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Final Game 1 - April 13, 2008 CET: 18:30 Local time: 18:30 - PALAVELA

Akasvayu Girona 54 - 79 DKV Joventut

FINAL, GAME 1

GROUP Final

Akasvayu Girona 54 - DKV Joventut 79

GROUP Third Place

Dynamo Moscow 84 - Galatasaray Cafe Crown 67

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final	0-0
1-0	Semi-Final	1-0
1-0	Quarter Final	1-0
2-0	Last 16	2-0
1-1	Last 32	2-0
7-3	Regular Season	9-1
12-4	Overall	15-1

Referees

Crew Chief

FACCHINI, FABIO, Italy

Referee

BELOSEVIC, ILIJA, Serbia

Umpire

VIATOR, EDDIE, France

Team Stats

Ave.		Ave.
82.6	Points	88.2
31.6	Rebounds	36.6
7.9	O. Rebounds	10.9
23.7	D. Rebounds	25.7
15.9	Assists	17.6
8.8	Steals	11.8
3.3	Blocks	4.6
14.3	Turnovers	15.9
57.9 %	2PT	58.5 %
38.2 %	3PT	40.5 %
74.5 %	FT	75.5 %
97.0	Index	109.4

Team Stats - Akasvayu Girona

Team Stats - DKV Joventut

Player Stats

Ave.		Ave.
13.9 / GASOL, M.	Points	15.4 / Fernandez
5.8 / GASOL, M.	Rebounds	6.3 / JAGLA, JAN-HENDRICK
1.5 / GASOL, M.	OR	2.2 / MOISO, JEROME
4.3 / Sada	DR	4.5 / JAGLA, JAN-HENDRICK
4.8 / Sada	Assists	4.8 / RUBIO, RICARD
1.6 / Sada	Steals	2.3 / RUBIO, RICARD
1.4 / GASOL, M.	Blocks	1.4 / HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU
2.4 / Sada	Turnovers	2.7 / RUBIO, RICARD
65.3 % / GASOL, M.	2PT	79.2 % / BARTON, LUBOS
52.6 % / MCDONALD, ARRIEL	3PT	58.8 % / Ribas
84.2 % / MCDONALD, ARRIEL	FT	100.0 % / Popovic
20.2 / GASOL, M.	Index	19.3 / Fernandez

Team Roster - Akasvayu Girona

Team Roster - DKV Joventut

THE TAKE

A new ULEB Cup champion will be crowned and the right to play in next season's Euroleague won on Sunday when a pair of neighboring teams from Spain, DKV Joventut Badalona and Akasvayu Girona, meet in the title game at the Final Eight in Turin, Italy. The fact that Badalona and Girona are situated just an hour's drive apart in northeastern Spain and know each other so well will give the final an unusual twis - but not an unprecedented one. Teams from the same country have faced each other in continental finals before, but perhaps none of them were so close in proximity. How that familiarity affects Joventut and Akasvayu, who have played three previous games this season, will be key to the outcome on Sunday. Joventut won the first of those contests, the final of the preseasons Catalan League tournament, while the teams have traded big home wins in the Spanish League regular season. The last of those, in late March, was won by Akasvayu. Sunday's final will have its star power, for sure, but may turn on the great depth that helped carry both teams through the Final Eight quarterfinals and semis. Without much trouble, Joventut downed yet another Spanish team, Pamesa Valencia, in the quarters and Galatasaray of Turkey in the semis. Akasvayu dispatched a pair of Russian powers, Unics Kazan and Dynamo Moscow, in that order. Joventut's big wins all season have centered around restless swingman Rudy Fernandez, who scored 27 points in the semifinal, but he is never alone. Point guards Demond Mallet and Ricky Rubio are offensive and defensive specialists, respectively. They will have their hands full with Victor Sada, whose 7 steals and 6 assists were crucial to upsetting Dynamo. Fernandez will have to defend ice-cool veteran Arriel McDonald, who is Akasvayu's top scorer in the Final Eight. An unpredictable battle at small forward pits Lubos Barton and Ferran Laviña of Joventut against Fernando San Emeterio and Branko Cvetokovic of Akasvayu. In the paint, Akasvayu's anchor is Marc Gasol, who has scored solidly in Turin. He has had unexpectedly strong scoring help from Ivan Radenovic, who has doubled his ULEB Cup scoring average to 15 points in Turin, while power forward Erik Daniels has been steady on the boards. Joventut counters with a similarly versatile big man, Jan-Hendrick Jagla, and a pair of big bodies to mark Gasol, banger Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca and jumping jack Jerome Moiso. It is hard to give either team an edge in experience, as both Fernandez and McDonald have been MVPs in similar situations in the past. The personal ties between the team, like Fernandez and Gasol winning the last World Championships together on the Spanish national team, make the final even more interesting. Joventut is probably the favorite in theory, but that pressure and Akasvayu's clear understanding of the opponent make the game more of a toss-up at tipoff. Sunday, April 13, 2008 ULEBCup.com

