Regular Season Game 4 - November 27, 2007 CET: 19:30 Local time: 19:30 - SALLE SAINTE-CROIX

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
1-2 Regular Season 3-0
1-2 Overall 3-0

Referees

Crew Chief
ROTH, ANDREAS, Australia
Referee
PEREZ NIZ, MIGUEL ANGEL, Spain
Umpire
LUCIS, OSKARS, Latvia

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
83.3 Points 80.7
31.3 Rebounds 36.0
7.7 O. Rebounds 12.3
23.7 D. Rebounds 23.7
13.7 Assists 14.3
5.0 Steals 9.7
5.7 Blocks 1.7
15.7 Turnovers 13.3
53.8 % 2PT 58.5 %
28.4 % 3PT 34.4 %
74.3 % FT 58.2 %
88.0 Index 89.3

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
20.7 / JOHNSON, KENYETTA Points 12.3 / ASKRABIC, O.
8.0 / ESTERKAMP, D. Rebounds 7.0 / ASKRABIC, O.
2.3 / SLOAN, MARCUS OR 2.3 / SLOKAR, UROS
6.7 / ESTERKAMP, D. DR 5.0 / ASKRABIC, O.
6.3 / PERRIER-DAVID, PASCAL Assists 4.7 / ASKRABIC, O.
1.3 / SLOAN, MARCUS Steals 3.0 / Chatman
5.0 / JOHNSON, KENYETTA Blocks 1.0 / ASKRABIC, O.
6.5 / MRAZEK, HAROLD Turnovers 4.7 / Chatman
66.7 % / SLOAN, MARCUS 2PT 78.6 % / Zamanskiy
50.0 % / VOGT, OLIVER 3PT 66.7 % / VASIC, N.
92.0 % / MRAZEK, HAROLD FT 100.0 % / Dmitriev
29.0 / JOHNSON, KENYETTA Index 20.7 / ASKRABIC, O.

THE TAKE

Benetton Fribourg would love to spring a surprise in Group E and knock off undefeated leader Triumph Lyubertsy at home and even its record. Coach Damien Leyrolles's Fribourg team lost last week at home against KK Buducnost despite center Ken Johnson being a force in the paint for Fribourg with 23 points, eight rebounds and eight blocked shots. But the Swiss paid for their struggles from beyond the arc, hitting on just 5-of-26 (19%). Leyrolles's team also was able to force only 10 Buducnost turnovers. And yet another concern for the coach is that his reserves scored just seven points. The Swiss champion must shoot better from outside and will need some help from the bench if it hopes to knock off the Russians. Triumph Lyubertsy moved to 3-0 as sole leader in the group after a 30-point victory at Swans Gmunden as the Austrians shot just 36% from the field. All 12 of Stanislav Eremin's players scored and 11 grabbed a rebound while only two players played more than 20 minutes. The Russians hit 53% of their shots and shooting guard Terrell Lyday led the way with 20 points off the bench. Power forward Ognjen Askrabic added 13 points and center Fedor Likholitov had 11. Triumph put the game in the second quarter, building a 16-point lead at the break before coasting the rest of the way. That does not mean that Eremin is not without his worries. As a team, Lyubertsy made 65% of its foul shots, which actually raised its free throw percentage to 58% through three contests. The game may be interesting if Fribourg can stay in it until the fourth quarter and force the Russians to the line.
Monday, November 26, 2007
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Players

Pascal Perrier-David scored a buzzer beater to give Swiss champion Benetton Fribourg a stunning 78-77 upset win over previously undefeated Triumph Lyubertsy on Tuesday night in Group E. Fribourg trailed by 16 in the third quarter, but the team never quit in front of its fans and used the energy and a clutch defensive stand by Ken Johnson to get back in the game and then hold off the favored visitors. Fribourg improved to 2-2 and will visit Hapoel Galil Elyon next week. Triumph next hosts Antwerp Giants. After an even opening period, Sergey Toporov hit a pair of triples and added another basket in a 2-15 surge that gave Lyubertsy a 34-48 halftime lead. However Johnson keyed an 11-2 run at the end of the third to get Fribourg back and Oliver Vogt came up big in the fourth quarter, setting the stage for Perrier-David's heroics. Dave Esterkamp led Fribourg wit 17 points, Johnson had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks and Tresor Quidome scored 13. Ognjen Askrabic led Triumph with 13 points and 8 rebounds, Toporov and Fedor Likholitov scored 12 each and Mire Chatman, Terrell Lyday and Uros Slokar added 10 points apiece.

