team has ever won the crown before. Furstenfeld defeated Gmunden 95-86 on Saturday after opening up a 17-point first-half lead before settling for a 53-39 advantage at halftime. The Swans battled back to 83-83 late in the game, but scored 1 point over the next two minutes as Furstenfeld put the game away. Michael Fraser led the winners with 24 points, Milan Goljovic added 18 and Samo Grum 15. Ian Boylan paced Gmunden with 26, Deteri Mayes had 19 and Petr Hutter 15.
| Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 3 | Oberwart Gunners(1) | 89 | 95 | 86 | 81 | x | | 1 | Kapfenberg (5) | 74 | 85 | 90 | 72 | x | | 3 | BSC Raiffeisen (2) | 80 | 102 | 97 | 92 | 95 | | 2 | Allianz Swans (3) | 84 | 99 | 87 | 105 | 86 |
| 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 | 95-85 | May 3 | | Game 2 | BSC Raiffeisen vs. Allianz Swans | 102-99 | May 3 | | Game 3 | Kapfenberg vs. Oberwart Gunners | 90-86 | May 5 | | Game 3 | Allianz Swans vs. BSC Raiffeisen | 87-97 | May 5 | | Game 4 | Kapfenberg vs. Oberwart Gunners | 72-81 | May 8 | | Game 4 | Allianz Swans vs. BSC Raiffeisen | 105-92 | May 8 | | Game 5 | BSC Raiffeisen vs. Allianz Swans | 95-86 | May 10 |
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