A new ULEB Cup champion will be crowned and the right to play in next season's Euroleague won on Sunday when a pair of neighboring teams from Spain, DKV Joventut Badalona and Akasvayu Girona, meet in the title game at the Final Eight in Turin, Italy. The fact that Badalona and Girona are situated just an hour's drive apart in northeastern Spain and know each other so well will give the final an unusual twis - but not an unprecedented one. Teams from the same country have faced each other in continental finals before, but perhaps none of them were so close in proximity. How that familiarity affects Joventut and Akasvayu, who have played three previous games this season, will be key to the outcome on Sunday. Joventut won the first of those contests, the final of the preseasons Catalan League tournament, while the teams have traded big home wins in the Spanish League regular season. The last of those, in late March, was won by Akasvayu. Sunday's final will have its star power, for sure, but may turn on the great depth that helped carry both teams through the Final Eight quarterfinals and semis. Without much trouble, Joventut downed yet another Spanish team, Pamesa Valencia, in the quarters and Galatasaray of Turkey in the semis. Akasvayu dispatched a pair of Russian powers, Unics Kazan and Dynamo Moscow, in that order. Joventut's big wins all season have centered around restless swingman Rudy Fernandez, who scored 27 points in the semifinal, but he is never alone. Point guards Demond Mallet and Ricky Rubio are offensive and defensive specialists, respectively. They will have their hands full with Victor Sada, whose 7 steals and 6 assists were crucial to upsetting Dynamo. Fernandez will have to defend ice-cool veteran Arriel McDonald, who is Akasvayu's top scorer in the Final Eight. An unpredictable battle at small forward pits Lubos Barton and Ferran Laviña of Joventut against Fernando San Emeterio and Branko Cvetokovic of Akasvayu. In the paint, Akasvayu's anchor is Marc Gasol, who has scored solidly in Turin. He has had unexpectedly strong scoring help from Ivan Radenovic, who has doubled his ULEB Cup scoring average to 15 points in Turin, while power forward Erik Daniels has been steady on the boards. Joventut counters with a similarly versatile big man, Jan-Hendrick Jagla, and a pair of big bodies to mark Gasol, banger Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca and jumping jack Jerome Moiso. It is hard to give either team an edge in experience, as both Fernandez and McDonald have been MVPs in similar situations in the past. The personal ties between the team, like Fernandez and Gasol winning the last World Championships together on the Spanish national team, make the final even more interesting. Joventut is probably the favorite in theory, but that pressure and Akasvayu's clear understanding of the opponent make the game more of a toss-up at tipoff.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

ULEBCup.com

Quotes Head Coaches

MARTINEZ, PEDRO Akasvayu Girona "Joventut is a great team. They beat us in the final of the Catalan League, they won the Spanish King's Cup and they are near the top of the Spanish League. They are having what is really like a perfect season. Hopefully, we won't see them so perfect tomorrow. We will be like surfers who look for the perfect wave. We'll look for the perfect game tomorrow."

MARTINEZ, PEDRO

Akasvayu Girona

"Joventut is a great team. They beat us in the final of the Catalan League, they won the Spanish King's Cup and they are near the top of the Spanish League. They are having what is really like a perfect season. Hopefully, we won't see them so perfect tomorrow. We will be like surfers who look for the perfect wave. We'll look for the perfect game tomorrow."

GARCIA RENESES, AITO DKV Joventut "Thanks to the good development in our play, the fact that we are in the Final of the ULEB Cup, we are more or less second in the Spanish League and have won the King's Cup and the Catalan League, people think that we can win this, too. That makes this situation a little knew. We'll see how we react. I think today we noticed a little bit of this, as we were missing shots we normally make. We can't think about it so much. I only mention it because someone asks. We have to concentrate on what we need to do to win: defense, offense, whatever we see as necessary. If we win, fabulous: if not, it's also good to play the final." "I imagine that Rudy was thinking he has too many MVP awards. But I think it was a great gesture. This is a team sport, even when we know that people sometimes try to convert it into an individual one, talking about the success of Rudy, the success of Ricky, of Moiso or of Aito. And that's not true. It's always the success of the team, even though someone might be more visible on a given day. Rudy taking the MVP trophy to Moiso is a great gesture. As a friend said to me recently, some players play for the name on the back of their jersey, and some play on the name on the front. That gesture of Rudy's showed that for all the ambition he has, he knows to be always with the team."

