June 19, 2013
Regular Season Game 6 - December 04, 2008 CET: 19:15 Local time: 20:15 - ABDI IPEKÇI SPORTS HALL
Fenerbahce Ulker 69 - 81 Tau Ceramica

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
3-2 Regular Season 3-2
3-2 Overall 3-2

Referees

Crew Chief
BRAZAUSKAS, ROMUALDAS, Lithuania
Referee
BACHAR, SHMUEL, Israel
Umpire
MIKHAYLOV, SERGEY, Russia

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
75.6 Points 93.4
35.4 Rebounds 30.2
10.8 O. Rebounds 9.6
24.6 D. Rebounds 20.6
11.0 Assists 13.6
6.4 Steals 8.0
3.2 Blocks 3.4
14.0 Turnovers 13.0
50.3 % 2PT 63.1 %
32.4 % 3PT 40.7 %
75.3 % FT 80.5 %
71.2 Index 101.8
Team Stats - Fenerbahce Ulker
Team Stats - Tau Ceramica

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
16.2 / TURKCAN, MIRSAD Points 21.0 / Rakocevic
10.4 / TURKCAN, MIRSAD Rebounds 5.8 / MCDONALD, WILL
2.8 / TURKCAN, MIRSAD OR 2.8 / MCDONALD, WILL
7.6 / TURKCAN, MIRSAD DR 3.0 / MCDONALD, WILL
3.8 / Green Assists 3.8 / PRIGIONI, PABLO
2.0 / Green Steals 2.4 / PRIGIONI, PABLO
1.0 / Savas Blocks 1.6 / MCDONALD, WILL
3.6 / TURKCAN, MIRSAD Turnovers 2.6 / Rakocevic
68.8 % / Savas 2PT 100.0 % / PRIGIONI, PABLO
52.6 % / TURKCAN, MIRSAD 3PT 61.5 % / Vidal
100.0 % / BASAK, RASIM FT 100.0 % / Rakocevic
18.6 / TURKCAN, MIRSAD Index 22.0 / Rakocevic
Team Roster - Fenerbahce Ulker
Team Roster - Tau Ceramica

THE TAKE

A key showdown in the race to reach the Top 16 from Group C is scheduled for Thursday when Fenerbahce Ulker hosts Tau Ceramica in Istanbul, Turkey. The two teams are tied for second place in the group, each with a 3-2 record, just one win behind leader Lottomatica Roma. There is much good news for FB Ulker, as combo guard Omer Onan and center Semih Erden were back in action against Lottomatica last week. Onan will get plenty of help at the wings, as FB Ulker also has players like swingman Devin Smith, Rasim Basak and above all, talented youngster Emir Preldzic. Onan will have a tough task in trying to stop Igor Rakocevic, the Euroleague's current top scorer, who is in outstanding form since the start of the season. Meanwhile, Basak will have a very tough matchup against Pete Mickeal, back in action and ready to lead his team. Fernando San Emeterio may not play due to a small injury and whether he plays or not will be a game-time decision, so Sergi Vidal could see extended playing time, too. As usual, former Euroleague assists leader Pablo Prigioni will be Tau's floor general, with Mustafa Shakur backing him up. Prigioni will have a tough test against Marques Green, while Damir Mrsic is ready to come off the bench and do what he does best - make clutch shots from downtown. Fenerbahce's main concern will be stopping All-Euroleague center Tiago Splitter, who overcame an injury to become a dominant force in the middle. If double-teamed, Splitter can find three-point bomber Mirza Teletovic outside the arc or feed Will McDonald down low. Without Omer Asik, FB Ulker doesn't have its main defensive reference, but Erden and Oguz Savas will battle hard against him. Rebounding machine Mirsad Turkcan will have a strong test against McDonald, and Basak may see some minutes at power forward to stop Teletovic. Tau needs to speed up the game tempo and keep Rakocevic on fire, as he can generate easy baskets for Splitter and Teletovic. Fenerbahce will power the boards and try to get Preldzic involved. Either way, this game has all the makings of a true thriller with a host of top talents that could deliver big performances.

