Regular Season Game 7 - December 18, 2007 CET: 20:45 Local time: 20:45 - PABELLON FUENTE DE SAN LUIS

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Semi-Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-0 Last 16 0-0
0-0 Last 32 0-0
5-1 Regular Season 3-3
5-1 Overall 3-3

Referees

Crew Chief
MUHVIC, DUBRAVKO, Croatia
Referee
SUTULOVIC, ZORAN, Montenegro
Umpire
PATERNICO, CARMELO, Italy

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
83.0 Points 82.5
30.0 Rebounds 32.0
8.3 O. Rebounds 9.3
21.7 D. Rebounds 22.7
17.2 Assists 15.2
6.8 Steals 6.5
4.3 Blocks 4.7
14.7 Turnovers 13.8
56.5 % 2PT 54.7 %
39.5 % 3PT 37.0 %
71.7 % FT 82.0 %
91.0 Index 93.3

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
16.0 / DOUGLAS, RUBEN Points 14.0 / GREER, RICARDO
5.8 / MILOJEVIC, D. Rebounds 4.5 / GREER, RICARDO
2.3 / MILOJEVIC, D. OR 2.0 / GREER, RICARDO
3.5 / MILOJEVIC, D. DR 3.8 / BAUER, M.
4.5 / WILLIAMS, SHAMMOND Assists 3.8 / DOWDELL, ZABIAN
1.2 / OLIVER, ALBERT Steals 1.3 / DOWDELL, ZABIAN
2.0 / Barac Blocks 1.7 / BAUER, M.
2.2 / OLIVER, ALBERT Turnovers 3.8 / GREER, RICARDO
70.4 % / Barac 2PT 73.9 % / ABOUBAKAR ZAKI, A.
75.0 % / TIMINSKAS, MINDAUGAS 3PT 50.0 % / BAUER, M.
94.7 % / WILLIAMS, SHAMMOND FT 100.0 % / GREER, RICARDO
15.3 / DOUGLAS, RUBEN Index 19.2 / JULIAN, CYRIL

THE TAKE

Pamesa Valencia looks to remain on the heels of Group D leader Khimki as the Spanish club entertains SLUC Nancy. Coach Fotis Katsikaris's Valencia had an up-and-down game but held on to beat Deutsche Bank Skyliners to improve to 5-1. Pamesa shot 55% for the game while holding Skyliners to 45% from the floor. Forward Mindaugas Timinskas scored 20 points and point guard Shammond Williams collected 11 points and 9 assists as four starters scored in double figures. Katsikaris's bench continued to prove thin as the Valencia reserves combined for 14 points. And Pamesa also shot just 13-of-20 (65%) from the free throw line, bringing its season average to under 72%. The key for Valencia against Nancy will be its pressure on the opposing guards as SLUC made just 6-of-18 (33%) from long range and committed 15 turnovers in the loss in France. Nancy meanwhile comes into the game following a tough home loss against Khimki which dropped coach Jean-Luc Monschau's team to 3-3. Nancy hit just 3-of-14 (21%) from beyond the arc against Khimki while allowing the Russian team to shoot 53% from the field. Center Cyril Julian collected 20 points and 9 rebounds while power forward Victor Samnick chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds off the bench. Small forward Jeff Greer was held to just 6 points, including 0-of-5 from long range. Nancy will need Greer to return to form to have a chance against Valencia - especially with Azovmash also at 3-3 in a tie for third place.
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Players

Dejan Milojevic - Pamesa Valencia Pamesa Valencia relinquished a 10-point fourth quarter lead but held on to barely beat SLUC Nancy 93-92 and thus qualify for the elimination rounds. Pamesa improved to 6-1 in Group D, tying Khimki in first place. Pamesa's victory also had the side effect of qualifying Khimki, too, even though the Russian club lost its first game at home on Tuesday to Azovmash Mariupol. Nancy, now 3-4, will fight with Azovmash for the one sure Group D qualification berth left. Shammond Williams had 26 points and 11 assists while reserve Albert Miralles scored 13 points in playing a huge role down the stretch for Pamesa Dejan Milojevic added 15 points and Victor Claver chipped in 12 off the bench. Valencia travels to Anwil Wloclawek next week. Ricardo Greer collected 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for Nancy, while Michael Bauer had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Zabian Dowdell added 17 points and 6 assists while Victor Samnick had 14 points in a losing effort. Nancy trailed 79-69 early in the fourth quarter but grabbed the lead at 88-89 on Jeff Greer's alley-oop dunk. But Nancy turned the ball over in the final minute, missed a free throw and wasn't able to foul Williams in the waning seconds. Nancy next plays at Azovmash Mariupol next week.