GARCIA RENESES, AITO

DKV Joventut

"Thanks to the good development in our play, the fact that we are in the Final of the ULEB Cup, we are more or less second in the Spanish League and have won the King's Cup and the Catalan League, people think that we can win this, too. That makes this situation a little knew. We'll see how we react. I think today we noticed a little bit of this, as we were missing shots we normally make. We can't think about it so much. I only mention it because someone asks. We have to concentrate on what we need to do to win: defense, offense, whatever we see as necessary. If we win, fabulous: if not, it's also good to play the final."

"I imagine that Rudy was thinking he has too many MVP awards. But I think it was a great gesture. This is a team sport, even when we know that people sometimes try to convert it into an individual one, talking about the success of Rudy, the success of Ricky, of Moiso or of Aito. And that's not true. It's always the success of the team, even though someone might be more visible on a given day. Rudy taking the MVP trophy to Moiso is a great gesture. As a friend said to me recently, some players play for the name on the back of their jersey, and some play on the name on the front. That gesture of Rudy's showed that for all the ambition he has, he knows to be always with the team."

Players

GASOL, MARC Akasvayu Girona "I don't think being tired after yesterday's game was a reason that made us lose. Our defense was not very good, not good enough to win a European final and that's all there is to it."
SADA, VICTOR Akasvayu Girona "Tomorrow it will be the most difficult game. We know each other really well but it will be a dangerous game, like against Dynamo. We are not the favorites as it is clear that Penya is in a great moment. They won the King's Cup in Spain and lost to us in the Spanish League but we played great and they were rather bad that day... we'll see what happens."
RADENOVIC, IVAN Akasvayu Girona "The final will be a very tough game. Every time we played against Joventut, it was a tough game. They have great individuals in Ricky Rubio and Rudy Fernandez and really all their 12 players are very good. But we have our own good players, too, so I think it'll be a great game for both teams."

GASOL, MARC

Akasvayu Girona

"I don't think being tired after yesterday's game was a reason that made us lose. Our defense was not very good, not good enough to win a European final and that's all there is to it."

SADA, VICTOR

Akasvayu Girona

"Tomorrow it will be the most difficult game. We know each other really well but it will be a dangerous game, like against Dynamo. We are not the favorites as it is clear that Penya is in a great moment. They won the King's Cup in Spain and lost to us in the Spanish League but we played great and they were rather bad that day... we'll see what happens."

RADENOVIC, IVAN

Akasvayu Girona

"The final will be a very tough game. Every time we played against Joventut, it was a tough game. They have great individuals in Ricky Rubio and Rudy Fernandez and really all their 12 players are very good. But we have our own good players, too, so I think it'll be a great game for both teams."