GAME QUOTES

Fenerbahce Ulker
  • Power forward Mirsad Turkan, Euroleague Basketball’s all-time leading rebounder, set his career high with 17 defensive boards against Tau in a January 2003. Turkcan, then with Montepaschi Siena, finished the game with 18 points and 21 rebounds.
  • Shooting guard Gordan Giricek could make his Fenerbahce Ulker Euroleague debut this week. Giricek has an active streak of nine straight Euroleague games with at least 20 points scored, which started in January 2002.
  • Shooting guard Damir Kaan Mrsic has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven consecutive Euroleague games.
  • Center Oguz Savas scored a career-high 20 points in 18 minutes against Tau in the Top 16 last season.
Tau Ceramica
  • Guard Igor Rakocevic is just 24 points away from reaching 1,500 for his Euroleague Basketball career. He also needs just 2 more steals to reach 100 for his Euroleague Basketball career.
  • Diamantidis also needs just 1 more three-pointer to reach 100 for his Euroleague Basketball career. He has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 straight Euroleague appearances dating back to last season.
  • Rakocevic has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 consecutive Euroleague games. He has not missed a free throw this season in 28 attempts – the best run in the league.
  • Forward Mirza Teletovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine consecutive Euroleague games.
  • Guard Pablo Prigioni has made a three-pointer and picked up a steal in each of his last seven Euroleague appearances.
  • Center Tiago Splitter is 5 rebounds away from reaching 500 for his Euroleague Basketball career. He would be the 25th player to achieve that distinction.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
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Quotes Head Coaches

TANJEVIC, BOGDAN
Fenerbahce Ulker
"This is one of those typical tough games that you can take into account as the determination matches. When you say tradition, this word found its equivalent in Tau Ceramica. They have a very good and large roster ready to play these critical games at the top level. Struggling with the injuries are the only problem that we are suffering since the beginning of the season. But we also have a large roster to compensate for those missing as much as we can. We have Omer Onan and Semih Erden back on the roster, but they are not ready yet to handle enough minutes. We still have a good position in the group and what we need to do is to put something more what we have. Our first aim is to move into the Top 16 and second is to have a good space in the group. For that reason, we want to win the games we play in Istanbul. No one’s place is guaranteed and this is what makes the remaining games more exciting."
IVANOVIC, DUSKO
Tau Ceramica
"Robert Hite will play for us against Fenerbahce. I hope he can use the time he will get in this game to help us, if we need him. We are facing a team that is much stronger than the one we hosted in the Euroleague opener. They are now complete after recovering some injured players like Gordan Giricek. They are a very good squad from the physical point of view, very strong. They have been able to develop and play a very good basketball lately. Our chances will be higher if we are able to improve our deffense and, especially, if we can raise our level in rebounding."

Players

GREEN, MARQUES
Fenerbahce Ulker
"It’s another crucial game for us. We still have couple of guys missing who are important absences for our rotation. But we are not the ones to sit and cry about it. We proved what we can do in these hard moments and what we need to do is to repeat another game to keep on rising up. We still have a quality roster and with the addition of Omer Onan and Semih Erden, we will be a more competitive team. Now it’s time to get the revenge, but it will be at least harder than the first game we played in Vitoria."
SHAKUR, MUSTAFA
Tau Ceramica
"It's true that our defeats against Lottomatica and DKV Joventut have created some doubts and now the situation is a little bit more complicated, but we still have the first place of the group within reach. It's normal to have a lot of ups and downs in the beginning of the season. I don't think Tau won all games the previous seasons. Changing team this summer has been a step up for me, a big change, and I have to try to make it as smooth as I can. It's something I already talked about with coach Dusko Ivanovic. He advises me and recommended to play my game and don't think too much about any other thing."
Mirza Teletovic - Tau CeramicaTau Ceramica grabbed sole possession of second place in Group C with a 69-81 win over Fenerbahce Ulker on Thursday night in Istanbul. Tau snapped a two-game slide and improved to 4-2 thanks to a strong night from its big men. The hosts seemed to have the game under control as they built a 37-28 halftime lead, but Tau stormed back behind Tiago Splitter and Igor Rakocevic on a 0-13 run to take the lead. Fener recovered and the start of the fourth quarter featured plenty of excitement including four ties and four lead changes, but again Splitter and Rakocevic were there when it counted to push Tau to victory. Mirza Teletovic led all scorers with 19 points for Tau, Splitter added 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, Rakocevic scored 16 and Pablo Prigioni added 12 points and 8 assists. Damir Kaan Mrsic paced Fener with 16, Marques Green added 14, Emir Preldzic 12 and Semih Erden 10.