Michael Bauer - Sluc NancySamnick opened the scoring for the guests with a free throw. Ruben Douglas and Mindaugas Timinkas both made baskets to open a 6-3 lead. Ricardo Greer scored twice in pulling to within 8-7, but Milojevic's three-pointer made it 11-7. Nancy answered with another score by Ricardo Greer, Dowdell's three-point play and Bauer's basket to lead 13-14. And Nancy jumped ahead 17-25 after a three-point play by Ricardo Greer and three-balls by Dowdell and Jeff Greer. Pamesa fought back as Claver and Miralles both hit from downtown to close within 25-29 after one period. Miralles and Claver both scored to even the game at 29-29. And three-pointers by Williams and Alex Urtasun made it 37-30. Pape Philippe Amagou answered with a long-ball of his own but Williams went downtown again for a 40-33 lead. Bauer and Urtasun swapped treys before Amadou Aboubacar's free throw brought Nancy to 49-43 at the break. Samnick and Jeff Greer scored to start the second half. Timinkas and Miralles hit to push the lead back to 53-47. But Bauer knocked down two three-pointers as Nancy grabbed the lead 56-57. The lead switched hands until Williams' three-ball and Milojevic's basket made it 69-63. And Claver's triple from the corner gave Valencia a 72-67 lead going into the fourth. Ruben Garces scored first in the final period and Williams' three-point play made Pamesa's cushion 79-69. But Nancy was not dead just yet. Ricardo Greer and Dowdell scored and Bauer knocked down a three-pointer and assisted on a Dowdell lay-up to make it a 79-78 game. Williams answered with a three-ball to beat the shot clock only to see Bauer drain a corner trey. Then Ricardo Greer evened things at 83-83 on a driving lay-up. Williams knocked down a long-ball coming off a screen only to be matched by Ricardo Greer's three-point play for 86-86. After Miralles made two foul shots, Dowdell went just one-of-two for an 88-87 score. Bauer blocked Williams' shot and led to an alley-oop dunk by Jeff Greer and an 88-89 Nancy lead with 1:10 left. Williams made two free throws then Miralles stole a ball and dunked for a 92-89 lead. Samnick was fouled after rebounding Dowdell's three-pointer and made just one-of-two with 13.5 seconds left and a 92-90 score. After Albert Oliver hit just one foul shot, Dowdell made 2-of-2 from the line to make it 93-92 with 6.1 seconds left. Pamesa inbounded the ball but Nancy wasn't able to foul Williams and the game ended.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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Referees: MUHVIC, DUBRAVKO (CRO), SUTULOVIC, ZORAN (MNE), PATERNICO, CARMELO (ITA)
Attendance: 4600
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Pamesa Valencia25242321
SLUC Nancy29142425
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Pamesa Valencia25497293
SLUC Nancy29436792
Head coach: KATSIKARIS, FOTIOS
Pamesa Valencia
# 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 OLIVER, ALBERT 14:19 2 0/1 0/1 2/4 1 1 2 1         3 3 1
5 DOUGLAS, RUBEN 27:47 5 1/4 1/4     1 1 1   1 2   1   1
6 AVRAMOV, BOZHIDAR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 CLAVER, VICTOR 26:07 12 3/6 2/3 0/1 1 2 3   1 1 1   2 2 11
10 WILLIAMS, SHAMMOND 30:57 26 2/6 6/8 4/5 1 2 3 11 2 3     2 4 34
13 MIRALLES, ALBERT 24:20 13 4/6 1/2 2/2 1 3 4 1 1 1     4 2 13
24 GARCES, RUBEN 16:44 6 3/6   0/1 2 1 3 2       1   1 7
31 MILOJEVIC, DEJAN 24:51 15 5/5 1/2 2/5 3 1 4 3 1 2 1   2 4 20
33 URTASUN, ALEX 14:09 6   2/6   1 2 3   1 1     1   4
41 TIMINSKAS, MINDAUGAS 7:36 4 2/3               1     2    
42 BARAC, STANKO 13:10 4 2/5       1 1   1 1     2    
Team           1   1   1           2
Totals 200:00 93 22/42 13/26 10/18 11 14 25 19 8 11 4 1 19 16 93
52.4% 50% 55.6%
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: MONSCHAU, JEAN-LUC
SLUC Nancy
# 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 DOWDELL, ZABIAN 25:45 17 4/5 1/2 6/7 1 3 4 6   6   1 4 5 18
5 AMAGOU, PAPE PHILIPPE 14:15 5 1/3 1/3                   1 1 1
7 JULIAN, CYRIL DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 GREER, JEFF 33:54 7 2/5 1/4   1 5 6 1 1 2   2 2   3
9 PARKER, TERENCE 6:06 2 1/1                         2
10 HARRISON, DENNIS 4:42   0/2 0/1         1 1       1   -2
11 ABOUBAKAR ZAKI, AMADOU 12:03 1     1/2                 1 1  
13 SAMNICK, VICTOR 28:46 14 5/9   4/7 3 3 6   2 3     2 4 14
14 GREER, RICARDO 40:00 25 10/16 0/1 5/6 3 5 8 4 1 2     1 6 33
15 BAUER, MICHAEL 34:29 21 3/5 4/6 3/3 2 5 7 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 24
Team           1 2 3     1         2
Totals 200:00 92 26/46 7/17 19/25 11 23 34 14 6 15 1 4 16 19 95
56.5% 41.2% 76%
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Head Coaches

KATSIKARIS, FOTIOS
Pamesa Valencia
"I'm very happy with this victory, but only with the result. We didn't play well and we had a lack of concentration from the start. We should be concentrated because we knew Nancy's style of game. The truth is that we were lucky today and this must be a lesson for us."
MONSCHAU, JEAN-LUC
SLUC Nancy
"I hope that everybody enjoyed this game because it has been a very good match. We had a lack of luck in the last minutes, although Julian didn't play. Pamesa has to thank a very important player, the real MVP of the game, Shammond Williams, who has won the match."

Players

URTASUN, ALEX
Pamesa Valencia
"It was a very tough game. It was important to get another victory at home and we did it. We had to suffer every minute of this game, especially in the last quarter but we were able to play smart and win. I tried to help the team after my injury and I am very happy because I think we did a good work."
GREER, JEFF
SLUC Nancy
"It was a shame because we made a good start, trying to make our game, and that is what we had to do. But unfortunately we couldn't win although we had options at the end. This was an Euroleague level game. Pamesa is one of the best teams of this competition, and they are playing in a high level"
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