DKV Joventut is the 2007-08 ULEB Cup champion! Joventut lifted its first ULEB Cup trophy by downing Akasvayu Girona 54-79 in the all-Spanish title game at Palavela in Turin, Italy on Sunday night. Joventut had downed Pamesa Valencia and Galatasaray Cafe Crown this weekend and along with the ULEB Cup title, the club got a spot in the 2008-09 Euroleague. Despite the loss, Akasvayu has locked a spot in the 2008-09 ULEB Cup by finishing second. Demond Mallet led the winners with 26 points on 3-for-3 two-pointers and 6-for-8 triples. Rudy Fernandez added 13 points and became the Final MVP, while Jerome Moiso had 10, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks - a new ULEB Cup final record - for Joventut. Ivan Radenovic had 26 points for Akasvayu, Arriel McDonald added 11 while Marc Gasol grabbed 10 rebounds. Joventut set ULEB Cup final records for less points allowed - 54 - and biggest winning margin - 25. Aito Garcia Reneses won its fourth different European club title, as he had previously won the Saporta Cup, the Korac Cup and the FIBA EuroCup. He joins Dusan Ivkovic in a select club of European club greats. Akasvayu led 12-2 early in the game but Mallet and Fernandez brought Joventut within 21-16 after 10 minutes. Fernandez stepped up with a go-ahead driving layup, 22-23, while Petar Popovic and Ferran Laviña allowed Joventut to extend its margin to 27-34 at halftime. Joventut kept shining in defense, while an unstoppable Fernandez allowed his team to break the game open, 37-58, after 30 minutes, enough to seal the outcome long before the final buzzer and allow their fans to celebrate yet another European Club title! DKV Joventut head coach Aito Garcia Reneses shocked everyone by leaving Fernandez, who had shoulder problems, out of the starting five, opting instead for a twin playmaker lineup featuring Ricky Rubio and Mallet. Branko Cvetkovic got Akasvayu going by beating the shot clock with a seven-meter bomb. Mallet hit a floating jumper for Joventut, but a free throw by Gasol and a three-pointer by Radenovic gave Akasvayu a 7-2 lead. Radenovic kept pacing Akasvayu with a layup-plus-free throw, making Joventut call timeout at 10-2. Jagla missed twice from downtown while Radenovic - who else? - banked in a jump hook, good for a double-digit Akasvayu lead, 12-2, after a 9-0 run. Jagla tried to ignite his team's comeback with a power layup on which he was fouled. It turned into a four-point play as Akasvayu guard Victor Sada accidently tipped in a basket for Joventut while trying grab Jagla's extra free throw off the rim. Marc Gasol sank foul shots for Akasvayu, but Lubos Barton changed the game momentum with a huge block on Cvetkovic. Mallet buried a running triple and soon added another one from beyond the arc to bring Joventut back within 14-12 after a 2-10 run. Radenovic scored again while Fernandez and McDonald found points on free throws. Fernandez buried a fallaway jumper while Jerome Moiso denied Gasol with a big block, but Erik Daniels nailed a triple from the left corner to give Akasvayu a 21-16 lead after 10 minutes. Joventut kept struggling to score early in the second quarter, now with smaller lineup featuring Fernandez and Pau Ribas at both wings. But that's when Joventut's big men stepped up. Moiso had his second block on Gasol then scored around the basket and added an uncontested dunk. Joventut switched back to a 2-3 zone defense, and Akasvayu did not find the way to beat it while a driving layup by Fernandez completed Joventut's comeback with a 21-22 lead after 14 minutes. Akasvayu called timeout and came out attacking Joventut's zone defense. Gasol fed Radenovic for an easy basket but Petar Popovic answered with a left-handed layup in the other end and soon added another basket for a 23-26 Joventut lead. Ferran Laviña threw a baseball pass to Jagla for a fast break layup that McDonald erased with a driving basket. Joventut kept double-teaming Gasol on each Akasvayu possession while a red-hot Popovic scored again. Radenovic found another easy layup that got Akasvayu within 27-30. Mallet made free throws while Laviña collected a steal and flew downcourt to get fouled and sink another pair. Despite having made only 2 of 14 three-pointers until then, Joventut led 27-34 at halftime. Mallet took over with a fallway jumper right after the break, as Girona finally found the way to the basket with a three-pointer by McDonald. Barton stepped up with a put-back layup, as Joventut was back to man-to-man defense now. Radenovic tried to change things with a free throw, but it only got Akasvayu within 31-38. Fernandez drew a foul that aggravated his shoulder injury, but he made both free throws anyway. He soon buried a three-pointer while Mallet stopped a fast break to hit another one from downtown that broke the game open, 31-46, and capped a 1-10 run midway through the third quarter. Gasol shined with a tip-in just when his team needed him most but he didn't find much help around. Fernando San Emeterio, however, found his first points around the basket but Moiso replied with a put-back dunk. Jagla shined with a basket in the low post and soon added a put-back layup, as Akasvayu kept missing open shots now. Ricky Rubio shined with a fast break layup that made it a 19-point game, 35-54. Radenovic tried to ignit his team's comeback with free throws but Laviña answered with a layup off a doorback pass for a 37-58 Joventut lead after 30 minutes. Joventut had limited Akasvayu to 16 points in the second and third quarters. Akasvayu needed a quick comeback to get backin the game and the ever-present Radenovic tried to ignit one with a three-pointer from the right wing. Meanwhile, Joventut had already started to play with long possessions to keep its lead alive. McDonald scored in penetration to get Akasvayu within 42-58. Barton nailed a corner triple while Moiso took over again with yet another outstanding block. Gasol made free throws but Mallet erased it with a layup and soon added a bomb from downtown to seal the outcome, 47-66. Moiso kept shining at both ends and even when Akasvayu called timeouit, it was already too little, too late. Ribas got the party started in the stands with a five-meter jumper, as a majority of Joventut fans were already celebrating. Akasvayu kept trying, but Joventut was already the brand new ULEB Cup champion! Sunday, April 13, 2008 Javier Gancedo, Turin, Italy