Tau went down low to Splitter on the opening possession and he quickly drew a foul from Gasper Vidmar and scored the game’s first points from the line. Green answered with a three to get Fenerbahce on the scoreboard. The game continued at a good pace with Rakocevic scoring twice in transition and Rasim Basak hitting a pair of threes. The lead continued to change hands on a Splitter reverse move followed by a layup by Omer Onan. Fener tied the game at 14-14 with an Onan triple – his first of the season – but Pete Mickeal restored the visitors’ advantage. The teams’ scoring dropped off in the last minutes of the period. Erden tied it with a jumper over Stanko Barac and Green gave the hosts an 18-16 lead with a pair of free throws to the period.

Damir Kaan - Fenerbahce UlkerTau Captain Sergi Vidal knotted the game at 19-19 with a triple early in the second period and Teletovic soon added a basket on the break. Mrsic came away with a lucky score when the ball bounced to him under the basket, but Teletovic produced a nifty move at the other end for a basket-plus-foul. The hosts picked up some momentum as Mrsic put Fener up 31-24 with a pair of triples from the top of the key. After Tau head coach Dusko Ivanovic called a timeout, Splitted fed Teletovic for a slam. The tempo sped up and the excitement grew, but that resulted more in missed shots than anything else. Mrsic pumped the lead up to 9 and after a Barac basket in the paint and a pair of free throws by Green, Fenerbahce Ulker escorted a 37-28 lead into halftime.

Rakocevic and Teletovic scored early in the third period to put Tau back on track. Onan drilled a three on the 24-second buzzer to get some cheers from the fans, but Splitter cut in for a layup. Erden fought back for Fenerbahce with a basket-plus-foul on the offensive glass. Splitter remained the main target for Tau with a pair of baskets and then a Rakocevic pull-up brought the visitors back within 2. Teletovic put Tau on top with a triple before Mickeal added a bucket inside. Fenerbahce Ulker head coach Bogdan Tanjevic called a timeout, but that did not slow Tau down as Rakocevic added a jumper to cap a 0-13 run that made it 43-48. Green restored the home team’s hopes with a triple and Preldzic came through with a basket-plus-foul to put the Turkish champs back on top, but a Teletovic triple – his third of the game – gave the visitors a 51-52 lead with 10 minutes to play.

Green put Fener back on top with a three-pointer as the fourth period got underway. Vidal soon tied the score before Teletovic buried another three. However he committed his third and fourth fouls at the other end and needed to take a seat. Then Splitter picked up his fourth foul as Preldzic tied the score from the line. Prigioni and Preldzic traded threes as the scoreboard showed 60-60 and the excitement grew. Will McDonald made a free throw to put Tau on top, and then Erden and McDonald traded baskets inside. Green drew a foul while shooting a three, but made only 1 from the line to tie the game at 63-63, however Rakocevic answered from downtown with his first three of the night. Oguz Savas scored on the offensive glass, but Tau brought its top big men back and Splitter scored for the visitors. Rakocevic added a three-point play to make it 65-71. Mrsic gave Fener hope with a pair of free throws with three minutes remaining, but that was a sclose as it would get. Fener would rue some of its missed shots as Splitter scored inside and Prigioni added a three to give Tau a 67-76 lead with less than 90 seconds to play. Splitter added a basket to give the visitors their its biggest lead as Tau swept the series.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Euroleague.net
Referees: BRAZAUSKAS, ROMUALDAS (LTU), BACHAR, SHMUEL (ISR), MIKHAYLOV, SERGEY (RUS)
Attendance: 3200
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Fenerbahce Ulker18191418
Tau Ceramica16122429
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Fenerbahce Ulker18375169
Tau Ceramica16285281
Head coach: TANJEVIC, BOGDAN
Fenerbahce Ulker
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 GREEN, MARQUES 29:49 14 0/2 3/5 5/7 1 1 2 2 1 3     3 3 10
6 TURKCAN, MIRSAD 26:01 1 0/7 0/3 1/2 4 3 7 1     1 1   4 2
7 ONAN, OMER 20:08 8 1/5 2/4   1   1 1 2 1   2 4 1  
8 BASAK, RASIM 14:03 6 0/1 2/5           1         1 4
9 ERDEN, SEMIH 22:52 10 4/7 0/1 2/3 1 5 6   1       3 2 11
12 MRSIC, DAMIR 18:32 16 3/3 2/6 4/4 1   1 1 2 1       2 17
14 VIDMAR, GASPER 13:57   0/1       3 3     2   1 4   -5
15 DEMIREL, HAKAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 SAVAS, OGUZ 11:50 2 1/1     1 1 2           1   3
32 SMITH, DEVIN 22:05   0/3 0/3         1 2 3 1   2 2 -5
55 PRELDZIC, EMIR 20:43 12 3/7 1/1 3/3 1 3 4 2   1     1 2 14
Team           1   1               1
Totals 200:00 69 12/37 10/28 15/19 11 16 27 8 9 11 2 4 18 17 52
32.4% 35.7% 78.9%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: IVANOVIC, DUSKO
Tau Ceramica
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 PRIGIONI, PABLO 35:38 12 1/1 3/5 1/2   5 5 8 2 1     3 3 23
6 HITE, ROBERT 2:45                              
8 RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 31:58 16 6/9 1/5 1/1   4 4     1       6 18
9 VIDAL, SERGI 17:27 5 1/2 1/1     2 2 3   3       1 7
11 ESLAVA, ARIEL DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 TELETOVIC, MIRZA 26:51 19 3/3 4/7 1/1   1 1 2 1 2 1   4 1 16
21 SPLITTER, TIAGO 25:34 18 7/8   4/6   10 10 2   3 2   4 5 27
22 SHAKUR, MUSTAFA 5:26       0/2 1   1           1 1 -1
33 MICKEAL, PETE 28:54 4 2/5 0/1     4 4   1 1 1 1 2   2
42 BARAC, STANKO 12:18 2 1/2     1 3 4 1         2   4
45 MCDONALD, WILL 13:09 5 2/5   1/2   2 2 1 3 2   1 1 1 4
Team           1   1     1          
Totals 200:00 81 23/35 9/19 8/14 3 31 34 17 7 14 4 2 17 18 100
65.7% 47.4% 57.1%
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Head Coaches