Fribourg won the opening tip and took the lead on a Perrier-David triple at the end of a third-chance attack. Likholitov and Askrabic were Triumph's main offensive references early, while Johnson kept the hosts involved as the first period ended in a 22-22 tie. Quidome and Douglas Tshomba scored the first two baskets of the second period, but the momentum soon went with the visitors. Fedor Dmitriev's three-point play tied the game and gave Triumph a narrow lead and soon Toporov shined with a pair of triples and another basket in a game-breaking 2-15 surge that gave Lyubertsy a 34-48 halftime lead. Triumph's advantage twice reached 16 points early in the third quarter, but Fribourg kept fighting. After Toporov made it 49-62 midway through the period, Johnson stepped up with 6 points in an 11-2 run to cut the gap to 60-64 heading into the final period. Vogt cut the gap to a single point three minutes into the quarter and soon a Quidome triple gave Fribourg its first lead since the early second period. Likholitov tied it immediately and Askrabic put Triumph back on top, but Vogt's free throws tied it and put Fribourg ahead and Tshomba stretched it to 74-71 with three minutes to go. Askrabic tied it with a three, but Esterkamp set up Vogt for a basket to keep Fribourg on top. Igor Zamansky made a free throw to get Triumph within 1 with a minute remaining. Toporov made a key steal, was fouled and hit a pair from the line to make it 76-77, but after Johnson stepped up with a pair of bocks on the defensive end, Perrier-David would have the last laugh with a basket at the buzzer to give Fribourg the stunning win.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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Referees: ROTH, ANDREAS (AUS), PEREZ NIZ, MIGUEL ANGEL (ESP), LUCIS, OSKARS (LAT)
Attendance: 1050
By Quarter1234
Benetton Fribourg22122618
Triumph Lyubertsy22261613
End of Quarter1234
Benetton Fribourg22346078
Triumph Lyubertsy22486477
Head coach: LEYROLLES, DAMIEN
Benetton Fribourg
# 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 KAZADI, JONATHAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 SLOAN, MARCUS 18:26 6 3/4     3 2 5   1 2 1 1 4 1 6
6 PERRIER-DAVID, PASCAL 29:27 9 3/7 1/3     4 4 3 1 2   1 1 1 8
7 LAASS, MALTE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 QUIDOME, TRESOR 37:53 13 2/3 3/5         1 2 1     3   9
9 MRAZEK, HAROLD 5:32               1 1 2     2 2  
10 PETKOVIC, STEFAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11 HOUNHANOU, SENNA DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 ESTERKAMP, DAVID 33:41 17 3/7 2/5 5/7 1 5 6 4   5   1 4 8 16
13 JOHNSON, KEN 36:52 15 6/12   3/8 1 8 9   1 2 4   2 5 19
14 TSHOMBA, DOUGLAS 21:49 9 3/5 1/1   1 1 2     1     3   5
15 VOGT, OLIVER 16:20 9 3/4 0/2 3/4 1   1     1     3 3 5
Team                                
Totals 200:00 78 23/42 7/16 11/19 7 20 27 9 6 16 5 3 22 20 68
54.8% 43.8% 57.9%
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: EREMIN, STANISLAV
Triumph Lyubertsy
# 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 VASIC, NIKOLA 7:12                   1         -1
6 LYDAY, TERRELL 24:21 10 3/8 1/1 1/2 1 3 4 1 1 3     2 3 8
7 ZAMANSKIY, IGOR 19:36 3 1/4   1/2 1   1   2 1   3 1 1 -2
9 VYALTSEV, EGOR 13:40 4 1/1   2/2   2 2     2     3 3 4
10 SLOKAR, UROS 24:19 10 4/7   2/3 1 5 6     4 2 1 3 3 9
11 KHLOPONIN, DENIS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 DMITRIEV, FEDOR 6:26 3 1/3   1/1 1 1 2           1 2 4
14 ASKRABIC, OGNJEN 28:45 13 3/8 2/3 1/2 3 5 8 3 1 1 1   1 2 19
15 TOPOROV, SERGEY 25:38 12 2/4 2/5 2/2 1 2 3 2 4       4 2 14
20 KROTENKOV, IGOR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 LIKHOLITOV, FEDOR 15:41 12 5/8   2/4 4 1 5           4 4 12
32 CHATMAN, MIRE 34:22 10 4/8 0/1 2/4   2 2 5 2 5   1 1 2 7
Team           1   1               1
Totals 200:00 77 24/51 5/10 14/22 13 21 34 11 10 17 3 5 20 22 75
47.1% 50% 63.6%
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Head Coaches

LEYROLLES, DAMIEN
Benetton Fribourg
"It was a great satisfaction. In the second half we came back in the game with heart and quality basketball. Ken Johnson was dominant but all the players focused and did the necessary effort to win. The defense allowed us to come back in the game and to make the difference on the buzzer."
EREMIN, STANISLAV
Triumph Lyubertsy
"First of all I want to congratulate Fribourg. The team was strong and their defense was very good. Only the second quarter was good. After, it was terrible. We did a lot of fouls on the important points. We couldn't concentrate and Fribourg was better, stronger and more concentrated."

Players

JOHNSON, KEN
Benetton Fribourg
"It was a very difficult game for us with 16 points behind in the first half. In the second half, we focused back and won the match. We came together tonight. The difference with last week is all in the mind because this team was stronger and bigger. We had the focus, that was the key of the match."
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