Rudy Fernandez - DKV Joventut - Final Eight Turin 2008

DKV Joventut is the 2007-08 ULEB Cup champion! Joventut lifted its first ULEB Cup trophy by downing Akasvayu Girona 54-79 in the all-Spanish title game at Palavela in Turin, Italy on Sunday night. Joventut had downed Pamesa Valencia and Galatasaray Cafe Crown this weekend and along with the ULEB Cup title, the club got a spot in the 2008-09 Euroleague. Despite the loss, Akasvayu has locked a spot in the 2008-09 ULEB Cup by finishing second. Demond Mallet led the winners with 26 points on 3-for-3 two-pointers and 6-for-8 triples. Rudy Fernandez added 13 points and became the Final MVP, while Jerome Moiso had 10, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks - a new ULEB Cup final record - for Joventut. Ivan Radenovic had 26 points for Akasvayu, Arriel McDonald added 11 while Marc Gasol grabbed 10 rebounds. Joventut set ULEB Cup final records for less points allowed - 54 - and biggest winning margin - 25. Aito Garcia Reneses won its fourth different European club title, as he had previously won the Saporta Cup, the Korac Cup and the FIBA EuroCup. He joins Dusan Ivkovic in a select club of European club greats. Akasvayu led 12-2 early in the game but Mallet and Fernandez brought Joventut within 21-16 after 10 minutes. Fernandez stepped up with a go-ahead driving layup, 22-23, while Petar Popovic and Ferran Laviña allowed Joventut to extend its margin to 27-34 at halftime. Joventut kept shining in defense, while an unstoppable Fernandez allowed his team to break the game open, 37-58, after 30 minutes, enough to seal the outcome long before the final buzzer and allow their fans to celebrate yet another European Club title!

DKV Joventut head coach Aito Garcia Reneses shocked everyone by leaving Fernandez, who had shoulder problems, out of the starting five, opting instead for a twin playmaker lineup featuring Ricky Rubio and Mallet. Branko Cvetkovic got Akasvayu going by beating the shot clock with a seven-meter bomb. Mallet hit a floating jumper for Joventut, but a free throw by Gasol and a three-pointer by Radenovic gave Akasvayu a 7-2 lead. Radenovic kept pacing Akasvayu with a layup-plus-free throw, making Joventut call timeout at 10-2. Jagla missed twice from downtown while Radenovic - who else? - banked in a jump hook, good for a double-digit Akasvayu lead, 12-2, after a 9-0 run. Jagla tried to ignite his team's comeback with a power layup on which he was fouled. It turned into a four-point play as Akasvayu guard Victor Sada accidently tipped in a basket for Joventut while trying grab Jagla's extra free throw off the rim. Marc Gasol sank foul shots for Akasvayu, but Lubos Barton changed the game momentum with a huge block on Cvetkovic. Mallet buried a running triple and soon added another one from beyond the arc to bring Joventut back within 14-12 after a 2-10 run. Radenovic scored again while Fernandez and McDonald found points on free throws. Fernandez buried a fallaway jumper while Jerome Moiso denied Gasol with a big block, but Erik Daniels nailed a triple from the left corner to give Akasvayu a 21-16 lead after 10 minutes.

Pau Gasol - Akasvayu Girona - Final Eight Turin 2008

Pau Gasol - Akasvayu Girona - Final Eight Turin 2008

Joventut kept struggling to score early in the second quarter, now with smaller lineup featuring Fernandez and Pau Ribas at both wings. But that's when Joventut's big men stepped up. Moiso had his second block on Gasol then scored around the basket and added an uncontested dunk. Joventut switched back to a 2-3 zone defense, and Akasvayu did not find the way to beat it while a driving layup by Fernandez completed Joventut's comeback with a 21-22 lead after 14 minutes. Akasvayu called timeout and came out attacking Joventut's zone defense. Gasol fed Radenovic for an easy basket but Petar Popovic answered with a left-handed layup in the other end and soon added another basket for a 23-26 Joventut lead. Ferran Laviña threw a baseball pass to Jagla for a fast break layup that McDonald erased with a driving basket. Joventut kept double-teaming Gasol on each Akasvayu possession while a red-hot Popovic scored again. Radenovic found another easy layup that got Akasvayu within 27-30. Mallet made free throws while Laviña collected a steal and flew downcourt to get fouled and sink another pair. Despite having made only 2 of 14 three-pointers until then, Joventut led 27-34 at halftime.

Mallet took over with a fallway jumper right after the break, as Girona finally found the way to the basket with a three-pointer by McDonald. Barton stepped up with a put-back layup, as Joventut was back to man-to-man defense now. Radenovic tried to change things with a free throw, but it only got Akasvayu within 31-38. Fernandez drew a foul that aggravated his shoulder injury, but he made both free throws anyway. He soon buried a three-pointer while Mallet stopped a fast break to hit another one from downtown that broke the game open, 31-46, and capped a 1-10 run midway through the third quarter. Gasol shined with a tip-in just when his team needed him most but he didn't find much help around. Fernando San Emeterio, however, found his first points around the basket but Moiso replied with a put-back dunk. Jagla shined with a basket in the low post and soon added a put-back layup, as Akasvayu kept missing open shots now. Ricky Rubio shined with a fast break layup that made it a 19-point game, 35-54. Radenovic tried to ignit his team's comeback with free throws but Laviña answered with a layup off a doorback pass for a 37-58 Joventut lead after 30 minutes. Joventut had limited Akasvayu to 16 points in the second and third quarters.