TANJEVIC, BOGDAN
Fenerbahce Ulker
"It was a difficult game against a great team like Tau Ceramica. They are playing excellent basketball and the way you play in the second half is a good example that they are an excellent team. We also had a great first half to show that we can compete against a very strong team like Tau Ceramica. But the game changed after halftime. They improved their defense and pushed us really hard. At the same time, their defense allowed then to score straight important points. From our point of view, it was good to see that we can play that kind of top level game in the first half. We also missed some energy in the second half. The poor performance of Mirsad Turkcan and Devin Smith is because of the energy they lost in the previous games. If we had Gordan Giricek and Omer Asik, things could be different, 100% guaranteed. This is not an excuse for this loss. We lost against a great team. Mirza Teletovic and Igor Rakocevic had a great game tonight."
IVANOVIC, DUSKO
Tau Ceramica
"It was a very hard game, because Fenerbahce Ulker is a really strong opponent. They are challenging for the top of the group like we are. They started the game very well, especially hitting shots behind the arc. We seemed to lose control because of the many three-pointers they made. Things changed in the third quarter. We prevented them from scoring and improved our offense, too. For that reason, we controlled the rest of the game. Being honest, it was a great win for us."

Players

SAVAS, OGUZ
Fenerbahce Ulker
"We had a great first half in this game. We had very good defense and had good percentage in offense. We cannot say the same thing for the second half. The problem is that we couldn't able to play at top level for 40 minutes. As a result of our bad performance in the second half, it was normal to lose a great team like Tau Ceramica. Maybe we could have lost the game by a couple of points. But the critical three-pointers from Igor Rakocevic and Mirza Teletovic demoralised us."
TELETOVIC, MIRZA
Tau Ceramica
"This is a very important win for us. This is a very difficult place to play because Fenerbahce Ulker is a great team. We didn't play well in the first half. We changed things in the second half. We improved a lot in defense, which ahd an impact on our offense, playing much better after the break. It is good to leave Istanbul with a win like this."
SPLITTER, TIAGO
Tau Ceramica
"We didn't play well in the first half but knew that we can change after the basket. It the third and fourth quarter, we did everything well in offense and defense together. Mirza Teletovic had a great game scoring from outside. This is very important win for us. This is because we beat a direct opponent like Fenerbahce Ulker and have a 2-0 advantage against them."
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