Demond Mallet - DKV Joventut - Final Eight Turin 2008

Demond Mallet - DKV Joventut - Final Eight Turin 2008

Akasvayu needed a quick comeback to get backin the game and the ever-present Radenovic tried to ignit one with a three-pointer from the right wing. Meanwhile, Joventut had already started to play with long possessions to keep its lead alive. McDonald scored in penetration to get Akasvayu within 42-58. Barton nailed a corner triple while Moiso took over again with yet another outstanding block. Gasol made free throws but Mallet erased it with a layup and soon added a bomb from downtown to seal the outcome, 47-66. Moiso kept shining at both ends and even when Akasvayu called timeouit, it was already too little, too late. Ribas got the party started in the stands with a five-meter jumper, as a majority of Joventut fans were already celebrating. Akasvayu kept trying, but Joventut was already the brand new ULEB Cup champion!

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Javier Gancedo, Turin, Italy

Referees: FACCHINI, FABIO (ITA), BELOSEVIC, ILIJA (SRB), VIATOR, EDDIE (FRA)

Attendance: 5060

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Akasvayu Girona	21	6	10	17
DKV Joventut	16	18	24	21

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Akasvayu Girona	21	27	37	54
DKV Joventut	16	34	58	79

Head coach: MARTINEZ, PEDRO

Akasvayu Girona
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
5	CVETKOVIC, BRANKO	20:49	3	0/1	1/5			2	2			3		1	2	1	-5
8	SADA, VICTOR	34:48	3	0/1	1/6			3	3	5		3		1	1	2	2
10	MCDONALD, ARRIEL	34:09	11	3/4	1/7	2/2		1	1	3		3		1		2	6
11	NAGYS, TOMAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15	DANIELS, ERIK	16:35	6	0/2	2/4		1	3	4			2			3		1
18	MONTAÑEZ, ROMAN	3:34						1	1						1
19	SAN EMETERIO, FERNANDO	21:28	2	1/2	0/3		1	1	2		1	2			3	1	-3
32	WHITFIELD, MAURICE	5:12													3	1	-2
33	GASOL, MARC	34:44	9	2/5	0/1	5/6	5	5	10	3	2	4	1	2	2	4	16
44	MIDDLETON, DARRYL	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
55	RADENOVIC, IVAN	28:41	20	5/8	2/3	4/5	1	1	2		2	1		1	2	6	21
	Team						2		2								2
	Totals	200:00	54	11/23	7/29	11/13	10	17	27	11	5	18	1	6	17	17	38
				47.8%	24.1%	84.6%

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: GARCIA RENESES, AITO

DKV Joventut
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
00	MALLET, DEMOND	20:59	26	3/3	6/8	2/2		1	1							1	26
4	RIBAS, PAU	21:00	2	1/2	0/2					3		3			3		-4
5	FERNANDEZ, RUDY	26:37	13	3/5	1/4	4/4	3	4	7	2	3	2	1		2	5	22
9	RUBIO, RICKY	20:16	2	1/3	0/3						3	1		1	2	2	-2
11	BARTON, LUBOS	25:01	8	1/1	2/4		6	2	8	1	4		1		3	2	19
12	FRANCH, JOSEP	1:14			0/1												-1
14	JAGLA, JAN-HENDRICK	16:52	8	4/4	0/5	0/1	1	2	3	1		1			2	1	4
15	POPOVIC, PETAR	9:53	6	3/5				1	1	1					1		5
16	HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU	4:24					1		1								1
18	LAVIÑA, FERRAN	25:50	4	1/1	0/4	2/2	1	4	5	1	2	1			1	3	9
19	TOMAS, PERE	2:11
22	MOISO, JEROME	25:43	10	4/8		2/4	2	5	7		1		4		3	3	16
	Team
	Totals	200:00	79	21/32	9/31	10/13	14	19	33	9	13	8	6	1	17	17	95
				65.6%	29%	76.9%

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Head Coaches

MARTINEZ, PEDRO Akasvayu Girona "It has been a game in which we were not able to compete the way we should. DKV Joventut dominated the offensive rebounds. They got a lot of long offensive rebounds and their defensive switchs from zone to man-to-man made us miss shots that we worked hard to get. We wree not fresh, physically and physchologically speaking. We tried everything we had in the second half but things didn't work out the way we wanted because we played against a very physical opponent that knows how to get advantage of that. Of course, it is better to finish second than third and even when we leave with a bitter taste, we will be able to see tomorrow that we had a good ULEB Cup season in general terms. We don't like to be able to compete in the final but we must accept it, be positive and think we are doing things in the right way."

MARTINEZ, PEDRO

Akasvayu Girona

"It has been a game in which we were not able to compete the way we should. DKV Joventut dominated the offensive rebounds. They got a lot of long offensive rebounds and their defensive switchs from zone to man-to-man made us miss shots that we worked hard to get. We wree not fresh, physically and physchologically speaking. We tried everything we had in the second half but things didn't work out the way we wanted because we played against a very physical opponent that knows how to get advantage of that. Of course, it is better to finish second than third and even when we leave with a bitter taste, we will be able to see tomorrow that we had a good ULEB Cup season in general terms. We don't like to be able to compete in the final but we must accept it, be positive and think we are doing things in the right way."

GARCIA RENESES, AITO DKV Joventut "Yes, maybe we were a bit tired tonight. We spent a lot of energy during the last two games. We hadsome freshness when we started the game and we played great in the first quarter. But maybe in the middle of the second quarter we started to go downhill. I can talk about myself, I was totally empty in scoring. I didn't see the stats yet but I think that we hit two or three threes when it was important, not counting the last two minutes so they stopped Marc and also did a good job outside. We reached the final of the ULEB Cup, and that is a big thing. Way better than the FIBA Cup."

GARCIA RENESES, AITO

DKV Joventut

"Yes, maybe we were a bit tired tonight. We spent a lot of energy during the last two games. We hadsome freshness when we started the game and we played great in the first quarter. But maybe in the middle of the second quarter we started to go downhill. I can talk about myself, I was totally empty in scoring. I didn't see the stats yet but I think that we hit two or three threes when it was important, not counting the last two minutes so they stopped Marc and also did a good job outside. We reached the final of the ULEB Cup, and that is a big thing. Way better than the FIBA Cup."

Players

MCDONALD, ARRIEL Akasvayu Girona "Joventut played a very good game tonight. You have to give them all the respect and the credit because they played really hard and they wore us down. A couple of our shots didn't go in and they made it difficult for us to get some open shots. For now we'll try to make the playoffs in the Spanish League and from there do our best to advance."
CVETKOVIC, BRANKO Akasvayu Girona "Yes, maybe we were a bit tired tonight. We spent a lot of energy during the last two games. We hadsome freshness when we started the game and we played great in the first quarter. But maybe in the middle of the second quarter we started to go downhill. I can talk about myself, I was totally empty in scoring. I didn't see the stats yet but I think that we hit two or three threes when it was important, not counting the last two minutes so they stopped Marc and also did a good job outside. We reached the final of the ULEB Cup, and that is a big thing. Way better than the FIBA Cup."
SADA, VICTOR Akasvayu Girona "I think that tiredness was our enemy tonight. We started well but as the game went on we started to miss the outside shots, they went for the offensive rebounds and we couldn't run so that was key. They pressed a lot in the paint and played a lot of double-teams on Marc and that really stopped us."

MCDONALD, ARRIEL

Akasvayu Girona

"Joventut played a very good game tonight. You have to give them all the respect and the credit because they played really hard and they wore us down. A couple of our shots didn't go in and they made it difficult for us to get some open shots. For now we'll try to make the playoffs in the Spanish League and from there do our best to advance."

CVETKOVIC, BRANKO

Akasvayu Girona

SADA, VICTOR

Akasvayu Girona

"I think that tiredness was our enemy tonight. We started well but as the game went on we started to miss the outside shots, they went for the offensive rebounds and we couldn't run so that was key. They pressed a lot in the paint and played a lot of double-teams on Marc and that really stopped us."

RIBAS, PAU DKV Joventut "It was the game we were looking for in general terms. We had a strong start but we managed to get our rhythms since the second quarter. There was a key moment in which Akasvayu could not follow us, it went down a little bit and we sealed the outcome. I started the season without knowing if I would play much and I find myself in a great team, so there is little more I can ask for."
HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU DKV Joventut "From my point of view, we had a good game. Akasvayu had a little disadvantage coming into this game, which is that it had played two games in as many days. They were two very intense games for them and physically, they paid for it much more than us. They tried to set the game rhythm and in fact they did, but as the minutes went by, we started to play at out level and Akasvayu could not follow our pace. We already won two titles and the season is not over. We have to celebrate for a couple of days and get ready for a Spanish League game against Real Madrid. We still can win another title. I am proud to become the first player to win two ULEB Cup titles and I hope to win more. I am sure that many players will do the same and even better. I hope to keep enjoying and having fun with this group of players."
LAVIÑA, FERRAN DKV Joventut "Well, we are really happy. I think we are having a great season, it just can't get better. We have won the three titles we have played. We want more now, but it is the time to enjoy this moment. You can see our fans over there, this is amazing. I think we managed to handle the pressure and we played a great game tonight."
MOISO, JEROME DKV Joventut "I feel like we have done what we came to do here you know, we had a goal and I think right now the Euroleague is right here for us. Now it is time to enjoy this moment. Stopping Marc Gasol was key and also stopping anybody. We managed to never let them feel comfortable and we never let them get involved. We did a good job tonight on defense."
BARTON, LUBOS DKV Joventut "It feels great to win this. We struggled at the beginning but they were obviously very tired. You could certainly tell that Gasol was tired but he is a major guy and we basically managed to stop him. Now it is the time to celebrate this and we will think about more things later."
JAGLA, JAN-HENDRICK DKV Joventut "I feel great, second title this year and we just keep playing well. The ULEB Cup is a great competition and to win it is amazing. Euroleague next year yes. I think we would have done really well if we had played this year but now we will have to show it next year."
MALLET, DEMOND DKV Joventut "This is a great feeling. I'd say that a Final Eight. For me, being in this team is a blessing. It's great to be here and it paid off. The game was greatand awesome. We played great and it paid off today."
FERNANDEZ, RUDY DKV Joventut "Unbelievable. It was the goal for us this season and we managed to win two very important titles this season. I think that we started a little scared and speculating but we never do that. In the last two quarters we were way more aggressive in defense and that is when you could tell the real Joventut. It was clear that any player can bring things to the team. I was about not to play because of the pain in my shoulder. I did a great effort to overcome the pain because in this kind of game there is no pain. I gave my maximum and thanks to the team we won I think." "For me and for everyone, I am sure, Jerome Moiso has been the most determinant player tonight, not only on offense, but on defense he stoodup to Marc Gasol, one of the top centers in Europe. I just wanted to give him thanks for all that he did in this game to make sure we won. I think he deserved it."

RIBAS, PAU

DKV Joventut

"It was the game we were looking for in general terms. We had a strong start but we managed to get our rhythms since the second quarter. There was a key moment in which Akasvayu could not follow us, it went down a little bit and we sealed the outcome. I started the season without knowing if I would play much and I find myself in a great team, so there is little more I can ask for."

HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU

DKV Joventut

"From my point of view, we had a good game. Akasvayu had a little disadvantage coming into this game, which is that it had played two games in as many days. They were two very intense games for them and physically, they paid for it much more than us. They tried to set the game rhythm and in fact they did, but as the minutes went by, we started to play at out level and Akasvayu could not follow our pace. We already won two titles and the season is not over. We have to celebrate for a couple of days and get ready for a Spanish League game against Real Madrid. We still can win another title. I am proud to become the first player to win two ULEB Cup titles and I hope to win more. I am sure that many players will do the same and even better. I hope to keep enjoying and having fun with this group of players."

LAVIÑA, FERRAN

DKV Joventut

"Well, we are really happy. I think we are having a great season, it just can't get better. We have won the three titles we have played. We want more now, but it is the time to enjoy this moment. You can see our fans over there, this is amazing. I think we managed to handle the pressure and we played a great game tonight."

MOISO, JEROME

DKV Joventut

"I feel like we have done what we came to do here you know, we had a goal and I think right now the Euroleague is right here for us. Now it is time to enjoy this moment. Stopping Marc Gasol was key and also stopping anybody. We managed to never let them feel comfortable and we never let them get involved. We did a good job tonight on defense."

BARTON, LUBOS

DKV Joventut

"It feels great to win this. We struggled at the beginning but they were obviously very tired. You could certainly tell that Gasol was tired but he is a major guy and we basically managed to stop him. Now it is the time to celebrate this and we will think about more things later."

JAGLA, JAN-HENDRICK

DKV Joventut

"I feel great, second title this year and we just keep playing well. The ULEB Cup is a great competition and to win it is amazing. Euroleague next year yes. I think we would have done really well if we had played this year but now we will have to show it next year."

MALLET, DEMOND

DKV Joventut

"This is a great feeling. I'd say that a Final Eight. For me, being in this team is a blessing. It's great to be here and it paid off. The game was greatand awesome. We played great and it paid off today."

FERNANDEZ, RUDY

DKV Joventut

"Unbelievable. It was the goal for us this season and we managed to win two very important titles this season. I think that we started a little scared and speculating but we never do that. In the last two quarters we were way more aggressive in defense and that is when you could tell the real Joventut. It was clear that any player can bring things to the team. I was about not to play because of the pain in my shoulder. I did a great effort to overcome the pain because in this kind of game there is no pain. I gave my maximum and thanks to the team we won I think."

"For me and for everyone, I am sure, Jerome Moiso has been the most determinant player tonight, not only on offense, but on defense he stoodup to Marc Gasol, one of the top centers in Europe. I just wanted to give him thanks for all that he did in this game to make sure we won. I think he deserved it."

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